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A Century or So of Florence Nightingale

by HillBilly in History, March 29, 2009
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The hospital of Florence Nightingale, its history, and the mysterious re-appearance of the First Nurse in World War II.

Cuckoo, Nightingale, Lark, Woodpecker and Other Musical Birds in Myth and Folklore

by balisunset in Folklore, September 8, 2008
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Before the modern era, the sounds of nature were everywhere, day and night. Buildings, even medieval castles with walls thick enough to resist sieges, were not constructed to keep them out.

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