The Day the Church Bells Rang for Healing
On April 12, 1955, hundreds of scientists and reporters packed the Rackham Auditorium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Thomas Francis Jr....
This is a contemporary on hope and healing, drawing on Psalm 30:2.
On April 12, 1955, hundreds of scientists and reporters packed the Rackham Auditorium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. stepped to the podium and delivered the words a terrified nation had been waiting years to hear: the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was "safe, effective, and potent." The reaction was immediate and visceral.…
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