Brianna's US History Blog

Dick's stops their sales of assault rifles I research whether or not the United States should raise the age of gun ownership in order to combat future mass shootings. In an article on The Washington Post , Eli Rosenberg wrote that Walmart would be raising it's minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 in light of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. He also wrote that, "The move is the latest by a private company to address increasingly loud grievances about the availability of guns in the absence of meaningful legislative action." I thought this was interesting because Walmart has decided to attempt to absolve the United States of this growing controversial issue. Mostly because they feel that the United States is not doing enough to become united on this issue, many politicians and citizens cannot agree on a way to prevent this from happening. In addition to Walmart's bold move, Dick's Sporting Goods raised their minimum age to 21 and concluded their sa

Urbanization had a major effect on the progression of pharmacy in the 19th century. Factors such as heightened migration, rapid urbanization, new opportunities and the transformation of advertisement led to the development of the professionalized pharmacy field. As a result, there was an influx of drugstores being opened and advertisements being published. Because urbanization occurred so quickly in America during the 19th century, there was a lack in policy which prompted the regulation of the practice and standards for the field. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy During the 19th century, the United States experienced an increased number of people moving toward into the city. With this heightened migration came filth and epidemics which terrorized the public. As a result, many were looking for ways to combat these rising issues which could only be answered with the development of the pharmacy profession. According to the Illinois Edu. , the United States experienced an “expansion