by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 11, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
Strong family support helped Mickey Mantle go from a poor mining town in Oklahoma to being the superstar center fielder of the New York Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s. He hit 536 home runs, had the highest stolen base percentage and was arguably the greatest...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 4, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
Even though many of his theories are not accepted today by most experts in the field of psychiatry, Sigmund Freud invented psychotherapy and thus was one of the most influential people of the 20th century. He believed that: • depression and anxiety are influenced...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 21, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
It wasn't the Russians who defeated Napoleon in the War of 1812; it was Napoleon's surgeon general, Baron Larrey. Napoleon was set to conquer the civilized world, but he was done in by Russia's horribly cold winter. Baron Larrey made matters...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 7, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
On Sept 23, 1955, the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was staying at his in-laws’ house in Denver and went to play golf at the Cherry Hills Country Club. There he suddenly developed pain in his chest and belly. That evening, he...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 31, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Marit Bjorgen was born in 1980 and is the most successful female cross-country skier of all time, winning world-championship short-sprint races as well as those in all the longer-endurance races. She has won six Olympic gold medals, 18 FIS World Ski Championship...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 16, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Ronald Reagan was born into a very poor family, but he found success in everything he did. He was a member of his Eureka College football team and captain of the swim team. After graduation, he became a sports announcer on several regional radio stations. ...
