Stories
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NHS strikes and the decade of discontent
When the social unrest of the 1970s spread to the NHS, dissatisfied staff challenged the status quo for the first time in quarter of a century.
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Tracing the roots of our fears and fixations
Kate Summerscale explores the history of our anxieties and compulsions, and the new phobias and manias that are always emerging.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
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Report of the secretary of state, to the president of the United States, of the quantity and situation of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor granted to, nor claimed by any citizens, within the territory of the United States. Read in the House of Representatives, November 10, 1791.
United States. Department of State.Date: 1791]- Books
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Congress of the United States: At the third session, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, on Monday the sixth of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. Resolved ... that the president of the United States ... cause an estimate to be laid before Congress at their next session, of the quantity and situation of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor ... any of the citizens of the United States, within the territory ceded ... by the state of North Carolina, and within the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio.
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The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky: and an essay towards the topography and natural history of that important country: to which is added, I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, one of the first settlers, comprehending every important occurrence in the political history of that province. II. The minutes of the Piankashaw Council, held at Post St. Vincents, April 15, 1784. III. An account of the Indian Nations inhabiting within the limits of the thirteen United States, their manners and customs, and reflections on their origin. IV. A report o the secretary of state, to the president of the United States; of the quantity and situation of the lands, not claimed by the Indians nor granted to, nor claimed by any citizens within the territory of the United States. V. Thoughts on emigration; to which are added miscellaneous observations relating to the United States. And a short account of the state of Kentucky. Being a supplement to Imlay's Description of the western territory. Vol. II. By John Filson.
Filson, John, 1753?-1788.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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Reports of the secretary of state, and of the secretary of the Treasury, relative to the present situation of affairs with the Dey and Regency of Algiers. Accompanying a confidential message, from the president of the United States, received the 19th of January, 1797.
United States. Department of State.Date: 1797]- Books
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Letter from the secretary of war, accompanying his report on the petitions of William Milton, and others, exhibiting claims for militia services in the state of Georgia. 14th March, 1800. Committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. Printed by order of the House of Representatives of the United States.
United States. War Department.Date: 1800]