Talk History To Me

Christian's choice - this episode will cover the unique legacy of the super guppy aircraft, an aircraft that Christian had the pleasure of working in for a brief period of time.https://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/guppy.html#photogalleryhttp://www.allaboutguppys.com/https://www.air-and-space.com/guppies.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYl8zPW9Ghohttps://books.google.com/books?id=D5hUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA302&lpg=PA302&dq=Norman+Mansdorf&source=bl&ots=tvp-HyC8nI&sig=ACfU3U3ItFwmvu6rvwl3_ZxroAokGV7zAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDub2pg7TqAhVEba0KHXIBAh8Q6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Norman%20Mansdorf&f=falsehttp://www.allaboutguppys.com/pg/377pgf.htmhttps://history.nasa.gov/SP-4206/ch10.htmhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2019/orion-spacecraft-arrives-in-ohio-aboard-the-super-guppyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNCvCGf9DEuWntC5Pkq0wA/videos

Alexis' choice of a topic, The Batavia was a Dutch ship in the 1600s that shipwrecked off the coast of Australia with 340 people onboard. What followed was nothing short of a horror story which involved murder and mutiny. The majority of the episode content comes straight from the Commander's journal: http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._136_pelsaertjournal.pdfOther Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Companyhttps://www.sea.museum/2016/06/04/barbarism-and-brutality-surviving-the-batavia-shipwreckhttp://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Pages/media_archive/Restoration-under-way-at-Abrolhos-Batavia-site.aspx

The daunting and mysterious mountain with an infamous past. https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Everesthttps://explorerspassage.com/chronicles/history-mount-everest/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalangur_Himalhttp://www.surveyhistory.org/sir_george_everest1.htmhttps://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/tallest-mountain-world/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazohttps://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everesthttps://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/14/599417489/one-third-of-everest-deaths-are-sherpa-climbershttp://www.alexlowe.org/projects/kcc/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Troubled-2014-Everest-Climbing-Season-The-1994985https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2013/may/23/mount-everest-first-successful-ascent-in-pictureshttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/death-on-mount-everesthttps://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sherpa-facts/index.htmlhttps://basecampmagazine.com/2016/12/31/the-1996-everest-disaster-the-whole-story/https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/14/599417489/one-third-of-everest-deaths-are-sherpa-climbershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phurba_Tashihttps://www.redbull.com/us-en/everest-world-records

Captain James cook was an ambitious explorer who is famous for his three voyages which included him travelling to places Britain had never been before. https://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/detail/charles-green-astronomer-1https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/learning-center/articles/wheat-rust-diseases#phcontent_4_divAccordionhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Bankshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cook_captain_james.shtmlhttps://www.bl.uk/the-voyages-of-captain-james-cook/articles/the-second-voyage-of-james-cookhttp://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/furneaux-tobias-12932https://cdn.britannica.com/21/144721-050-88F2E4A9/James-Cook-Pacific-voyages.jpghttps://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/library_exhibitions/schoolresources/exploration/southerncontinenthttp://zeehaen.tripod.com/pub_4/did_clauptolemy_ab_australia.htmhttps://www.bl.uk/the-voyages-of-captain-james-cook/articles/the-third-voyage-of-james-cookhttps://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Lakahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Montagu-4th-Earl-of-Sandwich

One of the oldest operating prisons in the world, this prison has a rich history starting in the early 1600s up until its closure in 2013. With such a long history, there are so many stories to tell and so many skeletons to uncover.https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotlandhttps://tinyurl.com/yxygv5eqhttps://tinyurl.com/rmduyyxhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Howard-British-philanthropist-and-social-reformerDisney, Francis (1992). Shepton Mallet Prison (2nd Ed). Published by the author. ISBN 978-0951147023.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Pierrepointhttp://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging2.htmlhttp://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/sheptonm.htmlhttps://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1417744http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/sheptonm.htmlhttps://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1058425https://tinyurl.com/rfw8mf7https://tinyurl.com/svvzczkhttps://peoplepill.com/people/richard-carver-architect/https://tinyurl.com/rmduyyxhttps://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20111221130823603https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-33518071https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9959808/Shepton-Mallet-Prison-If-these-walls-could-speak....htmlhttp://fireheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/spring-2016.pdfhttps://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/history

The man who fought for Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) and played a critical role in the Apollo missionsSources:https://wehackthemoon.com/bios/john-c-houbolthttps://www.nasa.gov/langley/hall-of-honor/john-c-houbolthttps://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/bio.htmlhttps://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/ch8.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_orbit_rendezvoushttps://www.space.com/25570-nasa-moon-pioneer-john-houbolt-obituary.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/739934923/meet-john-houbolt-he-figured-out-how-to-go-to-the-moon-but-few-were-listeninghttps://www.nasa.gov/content/john-c-houbolt-unsung-hero-of-the-apollo-program-dies-at-age-95https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atM5lmX5tPkhttps://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19880069339.pdf

The long history behind military camouflage and the men who studied ithttps://www.army-technology.com/features/feature109521/https://militaryhistorynow.com/2012/07/02/how-not-to-be-seen-the-art-science-and-history-of-camouflage/https://www.army.mil/article/40245/west_point_explores_science_of_camouflagehttp://www.imperium-romana.org/uploads/5/9/3/3/5933147/vegetius-roman-army.pdfhttps://worksthatwork.com/7/the-art-and-science-of-military-camouflagehttps://americanart.si.edu/artwork/sky-simulated-white-flamingoes-study-book-concealing-coloration-animal-kingdom-23949http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/4/hiddentalents.phphttps://daily.jstor.org/teddy-roosevelt-evolution-camouflage/https://arthistoryunstuffed.com/the-dazzle-camouflage-of-norman-wilkinson/https://grahamshawcross.com/2012/05/31/abbott-thayer-countershading-and-camouflage-theory/https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/a-brief-history-of-camouflage/

Eratosthenes (which we WILL mispronounce a few times) was a well-rounded researcher. He made significant contributions to society, including creating a new field of study, and helped shaped the way we see the world today.1"Eratosthenes." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 21 Jun. 2014. Web. 10/11/2015 .4“Eratosthenes and the Size of the Earth.” Astronomy 101 Special Webpages. Bucknell University. Web2"Eratosthenes of Cyrene". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 11 Oct. 20153“Eratosthenes of Cyrene (276-194 BC).” http://www.eranet.gr/eratosthenes/html/eoc.html5“Measuring the Circumference of the Earth.” Cynthia Stokes Brown. Ways of Knowing: Our Solar System and Earth. Web.6“Maps and Geography.” Ken Jennings. Simon and Schuster, 2014.7“Eratosthenes.” Famous Mathematicians. http://famous-mathematicians.org/eratosthenes/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-9091-1_23 https://www.ancient.eu/Eratosthenes/https://www.ancient.eu/article/207/what-happened-to-the-great-library-at-alexandria/ 

Known as King Charles the beloved or King Charles the Mad. This episode dives into the life of Charles VI and his time as the ruler of France in the late 1300s.Sources:https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Charles_VI_of_Francehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-VI-king-of-Francehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-V-king-of-Francehttp://www.ancientpages.com/2016/01/22/charles-vi-france-king-made-glass/https://eprints.utas.edu.au/11741/2/alger_whole_thesis.pdfhttps://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Charles_V_of_Francehttps://daily.jstor.org/french-king-who-believed-made-glass/

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