ADDITIONAL HISTORY: Headlines You Probably Missed

Today I'll tell you about the Freedom Riders and their fight for equality in bus transportation during the 1960s, along with three other additional history stories making headlines the exact same day.SOURCES“Advertisement: Fred’s Dollar Store (Page 4).” The Sun (Jonesboro, Arkansas), May 10, 1961. www.newspapers.com.“Albatross (1920 Schooner).” Wikipedia, October 24, 2024.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_(1920_schooner). “Albatross Is Due Back; To Leave Again.” The Day (New London, Conneticut), August 24, 1960. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “13 Survive Albatross Sinking.” Daily Illini 5 May 1961 - Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections, May 4, 1961. https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19610505.2.54&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------.Associated Press. “Blast Under Floorboard Shatters Driver’s Leg.” Trenton Sunday Times (Trenton, New Jersey), May 14, 1961. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Captain Tells Of Sea Rescue.” The Evening Star (Washington D. C.), May 4, 1961. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Skipper Lauds Boys Feats in Storm As 13 Survive Sinking of Student Ship.” The Bridgeport Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut), May 4, 1961. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Testing Bus Station Policies ‘Freedom Riders’ Stop In Atlanta.” The Macon News (Macon, Georgia), May 14, 1961. www.newspapers.com.Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Edwin Albert Bush: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” Edwin Albert Bush. Accessed September 27, 2025. https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bush-edwin.htm. “Bomb Figure to Be Paroled.” The Scranton Times (Scranton, Pennsylvania), May 13, 1963. www.newspapers.com.Brislin, J. Harold. “Clues to Attempted Murder by Bombing of Auto Sought.” The Scrantonian (Scranton, Pennsylvania), M“Filming of ‘Squall’ Resurrect Painful Memories for Survivors.” Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida), February 6, 1996. www.newspapers.com.“Christopher Shelton, 76; Skipper of Ill-Fated Sailing Ship Albatross.” Los Angeles Times, November 3, 2002. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-03-me passings3.2-story.html. “Edwin Bush.” Wikipedia, August 15, 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Bush#:~:text=South%20East%20London.-,Murder,dress%20sword%20had%20been%20stolen.“Freedom Riders National Monument (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service. Accessed September 20, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/frri/index.htm. “Freedom Riders.” History.com, February 27, 2025. https://www.history.com/articles/freedom-rides.“Killed Woman To Get Sword.” Leicester Evening Mail (Leicester, Leicestershire, England), May 10, 1961. www.newspapers.com.“Leicester-Born Woman Murdered.” Leicester Mercury (Leicester, England), March 4, 1961. www.newspapers.com.Leith, Henrietta. “Area Woman Among 6 Lost As ‘Floating Classroom’ Sinks.” The Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, Connecticut), May 4, 1961. www.newspapers.com.Nagaishi, Ayano. “Reviving Justice: How Freedom Riders Movement Shaped Future Protests.” The Tennessean(Nashville, Tennessee), May 4, 2021. www.newspapers.com.Reynolds, Ruth. “They Were ‘Too Nice’ to Be Killers.” Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii), April 15, 1962. “Sarah Molter to Get Parole Next Friday.” The Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), October 11, 1963. www.newspapers.com.Skoulding, Lucy. “The Chilling Story of the Brutal Killing at a London Curiosity Shop.” My London, February 5, 2021.https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/chilling-story-brutal-killing-london-17043146.“SV ‘Albatross’. White Squall. Lost at Sea.” YouTube. Accessed September 26, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OZbkEgAe7A. “Testimony Completed In Trial of Mrs. Molter.” The Scranton Times (Scranton, Pennsylvania), December 1, 1961. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Have you ever heard the story of The Galapagos Affair? If not, buckle up, because you're in for a wild ride of intrigue, possible murder, and unsolved mysteries in this all new mini episode.SOURCESAssociated Press. “Marooned Savant and Wife Saved.” Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), February 9, 1930. www.newspapers.com.Bird, Carol. “The Mystery-Tragedy of Island Eden.” The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), December 30, 1934. www.newspapers.com.“Floreana Island.” Galápagos Conservancy, May 30, 2022.https://www.galapagos.org/about_galapagos/the islands/floreana-island/. The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden. Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?v=Wf2txEIcg6E, 2014. Kisor, Henry. “Some Odd Adventures in Paradise.” Newsday (New York, New York), October 25, 1983. www.newspapers.com.Klyman, Julius. “A German Scientist Seeks the Life of Contemplation in the Galapagos Islands.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), March 16, 1930. www.newspapers.com.“Margret Wittmer.” Wikipedia, August 21, 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margret_Wittmer. Meares, Hadley. “An Unsolvable Mystery: Captain Hancock and the Case of the Quarrelsome Castaways.” PBS SoCal, June 21, 2022. https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/an-unsolvable-mystery-captain-hancock-and-the-case-of-the-quarrelsome-castaways.Minster, Christopher. “The Unsolved Murder Mystery: The Galapagos Affair.” ThoughtCo, April 29, 2025.https://www.thoughtco.com/unsolved-murder-mystery-the-galapagos-affair-2136125.“Seeking A Paradise They Found Death On A Lonely Isle.” The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri), December 9, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Wittmer, Margret. Floreana: A Woman’s Pilgrimage to the Galapagos. New York, New York: Beaufort Books, 1989. SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

December 31, 1999, wasn't just the end of a year. It was also the end of a century and a millennium. Leading up to that day, the Y2K craze had people unsure if their lives would be the same once the clock ticked over to the year 2000. But, newspapers still had other stories to share, and I've got three great additional history stories for you, too.SOURCES“Advertisement: Younkers (Page 5).” Bay City Times (Bay City, Michigan), December 31, 1999. Associated Press. “5 Dead in Hotel Attack.” Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), December 31, 1999. Associated Press. “Family Offer Reward For Safe Return Of Woman.” Henryetta Daily Free-Lance (Henryetta, Oklahoma), December 28, 1999. Associated Press. “Hunt For Killer Continuing in Ozark Woods.” The Columbia Tribune (Columbia, Missouri), December 31, 1999. Associated Press. “Search for Missing Woman Leads to Body.” Times Record (Fort Smith, Arkansas), December 30, 1999. “Bixby Man Reports Wife Is Missing.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 26, 1999. “George Harrison.” Wikipedia, September 9, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison. Goffard, Christopher. “"he Killed . . . for No Reason’.” Tampa Bay Times, December 15, 2019. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/04/18/he-killed-for-no-reason/. Menner, Laura Bauer. “Officers Pursue Armed Fugitive after Carjacking.” The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri), December 30, 1999. Mitchell, Bill. “Gunman Kills 5; Worker’s Rampage Spills from Hotel.” Poynter, March 2, 2011. https://www.poynter.org/archive/2003/gunman-kills-5-worker%EF%BF%BDs-rampage-spills-from-hotel/.Nascenzi, Nicole. “Family Searches for Woman.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 27, 1999. “The Night Before Y2K.” The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York), December 31, 1999. Reuters. “Former Beatles Stalker Murdered in California.” www.reuters.com, August 9, 2007. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/former-beatles-stalker-murdered-in-california-idUSN31304392/.Reuters. “Oklahoma Executes Man Who Killed Three in 1999 Spree.” https://www.reuters.com, March 12, 2013. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/oklahoma-executes-man-who-killed-three-in-1999-spree-idUSBRE92B17I/.Shurley, Traci. “Police Storm House on Manhunt Lead.” The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield,Missouri), January 1, 2000. Smith, Michael. “Officials Seek Help of Public.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 29, 1999. “Stabbing of George Harrison.” Wikipedia, September 9, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_of_George_Harrison.“Steven Ray Thacker.” Wikipedia, September 8, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Ray_Thacker.Sylvester, Ron. “Widow Mourns Lost Future.” The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri), January 3, 1999. Tomposky, Ellen, and Corky Siemaszko. “Ex-Beatle George Harrison Stabbed At Home By Psychopath.” TheDaily News (New York, New York), December 31, 1999. Vognar, Chris. “Y2K Mania: When People Thought the World Was Going to End.” Rolling Stone, December 30, 2023.https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/time-bomb-y2k-hbo-documentary-millennium-armageddon-matt-damon-putin-1234938523/.“Y2K Bug.” Encyclopædia Britannica, September 4, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/technology/Y2K-bug. SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Chapter 9 of Rosemary - In Search of a Father by C. N. and A. M. Williamson

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As I've done the last couple of years, I once again flipped through historical papers to find fun Christmas stories for you to enjoy. And, make sure you listen all the way to the end because this episode includes a special Christmas gift from me to you.SOURCESAmtrakguy365. “CSX’s Santa Train - An Appalachian Christmas Tradition.” YouTube. Accessed August 26, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BnfR0IkJUw. Anderson, Lorena. “‘Guardian Angel’ Aids Ridge Woman.” Paradise Post (Paradise, California), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “The Last In Appalachia - Christmas Comes Early .” The Daily Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), December 6, 1973. www.newspapers.com.Stevens, Bryan. “Authors Recall the Time the Railroad -- and Santa Claus, Too -- Were Sued.” The Erwin Record (Erwin,Tennessee), December 21, 2022. www.newspapers.com.Willliamson, C.N., and A.M. Williamson. “Rosemary: In Search of a Father.” The Neenah Daily Times (Neenah, Wisconsin), November 3, 1907. www.newspapers.com.SOUNDS SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to the beginning of World War II. What else was being reported in newspapers on that same day?SOURCES“Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.” Wikipedia, July 23, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria. “Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.” Wikipedia, August 1, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand.“Buried Loot on Desert Island.” The Morning Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), July 17, 1921. https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/pinaki-island-treasure.566022/. “Did Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination Cause World War I?” History.com, January 31, 2025. https://www.history.com/articles/did-franz-ferdinands-assassination-cause-world-war-i.“The Great Salem Fire of 1914 (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/1914-fire.htm. “Great Salem Fire of 1914.” Wikipedia, February 17, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salem_fire_of_1914. “A Hoax in Gold.” The Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, Montana), June 28, 1914. “Illness May Again Halt Angle Trial.” Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, Connecticut), December 1, 1914. www.newspapers.com.“Jury Declares Mrs. Angle Not Guilty.” The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), March 20, 1915. www.newspapers.com.Kainic, Pascal. “The Peruvian Lost Treasures.” Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas. Accessed September 2, 2025. http://www.oceantreasures.org/pages/content/world-of-shipwrecks/the-peruvian-lost-treasures.html.“Loot Angle Safe To Obtain Papers.” New York Tribune (New York City, New York), June 28, 1914. www.newspapers.com.“More than 154 Millions in Gold Lost at Sea or Buried on Lonely Isles.” The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri),February 9, 1934. www.newspapers.com.“Mrs. Angle Held By Coroner For Death of Waldo Ballou.” The Meriden Daily Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), July 28,1914. www.newspapers.com.“Mrs. Angle Tells Story How Waldo Ballou Died.” The Meriden Daily Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), March 16, 1915. www.newspapers.com.Rohe, Alice. “‘Ballou Best Friend I Had,’ Woman Sobs.” The Buffalo Times (Buffalo, New York), June 25, 1914. www.newspapers.com.“Serb Student Assassinates Archduke and His Duchess.” The Washington Times (Washington D. C.), June 28, 1914. www.newspapers.com.“Stories of Recovery after the Great Salem Fire of 1914.” Preserving Salem. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://www.preservingsalem.com/salemfire1914. “The Treasure of Tuamotu - The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly (Brisbane, Qld. : 1927 - 1939) - 26 May 1937.” Trove.Accessed September 4, 2025. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23588469. “Unburned Area of Salem Imperiled By Another Blaze.” Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan), June 28, 1914. www.newspapers.com.“Woman Held In Murder Case.” The Evansville Journal (Evansville, Indiana), June 28, 1914. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Today's mini episode is a listener request. In 1942, the devastating Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston entered the books as one of the deadliest fires in United States history. How did it all go down?SOURCES“All Articles on Page 8.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), November 30, 1942. www.newspapers.com.“Cocoanut Grove Fire.” Wikipedia, July 23, 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire. “The Cocoanut Grove Revisited.” National Archives andRecords Administration. Accessed July 30, 2025.https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2017/fall/cocoanut-grove. “The Story of the Cocoanut Grove Fire.” Boston FireHistorical Society, April 21, 2024. https://bostonfirehistory.org/the-story-of-the-cocoanut-grove-fire/.United Press. “391 Die in Boston Night Club Fire.” TimesHerald (Washington D.C., November 29, 1942. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

The year 1931 was devastating for people who lived in China. That summer, they experienced unprecedented flooding, leading to the deadliest flood on world record. What else was being reported about in newspapers at the same time?SOURCES“$5,000 Reward Dead or Alive for the Capture of the Murderer of This Boy.” The Daily News (New York, New York), August 1, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“1931 China Floods.” Wikipedia, February 19, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_China_floods. “31 Known Dead As Fire Sweeps Little Sisters of Poor Home.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), July 25, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Advertisement: Strand Brothers Bakery (Pg. 5).” Daily Review Atlas (Monmouth, Illinois), July 31, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Amost Brothers Held to Jury in Robbery of Bank of LaBelle.” Fort Myers News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), August 14, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Early Hearings to Be Given Five Held in LaBelle Robbery.” The Tampa Tribune(Tampa, Florida), August 6, 1931. www.newspapers.com.Firefighter history 7/24. Accessed July 18, 2025.https://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/firefighter-history-7-24-5/. “Fourth LaBelle Bank Bandit Caught.” The Fort Myers News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), August 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“LaBelleBank Is Robbed of $6,000.” The Fort Myers Press (Fort Myers, Florida),July 31, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Little Sisters of the Poor.” Wikipedia, July 3, 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Sisters_of_the_Poor. “Mad Dog Coll.” Wikipedia, June 5, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Dog_Coll. “Police Saves Three Mothers, But Loses His Own In Fire.” The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), July 26, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Probe Cause of Fire at Home as Death Toll Mounts to 34.” The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), July 26, 1931. www.newspapers.com.Robinson, Grace. “Mayor Vows No Mercy on Child Killers.” The Daily News (New York, New York), July 31, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Sheriff Certain LaBelle Bandits Are Now in Jail.” The Fort Myers Press (Fort Myers, Florida), August 4, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Third Man Arrested in Bank Robbery.” Fort Myers News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), August 2, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Two Jailed in LaBelle Bank Robbery.” Fort Myers News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), August 1, 1931. www.newspapers.com.United Press. “Gang Gunmen Kill Child in New York.” The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), July 29, 1931. www.newspapers.com.United Press. “Waters Flood China.” The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Oklahoma), July 31, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Woman’sDeath Brings Home Fire Toll to 43.” The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), July 29, 1931. www.newspapers.com.“Yangtze River Floods.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/science/Yangtze-River-floods. SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Today I break a rule I've had since I started this podcast back in July 2020. Our episode date takes place AFTER the year 2000. Today I will finally cover the additional history stories from September 11, 2001.SOURCES“9/11 Faqs.” 9/11 FAQs | National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.911memorial.org/911-faqs. “Advertisement: Dairy Queen (Page 3).” Baraboo News Republic (Baraboo, Wisconsin), September 11, 2001. www.newspapers.com.Amber alert timeline - office of Justice Programs. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://amberalert.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh201/files/media/document/amberalerttimeline-508c_0.pdf. “Amber Alert.” Wikipedia, March 1, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_alert.  Associated Press. “A New Day of Infamy.” The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota), September 11, 2001. www.newspapers.com.Austin, John, and Mary Doclar. “Volunteers Gave It All They Had, Including Tears.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), January 19, 1996 www.newspapers.com. Bailey, Eric, and Robin Fields. “Shootout Vowed in Chilling Video.” Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), September 11, 2001. www.newspapers.com. Elliott, Andrea, and Charles Rabin. “21 Accused in McDonalds Scam.” The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), September 11, 2001. www.newspapers.com.Holly, Derrill. “Radio, TV to Help Find Abductees.” Potomac News (Woodbridge, Virginia), September 11, 2001. www.newspapers.com.Jr., Tom Huddleston. “How the ‘mcmillions’ Scammers Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole $24 Million.” CNBC, February 9, 2020. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-mcmillions-scam-rigged-the-mcdonalds-monopoly-game.html.Tharp, Robert. “Girl, 9, Seized by Man in Truck.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), January 14, 1996. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. "I'll Say She Does." www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

It's here! Another Random Clippings episode! In this mini episode, I'll pull articles from my folder of stories that just don't fit anywhere else. Happy Labor Day to my USA listeners!SOURCES“Beam Up the Royalties, Shirley.” The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), December 28, 1988. www.newspapers.com.“Citizens Fleeing Jury Seekers.” Princeton Daily Clarion (Princeton, Indiana), January 13, 1983. www.newspapers.com.“Gang of Boys Caught After Prying Open Casket in Old Cemetery Vault.” The News (Paterson, New Jersey), September 30, 1935. www.newspapers.com.“James Beard.” Wikipedia, February 22, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beard. “Juror Excused Because He Does Not Like Shape of Mrozek’s Head.” The Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington), September 24, 1922. www.newspapers.com.“Man Fires at Snake, Shoots Off Big Toe.” San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, California), May 30, 1922. www.newspapers.com.“Will Wed Her Benefactor.” The Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington), September 24, 1907. www.newspapers.com.“Wins Bride After Long Court Battle.” The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), September 20, 1907. www.newspapers.com.“‘Just Returning Radio,’ Says Youth In Store.” El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas), January 11, 1964. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixapay.com/music.InspectorJ. “Bell, Candle Damper A (H4n).wav.” November 17, 2017. www.freesound.org.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

In keeping with my promise to cover more worldwide events this year, today's episode date (December 26, 1991) is the day the USSR stopped existing. Even though I was young, I still remember the news coverage of the event. I don't, however, remember what else was being reported at that time. Don't worry, I did my research and now you can know, too, with three great additional history stories.SOURCES“200-Year Sentence Meted Out to Sexson.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), November 4, 1978. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Jury Says Husband Had ‘Change of Heart.’” Tyler Courier-Press (Tyler, Texas), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “‘Hook’ Holds on to Top Position.” The Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.Blackwell, Tom. “Uncovering Shadowy Signs of Ritual Abuse.” Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.Canadian Press. “Satanist Victim Recalls Nights of Ritual.” Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,Canada), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.“The Collapse of the Soviet Union.” U.S. Department of State. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet union#:~:text=Gorbachev’s%20decision%20to%20allow%20elections,collapse%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union.Greene, Wayne. “Lovers’ Alleged Suicide Notes, Letter Released.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.Greene, Wayne. “Prison Officials Say Sexson Properly Classified Before Escape.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), November 15, 1991. www.newspapers.com.The Infographics Show. “How and Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse.” YouTube. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdijf1U7OY. Mecoy, Don. “Slayer SuesState Officials over Photos.” The Oklahoman, April 10, 1992. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1992/04/10/slayer-sues-state-officials-over-photos/62496685007/.“Officer Testifies Sexson Admitted Killing Wife.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), October 26, 1978. www.newspapers.com.Pasiuk, Emily. “Satanic Panic: How a Tiny Town Was Swept up in a Wave of Accusations.” CBCnews, March 15, 2020. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/satanic-panic/. Pelisek, Christine. “‘fatal Attraction Killer’ - Who Disguised Herself to Gun down Romantic Rival - Dies after Parole.” People.com, April 9, 2018. https://people.com/crime/fatal-attraction-killer-jennifer-reali-dies-months-after-parole/.Rob Martindale. “Board Hears Pleas, Denies Freedom for Three Killers.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), November 24, 1980. www.newspapers.com.Satan Wants You. Vertical Entertainment, 2023. Schmemann, Serge. “Sun Sets on Soveit Empire.” Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.“Two Tulsa Policemen Testify in Sexson Trial.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), October 25, 1978. www.newspapers.com.United Press International. “15-Year-Old Wife’s Mate Death Suspect.” Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Oklahoma), April 21, 1978. www.newspapers.com.“Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse. “Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed March 12, 2025.https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse. “Wife Killed; Oklahoma Escapee Surrenders.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 1, 1991. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. "I'll Say She Does." www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Today's episode date, August 19, 1934, isn't one you're likely to know unless you are a history professor, but it's a day that truly had worldwide consequences. It's the day Adolf Hitler became the Fuhrer. What else was making headlines on that infamous day?SOURCES“Advertisement: Granite Furniture Company (Page 6).” Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), August 19, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Colletta’s Entangled Romance Becomes More Involved As Philippine BoyfriendDenies Their Engagement.” The Omaha Evening Bee News (Omaha, Nebraska), August 22, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Evangelist Confesses Story of Kidnapping Is Untrue, Sheriff Says.” The Daily Herald (Everett, Washington), August 22, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Evangelist Is Acquitted in U.S Court.” The Roanoke World-News (Roanoke, Virginia), November 14, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Fiend Slays Girl in Her Own Yard.” The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), August 19, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Germany to Give Hitler Approval.” The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Virginia), August 19, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Newlywed Truck Driver Jilts ‘Rich Butterfly.’” Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), August 21, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Associated Press. “Truckman’s Heiress Bride Returns to the Limousine.” The Daily News (New York, New York), August 19, 1934. www.newspapers.com.Berel Wein adapted by Yaakov Astor. “The Coming of Hitler.” Jewish History | We Bring Jewish History To Life, July 26, 2021. https://www.jewishhistory.org/the-coming-of-hitler/ gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA2JG9BhAuEiwAH_zf3mJuc1RypC1xI8UIUk9hI3djhneKPxGo7j5XlkI34Xn9QcEsns4hyRoCLoAQAvD_BwE.“Daughter of Oil Executive Elopes with a Truck Driver.” The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), August 17, 1934. www.newspapers.com.“The History Place - Triumph of Hitler.” The history place - triumph of hitler: Hitler becomes Führer. Accessed February 6, 2025.https://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/triumph/tr fuehrer.htm. “Hitler Becomes Dictator of Germany | August 2, 1934.” History.com. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-becomes-fuhrer. Kubberness, Gwen. “San Diego Murders.” Criminal Genealogy, September 25, 2021. https://criminalgenealogy.blogspot.com/2021/09/san-diego-murders.html. “Miss Hattie Greer Bride of Prof. R. H. Askew.” Watauga Democrat (Boone, North Carolina), June 11, 1931. www.newspapers.com.Pourade, Richard. “Microscope Peers Into Murder Mystery.” The San Diego Sun (San Diego, California), August 20, 1934. www.newspapers.com.“Ralph Hinton Askew (1906-1971) .” Find a Grave. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181661649/ralph-hinton-askew. User, Super. “Paredes, Isidro Juan.” Ferry Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Accessed February 13, 2025.https://www.ata-ferry-pilots.org/index.php/category-blog-1941/426-paredes-isidro-juan.“Victims in Coast Fiend Slayings.” Santa Ana Daily Register (Santa Ana, California), September 11, 1936. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. "I'll Say She Does." www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

On March 18, 1990, the biggest art heist in world history took place in Boston, Massachusetts. In this mini episode, I'll tell you all about the daring heist, the results of the heist, and even the fascinating origin of the museum that is now famous for all the wrong reasons.SOURCESDabilis, Andy, and John Ellement. “$200m Gardner Museum Art Theft.” The Boston Globe (Boston,Massachusetts), March 19, 1990. www.newspapers.com.Ellement, John. “$200 Million Art Theft in Boston.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts),March 19, 1990. www.newspapers.com.“Gardner Museum Theft.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Accessed February 6, 2025.https://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/theft. History.com. “$500M ArtHeist STILL Unsolved After Decades | History’s Greatest Mysteries.” YouTube. Accessed February 11, 2025.https://www.youtube.com/watch v=HRHR9kytC2Y&t=603s. “Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft.” Wikipedia, February 2, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_theft. “Isabella Stewart Gardner.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/isabella-stewart-gardner. “Isabella Stewart Gardner. Wikipedia, January 25, 2025.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner. “Mrs. Gardner’s Will.” Transcript-Telegram (Holyoke, Massachusetts), July 22, 1924. www.newspapers.com.Risen, Clay. “Richard Abath, Guard at Center of Boston Art Museum Heist, Dies at 57.” The New York Times, February 29, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/us/richard-abath-dead.html. Taylor, Robert. “Theft at the Gardner Museum.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), March 20, 1990. www.newspapers.com.“The Theft.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Accessed February 6, 2025.https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story. SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Today's episode is a bit unique. The date I chose is February 19, 1918, but the event actually lasted for many months, and the exact day it began can't quite be pinpointed. This episode is about the devastating Spanish flu--a pandemic that affected millions around the world. Although many were focused on their health, it wasn't the only thing making headlines. What else was being reported at that time?SOURCES“341 F. A. Band Notes.” Trench and Camp (Fort Riley, Kansas), March 23, 1918. “Advertisement: Hlil’s Bromide Cascara Quinine.” Burlington Daily News (Burlington, Vermont), January 30, 1919. www.newspapers.com. Benji. “The Best Magicians of History: My Top 10 Picks.” The Daily Magician, February 1, 2024.https://thedailymagician.com/who-is-the-best-magician-of-all-time. “Capt. Thompson Dies Here at 72.” The Miami Daily News (Miami, Florida), February 10, 1946. www.newspapers.com.Churchill, Allen. “The Girl Who Never Came Back.” AMERICAN HERITAGE, January 1, 2025.https://www.americanheritage.com/girl-who-never came-back.  “Confesses Fiendish Murder of Boy.” The Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana, California), December 10, 1917. www.newspapers.com.“Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold.” Wikipedia, January 25, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dorothy_Arnold. “Fiendish Murder Near Newport Beach.” The Anaheim Gazette (Anaheim, California), December 13, 1917. www.newspapers.com.“Is This the Great Fish That Swallowed Prophet Jonah?” The Tampa Daily Times (Tampa, Florida), April 27, 1918. www.newspapers.com. Maurice, Arthur B. “Great Mysteries of the World Still Live in Romance.” New York Daily Herald (New York, New York), December 14, 1919. www.newspapers.com.“Monster of the Sea Conquered After Twenty-Four Hours Fight by Capt. Charles Thompson.” Miami Daily Metropolis (Miami, Herald), June 3, 1912. www.newspapers.com. “Murder of Leonard Herwick Ranks As Most Atrocious in History of OrangeCounty.” The Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana, California), December 17, 1917. www.newspapers.com. “Murderer of Newsboy Cheats Gallows by Dying With Influenza.” The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), October 23, 1918. www.newspapers.com.Palmer, Emily. “What Happened to Dorothy Arnold? N.Y. Socialite’s 1910 Disappearance Is Oldest Missing Persons Case in U.S.” People.com, June 12, 2024.https://people.com/dorothy-arnold-missing-persons-case-new-york-socialite-vanished-8662474.Parker, P. G. “Influenza.” The Roanoke-Chowan Times (Rich Square, North Carolina), February 19, 1918. www.newspapers.com.“Purple Death: The Great Flu of 1918.” PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization. /Accessed January 29, 2025. https://www.paho.org/en/who-we-are/history-paho/purple-death-great-flu-1918. “Seems to Doze As Men To Try Him For Life Are Quizzed.” Santa Ana Daily Register (Santa Ana, California), February 4, 1918. www.newspapers.com.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Today's episode marks a day that was significant to the entire world. It was the day Thomas Edison patented his lightbulb, forever changing the way people light their homes. How did it all go down? And, what additional history stories were being printed in newspapers the same day?SOURCES“Adelaide Herrmann.” Magicana. Accessed January 28, 2025.https://www.magicana.com/exhibition/adelaide-herrmann. “Advertisement: Excelsior Ironing Table (Page 2).” The Newnan Herald (Newnan, Georgia), January 27, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“Alexander Herrmann.” Wikipedia, August 17, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Herrmann. “Compars Herrmann.” Wikipedia, November 29, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compars_Herrmann. “Edison’s Light.” Public Ledger (Memphis, Tennessee), January 27, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“The Electric Light System.” National Parks Service. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-electric-light-system-phonograph-motion pictures.htm#:~:text=In%201882%20Edison%20helped%20form,the%20U.S.%20have%20electric%20power.“The Harpurhey Murder: Fac-Simile of the Decoy Letter.” The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England), January 17, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“The Harpurhey Murder: History of the Man Haild.” Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, Merseyside, England), January 26, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“The Harpurhey Murder: The Inquest and Verdict.” The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England), January 24, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“Hermann The Magician.” The Oakland Times (Oakland, California), January 27, 1880. www.newspapers.com.Higgs, Michelle. “The Mystery of the Murdered Maid.” THE MYSTERY OF THE MURDERED MAID, January 1, 1970. https://servantsstories.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-mystery-of-murdered-maid.html.“Life of Thomas Alva Edison: Biography: Articles and Essays: Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies: Digital Collections: Library of Congress.” The Library of Congress. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/biography/life-of-thomas-alva-edison/.“The Manchester Murder.” Sheffield and Rothenham Independent (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England), January 27, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“Marshal Ney in North Carolina.” New York Daily Herald (New York, New York), February 10, 1879. www.newspapers.com.“Michel Ney.” Encyclopædia Britannica, January 6, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michel-Ney. “Michel Ney.” Wikipedia, January 27, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Ney. “The Mystery of Marshal Ney.” The Southland Times (Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand), January 27, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“The Plot Thickens: Did DNA Settle a Centuries-Old Conspiracy?” Davidson, September 18, 2023. https://www.davidson.edu/news/2023/09/18/plot-thickens-did-dna-settle-centuries-old conspiracy#:~:text=The%20crew%20from%20a%20French,was%20from%20Switzerland%20or%20Germany.%E2%80%9D.“Voice of a Veteran.” St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), December 15, 1880. www.newspapers.com.“Was It Marshall Ney?” The Buffalo Sunday Morning News (Buffalo, New York), May 29, 1887. www.newspapers.com.Whisenant, David. “French Researchers Conclude That Napoleon’s Famed Marshal Ney Is Not the Peter Stuart Ney Buried in Rowan Co. Church Cemetery.” https://www.wbtv.com, September 9, 2023. https://www.wbtv.com/2023/09/09/french-researchers-conclude-that-napoleons-famed-marshal-ney-is-not-peter-stuart-ney-buried-rowan-co-church-cemetery/.SOUND SOURCESAl Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.