Welcome to the History Tricks where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 30-second summary.

There are some parallels to our modern-day pandemic within Mary-Mellon's story and things we can learn from it.

The first and foremost being wash your dang hands.

But was Typhoid Mary a villain or just a victim of circumstances?

And also, P. G. Ice Cream is the best ice cream.

But not with poop on it.

The End

Let's talk about Mary-Mellon, otherwise known as Typhoid Mary.

But first let's drop her into history.

In 1869, Elizabeth Cady Stanton became the first woman to testify before Congress.

And in the same year, she and Susan B. Anthony formed the National Women Suffrage Association.

Wyoming became the first US territory to give women the right to vote.

The removable tempered steel plow blade was invented, the steam-powered brake, and the stove top waffle iron were patented.

With 10 salaried players, the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team.

New York's American Museum of Natural History, Paris's Follie-Bégeur, in Egypt's Suez Canal all opened,

Lexicographer, physician, and inventor of the slide rule, and an inexpensive pocket-sized chessboard, Peter Mark Roje died.

Harriet Tubman married her second husband Nelson Davis, Gregorio Resbutan, and Mahat Megandre,

where both born.

And in 1869, a baby was born and given the name Mary-Mellon, but history would remember her as Typhoid Mary.

Mary-Mellon was born on September 23rd, 1869, in Cookstown, County, Tyrone, Ireland.

The daughter of John Malin and Catherine Igo.

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