Socyberty > History History Subscribe by RSS The Downfall of A.h. Robins by balisunset, Jul 23, 2008 A. H. Robins pharmaceutical company produced the Dalkon Shield, an intrauterine device (IUD) blamed for causing injury to thousands of women, including death, infection, infertility, miscarriages, and birth defects, which eventually led to the bankruptcy of the company. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 Understanding the Doll Culture by balisunset, Jul 23, 2008 One of the most characteristic examples of girls’ material culture, the idea of the doll as a small representation of a human and as a popular toy, unravels under closer scrutiny. Some doll-like figures have a functional existence that extends beyond play, such as the artist’s lay figure or the small mannequins sold along with miniature cutout patterns to teach girls the basic skills of home dressmaking in the 1930s and 1940s. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 Herbs in the Seventeenth Century by Sarah J Morton, Jul 23, 2008 Herbs are versatile plants, and this is an introductory guide to the range of uses for them in the seventeenth century (Tudor and Stuart times), with some hints for re-enactors. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 The Radicalization of the Native South African by Sam Palcko, Jul 23, 2008 Fed up with the oppressive policies of Apartheid, Native South Africans begin to radicalize in order to gain civil rights. Comments(0)   Liked It: 1 The Rise and Fall of the Baader-Meinhof Group by Sam Palcko, Jul 23, 2008 History of the Urban Guerrilla terrorist group that was active in West Germany in the 1970s. Comments(0)   Liked It: 1 The Moderate Stance of Educated Native South Africans by Sam Palcko, Jul 23, 2008 An explanation of the lack of radical writing by educated native South Africans during Apartheid. Comments(0)   Liked It: 1 The Great Burning of Rome by balisunset, Jul 22, 2008 On July 19, 64 AD, the same date four and a half centuries earlier when the Gauls set fire to Rome, a fire broke out near the Circus Maximus and quickly spread all over the city of Rome. Large numbers of people lived in timber-framed tenements and, in the warmer weather of July, these readily provided the needed fuel for a fire. Over a period of six days, and then after a short lull, bursting into flames again for a further three days, the flames destroyed 70 percent of the city. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 The Mexican Revolution by Derek, Jul 22, 2008 Background on the Mexican Revolution. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 The Battle of Adowa (1896) by balisunset, Jul 22, 2008 The decisive battle ending the First Italo-Abyssinian War. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 Fall of Rome by pat72957, Jul 22, 2008 Tthe decline of the Roman Empire. Comments(0)   Liked It: 0 «Prev 1234...117118119Next» Sorted by: Most PopularMost LikedMost CommentedMost Recent Web Socyberty Popular History Tags America American ancient China civil war death England Europe germany Greece history Hitler holocaust Revolution Rome Russia United States war world WWII Popular History Writers Andrew Sean Murphy Bradley Rieth Chavez 123 Chris Hamilton darkside53 Flare Knight Frank Wang hallofamer2b J. Kersey John Smith lolman 1 2 3 Max Miroff mrwoo nobert soloria bermosa rowan Samuel Kaplan Scythe Steven Hays whipermr5 WOOD BUTCHER

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