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Episode 3000 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Vietnam Vet General George S. Patton IV. Information featured in this episode comes from the HistoryNet website. General George S. Patton IV, the son of the legendary World War II … Continue reading →
Episode 2999 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army SGT Donald Sidney Skidgel. Information featured in this episode comes from Wikipedia and the HistoryNet website. Army Sergeant Donald Sidney Skidgel was a true … Continue reading →
Episode 2836 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Marine PFC Douglas E. Dickey and his Congressional Medal of Honor award. Information featured in this episode comes from a story from Historynet.com and was titled: A Marine Who Made … Continue reading →
Mentre Joffre conduce le ultime fasi della grande ritirata degli Alleati dopo la battaglia delle frontiere, il generale Von Kluck, comandante della 1a armata tedesca, compie una scelta che causerà una reazione a catena che plasmerà il mondo in cui viviamo.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastSe vuoi contribuire con una donazione sul conto PayPal: podcastlaguerragrande@gmail.comScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoCon la partecipazione di Valerio Bioglio, Zeno Du Ban, Fabio Cassanelli e Matteo RibolliFonti dell'episodio:Alfred Fierro, Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris, 1996 Peter Hart, La grande storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale, Newton & Compton, 2013 Didier Lodier, Les grandes battailes de la grand guerre. La bataille et le siège de Maubeuge: 27 août - 8 septembre 1914, Historiques de Régiments 14/18, 2004 C. Sweeting, The five o' clock Taube: first air raids on Paris, Historynet.com, 2020 Barbara Tuchman, The Guns of August, 1962In copertina: il generale Von Kluck in posa "napoleonica" fotografato nel 1916.
Send us a Text Message.This week, I'll delve into the surprising history of antibiotics. You'll learn how penicillin was discovered by accident and how its development was helped along by a moldy cantaloupe from a Peoria, Illinois farmers market. I'll also uncover how it went on to act as a secret weapon, helping the allied forces to victory during World War II. Plus I'm going to get real personal to share the tell all story of why my husband is physically disabled and suffering from chronic pain at the age of 35 from taking a particular type of antibiotic. This is not easy to share, but I need to warn you. It may very well save your life. Sources: The Microbiology Society "The History of Antibiotics"National Library of Medicine "The Treasure Called Antibiotics"National Library of Medicine "Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek: Master of Fleas and Father of Microbiology"National Library of Medicine "A Brief History of the Antibiotics Era"PBS "The real story behind penicillin"Live Science "What is penicillin, and how was it discovered?"healthychildren.org "The History of Antibiotics"World Health Organization "Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 - UN report"Harvard Library "Germ Theory"USDA "The Enduring Mystery of Moldy Mary"HistoryNet "Penicillin: Wonder Drug of WWII" The Atlantic "What Americans Don't Know About Their Medications"FDA "FDA updates warnings for oral and injectable fluoroquinolone antibiotics due to disabling side affects"American Chemical Society "Discovery and Development of Penicillin"MN Department of Health "About MRSA"Support the show! Buy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaine
The History Things Podcast St. Patrick's Day special is covering a heavy topic this year, the Easter Rising of 1916. Erupting in the midst of World War One, the Irish bid for independence was well planned and initially well executed. The British response however was fast and brutal. To cover this Pat and Matt are joined by fellow ranger Anthony Trusso to discuss the details of the uprising, the major players involved, the response and the surprising results. So grab a drink, grab a friend and join us as diving into the Emerald Isle's bid for independence in 1916!Intro music: “The Foggy Dew” by The Young DublinersThe History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
Building off their first of the year topic, Pat and Matt got the chance to discuss the most famous soldiers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the coal miners of the 48 Pennsylvania Infantry! To help flesh out the history of this well known and documented regiment is fellow ranger, John Hoptak.John and Matt go way back, having both previously worked at Antietam National Battlefield and Pat was fortunate to attend several of John's programs while he was there. Throughout the years however the 48th Pennsylvania has been a passion project for John, not only on the battlefields of the National Park Service, but also in his personal research and writing. This is a fantastic discussion that covers all aspects of the regiment and the men that made up its ranks. It also wouldn't be a talk on the 48th Pennsylvania without covering it's most famous digging operation during the Siege of Petersburg and the tragedy that followed their success.The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
As we kick off Season 5, we thought it would be a good idea to reintroduce ourselves and The History Things Podcast. Matt and Pat are Park Rangers with a passion for history and telling those stories. While they get to do this as part of their day to day work, The History Things Podcast allows them to reach out to an even wider audience and talk on any number of historic subjects.By bringing in subject matter experts, enthusiasts, authors, Podcators, historians, and more, we strive to provide the best stories and content to you our listeners. We look forward to another busy season of the show, so get ready Season 5 of The History Things Podcast starts right now!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
What better way to kick off Season Five than by getting down into the weeds on some regional history!? This month the guys are speaking to Jake Wynn about the proud, but controversial history of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and the Coal Miners strike that occured there during the Civil War.For those who have spent some time with the Civil War, Schuylkill County is likely a Pennsylvania County you have heard of before. Famous for its coal mines and miners, the county was torn between trying to put men in the field and keep coal coming up out of the ground. This led to resentment and then outright resistance by the miners themselves. So join us as Pat and Matt dig deep into this story with Wynning History's own, Jake Wynn!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
Woooo! We have made it to the end of Season 4 and another calendar year! It has been an intense season, with a wide variety of subjects covering everything from European conflicts, the Civil War, true crime, sailors in the wilderness and of course, historic recipes.The guys also experimented with even more visual elements for the show, from a watch through of a tragic sinking, to on site discussions and the cooking demonstration. None of this would have been possible without you, the listeners who take the time to tune into the ranting and raving of Pat and Matt. So THANK YOU!From everyone here at The History Things Podcast, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and invite you to come along for Season 5, starting January 1, 2024!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
This seasons Black Friday Bonus Episode has the boys hacking through the wilderness of western Maryland and Pennsylvania with some rather unusual companions. The Braddock Expedition of 1755 and the disaster of the Battle of the Monongahela, fought July 9, 1755 is fairly well known in this part of the world, but what was completely unknown to us was the presence of sailors on the expedition as well.To talk about this Pat and Matt have brought in their friend Kyle Dalton, formally of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and now the Director of the Historic Union Mills Homestead, to speak on one of his passions, the Wooden World, naval history in the 18th Century. Kyle has dug deep into who the sailors were on the expedition, what they did during the march and what happened to them during and after the battle.So if you are braving the Black Friday shopping or just hunkering down for a post Thanksgiving nap, turn it up and join us as we learn about Braddock's Tars!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
Happy Halloween from The History Things Podcast! For the last couple seasons the guys have brought you fun, spooky episodes for the Halloween holiday and this year is no different. Ever notice how dark children's rhymes can be? One of the better known in the late 19th and early 20th century, though mostly forgotten today, featured the story of Lizzie Borden and what she may have done to her parents in one of the most famous double homicide's in US history.This Halloween Pat and Matt got to go on a deep dive into the Borden murders and her sensational trial with author Sarah Miller! Sarah gives the guys the lowdown on her research and her changing view of Lizzie as she wrote her book, "The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century". This is a fun, if macabre, discussion on murder, the law and the place of women in society near the turn of the last century. Definitely one to check out!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!The poem "Lizzie Borden Took an Axe" at the beginning or the episode is read by Rebecca Param.
The guys at The History Things Podcast have had the opportunity to work with famous historians, to world class museums, as well as with our colleagues in the history community. This conversation fits into two of those categories. Sarah Morgan is the brilliant YouTuber behind Cooking with the First Ladies, a channel that looks at the history of the First Ladies of the United States through their favorite dishes. Sarah gives Matt and Pat the run down on how the channel came to be, her interest in the First Ladies and the scoop in her own favorites from the wide range of recipes from the White House.This is a tasty way to kick off October and a great way to experience history from a completely different angle. So enjoy the show and then find Sarah Morgan on her own YouTube channel at Cooking with the First Ladies!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
As a follow up to the summer discussion with Melissa Winn about the important relationship between Ulysses S. Grant and his Chief of Staff John Rawlings, the guys have brought Melissa back to look at the specifics of the Vicksburg Campaign and how these men coordinated that operation. Rawlings continued to be the support Grant needed to protect him from his own vice's during the Campaign, as well as defend him from political threats. Rawlings connections to powerful political figures, as well as his ability to bring those sent from Washington specifically to spy on Grant, into the fold did much to keep the future General-in-Chief in the good graces of Washington. Lincoln famously said that, "I can not spare this man, he fights", now find out about the professional and personal friendship that helped make this fighter possible.The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
Just days after British troops captured New York City from General Washington and his army in September 1776, fire broke out, destroying a fifth of the city. The British blamed rebels who had remained hidden in Manhattan, but Washington, who had been ordered by Congress to leave the city standing on his retreat, never claimed responsibility, though he complained that the blaze hadn't caused more destruction. So who did start the fire and why? Joining me this week to discuss the New York fire and the question of who started it is Dr. Benjamin Carp, Professor and Daniel M. Lyons Chair of History at Brooklyn College, and author of The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The poetry is from selections of “Conflagration: A Poem,” Printed in New York from High Gaine in 1780 and performed by Theodore Weflen-Pollock. The episode image is "Representation du Feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck," The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library; the image is in the public domain. Additional Sources: “Timeline: The American Revolution,” The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. “The American Revolution: A timeline of George Washington's military and political career during the American Revolution, 1774-1783,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. “The Burning of Charlestown: Only Two Spoons Remained for Relief Ellery,” by Massachusetts Historical Society, Charlestown Patriot Bridge, June 17, 2020. "The Burning of Falmouth, 1775: A Case Study in British Imperial Pacification," by Donald A. Yerxa, Maine History 14, 3 (1975): 119-161. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol14/ iss3/3 “New York City's Forgotten Past,” by Erik Peter Axelson, HistoryNet, December 9, 2019. “Did George Washington Order Rebels to Burn New York City in 1776?” by Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, May 11, 2023. “From George Washington to Lund Washington, 6 October 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a rollicking adventure on the water the boys are back in their element, the American Civil War. This time they are hosting Eric Money, formally of the Addressing Gettysburg podcast to discuss the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps! Better known as the Pennsylvania Reserves, these were enthusiastic patriots who signed up to serve the Nation even after Pennsylvania had hit it's initial quota of troops to send to the field. It was a good thing too! As the PA Reserves were called upon to help bolster a sagging Union in late 1861 and served honorably for the rest of the war. Join us as Eric takes us on a deep dive through the history of the PA Reserves, who they were, how they were formed and the many famous engagements they fought through. It's Pennsylvania's time in the spotlight!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet!
Hope you are ready to weigh anchor, because it's Pat's birthday week and The History Things Podcast is taking on a topic he has wanted to do for a long time, that's right, Piracy!First off, the boys dive into some of their home states stories of piracy, ranging from the Chesapeake Bay, the coast of Maine and even the Great Lakes. Afterwards they bring in a heavy hitter, Kevin P. Duffus, (minute marker 1:00:15) a researcher and author who specializes in North Carolina history, to talk about the most infamous and perhaps most misunderstood pirate, Black Beard!Who was this legend of the high seas? Where do we get our information about him from and why do the stories vary so greatly from source to source? Kevin dives into all of these, challenging the classic representation of Black Beard and even the Golden Age of piracy itself. So join us as we set sail in search of the true host of Black Beard!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Opening music is “Hoist The Colours” as performed by Peyton Parrish. https://youtu.be/-CiUfRLzfMoThanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
As the guys wrap up the 160th Gettysburg offensive, Pat and Matt have brought the legendary Scott Hartwig back on the show to talk about the aftermath of the battle, but also its place in historical memory. How did the veterans remember the largest battle ever fought on the western hemisphere? How did that memory affect the memorials and monuments of the time? Just as interesting is how the memory and memorialization changed as we got further away from the Battle of Gettysburg.All this and much more is discussed in detail as part of The History Things Podcast wrap up of the Gettysburg Campaign!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
The History Things Podcast has said it before and on this 160th commemoration of The Most Glorious Fourth, we will say it again. There is so much happening in the Summer of 1863!!To help Pat and Matt better understand one of the major events of that summer is historian Andrew Miller who dives deep into the Vicksburg Campaign, the Siege and ultimate fall of the "Gibraltar of the South". Andrew also puts the Glorious Fourth at Vicksburg into context with Gettysburg, Tullahoma and Port Gibson. All major United States victories that occured in the first ten days of July, 1863. So join us as we give theses parallel campaigns the context they deserve this Fourth of July!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
As part of The History Things Podcast continued Gettysburg 160th Blitz, the guys are speaking to historian Codie Eash about one of the most dynamic and indeed provocative actions to occur right at the end of the Battle of Gettysburg. Following the repulse of the famed Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge, or as Pat likes to call it, Longstreet's Charge, Brigadier General Alexander Hays took captured Confederate flags and dragged them on the ground in front of the cheering Federal line.How this event came to pass and the variety of stories that came from it are covered by Codie and the guys. Come to find out it wasn't just the Federal line that witnessed this event, but the Confederates too! All this and much more is discussed as the Gettysburg Blitz continues!!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
You read that episode title correctly, not only are Pat and Matt taking on the Battle of Gettysburg in honor of its 160th commemoration, but they have brought on Scott Hartwig to be their guide!In the unlikely event that you don't know that name, Scott Hartwig was the long time Chief Historian of Gettysburg National Military Park and a frequent contributor to such programs as Civil War Journal. Scott is featured in the Antietam National Battlefield NPS movie and has written two massive volumes on the Maryland Campaign. The guys however got him to return to his old stomping ground and give a great discussion on the Gettysburg Campaign, how it came about and of course the three bloody days themselves. Join us as we discuss the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, the Battle of Gettysburg, on its 160th Commemoration!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
Holy Cow! The History Things Podcast has made it to 50 episodes! Pat and Matt didn't really know how far they would go with their podcast, but 50 episodes is a good start. This milestone is thanks to you, our listeners, as well as to our fantastic guests! None of this would have been possible without your support and the guys are so honored that you decided to tune in and join them on this journey. Looking forward to 50 more!!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
Heading into the summer, Pat and Matt are joined by Melissa Winn, the now former Director of Photography Research for HistoryNet. Melissa provides the guys with details on a man who is often overlooked by history and was overshadowed by his boss during the American Civil War, John A. Rawlins, aide-de-camp of Ulysses S. Grant himself. Rawlins, a prewar friend of Grant's, was an influential lawyer and democrat in Galena, Illinois prior to the war. Upon the outbreak of hostilities he famously declared that, "there were no parties anymore" and that he would enlist to fight for the Union. In August 1861 Rawlins was asked to join Grant's staff and was promoted to Captain. In this position he looked after the General, keeping on him about his pledge of temperance and keeping away many who would distract or tempt Grant. Join us as we learn more about this fascinating man, how he kept Grant on the straight and narrow and what happened to him as the war dragged on. What are your thoughts on John Rawlins? Comment on our social media @TheHistoryThingsPodcast or send us an email at historythingspodcast@gmail.com!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
Germany's most famous fighter pilot, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (aka ‘The Red Baron') was shot down near the Somme River on the Western Front, on 21st April 1918. He had been credited with an incredible 80 air combat victories during World War I. Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Imperial Air Service and downed 15 enemy planes by the end of 1916. He then headed up his own regiment, using a Fokker triplane painted entirely red; his unit becoming known as the ‘Flying Circus' because of their brightly-coloured planes. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why even the Allies liked Richthofen; reveal why the Baron stopped printing up souvenir silverware for each of his kills; and consider the fate of the Broadway musical inspired by his heroism… Further Reading: • ‘History of Government: They seek him here… the life and death of the Red Baron' (UK Government blog, 2018): https://history.blog.gov.uk/2018/04/20/they-seek-him-here-the-life-and-death-of-the-red-baron/ • ‘Ace for the Ages: World War I Fighter Pilot Manfred von Richthofen' (HistoryNet, 2006): https://www.historynet.com/red-baron-world-war-i-ace-fighter-pilot-manfred-von-richthofen/?f • ‘The Red Baron & The Flying Circus in full HD at 1080p' (Historical Aviation Film Unit, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4lDB7lXFOg #Germany #War #1910s We'll be back on Monday - unless you join
For the second quarter of Season 4 the guys are diving deep with our resident shipwreck enthusiast and producer Parker! You may recall Parker's excellent show on the White Star Line and RMS Titanic in Season 1, well he is back with another tragedy on the high seas, this time, the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915!The guys will be looking at the history of the ship, it's relationship to the First World War and the circumstances surrounding its sinking. It's a harrowing story and one that is still surrounded by controversy and debate to this very day. Even here within podcast! What do you think about the sinking of the RMS Lusitania? Comment on our social media @TheHistoryThingsPodcast or send us an email at historythingspodcast@gmail.com!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
Happy St. Patrick's Day and welcome to The History Things Podcast St. Patrick's Day Special! For this four leaf clover festooned holiday the guys have pulled in one of our very first fans, the host of the wildly successful Addressing Gettysburg Podcast, Matt Callery! When Pat and Matt were starting out, Addressing Gettysburg had them on to promote the show. They have since been on talking St. Patrick's Day history, so it was only appropriate that they invited Matt down to the War Department for their own St. Patrick's Day episode! As you might expect hilarity ensues immediately and they are 44 minutes in before they even get to the history of the holiday. So grab whichever brew is best for you and enjoy this festive, fun and a little raunchy episode!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
Spying on people is a major shmole move. However, when it comes to spying on governments its somehow sexy. Strider takes a look at the development of personal spies to state sponsored spies in Rome. @hug.your.bros on Instagram and TikTok patreon.com/striderwilson Sources: Britannica.com, Thehistorianshut.com Written by C. Keith Hansley., Heritagedaily.com, Jstor.org ‘The Origins Of The Frumentarii' by William G. Sinnigen, Historynet.com, Pbs.org
Author and journalist Michael Dolan joins Tim to tell the story of the American front porch. He's the editor of American History magazine and the author of a book entitled, “The American Porch: An informal history of an informal place.” In this episode, he talks about how the front porch shaped life in America for well over 200 years. You could say that when it comes to our homes, the front porch was the original social media. This encore episode was originally released May 24, 2021. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Encore_-_Americas_Front_Porch.mp3 It's probably something you may not think about much, even if you have one on your home and you walk across it a few times every day. The front porch. But did you ever wonder what your life would be like if you didn't have one? Or, on the other hand, if you are one of millions of Americans who don't have a front porch, did you ever wonder what your life would be like if you did have one? It's not an understatement to say that in neighborhoods with front porches, the social dynamics between and among neighbors are different than they are in neighborhoods without them. And most certainly those same social dynamics are different today, than they were many years ago, when it was just assumed your home would have a front porch, and that would be the place you would spend your time between your private world and the public world. Michael Dolan is the editor of American History Magazine and the author of the book, “The American Porch.” Links The American Porch, by Michael Dolan (Amazon) American History Magazine, Historynet.com The Front Porch Campaign, American Heritage Magazine About this Episode's Guest Michael Dolan Michael Dolan is a writer, editor, and musician. He lives in Washington, DC, his hometown. Besides editing American History magazine, he consults on book manuscripts and documentary television programs, most recently one about wildlife along the Canadian/American border. His articles have run in Smithsonian, The New Republic, The New Yorker, Outside, and The New York Times Magazine, among others. His 1987 Washington City Paper story about Judge Robert Bork's video rentals caused a furor leading Congress to enact the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. Between 1983 and 1995, he and his wife renovated a 1920s-era bungalow in a DC neighborhood near the Potomac River. The final step of that process replaced a careworn front porch with one that he designed. The results of that project inspired his 2002 book, The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place. Dolan's porch occasionally is the scene of rehearsals by his band, The Powerful House Ways & Means Committee.
Sevastopol, THE siege of the Crimean War and the focus of much of the mythology surrounding the conflict. Sevastopol became not only a strategic point important to both sides during the war, but a symbol of the war itself. The Russians looked to capitalize on a successful defense of the port city, while the Allies on forcing it's capitulation and opening said port to their fleets.The Siege was also the sight of the use of new and fantastic technologies, as well as terrible suffering. All of this punctuated by miles of entrenching, a valiant defense and desperate assaults. Once the end came however, what happened next? Was the war over? If not, what did it gain? Find out all this and more as we break ground and dig in to another episode of The History Things Podcast with speacial guest, Darrell Rivers, the Lord Rivers himself!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
To begin Season 4 of The History Things Podcast, Matt and Pat have brought on the Minister of the Ministry for History, Darrell Rivers, known to many as the Lord Rivers. Darrell is a historic advisor and life long historical presenter. His specialty is the history of Great Britain, particularly in the 19th century.Due to this the guys brought Darrell on to talk about a war that has important ramifications for the American Civil War, the Crimean War of 1854-1856! Known to some historians as World War Zero, this conflict saw unlikely allies, new technologies and tragically old tactics. So join us as we dive into Season 4 and the details on this important but little known conflict!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by HistoryNet, publisher of 9 different historical magazines including; the Civil War Times, American History, & Military History! Visit HistoryNet.Com to learn more or follow them on social media by searching for @HistoryNet! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the show!
World War II, 1944. In a cabin in the woods, in Nazi Germany, a most extraordinary Christmas Eve unfolded… Soldiers walking through Hürtgen Forest Source: Historynet Fritz Vincken as an adult (undated) Source: Find a Grave Music Credits: “Opening” – … Read the rest
Welcome to Episode 18! (This is an updated episode, we needed to fix some language which was harmful and update this episode. It is not “new” but our platform has “re-released” it at the top of our episode feed. Apologies for any confusion!) In this week's episode, KT kicks it off with a story about Tecumseh, who was a Chief for the Shawnee tribe that fought against white expansion onto Indigenous lands in what is present day United States. A fierce warrior with both weapon and word, Tecumseh was celebrated as a leader who was able to bring tribes together for a common goal. Afterwards, Laurel has a story for all the horse girls (and other horse lovers) out there! During World War II, the Nazis had hoarded all the most precious horses from around Europe, chiefly the Lippizaner breed from Austria, in a breeding experiment to try to create the perfect horse. As the Third Reich crumbled and Soviet forces moved in, the horses were in danger of being killed and eaten. In an effort to save these horses, both Germans and Americans had to team up to save them in what was known as Operation Cowboy. *~*~*~*~*~*~ Mentioned in the Stories: The Spanish Riding School in Vienna Valegro's Farewell Dressage Performance *~*~*~*~*~*~ The Socials! Email -- hightailinghistorypod@gmail.com Instagram -- @hightailinghistory Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory *~*~*~*~*~*~ Source Materials: Tecumseh-- “The Earthquake America Forgot.” Google Books, Google, https://books.google.com/books?id=v-bfoPtOnW4C&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=how%2Bto%2Bpronounce%2Bpuckeshinwa&source=bl&ots=vmW08ikKiX&sig=ACfU3U2Pbo_1nd45mH5-e6zrMWi3kbUI_g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiaoPXH4J30AhUPCZ0JHWXeCcgQ6AF6BAgjEAI#v=onepage&q=how%20to%20pronounce%20puckeshinwa&f=false. History.com Editors. “Tecumseh.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/tecumseh. “Tecumseh.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Nov. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh Operation Cowboy-- Davis, Susan. “Operation Cowboy in 1945 a Group of U.S. Soldiers Liberated 375 Lipizzans from Nazi Captivity - Sports Illustrated Vault.” SI.com, Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com, 16 Oct. 1995, https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/10/16/operation-cowboy-in-1945-a-group- of-us-soldiers-liberated-375-lipizzans-from-nazi-captivity. Jensen, Karen. “How General Patton and Some Unlikely Allies Saved the Prized Lipizzaner Stallions.” HistoryNet, HistoryNet, Nov. 2009, https://www.historynet.com/patton-rescues-the-lipizzaner-stallions.htm. Letts, Elizabeth. The Perfect Horse: The Daring Mission to Rescue Priceless Stallions from the Nazis. ReadHowYouWant, 2017. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laurel-rockall/message
Welcome to Episode 18! (This is an updated episode, we needed to fix some language which was harmful and update this episode. It is not “new” but our platform has “re-released” it at the top of our episode feed. Apologies for any confusion!) In this week's episode, KT kicks it off with a story about Tecumseh, who was a Chief for the Shawnee tribe that fought against white expansion onto Indigenous lands in what is present day United States. A fierce warrior with both weapon and word, Tecumseh was celebrated as a leader who was able to bring tribes together for a common goal. Afterwards, Laurel has a story for all the horse girls (and other horse lovers) out there! During World War II, the Nazis had hoarded all the most precious horses from around Europe, chiefly the Lippizaner breed from Austria, in a breeding experiment to try to create the perfect horse. As the Third Reich crumbled and Soviet forces moved in, the horses were in danger of being killed and eaten. In an effort to save these horses, both Germans and Americans had to team up to save them in what was known as Operation Cowboy. *~*~*~*~*~*~ Mentioned in the Stories: The Spanish Riding School in Vienna Valegro's Farewell Dressage Performance *~*~*~*~*~*~ The Socials! Email -- hightailinghistorypod@gmail.com Instagram -- @hightailinghistory Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or with user name @hightailinghistory *~*~*~*~*~*~ Source Materials: Tecumseh-- “The Earthquake America Forgot.” Google Books, Google, https://books.google.com/books?id=v-bfoPtOnW4C&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=how%2Bto%2Bpronounce%2Bpuckeshinwa&source=bl&ots=vmW08ikKiX&sig=ACfU3U2Pbo_1nd45mH5-e6zrMWi3kbUI_g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiaoPXH4J30AhUPCZ0JHWXeCcgQ6AF6BAgjEAI#v=onepage&q=how%20to%20pronounce%20puckeshinwa&f=false. History.com Editors. “Tecumseh.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/tecumseh. “Tecumseh.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Nov. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh Operation Cowboy-- Davis, Susan. “Operation Cowboy in 1945 a Group of U.S. Soldiers Liberated 375 Lipizzans from Nazi Captivity - Sports Illustrated Vault.” SI.com, Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com, 16 Oct. 1995, https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/10/16/operation-cowboy-in-1945-a-group- of-us-soldiers-liberated-375-lipizzans-from-nazi-captivity. Jensen, Karen. “How General Patton and Some Unlikely Allies Saved the Prized Lipizzaner Stallions.” HistoryNet, HistoryNet, Nov. 2009, https://www.historynet.com/patton-rescues-the-lipizzaner-stallions.htm. Letts, Elizabeth. The Perfect Horse: The Daring Mission to Rescue Priceless Stallions from the Nazis. ReadHowYouWant, 2017. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laurel-rockall/message
Henry Blair, the only inventor ever denoted as a ‘colored man' in the records of US Patent Office, received a patent for his invention of a mechanical corn planter on 14th October, 1834. For decades, it was believed this was the first example of an African-American inventor receiving a US patent. The truth turns out to be more complex, and is touched by the legacy of slavery, legal reform, and black activism… but Thomas Jennings, the inventor of ‘dry scouring' (an early instance of dry cleaning) registered his patent thirteen years earlier and is, probably, the true holder of the title. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly look back over some of the most useful inventions contributed by American people of colour; explain why the rules over enslaved people's intellectual property were so vague and unreliable; and reveal what it looked like when Thomas Jefferson fobs you off… Content Warning: racism, negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures Further Reading: • ‘Inventor Henry Blair and His Patents' (ThoughtCo, 2019): https://www.thoughtco.com/inventor-henry-blair-1991284 • ‘Whose Patent is It?: American Patent Law Denies Slave Creativity' (HistoryNet, 2017): https://www.historynet.com/whose-patent-is-it-american-patent-law-denies-slave-creativity/ • ‘Awesome Inventions by African Americans' (SciShow, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56AwEjXzh-U We'll be back on Monday - unless you join
In the summer of 1881, a heavy thunderstorm caused a flash flood in the Des Moines River valley of central Iowa, in the midwestern United States. The flood caused a small railway trestle bridge to weaken, which in turn caused a steam locomotive to plunge into Honey Creek - killing two of the crew and stranding the rest in the still-rising water. So begins one of the most remarkable rescue efforts in the history of American railways. On this episode, we're talking bridges, bad luck, Victorian poetry, and the remarkable tenacity of an Iowa teenager. Sources for this episode include: "Iowa's Railroad Heroine" (blog post at ISU Special Collections) "Kate Shelley: Heroine of the High Bridge" (website) "Kate Shelley: A Girl's Heroic Journey", by T. Beck for Historynet, 2019 "Our Kate" poem by J. B. Kaye, 1901
For Quarter 4, Pat and Matt sit down with the editor of HistoryNet, Dana Shoaf. If you don't know his name you definitely know his work, as Dana is the editor of Civil War Times Illustrated, America's Civil War and all the other great history magazines that are under the HistoryNet umbrella. It's a ton of work, so we thought we would get Dana in to relax and talk about what he wants to talk about.Turns out, what Dana wanted to talk about was one of the general's at Monocacy National Battlefield, Brigadier General Erastus Tyler! Dana had researched him for college many years ago and has continued to gather information about him and his interesting career. So join us as we do a deep dive on a brigadier you might not be as familiar with!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by TR Historical, your one-stop shop for all your historical fang gear needs. Shop TRHistorical.com and use the promo code: HISTORY THINGS to receive 10% off your next purchase. Make sure to tell them Pat & Matt sent you!Want to stay up to date on the latest news and happenings here at The History Things Podcast? Make sure to follow us on social media at @TheHistoryThingsPodcast (Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube) and to leave us a 5star rating and review on your favorite podcast app! All questions, comments, and compliments can be sent to HistoryThingsPodcast@gmail.com
Summary Seth Abramovitch (Twitter; LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the British war-hero who spied on behalf of the Japanese during Hollywood's Golden Age. This is a story-and-a-half, by jingo! What You'll Learn Intelligence How a British war-hero became a spy for the other side Japanese espionage in Tinseltown How the story involves Boris Karloff, Charlie Chaplin and Yoko Ono's father The spy ring's activities before and after Pearl Harbor Reflections Playing the game for yourself vs. for a country or a cause Hubris & Nemesis And much, much more… Episode Notes Squadron Leader Frederick Rutland, AM, DSC and Bar, was the first person to fly a seaplane from a ship in history. He was also the first man to spot the German fleet from his seaplane, thereby precipitating the largest naval battle of the First World War, the Battle of Jutland. After leaving the military because of indiscretions with a fellow officer's wife, Rutland tries to live an ordinary vanilla life, but still craves his action-packed days of old…ultimately, he is approached by the Japanese to teach aviation and to spy on their behalf, which leads him to relocate to LA during the Golden Age of Hollywood. To discuss this doozy of a story, I am joined by Seth Abramovitch from the Hollywood Reporter – i.e., the definitive interpretive voice of the entertainment industry – where he has worked for ten years. And… There are some incredible Hollywood movies from the interwar period, capturing some of the tension and suspicion of the era, as well as the faint drumbeat of approaching war. Hitchcock alone had, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936), and Foreign Correspondent (1940). Major stars of the era such as Marlene Dietrich, Great Garbo, and Madelaine Carroll helped solidify the spy genre with movies such as Dishonored (1931), Mata Hari (1931), and I Was a Spy (1933). Don't forget Fritz Lang's Spione (1928), which has been called a, “marvel of narrative economy in montage.” Quote of the Week "At the very bottom of the list, it would be any kind of allegiance to any flag, because he's quick to offer to turn on Japan when push comes to shove at the very end of the whole story. I don't think he was doing it for any kind of nationalism or political, viewpoint. I think if anything he was apolitical." – Seth Abramovitch. Resources Headline Resources “Beverly Hills Spy: How a WWII Era James Bond Betrayed the Allies,” Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter (2022) Andrew's Recommendation Reel vs. Real CIA – The Americans, Argo, Black Panther, and the Good Shepherd *SpyCasts* “Russia Upside Down” – with Creator of The Americans Joe Weisberg (2022) “The Courier” – the Director's Take with Dominic Cooke (2021) “Hollywood Spies” – with Jonna Mendez (2020) “U.S. Naval Intelligence in WWII” – with Rear Admiral Donald Mac Showers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginner Resources Spy for Japan, T. Bradbeer, Historynet (2022) [webpage] The Pacific War, WELT (2021) [video] FBI Raid Japanese Spy Network in LA, Smithsonian Channel (2019) [video] Books Intelligence & the War Against Japan, R. Aldrich (CUP, 2000) The Emperor's Codes, M. Smith (Bantam, 2000) Articles “Agent Shinkawa Revisited,” R. Drabkin & B. Hart, IJIC, 35/1 (2022) The 1924 Law That Slammed the Door on Immigrants, Smithsonian Magazine (2020) Washington Naval Conference, 1921-22, State Dept. Historian, State (n.d.) Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5, State Dept. Historian, State (n.d.)
Join us for E47 all about Casimir Pulaski, the father of the US Calvary. Y'all excuse my awful attempt at a Polish accent in this episode. Follow us on Social Media just search for Lore of the South, on FB, Instagram, YouTube and TicToc. If you wanna get in touch you can email the show at loreofthesouth@gmail.com Also we have a brand new Patreon! I'll have special episodes added over there shortly. So click the link and check out the sorts of bonuses you can receive by subscribing. https://www.patreon.com/theloreofthesouth?fan_landing=truecitationsBachu, S. (2019, July 30). Revolutionary War facts even American history buffs don't know. explorethearchive.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022, from https://explorethearchive.com/revolutionary-war-facts Ehoward. (2016, August 3). Weaponry: Lancers. HistoryNet. Retrieved June 12, 2022, from https://www.historynet.com/weaponry-lancers/ Episode 1: The 1779 battle of Savannah. YouTube. (2020, October 9). Retrieved June 11, 2022, from https://youtu.be/KgIuZ2VQh0I Magazine, S. (2019, April 9). Was the Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski intersex? Smithsonian.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-revolutionary-war-hero-casimir-pulaski-intersex-180971907/ Mervosh, S. (2019, April 7). Casimir Pulaski, Polish hero of the Revolutionary War, was most likely intersex, researchers say. The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/science/casimir-pulaski-intersex.html Savannah under attack: Georgia stories. YouTube. (2019, November 18). Retrieved June 11, 2022, from https://youtu.be/yu5N1BJLrkY Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, May 15). Casimir Pulaski. Wikipedia. Retrieved June 5, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Pulaski
(note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little)At this CrimeCon live taping, Beth and Wendy talk about Queho, a Native American man from the Las Vegas area of Nevada. Queho has been credited with the deaths of 23 people in the early 20th century. He was declared Nevada's “Public Enemy No. 1,” and the state's first mass murderer. But was he really? First, we dive into the setting (05:55), the killers early life (16:37) and the timeline (20:16). Then, we get into "Where are they now?" (30:36) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (35:16).We close out the show with some How Not to Get Murdered tips and listener questions(40:21). This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams.Thanks for listening! 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We would love it if you gave us 5 stars!You can make a donation on the Cash Apphttps://cash.me/$fruitloopspodOr become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron pagehttps://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspodFootnotesHistorynet Staff. (06/12/2006). Queho: An Indian Outcast. Historynet. Retrieved 03/31/2022 from https://www.historynet.com/queho-an-indian-outcast/Weiser, Kathy. (November 2019). Queho – Renegade Indian Outlaw or Scapegoat?. Legends of America. Retrieved 03/31/2022 from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nv-queho/Las Vegas Review Journal. (02/07/1999). Queho. Retrieved 03/31/2022 from https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/queho/Robinson, T Jay DMD. (01/14/2021). Why Does My Child Have Two Rows of Teeth?Junior Smiles. Retrieved 04/22/2022 from https://kidsdentalsmile.com/child-two-rows-teeth/Wikipedia contributors. (03/13/2022). Queho. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04/26/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queho&oldid=1076948337Daily Independent. (12/05/1910). Government After Renegade Piute. Retrieved 04/26/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/620555192/Nevada State Journal. (01/31/1919). Poses Find Mutilated Bodies Two Mining Men. Retrieved 04/26/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/75041387/Forensic Genealogy. (09/19/2010). Answer to Quiz #273. Retrieved 04/27/2022 from http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/contest_273_results.htmlThe Sacramento Bee. (03/09/1911). Patterson Appears at Las Vegas and Denies He Is Dead. Retrieved 04/27/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/616679162Feller, Walter. (08/25/2017). The Renegade. Desert Gazette. Retrieved 04/27/2022 from https://desertgazette.com/blog/?p=2572HistoryAustin, Shelbi. (05/13/2022). 10 Things to Know About Nevada. US News & World Report. Retrieved 04/09/2022 from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-05-13/10-things-to-know-about-nevadaNational Park Service. (n.d.). The Great Basin. Retrieved 04/11/2022 from https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/the-great-basin.htmHistory.com Editors. (11/09/2009). Nevada. Retrieved 04/11/2022 from https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/nevadaZorn, R. J.;McNamee, Gregory Lewis. (06/24/2021). Nevada. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 04/11/2022 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Nevada-stateBell, Josh. (09/13/2019). A Brief History of Nevada's Indigenous Paiute Tribe. Culture Trip. Retrieved 04/24/2022 from https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/nevada/articles/a-brief-history-of-nevadas-indigenous-paiute-tribe/Snow Mountain Pow Wow. https://www.lvpaiutetribe.com/pow-wowManhattan Gold & Silver. (10/27/2021). What Was The Nevada Silver Rush, And Why Was It Special? Retrieved 04/24/2022 from https://www.mgsrefining.com/blog/2021/10/27/what-was-the-nevada-silver-rush-and-why-was-it-special/ushistory.org. (2022). The Mining Boom. Retrieved 04/24/2022 from https://www.ushistory.org/us/41a.aspLas Vegas Paiute Tribe. (n.d.). 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Welcome to the inadvertent Adventurers Episode! This week the sisters each chose men with very adventurous spirits for their stories. First, KT starts off with the tale of Captain William Kidd. Next, Laurel follows it up with the story of a bagpipe-playing, broadsword-wielding, longbow-shooting soldier in WWII named "Mad Jack" or "Fighting Jack" Churchill. *~*~*~*~*~*~ PLEASE HELP! Alec Avdakov, our friend and host of The Life and Times of Frederick the Great Podcast is donating half of his ad revenue from ALL of his episodes to the efforts in Ukraine. Episodes are only 20 minutes long! If donating is hard for you to do right now, this is an easy (and free!) way to help! If you'd like to donate directly, Alec is donating to the following organizations: Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, International Red Cross and International Orthodox Christian Charities *~*~*~*~ Mentioned in the Stories: March of the Cameron Men Will Ye No Come Back Again? *~*~*~*~ The Socials! Instagram -- @hightailinghistory Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or @HightailingHistory Twitter -- @HightailingPod *~*~*~*~ Source Materials: William Kidd-- “Captain Kidd's Treasure.” Legends of America, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-kiddstreasure/. “Pirate Captain Kidd's 'Treasure' Found in Madagascar.” BBC News, BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32621444.amp. “William Kidd.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 2 May 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd Jack Churchill-- Biographics. “'Mad Jack' Churchill: A Life Too Unbelievable for Fiction.” Biographics, 20 Aug. 2021, https://biographics.org/mad-jack-churchill-a-life-too-unbelievable-for-fiction/. Fratus, Matt. “'Mad Jack Churchill': The Officer Who Carried a Sword, Bagpipes, and a Longbow into Battle.” We Are The Mighty, We Are The Mighty, 20 Aug. 2021, https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/mad-jack-churchill/. “Jack Churchill.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Apr. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill#cite_note-deddingtonhistory70-1. Lyons, Chuck. “The Daring Exploits of 'Mad Jack' Churchill.” HistoryNet, 23 Oct. 2020, https://www.historynet.com/the-daring-exploits-of-mad-jack-churchill/. Serena, Katie. “World War II's Biggest Badass Killed a Nazi with a Longbow, among Other Awesome Feats.” Edited by John Kuroski, All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 26 Oct. 2021, https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-jack-churchill. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laurel-rockall/message
Welcome to the inadvertent Adventurers Episode! This week the sisters each chose men with very adventurous spirits for their stories. First, KT starts off with the tale of Captain William Kidd. Next, Laurel follows it up with the story of a bagpipe-playing, broadsword-wielding, longbow-shooting soldier in WWII named "Mad Jack" or "Fighting Jack" Churchill. *~*~*~*~*~*~ PLEASE HELP! Alec Avdakov, our friend and host of The Life and Times of Frederick the Great Podcast is donating half of his ad revenue from ALL of his episodes to the efforts in Ukraine. Episodes are only 20 minutes long! If donating is hard for you to do right now, this is an easy (and free!) way to help! If you'd like to donate directly, Alec is donating to the following organizations: Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, International Red Cross and International Orthodox Christian Charities *~*~*~*~ Mentioned in the Stories: March of the Cameron Men Will Ye No Come Back Again? *~*~*~*~ The Socials! Instagram -- @hightailinghistory Facebook -- Hightailing Through History or @HightailingHistory Twitter -- @HightailingPod *~*~*~*~ Source Materials: William Kidd-- “Captain Kidd's Treasure.” Legends of America, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-kiddstreasure/. “Pirate Captain Kidd's 'Treasure' Found in Madagascar.” BBC News, BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32621444.amp. “William Kidd.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 2 May 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd Jack Churchill-- Biographics. “'Mad Jack' Churchill: A Life Too Unbelievable for Fiction.” Biographics, 20 Aug. 2021, https://biographics.org/mad-jack-churchill-a-life-too-unbelievable-for-fiction/. Fratus, Matt. “'Mad Jack Churchill': The Officer Who Carried a Sword, Bagpipes, and a Longbow into Battle.” We Are The Mighty, We Are The Mighty, 20 Aug. 2021, https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/mad-jack-churchill/. “Jack Churchill.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Apr. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill#cite_note-deddingtonhistory70-1. Lyons, Chuck. “The Daring Exploits of 'Mad Jack' Churchill.” HistoryNet, 23 Oct. 2020, https://www.historynet.com/the-daring-exploits-of-mad-jack-churchill/. Serena, Katie. “World War II's Biggest Badass Killed a Nazi with a Longbow, among Other Awesome Feats.” Edited by John Kuroski, All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 26 Oct. 2021, https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-jack-churchill. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laurel-rockall/message
The recently signed infrastructure law continues the United States' over-reliance on the most dangerous way to travel: driving a vehicle. Did Congress make sufficient safety improvements to decrease the dangers posed by driving in the United States? This episode will examine all vehicle-related safety provisions to help you weigh your own transportation options. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the Show Notes on our Website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd251-bif-driving-dangers-sustained/ Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD246: BIF: Appalachian Chemical Storage CD247: BIF: The Growth of US Railroads CD240: BIF: The Infrastructure BILL CD021: Trailblazer vs. ThinThread Why You Should Be Afraid of Cars “Number of worldwide air traffic fatalities from 2006 to 2021.” Apr 12, 2022. Statista. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Mar 2022. “Overview of Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2020.” U.S. Department of Transportation. “Number of deaths / injuries directly linked to boating accidents in the U.S. from 2002 to 2020.” Jun 2021. Statista. Injury Facts. “Railroad Deaths and Injuries.” National Safety Council. Jon Ziomek. Sept 28, 2020. “Disaster on Tenerife: History's Worst Airline Accident.” Historynet. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Distracted Driving.” U.S. Department of Transportation. Problems the Law Does (and Does Not) Address Jake Blumgart. Nov 15, 2021. “The Infrastructure Bill May Not Be So Historic After All.” Governing. Self Driving Cars Neal E. Boudette. May 3, 2022. “Paying customers could hail driverless taxis in San Francisco later this year.” San Francisco Examiner. Natasha Yee. Apr 1, 2022. “Waymo Bringing Driverless Vehicles to Downtown Phoenix ... Soon.” Phoenix New Times. “24 Self-Driving Car Statistics & Facts.” Feb 20, 2022. Carsurance. Neal E. Boudette. Jul 5, 2021. “Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills.” The New York Times. Clifford Law Offices PC. May 5, 2021. “The Dangers of Driverless Cars.” The National Law Review. Katie Shepherd and Faiz Siddiqui. Apr. 19, 2021. “A driverless Tesla crashed and burned for four hours, police said, killing two passengers in Texas.” The Washington Post. Riley Beggin. Jan 15, 2021. “Self-Driving Vehicles Allowed to Skip Some Crash Safety Rules.” Government Technology. 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National 911 Program. December 2016. “2016 National 911 Progress Report.” U.S. Department of Transportation. CD021: Trailblazer vs. ThinThread Followup “Michael Hayden, Principal, Strategic Advisory Services.” The Chertoff Group. “Board of Directors.” Atlantic Council. Tim Shorrock. Apr 15 2013. “Obama's Crackdown on Whistleblowers.” The Nation. The Law H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Senate Version Law Outline DIVISION A: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TITLE I - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A - Authorizations and Programs Sec. 11101: Authorization of Appropriations Authorizes appropriations for Federal-Aid for highways at between $52 billion and $56 billion per year through fiscal year 2026 (over $273 billion total). Authorizes $300 million for "charging and fueling infrastructure grants" for 2022, which increases by $100 million per year (maxing out at $700 million in 2026) Authorizes between $25 million and $30 million per year for "community resilience and evacuation route grants" on top of equal amounts for "at risk coastal infrastructure grants" Authorizes a total of $6.53 billion (from two funds) for the bridge investment program Sec. 11102: Obligation Ceiling Caps the annual total funding from all laws (with many exceptions) that can be spent on Federal highway programs. Total through 2026: $300.3 billion Sec. 11111: Highway Safety Improvement Program Adds protected bike lanes to the list of projects allowed to be funded by the highway safety improvement project Adds "vulnerable road users" (non-motorists) to the list of people who must be protected by highway safety improvement projects If 15% or more of a state's annual crash fatalities are made up of non-motorists, that state will be required to spend at least 15% of its highway safety improvement project money on projects designed to improve safety for non-motorists. Each state, by the end of 2023, will have to complete a vulnerable road user safety assessment that includes specific information about each non-motorist fatality and serious injury in the last five years, identifies high-risk locations, and identifies possible projects and strategies for improving safety for non-motorists in those locations. Sec. 11119: Safe Routes to School Creates a new program to improve the ability of children to walk and ride their bikes to school by funding projects including sidewalk improvements, speed reduction improvements, crosswalk improvements, bike parking, and traffic diversions away from schools. Up to 30% of the money can be used for public awareness campaigns, media relations, education, and staffing. No additional funding is provided. It will be funded with existing funds for "administrative expenses". Each state will get a minimum of $1 million. Non-profit organizations are eligible, along with local governments, to receive and spend the funding. Non-profits are the only entities eligible to receive money for educational programs about safe routes to school. Sec. 11130: Public Transportation Allows the Transportation Secretary to allocate funds for dedicated bus lanes Sec. 11133: Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways Adds "shared micromobility" projects (like bike shares) to the list of projects that can be funded as a highway project Electric bike-share bikes must stop assisting the rider at a maximum of 28 mph to be classified as an "electric bicycle" Subtitle B - Planning and Performance Sec. 11206: Increasing Safe and Accessible Transportation Options. Requires each state, in return for funding, to carry out 1 or more project to increase accessible for multiple travel modes. The projects can be... The enactment of "complete streets standards" (which ensure the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the transportation system) Connections of bikeways, pedestrian walkways, and public transportation to community centers and neighborhoods Increasing public transportation ridership Improving safety of bike riders and pedestrians Intercity passenger rail There's a way for State's to get this requirement waived if they already have Complete Streets standards in place Subtitle D - Climate Change Sec. 11404: Congestion Relief Program Creates a grant program, funded at a minimum of $10 million per grant, for projects aimed at reducing highway congestion. Eligible projects include congestion management systems, fees for entering cities, deployment of toll lanes, parking fees, and congestion pricing, operating commuter buses and vans, and carpool encouragement programs. Buses, transit, and paratransit vehicles "shall" be allowed to use toll lanes "at a discount rate or without charge" Subtitle E - Miscellaneous Sec. 11502: Stopping Threats on Pedestrians By the end of 2022, the Secretary of Transportation needs to create a competitive grant pilot program to fund "bollard installation projects", which are projects that raise concrete or metal posts on a sidewalk next to a road that are designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle. The grants will pay for 100% of the project costs Appropriates only $5 million per year through 2026 Sec. 11504: Study of Impacts on Roads from Self-driving Vehicles By early 2023, the Transportation Department has to conduct a study on the existing and future effects of self-driving cars on infrastructure, mobility, the environment, and safety. Sec. 11529: Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Creates a grant program authorized for $1 billion total that will fund walking and biking infrastructure projects that each cost $15 million or more and connect communities to each other, including communities in different states, and to connect to public transportation. The Federal government will pay for 80% of the project costs, except in communities with a poverty rate over 40% (the Federal government will pay 100% of the project costs in impoverished communities). TITLE III - MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY Sec. 23010: Automatic Emergency Braking: Automatic Emergency Braking A Federal regulation will be created by November 2023 which will require new commercial vehicles to be equipped with automatic braking systems and there will be performance standards for those braking systems. Sec. 23022: Apprenticeship Pilot Program Creates a three year pilot program, capped at 3,000 participants at a time, for people under 21 to be trained by people over the age of 26 to become commercial truck drivers. Drivers under the age of 21 are not allowed to transport any passengers or hazardous cargo Sec. 23023: Limousine Compliance With Federal Safety Standards A Federal regulation will be created by November 2023 requiring that limousines have a seat belts at every seating position, including side facing seats. TITLE IV - HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY Subtitle A - Highway Traffic Safety Sec. 24102: Highway Safety Programs Prohibit the Federal Government from withholding highway safety money to the states that refuse to require helmets for motorcycle drivers or passengers who are over the age of 18. Sec. 24103: Highway Safety Research and Development Creates a grant program (by November 2023) that will fund states that want to create a process for notifying vehicle owners about any open recalls on their cars when they register their cars with the DMV. The state receiving the money is only required to provide the notifications for two years and participation in general is voluntary. Creates financial incentives for states to create laws that prohibit drivers from holding "a personal wireless communications device" while driving, has fines for breaking that law, and has no exemptions for texting when stopped in traffic. There are exceptions for using a cell phone for navigation in a "hands-free manner" Creates financial incentives for states to create laws that require curriculum in driver's education courses to include information about law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the rights and responsibilities of the drivers when being stopped. The states would also have to have training programs for the officers for implementing the procedures that would be explained to drivers. Sec. 24113: Implementation of GAO Recommendations Requires the Secretary of Transportation to implement all of the national-level recommendations outlined in a 2018 GAO report by the end of November 2022. Subtitle B - Vehicle Safety Sec. 24201: Authorization of Appropriations Authorizes a little over $1 billion total for vehicle safety programs from 2022 through 2026 Sec. 24205: Automatic Shutoff By November 2023, the Transportation Department will have to issue a regulation requiring fossil fuel powered vehicles with keyless ignitions to have an automatic shutoff system to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. The amount of time that must trigger the shut off will be determined by the regulators. If the regulation is issued on time, this would go into effect most likely on September 1, 2024. Sec. 24208: Crash Avoidance Technology The Secretary of Transportation must issue a regulation establishing minimum standards for crash avoidance technology that must be included in all vehicles sold in the United States starting on a date that will be chosen by the Secretary of Transportation. The technology must alert the driver of an imminent crash and apply the breaks automatically if the driver doesn't do so. The technology must include a land departure system that warns the driver that they are not in their lane and correct the course of travel if the driver doesn't do so. Sec. 24215: Emergency Medical Services and 9-1-1 Repeals the part of the law that required the Transportation Department to publish criteria that established timelines and performance requirements for anyone who got a grant to implement the Next Generation 9-1-1 project. Sec. 24220: Advanced Impaired Driving Technology By November 2024, the Secretary of Transportation will have to finish a regulation that requires passenger motor vehicles to be standard equipped with "advanced and impaired driving prevention technology" The technology must be able to monitor the performance of a driver and/or their blood alcohol level and be able to prevent or limit the car's operation if impairment is detected or if the blood alcohol is above the legal limit. This will apply to new cars sold after November 2030 at the latest. Sec. 24222: Child Safety By November 2023, the Secretary of Transportation must finish a regulation requiring all new passenger vehicles to have a system alerting the driver visually and audibly to check the back seat when the car is turned off. Says it will be activated "when the vehicle motor is deactivated by the operator" Hearings The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit February 2, 2022 Overview: The purpose of this hearing is for Members of the Subcommittee to explore the impact of automated vehicle deployment, including automated trucks and buses, on mobility, infrastructure, safety, workforce, and other economic and societal implications or benefits. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)
By Yareli Aguilar. British Literature is a critical aspect that is very important to the human being and its surroundings. Not only is it a topic or even a book you can read, but it is a therapeutic experience that has made an impact throughout the years. The reason why I chose the question of why British Literature is important is because British literature identifies women as an acceptance of men's oppression. I feel that women have more potential than just being under the skirt of any man. I decided to do research by not only analyzing stories that we have read in class, but a topic that is very important to me is Nursing. Although women have rights fortunately in today's time, women tend to be stereotyped as Nurses while men are stereotyped as men. The realization that the existence of stereotyping still exists even to this day is what is the reason why British Literature has a bigger picture to see. I discovered that British literature has not only saved lives, but it has also taught us how love and marriage have changed throughout history. In conclusion, British literature has more to it than just reading a book or even words, it is actually to learn and improve so that history does not repeat in the society we live in today. Bibliography Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, (2022, April 12). Make your day. TikTok. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022 Reviewing the literature - evidence-based nursing. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022 Suicide, suicide attempts, and Suicidal Ideation. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022 Fletcher, Z. B. (2020, May 12). Florence Nightingale: Crimean War heroine. HistoryNet. Retrieved April 19, 2022
In the spring of 1874, a plague of locusts descended on the American Midwest in a swarm so vast it blocked the sky for miles before it settled down and beginning to eat...everything. Farmers and homesteaders fought back with blankets, coal tar, and fire, with exactly zero success. By the first frost that autumn, an estimated 120 billion Rocky Mountain Locusts had destroyed hundreds of thousands of square miles of farmland. On this episode, we're talking grasshoppers vs. locusts, high-protein snacks, an anti-locust fungus, disaster relief, and some pretty incredible hopping muscles. Sources for this episode include: "Grasshopper Plague of 1874", by staff writer, Kansas Historical Society, 2016 "1874: The Year of the Locust", by C. Lyons for Historynet, 2012 "The Death of the Super Hopper", by J. Lockwood for High Country News, 2003 "Report of the United States Entomological Commission", F. V. Hayden et all, 1878
Die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ist eine Zeit der großen Veränderungen. Wissenschaft und Forschung lassen zuvor Unmögliches plötzlich in greifbare Nähe rücken und die Menschen sind fasziniert von Fortschritt und Technik. In dieser Zeit stellt sich die Frage, ob der Tod wirklich eine unüberbrückbare Grenze ist. 1862 scheint ein findiger Fotograf hierfür die Antwort liefern zu können. Schwarz auf weiß und für alle sichtbar, scheinen sich die Toten auf William Mumlers Fotographien zu zeigen. Reist mit Katharina und Nina in dieser Folge von „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“ in eine Zeit, in der alles möglich scheint und ergründet, warum nicht einmal eine Anklage wegen Betruges die Gläubigen von William Mumlers Schuld überzeugen kann. **// Kapitel //** - 05:19 – William Mumler und der Geist seiner Cousine - 11:25 – Eine Geschichte der Distanzüberwindung - 19:20 – Ein innovatives Erfolgsrezept - 36:51 – Kleinere Schwierigkeiten… - 39:26 – Ein Neuanfang in New York - 42:58 – Die Polizei tritt auf den Plan - 45:47 – Spiritismus vor Gericht - 51:34 – Williams Leben nach dem Verfahren und die Entstehung seines berühmtesten Fotos - 54:00 – Besprechung des Falles - 1:03:27 – Podcast Empfehlung **// Quellen & Shownotes //** - Manseau, P.; The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captrured Lincoln's Ghost; Boston, New York 2017 - Kaplan, L.; The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer; Minneapolis 2008 - Smithonian Magazin; Meet Mr. Mumler, the Man Who „Captured“ Lincoln's Ghost on Camera; Artikel vom 10. Oktober 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-mr-mumler-man-who-captured-lincolns-ghost-camera-180965090/ - History.com; When A 19th-Century ‚Spirit Photographer‘ Claimed to Capture Ghosts Through His Camera; Artikel vom 28. Oktober 2019, https://www.history.com/news/spirit-photography-civil-war-william-mumler - Historynet; The Ghost and Mr. Mumler; https://www.historynet.com/the-ghost-and-mr-mumler.htm - The New Yorker; The Photographer who claimed to capture Abraham Lincoln's Ghost; Artikel vom 27. Oktober 2017, https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/photographer-who-claimed-to-capture-abraham-lincoln-ghost - The American Museum of Photography; The Mumler Mystery, https://www.photographymuseum.com/mumler.html - Weird Historian; William Mumler and the Great Spirit Photography Craze of the 1860s; https://www.weirdhistorian.com/mumler/ - CBC Radio; How did early photographers remember the dead? They took photos with ghosts; Beitrag vom 22. Dezember 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/377-notification-fatigue-seasonal-ghost-stories-and-more-1.4450632/how-did-early-photographers-remember-the-dead-they-took-photos-with-ghosts-1.4450642 - The Dark Histories Podcast; PHOTOGRAPHY, SPIRITUALISM & THE WORLD OF WILLIAM MUMLER, https://www.darkhistories.com/photography-spiritualism-the-world-of-william-mumler/ **//Podcast-Tipp//** Terra X Geschichte – Der Podcast, https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/alle-folgen-terra-x-geschichte-der-podcast-100.html **// Folgt uns auf Instagram //** https://www.instagram.com/frueher.war.mehr.verbrechen/?hl=de **// Karte mit allen „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“-Tatorten //** https://bit.ly/2FFyWF6 **// Mail //:** mailto:frueherwarmehrverbrechen@outlook.de **// Kaffeekasse //:** https://ko-fi.com/fwmvpodcast GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de **// Musik und Soundeffekte//:** - ES_Footsteps Gravel 11 - SFX Producer - ES_Bell Store Door 1 - SFX Producer - ES_The Old Rugged Cross - JOYSPRING
With a particular emphasis on World War I, Strider explores the roles that women play during wartime through history. Strangely there seemed to be a de-evolution that lead to many women dawning disguises to serve their countries. Was there a big shift in perception after World War I that enabled to women to fight and aide war efforts more openly? farmersassysauce.com enter code DANK at checkout for 50% off your first order! Sources: Historytoday.com, Spartacus-educational.com, Theworldwar.org, Bl.uk ‘Changing Lives: Gender Roles and Expectations During and After World War One' by Susan Grayzel 2014, Historynet.com ‘Western art of the last 500 years illustrates the diverse roles women have played in times of conflict.' by Peter Harrington 2009, Parkwestgallery.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
They were the biggest names in spiritualism and they were also frauds. We share the sad history of The Fox Sisters on this episode of Unpleasant Dreams. -- Cassandra Harold is your host. EM Hilker is our principal writer and researcher with additional writing by Cassandra Harold. Jim Harold is our Executive Producer. Unpleasant Dreams is a production of Jim Harold Media. Sources & Further Reading: Abbot, Karen. “The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism.” Smithsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/ Retrieved 14 November 2020. Buzzfeed Unsolved. “The Spiritual World of the Fox Sisters.” Youtube. 2 October 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPPgwh4yk2Q Lyttelton, George. Dialogues of the Dead. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17667/17667-h/17667-h.htm Retrieved 14 November 2020. Nickell, Joe. “A Skeleton's Tale” Skeptical Inquirer vol 32, no 4. https://skepticalinquirer.org/2008/07/a-skeletons-tale-the-origins-of-modern-spiritualism/ Retrieved 15 November 2020. O'Connell, Rebecca. “The Rise and Fall of Five Claimed Mediums.” MentalFloss. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/69973/rise-and-fall-5-claimed-mediums Retrieved 14 November 2020. Stuart, Nancy Rubin. “The Fox Sisters: Spiritualism's Unlikely Founders.” Historynet. https://www.historynet.com/the-fox-sisters-spiritualisms-unlikely-founders.htm Retrieved 14 November 2020. Wehrstein, KM and McLuhan, R. “Fox Sisters.” Psi Encyclopedia. https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/fox-sisters Retrieved 14 November 2020. You can find EM Hilker's full article that this podcast was based upon HERE and a transcript of the podcast version below: PODCAST TRANSCRIPT The Fox Sisters The spiritualism movement of the early-to-mid 1800s captured the hearts and minds of a great many people. Spiritualism was the belief that the spirits of the dead are not only able to communicate with us, but are eager to share their wisdom with the living world. Spiritualism flourished at a time when Mesmerism was a growing interest on the heels of The Second Great Awakening. This was a fifty year period of religious revivalism, and a curious populace were seeking answers amid the confusion of the day. The Spiritualism movement has given us modern-style seances and stage mediumship; it's what popularized commercial fortune telling. The term “seance” itself (introduced into the language sometime between 1795 and 1805) merely means a “sitting”, though the spiritual concept is older. George, First Baron Lyttleton, famously featured discussion with the deceased in his 1760's work of fiction, Dialogues of the Dead. Seances have been divided into four categories: religious, stage mediumship, leader-assisted, and informal social seances. Although, all of the proceedings are considered a part of the spiritualism movement. The Fox sisters are credited with launching the movement, but its origins stretch back further than that. Emmanuel Swedenborg, who lived more than a century earlier, experienced a divine revelation in which he learned that communication with the spirit world and with God is possible through a certain mental state. He felt that the body was simply a vessel for the soul, and that Hell and Heaven will attempt to influence mortals to do good or evil, though the mortal in question is free to choose their path as they wish. According to Swedenborg's beliefs, the path to Heaven or Hell is forged by your actions in life. These ideas would eventually lead to the formation of the New Church and the Swedenborgian Church in North America. The other oft-credited influence on the spiritualism movement is Franz Mesmer, the founder of “animal magnetism” or mesmerism (more commonly known as hypnotism in the modern day). The original concept went far beyond simply putting someone into a trance –Mesmer believed animal magnetism could hold the cure for powerful healing; the trancework was only a small part of his theories. The concept of going into a trance, however, would be a tremendous influence in coming years for the spiritualism movement. The women known as “the Fox Sisters” are three of the seven Fox children: the youngest two were the core of the Fox Sisters: youngest daughter Catherine “Kate” Fox and her slightly older sister Margaretta (“Maggie”). When everything began, Kate and Maggie were in their early teens and their eldest sister, Leah, was an adult in her own home. Leah would eventually ‘manage' the girls, though not tour with them, and was really only a part of the action for a handful of years. The girls would later say that they began this whole thing as a prank played on their credulous mother. That is certainly consistent with the evidence we have of the early days of mysterious rappings and knockings. In early 1848, the Fox family began to hear mysterious sounds in their house in Hydesville, New York. The noises seemed to resemble footsteps or someone knocking. On March 31, 1848, Kate decided to try to “communicate” with it. They called the entity “Mr. Splitfoot,” and it frightened their mother terribly. Maggie took pity on her mother and tried to explain that it was meant as an April Fool's joke, but her mother would not believe it. The girls continued the “communication” in the home over weeks and months. Eventually, the family told their neighbours of these mysterious happenings, who told other people in turn, as neighbours do. It didn't take long before there was a hubbub surrounding the Fox household. In the following year, 1849, the girls were sent to Rochester, New York, to live with their siblings, to try to escape both the haunting and the attention of the curious. Despite this, the phenomenon followed them to their new homes. Leah supported their reputation as mediums, and introduced them to her friends, the Posts. Amy and Isaac Post were luminaries in the local mesmerism movement. They wanted to explore the girls' abilities and invited the Fox sisters to a small party in their home. The Posts planned to conduct a seance with the girls as part of the evening. The party and seance were successful, and it was here that the spirits conveniently mentioned that Leah also possessed the gift. The party was in fact such a success that the Posts rented a large room in Corinthian Hall and the Fox sisters showcased their abilities there. The girls began holding regular seances for pay in New York, which were incredibly popular. Among the people attracted by these seances: were journalist and newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant and abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth. Andrew Jackson Davis, known as the “Poughkeepsie Seer”, was impressed by the girls' abilities and lent them his support, and therefore credibility, as they became more and more well-known. With this traction, Maggie and Kate embarked on a tour of these shows in the area, while Leah stayed behind and worked as a medium in her own right. In 1851, Fox family member Mrs. Norman Culver confessed to being aware of the fraud, which was disclosed to her by Kate. This impacted their popularity very little, though critics began to guess at various ways that these girls could be perpetrating a hoax. Mrs. Culver alleged, and several critics correctly guessed, that the raps were produced by the girls “cracking” joints in their feet and knees. The spiritualism movement was entirely unaffected by the criticism of the Fox sisters, and both they and spiritualism continued to become more and more popular. The following year after Ms. Culver's confession, 17 year old Maggie met skeptic and Arctic explorer Elisha Kane (a-lai-sha). Kane fell deeply in love with Maggie despite his beliefs that she was a fraud. Under his influence, she began to drift away from the spiritualist movement. Tragically Kane died in 1857, just shortly after a small informal wedding ceremony. Though the two considered themselves married, they allegedly lacked an actual marriage certificate. The actual legal status of Elisha and Maggie's marriage was unclear, the confusion around which resulted in Maggie being ousted from the will by Kane's family members. Perhaps related to Maggie's exclusion from the will, later that same year, the youngest two Fox sisters made an attempt at a prize offered by the Boston Courier to anyone who could prove the legitimacy of mediumship. The reward equaled $500 (roughly $14,150 in modern day American currency). On the whole, aside from this attempt, Maggie continued to reject spiritualism as she fell further and further into poverty. Kate continued on alone with her mediumship during this period, and in 1871 moved to England to pursue spiritualist opportunities there. The following year, she married fellow spiritualist HD Jencken. They had two sons, and a seemingly happy life until Jencken died in 1881. Each grieving deeply, both Maggie and Kate had begun to self-medicate with alcohol. By 1888, both women had become alcoholics. Leah, continuing to operate as a medium herself, grew concerned with Kate's alcoholism and her ability to care for her two sons. Word of this spread, and Kate's two sons were briefly taken from her, though restored to her care after intercession by Maggie. Maggie was already out of the spiritualism movement and had been for some time, and Kate was livid that her abilities as a mother had been questioned. Thus, on the 21st of October in 1888, perhaps partially in revenge against Leah, perhaps partially out of financial desperation, Kate and Maggie came forward. The two were paid $1500 (roughly 41,000 USD today) by a reporter to confess their crime at the New York Academy of Music in front of 2,000 people. They also made a number of anti-spiritualist statements during this period, with Kate calling it “one of the greatest curses that the world has ever known.” In November of the following year, Maggie recanted her confession. This was due to her own financial needs as a result of having drunk away her confession fee, and growing pressure from other spiritualists. Maggie attempted to practice spiritualism once again for whatever meagre work she could get, but her reputation both as a spiritualist and as a skeptic was ruined in one fell swoop. She would spend her few remaining years in poverty, as would Kate. Leah predeceased Maggie and Kate, having died in 1890, not on speaking terms with either sister. The youngest two Fox sisters died within a year of one another in Brooklyn, New York (Maggie on the 8th of March in 1893 and Kate on the 3rd of July in 1892). The Fox Sisters left us very little writing. Maggie did not publish her own work, but she did publish the love letters written to her by her husband, entitled The Love Life of Dr. Kane, giving us a small window into their lives. Leah published a book called The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism, in which she outlined her career as a medium. Spiritualism continued on after the passing of the Fox sisters, and continues to this day. People still hold seances very similar to the Fox sisters', and people continue to occasionally hear rappings they attribute to the spirit world (correctly or otherwise). One only needs to look at virtually any television listing to find an assortment of ghost-hunting shows; and one can find a psychic willing to give you a reading in virtually any modern-day town. Bookshelves in your local bookstore are filled with books on finding your own psychic gifts, and many famous names have been associated with spiritualism: Arthur Conan Doyle, The Bangs sisters, Mina Crandon, Leonora Piper, and Harry Houdini (the latter admittedly as an enemy of spiritualism). As an odd sort of afternote, to the excitement of those who still believed in the legitimacy of the sisters, in 1904 it was said that a “body” had been discovered in the house that the girls had lived in, where they had claimed to be in contact with the spirit of a murdered peddler. No record has ever been found of the peddler they'd described, and the bones, of which there were only a few, turned out upon examination to be animal bones.
How can grasshoppers save the world? By doing what they do best: eating. But too many grasshoppers might end us all so keep that in mind the next time you turn your nose up at entomophagy. Thanks for listening to our weekly exploration of why grasslands are the best biome. We'll see you next time! Primary Sources: Be sure to check out photos and more at our site! Carolina Grasshopper poem. A Michigan Menagerie in Poems. YouTube. Zhong, Z. 2014. Positive interactions between large herbivores and grasshoppers, and their consequences for grassland plant diversity. Ecology. Chuck Lyons. 1874: The Year of the Locust. HistoryNet. Huis, A., Itterbeeck, J., et al. 2013. Edible insects: Future prospects for food and feed security. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. PDF. Contact Website Facebook Twitter info@grasslandgroupies.org
September 8, 1900 the day of the Great Storm. The worst natural disaster to ever hit the US and our third edition in our six part hurricane season specials. This episode comes with a trigger warning. This storm was a mass casualty event and some of the events that took place afterwards were equally horrific. I mention in the podcast about the Hymn "Queen of the Waves" it can be heard during the telling about the lost orphanage.video links https://youtu.be/lhFgF4L97zEhttps://youtu.be/8c_OeFacRQwCitations The 1900 Storm: Tragedy and Triumph. The 1900 Storm: Galveston, Texas. (2014). https://www.1900storm.com/storm/storm2.html. About RinkeshA true environmentalist by heart ❤️. Founded Conserve Energy Future with the sole motto of providing helpful information related to our rapidly depleting environment. Unless you strongly believe in Elon Musk‘s idea of making Mars as another h, Rinkesh, A., & A true environmentalist by heart ❤️. Founded Conserve Energy Future with the sole motto of providing helpful information related to our rapidly depleting environment. Unless you strongly believe in Elon Musk‘s idea of making Mars as another habitable plan. (2020, August 16). 50+ Breathtaking Facts About Hurricanes. Conserve Energy Future. https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-hurricane-facts.php. Burnett, J. (2017, November 30). The Tempest At Galveston: 'We Knew There Was A Storm Coming, But We Had No Idea'. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea. Larson, E., & Cline, I. M. (2000). Isaac's storm: a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history. Vintage Books. Roker, A. (2015, October). Blown away: GALVESTON Hurricane, 1900. HistoryNet. https://www.historynet.com/blown-away.htm. Roth, D. (2010, January 6). Texas Hurricane History. https://www.weather.gov/media/lch/events/txhurricanehistory.pdf. https://www.weather.gov/media/lch/events/txhurricanehistory.pdf. Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, July 29). Karankawa people. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karankawa_people. Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, June 19). 1900 Galveston hurricane. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane.
In 1962 a thin wire cord snaps aboard an ocean liner and whips across the deck bisecting the passengers and crew. Fast forward 40 years and Julianna Margulies goes in to...wait, hold on. That's just the plot to the movie Ghost Ship. This week we look into a WW2 era ghost BLIMP. Where did the crew go? Was foul play afoot? Were ALIENS involved?!?! We ask those questions and some that are even less relevant as we investigate the mystery of the Ghost Blimp this week. Plus, Andy and Art from Mr. Bunker's Conspiracy Time Podcast join in on the shenanigans, the fellas discuss the pros and cons of eating at a Ponderosa, and John finally earns that "shill check" he's been working on. All of that and more on the podcast that's never seen a blimp crash, but we watch a certain podcast do it on a weekly basis - Hysteria 51. Special thanks to this week's research sources: Books & Papers Blimp Info - https://www.blimpinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/The-Ghost-Blimp.pdf Videos USNI News Video: The U.S. Navy's Ghost Blimp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3_jZc3OhT0 L-8: Mystery of the "Ghost Blimp - https://youtu.be/dR7TyYOPmMg San Francisco's Mysterious Ghost Blimp of 1942 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md0x8rhK5jY Websites Unsolved Mysteries - https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crew_of_the_L-8 HistoryNet - https://www.historynet.com/mystery-of-the-ghost-blimp.htm Unsolved - https://unsolved.com/gallery/ghost-blimp/ L-Class Blimp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-class_blimp Jalopnik - https://jalopnik.com/reddit-lays-70-year-old-unsolved-blimp-mystery-to-rest-883224308 Atlas Obscura - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-1942-ghost-blimp-that-bewildered-a-california-town /r/todatIlearned - https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ivkbk/til_on_august_16_1942_a_military_blimp_left_san/cb8fzv5/ And make sure to follow Mr. Bunker's Conspiracy Time Podcast: Listen: https://link.chtbl.com/mrbunkerspod Website: https://www.mrbunkersconspiracytime.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbunkerpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrbunkerpod/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Author and journalist Michael Dolan joins Tim to tell the story of the American front porch. He’s the editor of American History magazine and the author of a book entitled, “The American Porch: An informal history of an informal place.” In this episode, he talks about how the front porch shaped life in America for well over 200 years. You could say that when it comes to our homes, the front porch was the original social media. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Front_Porch_auphonic.mp3 It’s probably something you may not think about much, even if you have one on your home and you walk across it a few times every day. The front porch. But did you ever wonder what your life would be like if you didn’t have one? Or, on the other hand, if you are one of millions of Americans who don’t have a front porch, did you ever wonder what your life would be like if you did have one? It’s not an understatement to say that in neighborhoods with front porches, the social dynamics between and among neighbors are different than they are in neighborhoods without them. And most certainly those same social dynamics are different today, than they were many years ago, when it was just assumed your home would have a front porch, and that would be the place you would spend your time between your private world and the public world. Michael Dolan is the editor of American History Magazine and the author of the book, “The American Porch.” Links The American Porch, by Michael Dolan (Amazon) American History Magazine, Historynet.com The Front Porch Campaign, American Heritage Magazine About this Episode’s Guest Michael Dolan Michael Dolan is a writer, editor, and musician. He lives in Washington, DC, his hometown. Besides editing American History magazine, he consults on book manuscripts and documentary television programs, most recently one about wildlife along the Canadian/American border. His articles have run in Smithsonian, The New Republic, The New Yorker, Outside, and The New York Times Magazine, among others. His 1987 Washington City Paper story about Judge Robert Bork’s video rentals caused a furor leading Congress to enact the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. Between 1983 and 1995, he and his wife renovated a 1920s-era bungalow in a DC neighborhood near the Potomac River. The final step of that process replaced a careworn front porch with one that he designed. The results of that project inspired his 2002 book, The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place. Dolan’s porch occasionally is the scene of rehearsals by his band, The Powerful House Ways & Means Committee.
Author and journalist Michael Dolan joins Tim to tell the story of the American front porch. He's the editor of American History magazine and the author of a book entitled, “The American Porch: An informal history of an informal place.” In this episode, he talks about how the front porch shaped life in America for well over 200 years. You could say that when it comes to our homes, the front porch was the original social media. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Front_Porch_auphonic.mp3 It's probably something you may not think about much, even if you have one on your home and you walk across it a few times every day. The front porch. But did you ever wonder what your life would be like if you didn't have one? Or, on the other hand, if you are one of millions of Americans who don't have a front porch, did you ever wonder what your life would be like if you did have one? It's not an understatement to say that in neighborhoods with front porches, the social dynamics between and among neighbors are different than they are in neighborhoods without them. And most certainly those same social dynamics are different today, than they were many years ago, when it was just assumed your home would have a front porch, and that would be the place you would spend your time between your private world and the public world. Michael Dolan is the editor of American History Magazine and the author of the book, “The American Porch.” Links The American Porch, by Michael Dolan (Amazon) American History Magazine, Historynet.com The Front Porch Campaign, American Heritage Magazine About this Episode's Guest Michael Dolan Michael Dolan is a writer, editor, and musician. He lives in Washington, DC, his hometown. Besides editing American History magazine, he consults on book manuscripts and documentary television programs, most recently one about wildlife along the Canadian/American border. His articles have run in Smithsonian, The New Republic, The New Yorker, Outside, and The New York Times Magazine, among others. His 1987 Washington City Paper story about Judge Robert Bork's video rentals caused a furor leading Congress to enact the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. Between 1983 and 1995, he and his wife renovated a 1920s-era bungalow in a DC neighborhood near the Potomac River. The final step of that process replaced a careworn front porch with one that he designed. The results of that project inspired his 2002 book, The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place. Dolan's porch occasionally is the scene of rehearsals by his band, The Powerful House Ways & Means Committee.
¡Deus Vult! Nos calzamos la cota de malla y nos vamos a recorrer la Primera Cruzada, pero desde su lado menos glamoroso. Vamos a hablar de la Cruzada de los Campesinos, un movimiento popular lleno de fervor instigado por un único hombre. Paralelo a la Primera Cruzada, fue muchísimo menos exitoso y terminó en desastre total. Imagen: de nuestro enorme y querido Caravantes. Fuentes / Textos - MCFALL, J. Arthur (1998) First Crusade: People’s Crusade. Historynet.com - PERDIOS, Stanley (2012) Peter the Hermit: straddling the boundaries of lordship, millennialism, and heresy. Iowa State University. Fuentes / Videos - EXTRA CREDITS (2015) Europe: the First Crusade. Youtube.com Fuentes / Sitios web - Wikipedia Música: El tema de la Tortulia es una versión de Caravan por El Gran Quelonio. El tema original es de Duke Ellington. El tema de la Pausa es una versión de Caravan por Oleg Zobachev. El tema original es de Duke Ellington. El tema de Rumbo a la Cancha es una versión de Espiral por Kanirasta. La versión original es de Dunne. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
We've got an appointment with the doctor - Dr. Moreau, that is! We're discussing the H.G. Wells novella The Island of Dr. Moreau, the 1932 adaptation Island of Lost Souls, and the disaster-plagued 1996 remake! Sources: The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (pub. 1896) "The Many Futuristic Predictions of H.G. Wells That Came True" by Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine "H.G. Wells: A Visionary Who Should Be Remembered for His Social Predictions Not Just His Scientific Ones" by Simon John James, The Independent "In the Name of Darwin" by Daniel Kevles, PBS "America's First Climate Debate" by Gordon S. Wood, HistoryNet Island of Lost Souls (1932) Film historian commentary with Gregory Mank, Criterion "A Conversation with John Landis, Rick Baker, and Bob Burns", Criterion featurette "David J. Skal Interview", Criterion featurette "Richard Stanley Interview", Criterion featurette "Island of Lost Souls: The Beast Flesh Creeping Back" by Christine Smallwood, Criterion "Charlie Gemora: Hollywood's Famous Gorilla Man" by Nick Thomas, The Spectrum "Island of Lost Souls" by Jeff Stafford, TCM Censoring Science in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood Cinema by David Kirby, et al. (pgs 235-236) "Charles Laughton in the 1932 Horror Classic, Island of Lost Souls" by Glenn Erickson, TCM The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley, documentary
Queen, warrior, mother, rebel, symbol of freedom - Lakshmi Bai did it all. Instagram: QandRpod Email: QueensandRebelspod@gmail.com Sources: - Toler, Pamela D. Women Warriors: an Unexpected History. Beacon Press, 2020. - Bridgeman/aci, et al. “India's Warrior Queen Didn't Back down from the British.” History Magazine, 6 Oct. 2020, www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2020/09-10/india-warrior-queen-lakshmi-bai-fought-british-rule/. - “The Sikhs in the Punjab.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/place/India/The-Sikhs-in-the-Punjab. - Staff, HistoryNet. “Who Is Manikarnika? The Real Story of Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi.” HistoryNet, HistoryNet, 14 Nov. 2019, www.historynet.com/who-is-marnikarnika-legendary-hindu-queen-lakshmi-bai.htm. - “Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi: the Heroic Queen Dubbed India's 'Joan of Arc'.” HistoryExtra, 26 Nov. 2020, www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/manikarnika-who-was-rani-lakshmibai-how-did-she-die-hero-queen-jhansi-lakshmi-bai-east-india-company-bollywood/.
Isabella of Castile now sits on her throne but it's precarious she's got a war on her hands to fight for it. And she's got a destiny to fill to become the greatest monarch the world has ever seen. Join me to talk about the end of her life. Support this podcast: https://t.co/rHVVdHBtuf Works Cited Colonial and Aztec Codices, www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/mexcodex/aztec.htm. The Burning of Maya Books, www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/spanish-invasion/burning-maya-books. Ao, et al. “Isabella I of Castile: The Queen That Sponsored Columbus.” History Things, 23 Nov. 2016, historythings.com/queen-isabella-castile-queen-sponsored-columbus/#:~:text=Queen Isabella is perhaps most,sail on August 3, 1492. “Death of Isabella I of Castile.” History Today, www.historytoday.com/archive/death-isabella-i-castile. “Expulsion of Jews from Spain.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 July 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Jews_from_Spain. “The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Advanced Placement United States History Study Guide.” Columbus Reports on His First Voyage, 1493 | AP US History Study Guide from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 22 Feb. 2012, ap.gilderlehrman.org/resource/columbus-reports-his-first-voyage-1493. “Granada City - What Happened to the Moors of Granada?” Andalucia.com, 14 July 2014, www.andalucia.com/history/granada/moors.htm. “Granada: Last Stand of the Moors: Butterfield & Robinson.” The Slow Road Luxury Travel Blog, 12 Feb. 2018, www.butterfield.com/blog/2017/06/26/granada-last-stand-moors/. Highfield, J.R.L. “Isabella I.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 18 Apr. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Isabella-I-queen-of-Spain. “Isabella I of Castile.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 July 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_I_of_Castile. “Isabella of Castile: a Brief Guide to the Medieval Queen.” HistoryExtra, 22 Apr. 2020, www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/isabella-castile-who-guide-ferdinand-aragon-spain-unification/. Lee, Alicia. “Why Christopher Columbus Wasn't the Hero We Learned about in School.” CNN, Cable News Network, 12 June 2020, www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/us/christopher-columbus-slavery-disease-trnd/index.html. “Queen Isabella.” HistoryNet, www.historynet.com/queen-isabella. Ryan, Edward A. “Spanish Inquisition.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2 July 2020, www.britannica.com/topic/Spanish-Inquisition. “The War of Castillian Succession.” Queen Isabella: LEADER OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION AND DOMINATION, 76067467.weebly.com/the-war-of-castillian-succession.html. “War of the Castilian Succession Part II.” Spanish Wars, www.spanishwars.net/15th-century-war-of-the-castilian-succession-part-II.html. Watson, Fiona Flores. “History - The Jews in Spain.” Andalucia.com, 20 Feb. 2014, www.andalucia.com/history/jews.htm. I also listened to queens podcasts episodes on isabella: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/queens-podcast/id1212155999?i=1000419104658 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/queens-podcast/id1212155999?i=10004168459
The Vietnamese Boat People were a series of refugees that fled Communist Vietnam in a mass exodus occurring in 1954, and again from 1975-1992. In 1954, the Northern Vietnamese fled to Southern Vietnam to escape the corrupt and violent Viet Minh regime. Under the Viet Minh, anyone deemed an enemy was prosecuted under the full extent of the law: this included Catholics, intellectuals, landowners, and generally anyone that disobeyed the regime. References 1. Vo, Nghia M. The Vietnamese Boat People, 1954 and 1975-1992. McFarland & Co., 2006. 2. Caplan, Nathan S., et al. Children of the Boat People: a Study of Educational Success. University of Michigan Press, 1991. 3. “Vietnam War.” HistoryNet, www.historynet.com/vietnam-war. 4. “Resources.” PROJECT YELLOW DRESS, www.projectyellowdress.com/resources. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pacific-atrocities-education/support
This week, we talk about Cullen Baker, a man who rarely met a problem he couldn't solve by shooting it. We'll discuss his various horrifying exploits through the Civil War and beyond, his tendency to marry Marthas, and the most Mark Twain day of your life. Plus, old timey real dolls, Shakespearean insults, and a country fair that defies basic human decency by celebrating a terrible, terrible racist. Don't forget about our Patreon, where you can get OTC business cards, access to bonus Old Tiny Crimeys, and exclusive early access to new full eps! You'll be our heroes if you give us a 5-star review! You can also follow us here on Podbean, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. While you're at it, hit us up on our FB group, Twitter, Reddit, or Insta to talk Old Timey Crime. And remember, don't be a standard issue douchebag who turns into a horrible human being. ________ Sources: Kathy Weiser-Alexander . “Cullen Montgomery Baker: A Very Bad Man.” Legends of America. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/cullen-montgomery-baker/ Bill O’Neal. “Ex-Rebel Cullen Baker Was a Post-War Murdering Madman.” HistoryNet. https://www.historynet.com/how-tennessee-born-killer-cullen-baker-hit-his-stride-after-the-civil-war.htm Boyd W. Johnson. “Cullen Montgomery Baker the Arkansas-Texas Desperado.” The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Wikipedia geneaology.com "Ten Deadly Texans" Daniel Anderson, Lawrence Yudon tomrizzo.com in2013dollars.com fairsandfestivals.net "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slave Narratives in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives Part 6 by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Project Administration for the State of Arkansas"
On the 7th of January 1979 – Pol Pot is overthrown, Bringing to an end the brutal regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge was trying to take Cambodia back to the Middle ages by forcing millions of people from the cities to work on communal farms in the countryside. References Galileo Galilei (Astronomer & Physicist) OnThisDay.com. (2019). Galileo Galilei (Astronomer & Physicist). [online] Available at: https://www.onthisday.com/people/galileo-galilei [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts Encyclopedia Britannica. (2019). Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hirohito [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. info@undiscoveredscotland.co.uk, info@undiscoveredscotland.co.uk, U. (2019). Undiscovered Scotland: On This Day in Scottish History: This Month. [online] Undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Available at: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/onthisday/index.html [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. Pol Pot was overthrown HISTORY. (2019). Pol Pot was overthrown. [online] Available at: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pol-pot-overthrown [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. Today in History: January 7 | HistoryNet HistoryNet. (2019). Today in History: January 7 | HistoryNet. [online] Available at: http://www.historynet.com/today-in-history/january-07 [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019].
If there's something strange in your seance room. Who you gonna call? No, not ghostbusters. Harry Houdini. Houdini, the great escape artist, made it his mission to unmask fake mediums, and his abilities were put to the ultimate test in a WWE-style showdown with America's most famous medium. Have any idea who that might be? You probably figured out who won then. Strange Country Ep. 44 is all about the witch of lime street, and features a symphony of sound effects by DJ. Jazzy Kelly. Or is it a spirit ringing your bell box?!? Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources: Conliffe, Ciaran. “Mina Crandon, Psychic Fraudster.” Headstuff, 6 Apr. 2015, www.headstuff.org/culture/history/mina-crandon-psychic-fraudster/. “Houdini's Greatest Trick: Debunking Medium Mina Crandon.” Mental Floss, 1 Nov. 2013, mentalfloss.com/article/53424/houdinis-greatest-trick-debunking-medium-mina-crandon. Jaher, David. The Witch of Lime Street: séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World. Broadway Books, 2016. “Mina Crandon & Harry Houdini: The Medium and The Magician.” HistoryNet, 24 Jan. 2018, www.historynet.com/mina-crandon-harry-houdini-the-medium-and-the-magician.htm. “Photographs from a Séance with Eva Carrière (1913).” The Public Domain Review, publicdomainreview.org/collections/photographs-from-a-seance-with-eva-carriere-1913/.
Kansas was bleeding way before the Bender family showed up, but they sure added their share to the body count. In Strange Country Episode 19, co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss this murderous family that ran and inn/slaughterhouse on the Osage Trail in the 1870s, and come up with a new idea for Martha Stewart. Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands Sources used....lots and lots...it makes me so tired: “Bender Knife.” Kansas Historical Society, www.kshs.org/kansapedia/bender-knife/10106. “Bleeding Kansas.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2952.html. “The Bloody Benders, America's First Serial Killers.” Mental Floss, 14 Nov. 2013, mentalfloss.com/article/53672/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killers. “The Bloody Benders--Serial Killers of Kansas.” Legends of America, www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/2/. Duke, Thomas. The Family That Murders Together: The Bender Family of Kansas - HistoricalCrimeDetective.Com, www.historicalcrimedetective.com/the-family-that-murders-together/. Thomas Duke wrote the short feature in 1910. Geary, Rick. The saga of the Bloody Benders: the infamous homicidal family of Labette County, Kansas. NBM Pub., 2007. Hallowell, Wayne. “Bloody Bender Family 1871-1873.” The Bloody Benders story, www.leatherockhotel.com/BloodyBenders.htm. History.com Staff. “Bleeding Kansas.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/bleeding-kansas. “John Brown.” HistoryNet, www.historynet.com/john-brown. Mann, Fred. “The Settlement of Kansas: Railroad Hype Drew Settlers.” The Wichita Eagle, 23 Jan. 2011, www.kansas.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-story-of-kansas/article1053043.html. Nash, Jay Robert. The great pictorial history of world crime. vol. 2, Scarecrow Press, 2004, books.google.com/books?id=aTghCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1045&lpg=PA1045&dq=frances mccann benders&source=bl&ots=BV-gzoSWja&sig=fIspceZHMbYSRbfowdhNB3kIBlA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwip0-KZg7fXAhXm3YMKHTGuAfkQ6AEIRTAI#v=onepage&q=frances%20mccann%20benders&f=false. O'Brien, Liam. “Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Bloody Benders: truth or fiction? » MobyLives.” Melville House Books, www.mhpbooks.com/laura-ingalls-wilder-and-the-bloody-benders-truth-or-fiction/. Rudolph, Vance. Kate Bender, The Kansas murderess: The horrible history of an arch killer. Pickle Partners Publishing , 2017, books.google.com/books?id=dgQqDwAAQBAJ&dq=paul ponziglione kate bender&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Rutter, Michael. Bedside book of bad girls: outlaw women of the Old West. Farcountry Press, 2008, www.farcountrypress.com/emails/images_sept08/Farcountry_Press_Bedside_Bad_Girls_chpt1.pdf. Turner, Erin H. Outlaw tales of the Old West: Fifty true stories of desperadoes, crooks, criminals and bandits. Rowman & Littlefield , 2016, books.google.com/books?id=C0PCCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=wetzell kate bender&source=bl&ots=Xfzsdpj79E&sig=BwUWtqip75A4-AhORiB4bTYdoE4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidv9yXibfXAhWp7IMKHWRYAh8Q6AEIRjAI#v=onepage&q=wetzell%20kate%20bender&f=false.
In episode 9 of Strange Country, Beth and Kelly open up a bag of worms or a box of cats as they discuss the Battle of Gettysburg, ghosts and engage in a little readers' theater. This episode came about as a suggestion from a loyal listener/reader who's son's camera went all kablooey while taking pictures at Devil's Den. Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands Sources used in the making of this podcast: “The Case of the Moved Body - Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints.” The Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-glass-negatives/articles-and-essays/does-the-camera-ever-lie/the-case-of-the-moved-body?loclr=blogtea. Accessed 14 Sept. 2017. “Devil's Den.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Den. Accessed 14 Sept. 2017. “The Devil's Den.” HistoryNet, www.historynet.com/devils-den-gettysburg. Accessed 2 Sept. 2017. “Devil's Den and the Slaughter Pen Historical Marker.” Historical Marker, 16 June 2016, www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=15095. Accessed 2 Sept. 2017. “Devil's Den (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/places/devil-s-den.htm. Accessed 2 Sept. 2017. Furgurson, Ernest B. “Alexander Gardner Saw Himself as an Artist, Crafting the Image of War in All Its Brutality.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 8 Oct. 2015, www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/alexander-gardner-saw-himself-artist-crafting-image-war-all-its-brutality-180956852/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2017. “Gettysburg Battlefield HauntedHouses.Com.” Gettysburg-Haunted-Civil-War, www.hauntedhouses.com/states/pa/gettysburg_battlefield.htm. Accessed 14 Sept. 2017. Jones, Jennifer. “The Ghosts of Devil's Den.” The Dead History, The Dead History, 18 Mar. 2017, www.thedeadhistory.com/haunted-america/ghosts-devils-den/. Accessed 2 Sept. 2017. RootsWeb: FOLKLORE-L [FOLKLORE] The Devil's Den... Gettysburg's Most Haunted, archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/FOLKLORE/2000-09/0967829532. Accessed 14 Sept. 2017. “A Sharpshooter’s Last Sleep.” Museum of Hoaxes, hoaxes.org/photo_database/image/a_sharpshooters_last_sleep. Accessed 14 Sept. 2017.