World War Two was a time when huge advances were made in medicine and these medical advances were a direct response to new weaponry that had been developed between 1939 and 1945 and a natural advance in knowledge that would be expected as time progressed.     “If any

Today in History February 23rd 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I orders the building of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople – the Hagia Sophia. 1455 – Traditional

Peter the Great was determined to reform the domestic structure of Russia. He had a simple desire to push Russia – willingly or otherwise – into the modern era as existed then. While his military reforms were ongoing, he reformed the church, education and areas of Russia’s economy. One

Leonardo Conti was Reich Health Leader in Nazi Germany. Conti was a fervent German nationalist despite being born in Switzerland. As one of the most senior medical practitioners in Nazi Germany, Conti was involved in the infamous Action T4 euthanasia progamme.   Conti was born on August 24th 1900.

The President makes his State of the Union speech to the nation each January. G W Bush’s speech in 2008 was his last as US president as he has served his two four years terms. A State of the Union speech summarises where America is ‘now’ and what the