The Children of Thalidomide: A Medical Tragedy

"Children of Thalidomide." It’s one of the most sobering lines in Billy Joel’s history-spanning anthem, We Didn’t Start the Fire. But what is the story behind this medical catastrophe that shook the world in the late 1950s and early 1960s? In this episode of History Ignited , we dive into the dark history of Thalidomide—a drug once marketed as a "wonder cure" for morning sickness that led to thousands of children being born with severe limb deformities and other health complications. We explore: The Global Crisis: How the drug...