Many of the anecdotally interesting references can provide interesting research for students, especially those regarding cigarettes in movies, television, advertising, and popular culture.

For example, the reference to the Honus Wagner baseball card might allow you to use sports cards collections as a beginning point. Baseball cards were routinely included with cigarettes from 1887 to about 1914. The Library of Congress holds a set of these cards. You can see more about the collection at The Library of Congress Baseball Card Collection Web Page. The origins of including cards in cigarette packs may still be relevant today as officials debate the limits of cigarette advertising, especially to young people.

For more information, at other Web sites...

Tobacco Timeline — a very extensive timeline of tobacco history, created by Gene Borio for Tobacco BBS, Tobacco.org.

Relevant National Science Education Standards

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives — The timeline shows how people became aware of a major health risk.

History and Nature of Science — The timeline shows major events in the history of smoking and cancer.

Relevant New Jersey State Science Education Standards

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The timeline describes some of the technological advances that linked smoking and cancer.

Gene Borio, Tobacco BBS (212-982-4645), www.tobacco.org, 1999.