We examine the years 1815 and visit Mount Tambora to see the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history, 1917 were we learn about the Grace Fryer and the Radium Girls, and 1955 where Ruth Ellis became the last woman hanged in the UK.

 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Tambora

https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/radium-girls

https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie?origin=tub

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/ruth-ellis-the-model-who-smiled-at-her-executioner-1.3690704

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/ruth-ellis-hanging-capital-punishment-death-penalty/

 

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