People covered in published articles about this entity.
1749 – 1823
Doctor and pioneer of vaccination
1901 – 1985
British Royal Navy intelligence officer
1788 – 1853
Child inoculated by Jenner
1689 – 1762
Writer and supporter of variolation
1759 – 1833
Member of Parliament and abolitionist
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On August 8, 1963, a gang of robbers stopped a mail train and stole £2.6 million. The event became one of the most famous heists in English history.
Stonehenge was built in several phases over more than a thousand years. To this day, archaeologists still debate how the giant stones were moved and what the circle…
In 1953, the double helix structure of DNA was revealed. Behind this discovery was Rosalind Franklin's crystallography work, often overlooked in popular narratives.
Five brutal murders in East London in 1888 gave birth to the legend of Jack the Ripper. His identity was never discovered, but the case changed how media and police…
In 1928, a petri dish of bacteria in a London lab was contaminated with mold. The mold killed the surrounding bacteria. Alexander Fleming's discovery paved the way…
Smallpox is a contagious disease caused by the variola virus. For centuries, it killed most of its victims, leaving scars on survivors, and spread through human…
In early 1943, the Allies planned to invade Sicily under the codename Husky. The island was a logical entry point to Southern Europe, but precisely because of that…
