World+Events

Plaque Kills 15,000 in London

By: Machaella Reisman

The sickness that started as a few small case scattered throughout the city, has spread to houses all over the city. Thousands are dead as the plague is carried from person to person. The dead are being burned as they die to prevent the spreading of the disease to other inhabitants. Children watch as their parents die and are taken away and burned. This is a tragic event but there is hope in the future. The plague seems to be dying out as the city is being cleaned.

Tomatoes Introduced to England By: Machaella Reisman

An exciting thing has happened in England! They have finally been introduced to the wonderful fruit called tomato that we here in Italy have had and loved for forever. The English people are thrilled with the new delicacy. A London local, Andrew Hashborne says, "This new fruit is delicious and colorful. I love it in soups and love to make it into sauces." The feedback from most people is the same; they love it!

__Galileo invents the Thermometer__ By: Kevin Foushee

Finally, in 1583, people found a way to tell the temperature...a [|thermometer]! Galileo Galilei invented a rudimentary water thermometer in 1593 which, for the first time, allowed temperature variations to be measured. In 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, the modern thermometer.