
SYMHC Classics: Walter Reed
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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How Stuff Works Is Out of Date
Walter Reed died on November 23, 1902 after developing parrotitis. The Panama Canal really couldn't have happened without mosquito control programs to control the spread of yellow fever. In 1968, five black girls were picked up by police after running away from a reform school in Mount Meg's, Alabama. Join me for Murder in Miami as I investigate the abuse that thousands of black children suffered at the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children.
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