Jan 1, 2010

The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower | Compare and Contrast

1934: The Dionne quintuplets were born.

1997: The McCaughey septuplets were born.

1998: Nkem Chukwu gave birth to octuplets; the smallest one, weighing only 10.3 ounces, died of heart failure one week after birth. This renewed the debate about the medical ethics of the prescribing of fertility drugs.

1934: The Hayes Office was established by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors to create a code for behavior in the movies. Female breasts and "unconventional" kissing were banned from the screen.

1969: Jack...