Either buy sterile water or boil water for 5 minutes to sterilize it. 1  Measure out 1 cup of water (in a heat-safe container, if you boiled your own). 2  Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt. Table salt isn't a good alternative to sea salt, because it contains iodine.
LONDON â The moment was both overwhelming and unbelievable. After U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas made history Thursday by becoming the first African-American to win the all-around Olympic gold, there was so much to process.
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans from pursuing careers in medicine to became the first African American woman in the United States to earn an M.D. degree, a distinction formerly credited to Rebecca Cole.