"Was Napoleon right for Josephine?" -Fester, page 28
Josephine, or Marie-Josephe-Rose Tascher,
was the wife of Alexandre, a French nobleman
and son of Francois de Beauharnais. Originally he was arranged to marry her younger sister, Catherine, but unfortunately illness struck her dead during the engagement and Josephine (then called Rose) was offered as a replacement. Their marriage was unhappy, though they had two children, and the two lived very separate lives. During the French Revolution Alexandre was executed, as all french noblemen were, and Rose barely escaped the guillotine herself. It was then, post-Revolution with no man to provide for herself and her two children, that she met Napoleon, at that time a Major-General in the French army. Napoleon was in need of a wife, and she in need of a provider; the two cultivated a friendship immediately, and soon after became lovers. He proposed in January of 1796, and when they married he renamed her "Josephine".
Source: http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_josephine/courtship/page_1.html
Picture: http://thecount.com/2013/03/25/napoleon-josephine-engagement-ring-sells-47-times-asking-price/
"Was Nausea right for Dramamine?"-Fester, page 28
Dramamine, or dimenhydrinate, is a medication used to treat and prevent the effects of motion sickness, including nausea.
Source:http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-10007/dramamine-oral/details
Picture: http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/productlist/dramamine-motion-sickness-and-nausea/N=361495-923
"Were the 80's right for the drum machine?" -Fester, page 28
The 1980's were the major launching point for drum machines in pop, hip hop, techno, and house music. The introduction of the Roland TR-808 rhythm machine in 1980 made it possible for the inhuman clap track and drum phrase that barely mimics an actual drum to be featured in hits of the decade, including Whitney Houston's "Dance With Somebody".
Source: http://www.openculture.com/2012/04/iall_hail_the_beati_how_the_1980_roland_tr-808_drum_machine_changed_pop_music.html
Picture: http://www.attackmagazine.com/features/top-ten-classic-drum-machines/8/
"Was ballet right for Balanchine?" -Fester, page 28
George Balanchine is considered one of the foremost choreographer of contemporary ballet. He helped establish The School of American Ballet alongside dance connoisseur Lincoln Kirstein, as well as a touring company based out of the school called the American Ballet.
Source: http://www.abt.org/education/archive/choreographers/balanchine_g.html
Picture: http://www.danceheritage.org/balanchine.html
"Was Polio right for the Salk vaccine?"-Fester, page 28
Jonas Salk, head of the Virus Research at the University of Pittsburgh, studied influenza viruses and eventually created a vaccine that prevented the spread of the polio virus, at that time a rampant killer in the U.S. In 1952, he used himself and his wife and children as the first volunteers for the vaccine, and they were also the first success stories.
Source and picture: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dm52sa.html
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