The Year Was

It's the catch-up episode!!! Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to days 200-203. This time we examine the days December 21, 1988 as Pan Am Flight 103 Explodes over Scotland, December 28, 2014 as the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire, January 1, 1903 as Topsy the Elephant is electrocuted, and January 11, 1787 as William Herschel discovers Uranus' moons Oberon and Titania. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pan-Am-flight-103 https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/remembering-pan-am-flight-103-30-years-later-121418 https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/europe/lockerbie-bombing-explainer-intl/index.html  https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/today-in-history-pan-am-flight-103-lockerbie https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Ropax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Norman_Atlantic https://maritimecyprus.com/2017/12/30/flashback-in-maritime-history-norman-atlantic-ferry-fire-on-28-dec-2014/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/norman-atlantic-fire-4-more-maritime-officials-investigated-over-ferry-fire-1.2888243 https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/01/the-deadly-fire-aboard-the-ferry-norman-atlantic/100882/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/topsy-the-elephant https://www.grunge.com/770226/the-tragic-story-of-topsy-the-elephant/ https://medium.com/the-curiosity/the-tragic-story-of-topsy-an-executed-circus-elephant-83d36deee99c https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsy_(elephant) https://nosweatshakespeare.com/characters/oberon-midsummer-nights-dream/ https://nosweatshakespeare.com/characters/titania-midsummer-nights-dream/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/uranus-moons/oberon/in-depth/ https://www.celebrateandlearn.com/?p=1851 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia01352-uranus-largest-moon-oberon https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/oberon-uranus-moon/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia01978-uranus-moon-titania https://space-facts.com/moons/titania/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/uranus-moons/titania/in-depth/ https://www.universetoday.com/56048/titania/    - Photo:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Topsy_elephant_electrocution_Luna_Park,_Coney_Island_January_1903.png

Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1   Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 198/199. This time we examine the days December 7th, and December 14-and the years 1946 as the Winecoff Hotel Fire starts and 2012 as there is a school shooting at Sandy Hook.. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winecoff_Hotel_fire https://library.massasoit.edu/americanfires/winecoff https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10568390/the-winecoff-fire-our-nations-deadliest-hotel-fire https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-winecoff-hotel-fire-75-years-later-still-deadliest-us-hotel-blaze-in-history http://southernghoststories.com/georgia-ghost-stories-the-winecoff-hotel https://time.com/5168272/how-many-school-shootings/ https://news.yahoo.com/got-grow-little-brothers-never-231138580.html?guccounter=1 https://news.yahoo.com/got-grow-little-brothers-never-231138580.html?guccounter=1 https://www.britannica.com/event/Sandy-Hook-Elementary-School-shooting https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gunman-kills-students-and-adults-at-newtown-connecticut-elementary-school  - Photo:  By Eoghanacht - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3122935

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 197. This time we examine the year 1936 as London's Crystal Palace Burns Down.. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Knowhere https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/london-fire-brigade-history-and-stories/fires-and-incidents-that-changed-history/the-crystal-palace-fire/ https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/fire-destroys-crystal-palace https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/737044/Crystal-Palace-fire-1936 https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/the-crystal-palace-was-constructed-of-iron-and-glass-so-how-and-why-did-it-burn-down/ https://londonist.com/2015/11/crystalpalace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Crystal_Palace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton https://www.britannica.com/topic/Crystal-Palace-building-London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Fountain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_banana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace  - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Exhibition#/media/File:Crystal_Palace_-_Queen_Victoria_opens_the_Great_Exhibition.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 196. This time we examine the years 1936 as Robert Johnson begins his recording sessions in San Antonio, and 1942 as Poon Lim begins his 133 days lost at sea. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2016/11/18/today-in-music-history-robert-johnsons-first-recording-session https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Johnson-American-musician https://www.biography.com/musician/robert-johnson https://www.inaraft.com/blog/a-remarkable-story-of-survival-at-sea-poon-lim/ https://www.historydefined.net/poon-lim/ https://www.ststworld.com/poon-lim/ https://www.grunge.com/587076/the-unbelievable-story-behind-a-man-who-was-lost-at-sea-for-133-days/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Doctor_Who  - Photo:  By Copyright © 1989 Delta Haze Corporation.[2]The photograph was taken in 1936 by the Hooks Brothers Photographers studio, owned by Henry and Robert Hooks, located on Beale Street in Memphis.[3] In 1974, Johnson's half-sister Carrie Thompson entered a copyright transfer agreement with Stephen LaVere in which she represented herself as Johnson's sole and closest heir.[4] She agreed to transfer to LaVere "[a]ll of her right, title and interests, including all common law and statutory copyrights, in and to ... a photograph of Robert L. Johnson taken by Hooks Brothers Photography in Memphis, Tennessee, and showing Johnson in a sitting position with a guitar running diagonally across his body ..."[5]The photo was first published in 1989 in the journal 78 Quarterly (Vol. 1, No. 4) with LaVere's permission.[6] It was most notably featured as the cover artwork for the 1990 release of The Complete Recordings, distributed by Columbia Records under license from LaVere.[7] In a series of subsequent court decisions, the Mississippi court system identified Claud Johnson of Crystal Springs, Mississippi as Robert Johnson's sole heir and determined that he was entitled to royalties from LaVere's 1974 contract. Claud Johnson died on June 30, 2015;[8] upon his death, the interest passed to his heirs, including Michael Johnson.[9], Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12948079

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 195. This time we examine the year 1532 as Francisco Pizarro traps the Incan ruler Atahualpa, and massacres 5,000 Incan soldiers. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-Pizarro https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-traps-incan-emperor-atahualpa https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/Francisco_Pizarro/ https://www.pdjnews.com/lifestyle/francisco-pizarro-traps-incan-emperor-atahualpa https://www.calendarz.com/on-this-day/november/16/francisco-pizarro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despoilers_of_the_Golden_Empire  - Photo:  By Anonymous - Berlin/Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany / Art Resource, NY, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73333774

Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1   Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 194. This time we examine the year 1938 as the Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass starts the Holocaust. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://popculturemadness.com/PCM/2022/november-9-in-pop-culture-history/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Kristallnacht https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-vom-Rath https://www.history.com/news/kristallnacht-started-when-this-diplomat-was-murdered-in-cold-blood https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/18/herschel-grynszpan-photo-mystery-jewish-assassin-kristallnacht-pogrom https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kristallnacht https://www.britannica.com/biography/Reinhard-Heydrich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fUGaQUDTQ8  - Photo:  By Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1970-083-42 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5418870

  Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 193. This time we examine the year 1947 as the H-4 Hercules, the “Spruce Goose”, makes its first and final flight.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-J-Kaiser https://www.britannica.com/biography/Howard-Hughes/Later-years https://allthatsinteresting.com/spruce-goose https://naturespackaging.org/innovations-in-wood-the-story-of-the-spruce-goose/ https://simpleflying.com/spruce-goose/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules https://www.thetravel.com/spruce-goose-airplane-what-is-it/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spruce-goose-flies https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-spruce-goose-mcminnville-oregon https://nci.edu/2021/09/06/the-history-of-the-spruce-goose/ https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/exhibit/the-spruce-goose/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summa_Corporation  - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules#/media/File:H-4_Hercules_2.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 192. This time we examine the year 1881 as the Earp family with Doc Holliday confront the Clanton and McLaury brothers for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.onthisday.com/people/william-t-anderson https://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1492/october_26_1492_33026.html https://www.facebook.com/whumradio/posts/on-this-date-in-1492-lead-pencils-first-used-lead-pencils-do-not-actually-contai/10151983382144548/ https://www.quora.com/Who-invented-the-lead-pencil-in-1492?share=1 https://www.onthisday.com/articles/the-gunfight-at-ok-corral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shootout-at-the-ok-corral https://www.grunge.com/169885/the-messed-up-truth-of-the-gunfight-at-the-o-k-corral/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochise_County_Cowboys https://www.legendsofamerica.com/clanton-gang/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/virgil-earp/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wyatt-Earp https://www.grunge.com/269125/the-truth-about-the-forgotten-earp-brother-warren/ https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/virgil-earp-43514.php https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/morgan-earp-35219.php https://www.britannica.com/biography/Doc-Holliday https://www.ok-corral.com/pages/history.shtml  - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral#/media/File:VirgilEarp.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 191. This time we examine the year 1957 as the killer Michael Myers is born.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Myers https://halloweenmovie.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Myers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Myers_(Halloween) https://halloweenmovie.fandom.com/wiki/Laurie_Strode https://popculturemadness.com/PCM/2022/october-19-in-pop-culture-history/  - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MichaelMyers2018.jpg -photo by Ryan Green

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 190. This time we examine the year 1810 as the first Oktoberfest is held.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/governor-general https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/king-ludwig-i-of-bavaria/ https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/therese-of-saxe-hildburghausen-queen-of-bavaria/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oktoberfest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest  - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_I_of_Bavaria#/media/File:Joseph_Karl_Stieler_-_King_Ludwig_I_in_his_Coronation_Robes_-_WGA21796.jpg

Suicide Hotlines in The United States Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1   Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 189. This time we examine the year 1994 as The Order of the Solar Temple Commits a Murder Suicide anticipationg the end of the world.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_cult https://www.liquisearch.com/luc_jouret/biography  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Order-of-the-Solar-Temple https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/series-of-killings_the-1994-solar-temple-cult-deaths-in-switzerland/40878686 https://templarhistory.com/the-tragedy-of-the-solar-temple-cult/ https://www.bizarrepedia.com/order-of-the-solar-temple-cult/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Belgian-Congo https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/di-mambro-joseph-1924-1994 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mystical_Order_Rosae_Crucis - Photo:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1280000/images/_1281520_jouretap150.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 188. This time we examine the year 1918 as the Liberty Loan Parade causes a major outbreak of the Spanish Flu in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…also Polio, and 1923 as Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.aier.org/article/no-lockdowns-the-terrifying-polio-pandemic-of-1949-52/ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic https://nationalinterest.org/blog/coronavirus/it%E2%80%99s-official-covid-now-deadlier-spanish-flu-sort-194160 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/liberty-loan-parade-in-1918-helped-spread-a-deadly-flu-that-left-nearly-13-000-dead-2105389 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/philadelphia-threw-wwi-parade-gave-thousands-onlookers-flu-180970372/ https://daily.jstor.org/the-1918-parade-that-spread-death-in-philadelphia/ https://fullfact.org/online/1918-philadelphia-parade-fact-checked/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flu-epidemic-hits-philadelphia https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september28th.html - Photo: 

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 187. This time we examine the year 1866 as English author H.G. Wells is born, also Warehouse 13 (kind of). - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://warehouse13.fandom.com/wiki/Helena_G._Wells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_G._Wells https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/hg-wells https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-G-Wells https://www.biography.com/writer/hg-wells https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/h-g-wells-author-facts https://sometimes-interesting.com/secret-life-of-hg-wells/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells - Photo:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/H.G._Wells_by_Beresford.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 186. This time we examine the year 1814 as Francis Scott Key writes what will eventually be known as the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ https://quip4today.com/historical-events-for-august-17th/ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812/War https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-war-of-1812/the-battle-of-baltimore.html https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Baltimore-1814 https://www.biography.com/writer/francis-scott-key - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Scott_Key_by_Joseph_Wood_c1825.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 185. This time we examine the year 1857 as the Mountain Meadow Massacre occurs. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ https://quip4today.com/historical-events-for-august-17th/ - Sources: https://historytogo.utah.gov/utah-war/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Cumming_(governor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore https://mountainmeadowsmassacre.com/what-is-the-mountain-meadows-massacre https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/mountain-meadows-massacre?lang=eng&adobe_mc_ref=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/mountain-meadows-massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0y8HX-AfGY - Photo:  https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-mountain-meadow-massacre-by-mormons-and-indians-a-group-of-and-picture-id517351782?s=594x594

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 184. This time we examine the year 1997 as Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul are killed in a car crash in Paris. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ https://quip4today.com/historical-events-for-august-17th/ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales https://www.eightieskids.com/princess-diana-beanie-baby-value/ https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/princess-diana-death-rcna43494 https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/princess-diana-predicted-car-crash-2-years-before-death-in-mysterious-note/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/3131564/princess-diana-car-crash-paris/ https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/princess-diana-die-tragic-car-accident-took-life-beloved-royal https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/princess-diana-dies-in-car-crash-paris - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%2C_Princess_of_Wales#/media/File:Diana,_Princess_of_Wales.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 183. This time we examine the year 79ad as the city of Pompeii and it's surrounding area (such as the city of Herculaneum), are covered in ash and debris after the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://bomv.commons.gc.cuny.edu/eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-of-79-ad/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vesuvius-erupts https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9389289/Eruption-Mount-Vesuvius-79-AD-suffocated-thousands-Pompeii-just-15-minutes.html https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-in-79-ad-and-the-destruction-of-pompeii https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-enigma-of-the-79-ad-eruption-of-vesuvius/ https://legends.fandom.com/wiki/Olmec https://legends.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shrine_of_the_Silver_Monkey - Photo:  By Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas (1791-1833) - Collections du château de Versailles, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64873771

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 182. This time we examine the year 1945 as the Korean peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ https://quip4today.com/historical-events-for-august-17th/ - Sources: http://www.booksonbaseball.com/2010/08/ray-chapman-killed-by-pitched-ball-august-17-1920/ https://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/17/today-in-history-yankees-lou-gehrig-breaks-record-for-consecut/21223604/ https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17 Historical Events on August 17 - On This Day https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17#:~:text=1966%20Willie%20Mays%20takes%202nd%20place%20on%20all%2Dtime%20HR%20list https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17#:~:text=1972%20MLB%20Philadelphia%20Phillies%20Steve%20Carlton%20wins%20his%2015th%20straight%20game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDEhOFrAFA https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/History_of_Korea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseon https://www.history.com/news/north-south-korea-divided-reasons-facts https://www.thoughtco.com/why-north-korea-and-south-korea-195632 https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/040515/why-north-korea-south-korea-are-separated.asp https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Empress_Myeongseong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acUrSV0Bi0 - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north#/media/File:1950_sign_denoting_the_38th_parallel_line_in_Korea.jpeg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 181. This time we examine the year 1897 as German Pharmacist Felix Hoffmann synthesizes a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, the main ingredient in Aspirin, for medicinal application  .  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Hoffmann https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleviate https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/salicin https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/willow-bark#:~:text=The%20bark%20of%20white%20willow,inflammatory%20effects%20of%20the%20herb http://scihi.org/felix-hoffmann-aspirin/#:~:text=On%20August%2010%2C%201897%2C%20German,under%20the%20trade%20name%20Aspirin https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatism https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/salicin#:~:text=Salicin%20is%20a%20glycoside%20obtained,the%20barks%20of%20the%20Salicaceae - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Hoffmann#/media/File:Felix_Hoffman.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 180. This time we examine the years 1936 as Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesse-Owens http://www.jesseowens.com/about/ https://worldhistoryproject.org/1936/8/3/jesse-owens-wins-4-gold-medals-at-1936-summer-olympics https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/owens-wins-4th-gold-medal https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/03/jesse-owens-won-gold-medal-berlin-this-date-ohio-state/ https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html - Photo:  https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/WJr9UudqYDTiNQiDkzsE3lNWap4=/1400x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SSDPSKTFEVMIZPAFLKX3QO5LKY.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 179. This time we examine the years 1940 as Bugs Bunny is introduced to the world, and 1921 as insulin is isolated for the first time by Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-bolt https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Porky%27s_Hare_Hunt https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/A_Wild_Hare https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Bugs_Bunny https://mentalitch.com/history-of-bugs-bunny/ https://www.umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabetes-education/patient-resources/banting-and-best-discover-insulin/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21743-pancreas https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323774#development - Photo:  https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bugs-bunny-changes-evolved.png

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 178. This time we examine the year 1969 as NASA's Apollo 11 lands on the Moon.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.rbth.com/history/330657-luna-15-secret-moonshot https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/world/jfk-may-1961-moon-speech-spc-scn-intl/index.html https://www.gaia.com/article/what-did-nasa-really-discover-on-the-moon https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/apollo-11/in-depth/ https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/240000-miles-to-the-moon https://www.britannica.com/topic/Apollo-11 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html https://www.history.com/news/moon-landing-fake-conspiracy-theories https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/false-stanley-kubrick-faked-moon-landings/ https://www.livescience.com/65984-top-moon-conspiracies.html - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11#/media/File:Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 177. This time we examine the year 1978 as Lee Iacocca is fired from Ford Motor Company by Henry Ford II, and 1865 as Barnum's American Museum Burns Down.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-ii-fires-lee-iacocca https://www.peta.org/blog/two-whales-boiled-alive-pt-barnums-american-museum/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-cursed-history-of-pt-barnums-museums https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pt-barnums-bizarre-museum-burned-ground-1865-180955955/ https://now.tufts.edu/2017/01/17/great-barnum-fire-oral-history https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/ - Photo: 

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 176. This time we examine the year 1944 as the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus burns down in Hartford, Connecticut.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.grunge.com/228163/the-flying-wallendas-the-truth-about-the-daredevil-family/ http://www.circopedia.org/Alfred_Court http://www.circusfire1944.com/ https://connecticuthistory.org/the-hartford-circus-fire/ https://scholarscollaborative.org/Hartford/culture/the-tragic-hartford-circus-fire-of-1944/ https://www.ctmq.org/hartford-circus-fire-memorial/ - Photo:  http://www.circusfire1944.com/during-the-fire.html

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 175. This time we examine the year 1613 as William Shakespear's London Globe Theater burns to the ground. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeares-family/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-globe-theater-burns-down https://the-globe-theatre.weebly.com/the-globe-theatre-fire.html https://todayinhistory.org/06/29/1613-shakespeares-globe-theatre-in-london-england-burns-down-during-a-performance-of-henry-viii/ https://www.exploreshakespearesworld.com/shakespeares-world-app/who-destroyed-the-globe-in-1613/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare/Career-in-the-theatre https://www.britannica.com/topic/Globe-Theatre https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shakespeare-and-the-Liberties-1086252 - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre#/media/File:Hollar_Long_View_detail.png

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 174. This time we examine the years 1937 as Joe Louis becomes boxings Heavy-Weight Champion of the World, and 1938 as Joe Louis defends his title in a rematch against MAx Schmeling. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/joe-louis https://www.biography.com/athlete/joe-louis https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joe-Louis https://www.history101.com/june-22-1937-joe-louis-defeats-james-j-braddock/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_II - Photo:  https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTIwNjA4NjMzODg5Nzg1MzU2/joe-louis-9386989-1-402.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 173. This time we examine the years 1844 as Charles Goodyear patents vulcanized rubber, 1219 as the Danish flag begins its journey to become the oldest national flag, 1667 as the first human blood transfusion is performed, 1877 as HenryOssian Flipper becomes the first African American to graduate Westpoint, and 1878 as the first moving pictures were caught on camera. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/2255/June-15-1844-Charles-Goodyear-and-Vulcanized-Rubber https://www.thoughtco.com/vulcanized-rubber-1991862 http://www.famousdaily.com/history/goodyear-patents-vulcanization-process.html https://monroeengineering.com/blog/what-is-vulcanized-rubber/ http://historyarch.com/2019/06/16/the-legend-of-the-dannebrog-the-worlds-oldest-national-flag-turns-800/ https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/dannebrog-800-years https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-continuously-used-national-flag https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-bloodletting https://www.britannica.com/story/the-strange-grisly-history-of-the-first-blood-transfusion https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/350-years-ago-doctor-performed-first-human-blood-transfusion-sheep-was-involved-180963631/ https://daily.jstor.org/first-blood-transfusion/ https://shannonselin.com/2018/10/blood-transfusion-history/ https://www.thecenterforruleoflaw.org/rule-of-law-blog/june-15-1877-henry-ossian-flipper-becomes-the-first-african-american-cadet-to-graduate-from-the-united-states-military-academy https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-first-african-american-graduate-of-west-point.htm https://www.blackfacts.com/fact/june-15-1877-henry-o-flipper-becomes-first-african-american-cadet-from-usma https://farriersmagic.com/do-all-four-hooves-ever-leave-the-ground-at-the-same-time/ https://historycooperative.org/first-movie-ever-made/ - Photo:  https://www.onthisday.com/photos/dannebrog Artist: Christian August Lorentzen Source: Statens Museum for Kunst

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 172. This time we examine the year 1974 as Dolly Parton's song “I Will Always Love You” reaches #1 on the country chart, 1949 as 1984 by George Orwell is Published, and 1984 as New South Wales decriminalizes homosexual sex between consensual males. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://calendar.songfacts.com/june/8/18446 https://www.thefactsite.com/day/june-8/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Orwell https://www.biography.com/writer/george-orwell https://www.liveabout.com/i-will-always-love-you-history-931698 https://www.nickiswift.com/285518/the-truth-about-dolly-partons-relationship-with-porter-wagoner/ https://www.grunge.com/239591/inside-dolly-partons-complicated-history-with-porter-wagoner/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a30570197/dolly-parton-i-will-always-love-you-lyrics-meaning/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Orwell/Animal-Farm-and-Nineteen-Eighty-four https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/30-years-since-homosexuality-was-decriminalised-in-nsw/123148 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-orwells-nineteen-eighty-four-is-published https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_New_South_Wales - Photo:  http://vps42216.inmotionhosting.com/~willie14/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dolly_porter.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 171. This time we examine the year 1947 as the Doomsday Clock is introduced, 1965 (???) as Oscar the Grouch is born, 1974 as the Heimlich Maneuver is first introduced, and 1938 as Superman first appears in Action Comics No. 1.  - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/ https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/timeline/ https://thebulletin.org/2022/03/bulletin-science-and-security-board-condemns-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-doomsday-clock-stays-at-100-seconds-to-midnight/?utm_source=ClockStatementPage&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=DoomsdayClockMarchStatement https://thebulletin.org/virtual-tour/who-sets-the-doomsday-clock/ https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Stone https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/dr-heimlich-got-maneuver https://www.janetwhardy.com/when-did-superman-first-appeared-in-comic-books/ https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1 https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Publication_History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1 - Photo:  https://mediaassets.wcpo.com/photo/2014/02/06/013014%20heimlich%20071_1391720248324_2375670_ver1.0_640_480.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 170. This time we examine the year 1944 as Muppeteer, actor, director Frank Oz is born, 1977 as Star Wars is released, and 2001 as Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind man to scale Mount Everest. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000568/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/ https://www.biography.com/news/george-lucas-star-wars-facts https://www.britannica.com/topic/Star-Wars-film-series https://www.grunge.com/36189/untold-truth-original-star-wars/ https://www.history.com/news/the-real-history-that-inspired-star-wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGZPTtmydkE https://erikweihenmayer.com/about-erik/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/erik-weihenmayer - Photo:  https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20191014072347-1999.jpeg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 169. This time we examine the year 1980 as Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.onthisday.com/photos/mount-st-helens-erupts https://www.universetoday.com/29662/active-volcano/ https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Science/story?id=138662&page=1 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mount-st-helens-erupts-2 https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/mount-st-helens https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/mount-st-helens-may-18-1980 https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/mount-st-helens-1980-eruption-changed-future-volcanology https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount-st.-helens/future-eruptions-mount-st-helens https://www.livescience.com/56-volcanoes-work.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H5nPNkKZFs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fArB5Jz2wos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WyLhwYFgmk https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0875034/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472033/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/ - Photo:  By Austin Post - Huge tif converted to jpeg and caption fromUSGS Mount St. Helens, WashingtonMay 18, 1980 Eruption Images, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3157557

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 168. This time we examine the year 1931 as Fritz Lang's film thriller “M” is first released in Berlin, Germany.   - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_(1931_film) https://www.britannica.com/topic/M-film-by-Lang http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/740/power-and-presence-in-fritz-langs-m-1931 https://www.automachination.com/the-master-of-early-terror-fritz-langs-m-1931/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My7fxjUY2co - Photo:  http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-nmpEaAYNWA/S-Mitq5ot3I/AAAAAAAAC90/-WpKkbBax50/s1600/M.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 167. This time we examine the years 1982 as the Bluth family creates the celebration of Cinco de Cuatro, and 2013 and 2020 as Disney holds its first Star Wars Day and the state of California formally declares May 4th as Star Wars Day.   - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB74DTNzn0E Cinco de Cuatro | Arrested Development Wiki Cinco de Cuatro I | Arrested Development Wiki Happy Cinco de Cuatro, 'Arrested Development' fans Ways to celebrate Cinco de Cuatro | The Daily Californian 'May The 4th Be With You' On Star Wars Day: 5 Things To Know | Across America, US Patch May the 4th Be With You: A Cultural History | StarWars.com How did May the 4th become Star Wars Day? What to know about origins of galaxy-wide celebration When Did Disney Buy Star Wars? And They Paid HOW MUCH?! Star Wars Day 2021: May the Fourth with you - CNN - Photo:  Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back Rereleasing In Theaters For 40th Anniversary 

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 166. This time we examine the years 1947 as the New York Yankees hold the first national Babe Ruth Day in honor of the baseball  player.   - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: The Sandlot (1993) - IMDb New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth - HISTORY 10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Ruth Babe Ruth - Later life and legacy | Britannica Babe Ruth - Stats, Quotes & Facts - Biography NATIONAL BABE RUTH DAY - April 27 BABE RUTH DAY - April 27, 2022 - National Today https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-babe-ruth-day/ - Photo:  Babe Ruth - Wikipedia

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 165. This time we examine the years 1973 as serial killer Ed Kemper kills his mother then turns himself in, 1999 as the Columbine Massacre occurs, 2010 as the Deepwater Horizon disaster occurs and 1993 as Uranus passes Neptune . Suicide Hotlines in The United States Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1   - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: Edmund Kemper: A Killer With Severe Mommy Issues | Thought Catalog Where is Serial Killer Ed Kemper Now? https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/ed-kemper Ed Kemper: the serial killer who killed and decapitated his own mother The Twisted Tale of "The Co-ed Killer" | Psychology Today https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kemper-edmund-victims.htm Remembering the Victims of the Columbine Massacre https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings https://allthatsinteresting.com/columbine-high-school-shooting Teen gunmen kill 13 at Columbine High School Columbine High School shootings | History & Facts | Britannica The Columbine Shooting Case Study Deepwater Horizon victims Deepwater Horizon Movie vs True Story of Mike Williams, Explosion What Really Happened With The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Bubble of methane triggered rig blast | 89.3 KPCC Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up, & Facts | Britannica https://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1993/april_20_1993_168166.html - Photo:  File:Kempermugshot.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 164. This time we examine the years 1570 as Guy Fawkes is thought to have been born. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: English Folk Verse – The Fifth of November (Guy Fawkes Night Poem) | Genius Remember Remember the 5th of November - Poem Analysis York - Wikipedia Cathedral cities in the UK Guy Fawkes Biography - life, family, name, story, death, history, school, mother, young, son Elizabeth I's war with England's Catholics Guy Fawkes | Biography, Gunpowder Plot, & Death | Britannica Guy Fawkes: The Man Behind the Plot Eighty Years' War - New World Encyclopedia Thomas Wintour: Biography & Gunpowder Plot | Study.com The Great Gatsby I Summary, Context, Reception, & Analysis | Britannica Robert Catesby - English History The Gunpowder Plot - English History South Park: I AM Lorde Gunpowder Plot - Treason, Definition & Conspirators - HISTORY - Photo:  File:Guy Fawkes by Cruikshank.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 163. This time we examine the years 1772 as Catherine the Great repels the beard tax, and 2021 as the first International Asexuality Day is held. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: What Happened on April 6 - On This Day Why Peter the Great Established a Beard Tax | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine What was so 'great' about Peter the Great? - Russia Beyond Tsar Peter The Great And Russian Beard Tax Beard tax - Wikipedia Peter the Great's Beard Tax - JSTOR Daily Beard Tax #OnThisDay – The Orkney News https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/08/there-once-was-a-beard-tax-in-england-and-in-russia-those-who-payed-the-tax-were-given-a-token/?chrome=1 The Great Northern War - History Learning Site The Great (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb Todd Chavez | LGBT Characters Wikia | Fandom Asexuality - Wikipedia Asexual Meaning as First International Asexuality Day Celebrated Around the World Romantic orientation - Wikipedia LGBTQIA+ Pride: What is International Asexuality Day? World marks first ever International Asexuality Day today | AawaajNews - Photo:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beard_token.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 162. This time we examine the year 1992 as The Silence of the Lambs wins all 5 top Academy Award…awards and 1942 as the SS murder 200 inmates at Traniki labour camp. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Awards - IMDb Thomas Harris - Wikipedia The Only Movies That Have Won All "Big 5" Oscars - ReelRundown https://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1942/march_30_1942_100940.html The Serial Killer Who Inspired Three Classic Horror Movies Trawniki | Holocaust Encyclopedia Operation Reinhard (Einsatz Reinhard) | Holocaust Encyclopedia Operation Reinhard — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Photo:  https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jl90jSyIDUA/WoG0VaomfuI/AAAAAAAAgF8/zd9rYCN6E_oXadY6wQZrW-otJJHO9PPUwCLcBGAs/s1600/13_image_02_preview.jpeg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 161. This time we examine the year 1982 as Dr. Barney Clark the first recipient of a permanent replacement heart dies after 112 days. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: The First Artificial Heart, 30 Years Later | University of Utah Health First Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted In the US Plastic and Permanent: The Artificial Heart's Debut Artificial heart patient dies - HISTORY Artificial heart - Wikipedia Remembering Barney Clark, Whose Ethically Questionable Heart Transplant Advanced Science | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart | National Museum of American History Jarvik 7 - an artificial heart - Science Museum Blog Jarvik-7: The First Successful Artificial Heart | Mental Itch Permanent artificial heart is playing for keeps AbioCor - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics - Photo: https://invention.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_banner_image/public/artifacts_inventing-ourselves-2006-06-16_2006-13756-edit2-banner.jpg?itok=SmjYJThj

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 160. This time we examine the year 1966 as Neil Armstrong and David Scott are launched into orbit for the first time aboard Gemini 8. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Gemini_8 https://www.spaceline.org/united-states-manned-space-flight/gemini-mission-program-index/gemini-8-fact-sheet/ https://www.thespacecollective.com/us/blog/gemini-8 https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/04/gemini-8-forgotten-mission-almost-ended-space-program/ https://apollo11space.com/gemini-8-the-first-docking-in-space/ - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_8#/media/File:Gemini_8_docking.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 159. This time we examine the year 1841 as the African men aboard the Amistad are set free after a 2 year trial. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: Amistad: How it Began (US National Park Service) The First Amistad case The Amistad Case | National Archives Amistad Case - Date, Facts & Significance - HISTORY - Photo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Amistad#/media/File:La_Amistad_(ship)_restored.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 158. This time we examine the year 1876 as Rutherford B. Hayes is elected president. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: What Happens If the Presidential Election Is a Tie Rutherford B. Hayes - HISTORY Is it true that Rutherford B. Hayes won by one vote? - Quora The President Who Won by a SINGLE Electoral Vote | THE AMERICAN MOMS Disputed Election of 1876 - Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums 5 Presidents Who Lost the Popular Vote But Won the Election Rutherford B. Hayes wins 1876 presidential election by one Electoral College vote after fraud, voter intimidation - The Washington Post - Photo:  File:President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored.jpg - Wikipedia

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 157. This time we examine the year 1957 as  the body of a dead 4 year old boy, wrapped in a blanket and stuffed into a box, was first found. This one deals with a boy who was murdered and may have been sold into sex trafficking so feel free to skip this episode if you are so inclined. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: 6 Unsolved Murder Cases That Will Keep You Up At Night THE BOY IN THE BOX — American Hauntings Who is The Boy in the Box? Boy In The Box: America's Unknown Child - Historic Mysteries 15 Disturbing Facts And Theories About 'The Boy In The Box' The Boy In The Box EXCLUSIVE: Philadelphia Police Hope Break In 1957 Unsolved Murder Leads To The Boy In The Box's Identity – CBS Philly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6sO3-ihEcw - Photo:  By Carl Koppelman, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38194940

This episode talks about a murder suicide, so feel free to skip it if it you are so inclined or are triggered by hearing about such things, as always if you or anyone you know is in crisis please reach out for someone to talk to. Suicide Hotlines in The United States Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1 - Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 156. This time we examine the year 1929 as  Edward “Ned” Doheny jr was shot and killed in his home by longtime friend and secretary Hugh Plunkett in an apparent murder suicide. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: The Mystery Behind the Greystone Mansion Murder-Suicide https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ned-doheny-murder-site https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-doheny-murder-20190216-story.html https://the-line-up.com/the-greystone-mansion-murder Oil & Blood: the Mysterious Murder at the Greystone Mansion - Petroleum Service Company This Mansion Has An 86-Year-Old Secret That Still Haunts Today. When I Heard It, I Gasped! | LittleThings.com Mystery of The Greystone Mansion Murders | New York Social Diary https://la.curbed.com/2015/12/8/9894146/greystone-mansion-beverly-hills-interior https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-L-Doheny History | Friends Of Greystone | Beverly Hills, CA https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/teapot-dome-scandal https://littlethings.com/home/greystone-mansion-murder-mystery/642441-14 - Photo:  Greystone Mansion - Wikipedia

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 155. This time we examine the year 2014 as astronomers at the Australian NAtional University discover what is believed to be the oldest star. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: Galactus - Wikipedia How are stars formed? | HowStuffWorks https://www.bristolpetitions.com/how-old-is-the-oldest-star-in-the-universe/ https://worldmost.org/oldest-stars Scientists Discover Universe's Oldest Star : NPR 7 Oldest Stars in the Universe NASA - Hubble Finds Birth Certificate of Oldest Known Star February 9 Events https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/big-bang/en/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144528/ Australians discover oldest star | EurekAlert! Discovery makes 13.6 billion year old star universe's oldest celestial body Astronomers discover oldest star: Formed shortly after the Big Bang 13. 7 billion years ago -- ScienceDaily ANU astronomers discover oldest star Australian astronomers discover oldest known star in universe | Astronomy | The Guardian How do scientists calculate the age of a star? | Science News Methuselah Star (HD 140283) | Star Facts - Photo:  By ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8788068

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 154. This time we examine the year 1887 as the first Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: Groundhog Day: History and Facts How did the tradition of Groundhog Day begin? No, the weather-predicting tradition of Groundhog Day did not originate in America Legend & Lore | Punxsutawney Groundhog club https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/here-s-why-we-celebrate-groundhog-day-in-the-first-place/ar-AATnBxz The history of Groundhog Day you may not know | National | lacrossetribune.com Groundhog Day - Day One Lyrics GROUNDHOG DAY PREDICTIONS - Photo:  https://abc-7.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/G-Hog.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 153. This time we examine the year 1905 as the Cullinan Diamond is discovered. Because diamonds are ice! - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullinan_Diamond https://www.worldhistory.org/Cullinan_Diamond/ https://www.worthy.com/blog/knowledge-center/diamonds/cullinan-diamond/ http://cullinan-diamond.com/ https://www.estatediamondjewelry.com/history-cullinan-diamonds/ https://www.gia.edu/cullinan-diamond-reading-list https://internetstones.com/cullinan-diamond-famous-jewelry.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-largest-diamond-found https://www.gemrockauctions.com/learn/did-you-know/the-10-biggest-diamonds-ever-found https://www.angloboerwar.com/boer-war - Photo:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Rough_cullinan_diamond.jpg

Thats all there is there aint SNOW more Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 152. This time we examine the year 1977 as Miami, Florida sees its first and last recorded snowfall to date. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.vintag.es/2020/01/snow-in-miami.html https://myfloridahistory.org/date-in-history/january-18-1977/snow-far-south-miami https://vintagenewsdaily.com/january-19-1977-snow-fell-in-miami-for-the-first-time-in-the-recorded-history-of-the-city/ https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/01/04/heres-the-last-time-it-snowed-in-miami/ http://whatafact.com/en/f/snow-has-fallen-once-in-the-history-of-miami/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_wave_of_January_1977 https://jitneybooks.com/miami-snow/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/fl-snow-in-south-florida-forty-years-ago-20170117-story.html https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/1218/The_Day_it_Snowed_in_The_Bahamas.html - Photo:  https://vintagenewsdaily.com/january-19-1977-snow-fell-in-miami-for-the-first-time-in-the-recorded-history-of-the-city/

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 151. This time we examine the year 1967 as Dr James Hiram Bedford becomes the first man to be cryogenically frozen. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.alcor.org/library/bedford-condition/ http://www.actforlibraries.org/dr-james-bedford-the-first-cryonicpreservered-human/ https://satibal.com/james-bedford-first-human-frozen/ https://www.cnet.com/news/cool-dude-james-bedford-has-been-cryonically-frozen-for-50-years/3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bedford https://historyofyesterday.com/the-first-person-to-be-cryonically-frozen-and-preserved-for-the-future-b9ce6b0a161a https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/02/james-hiram-bedford-first-person-to-be.html https://onedio.co/content/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-first-human-cryonic-suspension-in-history-675587 - Photo:  https://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/cryonics-19.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 150. This time we examine the year 1709 as The Great Frost arrives in Europe. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-coldest-temperatures-ever-recorded-on-earth.html https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/dec/17/how-the-great-frost-of-1709-left-englands-economy-in-ruin https://www.grunge.com/394696/the-deadly-great-frost-of-1709-is-still-a-mystery/ https://todayinhistory.blog/2017/01/05/january-5-1709-the-great-frost/ https://www.onthisday.com/photos/great-frost-of-1709 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Frost_of_1709 https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/about-the-museum/timeline/war-spanish-succession/ - Photo:  Photo by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 149. This time we examine the year 1845 as the Republic of Texas is annexed by the United States and becomes the 28th state.  Also new Microphone new problems. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz  -  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084  Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ - Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/texas https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/annexation/part1/page2.html https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h302.html https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/index.html https://www.britannica.com/place/Texas-state/Annexation-and-statehood - Photo:  https://statequarterguide.com/images/Proof-Texas.jpg