Today’s Comic: “Young Romance” Jul-Aug 1973 issue https://t.co/GYVO77vB8W Title published Aug 1963 until Dec 1975

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Today's Find: Sax Rohmer's evil genius Fu Manchu claimed to have a Harvard medical degree https://t.co/6LmAb0Sd2F Expert with poisons

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Today's Music: Composer/musician Richard Bone's 1999 album "Ether Dome," inspired by the events there in Boston on 16 Oct 1846 https://t.co/dvjd71Kbuu

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The great German anatomist Robert Heinrich Johannes died of 1945 at the age of 76. He's remembered today for the 'Sobotta of human a masterpiece of macroscopic anatomy acclaimed for its high quality and detail.

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1790 Apr 17: Ben Franklin died. He was a participant in the first investigation of Franz Mesmer's "animal magnetism" claims. Did some other stuff, too https://t.co/iJacpkw7Es

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of 1452 was born Leonardo was given permission to dissect human corpses in Florence and later at in Milan and Rome. He made over 240 detailed drawings and and wrote a great many unpublished pages of

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Edward Tyson was hot on This book of his notes and drawings, containing human and animal life in all its splendour, is a definite contender for

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Today’s Find: Blog post “Who Was James McLester, M.D.?” https://t.co/gneI3bMvqA

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Today's Vintage Book Cover: Converse wrote a number of nurse romances https://t.co/Bs4iRtrnxs
First published in April 1974

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Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux, French anatomist who became famous for manufacturing papier-mâché anatomical models, is 's

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And we're live! Please join us for the final session on instruments.

Note: Contrary to 's generous intro, I probably won't be livetweeting since I will be moderating the discussion. (Maybe one of my friends will step in?)

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Saturday Vintage Book Cover: "Probes the secret world of life behind hospital walls" Author's real name was Margaret Rogers [1920-1996] https://t.co/sY4wzjgWYY Attorney who wrote several novels, including one about the Hunter brothers. This one first published in 1962

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Today’s Comic: “Myra North, Special Nurse” ran as a daily comic strip from Feb 10, 1936 until March 25, 1939 https://t.co/wZvX0rLiKx
& https://t.co/Qw4dYiUIPH

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Today’s Find: The magnificent Pam Greer plays a nurse in “Coffy” seeking revenge on the heroin dealer responsible for her sister’s addiction. Film released in 1973 https://t.co/x4TtKYakeU

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Sunday Patent Medicine Trade Card: George H. Tichenor [12 Apr 1837- 14 Jan 1923] a surgeon who developed his antiseptic formula after the Civil War https://t.co/0mkRVy7AbE Company is still active today; products include mouthwash & toothpaste https://t.co/oJ7T4KHViA

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Today’s Find: “The Mental Bloodhound” by Helmar Lewis from "Mammoth Detective", March, 1943. A disabled man in a hospital solves crimes according to science principles, without ever leaving his bed. https://t.co/7XvpOA6fzI

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Today’s Find: SP Meek’s story in “Amazing” in March 1931 “A volcanic eruption has created an area of cancer which seems to upset people's minds even though it doesn't kill them. Dr. Bird and agent Carnes ...[look] for the cause of the cancer.” https://t.co/ZFaCoIaAo5

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