Eric Christensen
@echristensen.bsky.social
love, truth, beauty, corn, and a little democracy … an old, long-haired, noble-fared, leaping gnome
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image is an 1807 lithograph—published by A. Doolittle & Son—of “A View of the Buildings of Yale College at New Haven,” depicting the “Old Brick Row” of Yale College. (4/4)
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Image is an 1807 lithograph—published by A. Doolittle & Son—of “A View of the Buildings of Yale College at New Haven,” depicting the “Old Brick Row” of Yale College. (4/4)
The “Literary Cabinet” lasted for a year, and it was replaced by several other short-lived publications before the “Yale Literary Magazine” was born in 1836, which is the second-oldest college publication still in print today. (3/4)
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The “Literary Cabinet” lasted for a year, and it was replaced by several other short-lived publications before the “Yale Literary Magazine” was born in 1836, which is the second-oldest college publication still in print today. (3/4)
While it is often described as the first college magazine in America, some people give that honor to “The Dartmouth,” but “The Dartmouth” was billed as a college newspaper rather than as a college magazine. (2/4)
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
While it is often described as the first college magazine in America, some people give that honor to “The Dartmouth,” but “The Dartmouth” was billed as a college newspaper rather than as a college magazine. (2/4)
as a college magazine. (2/4)
The “Literary Cabinet” lasted for a year, and it was replaced by several other short-lived publications before the “Yale Literary Magazine” was born in 1836, which is the second-oldest college publication still in print today. (3/4)
The “Literary Cabinet” lasted for a year, and it was replaced by several other short-lived publications before the “Yale Literary Magazine” was born in 1836, which is the second-oldest college publication still in print today. (3/4)
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
as a college magazine. (2/4)
The “Literary Cabinet” lasted for a year, and it was replaced by several other short-lived publications before the “Yale Literary Magazine” was born in 1836, which is the second-oldest college publication still in print today. (3/4)
The “Literary Cabinet” lasted for a year, and it was replaced by several other short-lived publications before the “Yale Literary Magazine” was born in 1836, which is the second-oldest college publication still in print today. (3/4)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image shows the first page of a paper describing the procedure of the dog-to-dog transfusion on page 353 of “Philosophical Transactions Vol. 1 (1665–1666),” published on Monday, December 17, 1666. (5/5)
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Image shows the first page of a paper describing the procedure of the dog-to-dog transfusion on page 353 of “Philosophical Transactions Vol. 1 (1665–1666),” published on Monday, December 17, 1666. (5/5)
After the discovery in the 19th-to-20th Centuries of blood typing, and the development of blood-matching protocols, safe techniques of human-to-human transfusions were deemed to be useful and are now a common practice in modern medicine. (4/5)
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
After the discovery in the 19th-to-20th Centuries of blood typing, and the development of blood-matching protocols, safe techniques of human-to-human transfusions were deemed to be useful and are now a common practice in modern medicine. (4/5)
The first sheep-to-human transfusions occurred the following year with two of them succeeding, but two in which the patients died afterward, prompting the Catholic Church and the Royal Society to ban any further animal-to-human transfusions. (3/5)
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The first sheep-to-human transfusions occurred the following year with two of them succeeding, but two in which the patients died afterward, prompting the Catholic Church and the Royal Society to ban any further animal-to-human transfusions. (3/5)
The healthy donor dog—a mastiff—died from excessive blood loss, but the receiving dog—a spaniel—“ran away and shak’d himself,” once again healthy. (2/5)
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The healthy donor dog—a mastiff—died from excessive blood loss, but the receiving dog—a spaniel—“ran away and shak’d himself,” once again healthy. (2/5)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image is a news photo showing Karen Silkwood’s totaled 1973 Honda Civic following her fatal accident. (4/4)
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Image is a news photo showing Karen Silkwood’s totaled 1973 Honda Civic following her fatal accident. (4/4)
In 1976, Silkwood’s father sued Kerr-McGee for negligence, and his settlement was later upheld by the Supreme Court, but in 1986 Kerr-McGee settled out of court for $1.38 million while denying any liability. (3/4)
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
In 1976, Silkwood’s father sued Kerr-McGee for negligence, and his settlement was later upheld by the Supreme Court, but in 1986 Kerr-McGee settled out of court for $1.38 million while denying any liability. (3/4)
Skid marks at the site and dent marks on the rear of her Honda Civic indicated that she had been run off the road, but the official report claimed she fell asleep at the wheel—due to a large dose of Quaaludes—and veered off the road. (2/4)
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Skid marks at the site and dent marks on the rear of her Honda Civic indicated that she had been run off the road, but the official report claimed she fell asleep at the wheel—due to a large dose of Quaaludes—and veered off the road. (2/4)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
Image—from Underwood and Underwood Photo Studios and published on page 91 of the “Exhibitors Herald” on December 21, 1921—is a photograph of one of the sessions of the Washington Naval Conference. (5/5)
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Image—from Underwood and Underwood Photo Studios and published on page 91 of the “Exhibitors Herald” on December 21, 1921—is a photograph of one of the sessions of the Washington Naval Conference. (5/5)
The treaty terminated in 1936, because it was not renewed after the militarized government of Japan announced in 1934 that it intended to end its participation in the agreement. (4/5)
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The treaty terminated in 1936, because it was not renewed after the militarized government of Japan announced in 1934 that it intended to end its participation in the agreement. (4/5)
The conference culminated in the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, limiting the production of large warships and establishing the ratio of warships among the five largest navies. (3/5)
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The conference culminated in the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, limiting the production of large warships and establishing the ratio of warships among the five largest navies. (3/5)
The conference was attended by representatives from nine nations: the United States, Japan, China, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Notably absent were Germany and Soviet Russia, who were not invited. (2/5)
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The conference was attended by representatives from nine nations: the United States, Japan, China, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Notably absent were Germany and Soviet Russia, who were not invited. (2/5)
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I love to share the things I am learning. Sometimes my histories will cover significant events, and sometimes they will just be fun. I may not be able to be able to post a history every day, but I want to post as many as possible in response to sycophants who are desperately trying to erase history.