Articles by Stuff You Missed in History Class

Scarlet fever is treatable with antibiotics, but in the middle of the 19th century, it was the leading cause of death in children in some [Read more]

Both of these eponymous foods feature chocolate, but they also both feature some issues with timelines and attribution that need to be unraveled.  Research: Sammarco, [Read more]

This 2018 episode covers Constance Markievicz, who came from a wealthy Protestant family before making a somewhat surprising transition to become a leader in the [Read more]

Tracy tells Holly about Henry de Jouvenel’s dislike of Colette’s book “Chéri.” They also discuss the question marks regarding Maurice and how he felt about [Read more]

Part two of Colette’s story picks up during her marriage to Henri de Jouvenel through the end of her life. Despite her life’s many scandals, [Read more]

Love, passion, desire and pleasure are running themes in Colette’s writing and her life. And that life was seen as really scandalous and even notorious, [Read more]

This 2016 episode covers two inventive brothers who came up with an idea to set humans aloft. The Montgolfiers were among many inventors working toward [Read more]

Holly and Tracy talk about Thomas Hancock, and their own experiences with raincoats. Then they discuss the food fad of Fletcherism, and the personality of [Read more]

Horace Fletcher is best known for starting a food fad in that came to be known as Fletcherism. This early 20th century fad involved, in [Read more]

Humans have worked on ways to make garments water resistant almost since they started to wear them. But figuring out how to manufacture a raincoat [Read more]