Author: Gunner Quinn

On August 12, 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister (pictured) performed the first antiseptic surgery using a carbolic acid (aka phenolic acid) solution spray on his instruments and bandages. — On August 12, 1867, US President Andrew Johnson defied Congress when he suspended Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. — And on August 12, 1908, Henry Ford’s company built the first Model T car. — Today’s feature article is an essay by our friend Brandon Smith, the Editor of the highly-recommended free site Alt-Market.us. He is also the Editor of the by-subscription e-newsletter, The Wild Bunch Dispatch. — We need more entries…