Wednesday links

A day that will live in infamy: It's the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

How Civil War Soldiers Gave Themselves Syphilis While Trying to Avoid Smallpox.

Microwave Memories - cooking with early microwave ovens. 

December 6 was the feast day of St. Nicholas of Myra, aka Santa Claus.

What Happened To The Only Person Ever Hit By A Meteorite.

10 Of The Biggest Natural Disasters In Earth's History.

ICYMI, Monday's links are here, and include the end of prohibition, why, when facing predators, male monkeys do whatever the females tell them to do, who poisoned the Goebbels children in Hitler's bunker, and lots of awkward Christmas photos.