Crimean War gained worldwide attention for pioneering and publicising modern nursing while treating the wounded. The Crimean War also saw the first tactical use of railways and other modern inventions, such as the electric telegraph, with the first "live" war reporting to "The Times" by William Howard Russell. Some credit Russell with prompting the resignation of the sitting British government through his reporting of the lacklustre condition of British forces deployed in Crimea. Additionally, the telegraph reduced the independence of British overseas possessions from their commanders in London due to such rapid communications. Newspaper readership informed public opinion in the United Kingdom
What Became of Jack and Jill? What Became of Jack and Jill? What Became of Jack and Jill? is a 1972 British horror movie. It was part of an abandoned attempt by Amicus Pictures to compete with Hammer Studios by breaking into the grindhouse market. Studio executives were ultimately too disturbed by the final product to release it under the Amicus name, and they sold the film to 20th Century Fox. The film is notable for being the final big-screen appearance of Vanessa Howard, for whom the movie was a last-ditch effort to make her into a scream queen. Johnnie Tallent is a callous young mod