This week we head back to The History Guy.
I really enjoy his YouTube page as he does something a lot of historians will not do, tell stories that are not as glamorous or exciting, when compared to more celebrated historical moments. But what The History Guys gets is that not every major historical change started with a major event.
Take for example the Great Olive Poisoning of 1919. Now, I know 99.999% of the readers will have no idea there was a Great Olive Poisoning of 1919. There indeed was one!
It's amazing how dangerous preserving food was until recently. Back then in 1919, there were no set standards for plant sanitation and preservation. That all changed after the poisoning, as new regulations, new methods of preservation and new packaging all came about from the sad tale of the Great Olive Poisoning.
You see, even though a small event (forgotten to history) the impact of what happened was felt by many people.
I'll Let The History Guy take it from there, plus two more videos from him on your Friday.
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