Since its first documented case in the 17th century, a great mystery surrounded yellow fever. What was its cause? Theories included "fomites" — contaminated objects like clothing and bedding from yellow fever patients — and airborne particles. It took a group of scientists in Cuba at the turn of the 20th century to discover the real answer.
In October 1959, Huber Matos wrote Castro a letter resigning his command, citing his concern with the growing influence of Communists in Cuba's revolutionary government.
Elected after the closing of the American frontier to the west, McKinley found new ways to expand in the Pacific and Caribbean following the Spanish American War.Â
When an assassin took his brother's life, Robert Kennedy was bereft of someone he loved, and of a role that had given his life meaning. As he began to move beyond the shadow of his brother, he, too, was assassinated.
When Jesse Lazear died from yellow fever, he left a wife, a newborn child, and an infant. He also left a lasting contribution to the scientific understanding of the disease.
