Brad Dison's Remember This?

From the moment he came into the world, people were drawn to Skippy.  There was something special about Skippy.  Learn more about Skippy in the episode.Click here to order your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.    Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist. Sources:1.  The San Francisco Examiner, January 3, 1937, p.22.2.  Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), March 9, 2019, p.E10.3.  American Kennel Club. “Wire Fox Terrier.” Accessed September 17, 2020. https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/wire-fox-terrier/.4.  Internet Movie DataBase. “Asta.” Accessed September 17, 2020. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208817/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t15.

Dr. John Pemberton was a successful chemist in Columbus, Georgia.  His business of selling tonics, homemade concoctions, and medicines prospered in the 1850s, but events in the Civil War threatened his business.  Find out more in the episode.Click here to order your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.    Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:1.  Chicago Tribune, April 4, 1865, p.1.2.  Wyoming Democrat, April 12, 1865, p.3.3.  The Evening Star, April 15, 1865, p.1.4.  The Carroll Free Press, October 28, 1884, p.4.5.  The Atlanta Constitution, May 26, 1885, p.2.6.  The Atlanta Constitution, August 17, 1888, p.4.7.  Ancestry.com. “Georgia, Civil War Correspondence, 1861–1865.” Accessed August 31, 2020. https://www.findagrahttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2051/images/32276_1020705384_0009-00086?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=c3fce501d07d4a8671a56efccd7cbe64&usePUB=true&_phsrc=i5d139420&_phstart=succve.com/memor.

Jack the Ripper is just one of many "Bad Jacks."  There was "Jack the Kisser," "Jack the Peeper," and "Jack the Smasher."  Then there was our Jack.  What was his obsession?  Click here to order your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.    Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:1.  Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express, February 20, 1889, p.4.2.  The Brooklyn Citizen, January 21, 1891, p.1.3.  The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 28, 1891, p.6.4.  The Hope Pioneer (Hope, North Dakota), April 22, 1892, p.2.5.  The Des Moines Register, June 5, 1905, p.5.6.  The Los Angeles Times, March 29, 1914, p.13.7.  The Sacramento Star, April 28, 1914, p.8.8.  The Ottawa Citizen, January 3, 1947, p.21.9.  The News (Paterson, New Jersey), January 22, 1947, p.30.10.  The Birmingham News, July 27, 1947, p.10.

Dellie and Moaning Minnie had an interesting performing career from an early age.  Just how successful were they?  Who were they?Click here to order your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.    Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:1.  The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), June 8, 1937, p.8.2.  The Charlotte News, October 6, 1945, p.20.3.  Tallahassee Democrat, October 10, 1976, p.63.4.  The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 1987, p.46. 5.  YouTube.com. “Golf - Fred Astaire Dancing and Playing Golf.” Accessed August 20, 2020. https://youtu.be/34viwApgPyE.6.  YouTube.com. “Fred Astaire 'Say It with Firecrackers'.” Accessed August 20, 2020. https://youtu.be/2LxlaCBhekU.7.  YouTube.com. “Dancing with A Hat Rack 1951 (Fred Astaire).” Accessed August 20, 2020. https://youtu.be/faN0kPOQykM.8.  YouTube.com. “Madonna - Vogue (Official Music Video).” Accessed August 20, 2020. https://youtu.be/GuJQSAiODqI.

Hear about Mennie's unexpected birthday surprise.  Click here to order your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.    Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:1.  The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), July 29, 1975, p.2.2.  Tucson Citizen, July 29, 1975, p.1.3.  The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), July 29, 1975, p.29.

Sometimes a person can have talent, ambition, take all the right steps, and make all the right moves, but is unable to achieve success.  It usually takes an act beyond their control to reach their goal.  It can be a chance meeting or just being in the right place at the right time.  Oftentimes, it can be a coincidence, and other times it can be as the result of an accident.  George’s life changed as a result of one such accident.  What happened to George?  Click here to order your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew.    For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:Sources:1.  The Napa Valley Register, November 20, 1954, p.1.2.  The San Bernardino County Sun, November 20, 1954, p.19.3.  The San Bernardino County Sun, November 21, 1954, p.17.4.  Daily News-Post and Monrovia News-Post, November 22, 1954, p.14.5.  Oakland Tribune, November 23, 1954, p.24.6.  Pasadena Independent, November 23, 1954, p.16.7.  The San Bernardino County Sun, November 23, 1954, p.26.8.  Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California), December 1, 1954, p.4.9.  The Sacramento Bee, December 4, 1954, p.11.10.  The San Bernardino County Sun, December 4, 1954, p.29.11.  Valley Times (North Hollywood, California), December 7, 1954, p.2.12.  The Folsom Telegraph, December 16, 1954, p.11.13.  The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California), January 10, 1955, p.2.14.  IMDb.com. “Sammy Davis Jr.” Accessed August 3, 2020. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002035/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#actor.15.  YouTube.com. “The Candy Man.” Accessed August 4, 2020. https://youtu.be/o5vFvt3fJpw.

Archie's father was an alcoholic.  His mother suffered from debilitating bouts of depression.  Archie eventually created an alter ego.  Find out the name of Archie's alter ego in the episode.Click here to Preorder your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew.    For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:1.  The Greenville News, December 27, 1983, p.13.2.  The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), January 27, 1984, p.4.3.  The Springfield News-Leader, December 1, 1986, p.17.4.  YouTube.com. “Cary Grant: The Leading Man | the Hollywood Collection.” Accessed July 30, 2020. https://youtu.be/AhLR1SXjDmY.

Miller wanted a life filled with adventure.  In January, 1954, he had a a grand adventure filled with elephants, crocodiles, and airplanes.  Join Miller on his adventure.Click here to Preorder your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew.    For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.Sources:1.  Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 24, 1954, p.1.2.  Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania), January 25, 1954, p.1.3.  The Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), January 25, 1954, p.1.4.  The Shreveport Times, January 26, 1954, p.1.5.  The Cincinnati Enquirer, January 27, 1954, p.4.6.  Corsicana Daily Sun, January 27, 1954, p.4.

Mayor Stubbs was the mayor of the small town of Talkeetna, Alaska.  One night, a vicious dog attacked Mayor Stubbs as he was taking an evening stroll through town.  What happened to Mayor Stubbs?Click here to Preorder your copy of Remember This?, a collection of 50 incredible but true stories about the world you only thought you knew.    For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.Sources:1.  Decatur Herald and Review, September 4, 2013, p.22.2.  The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) September 7, 2013, p.2.

During World War II, most Americans felt it was their duty to help the war effort according to their individual talents.  Maitland had his own talent.  How did Maitland help with the war effort?  Listen to find out.  "Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.Sources:Matzen, Robert. Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: GoodKnight Books, 2016. McGowan, Sam. “Jimmy Stewart’s Rise from Private to Colonel.” WarfareHistoryNetwork.com. Accessed July 10, 2020. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2016/10/19/jimmy-stewarts-rise-from-private-to-colonel/.YouTube.com. “'Winning Your Wings' - A USAAF Recruiting Film With James Stewart.” Accessed July 10, 2020. https://youtu.be/aqbErTgiqSY.

On the evening of December 6, 1933, Nurse Hattie Crawford walked out of her apartment and into a strange, possibly dangerous situation.  It was in Nurse Crawford's nature to help anyone in need.  Who did she help?  Listen to find out."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Visit BradDison.Com for more Real Stories about Real People...with a Twist.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were became old friends with a common goal, independence from Great Britain.  The unmistakable sound of cannons firing in the distance got Adams's attention.  What was happening?  "Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Sources:John Adams, "Notes on a Tour of English Country Seats, &c., with Thomas Jefferson," April 4-10, 1786, in L.H. Butterfield et al., eds., Diary and Autobiography of John Adams (Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1961), 3:185.Jefferson to Madison, January 30, 1787, in PTJ, 11:96. Adams to Jefferson, March 1, 1787, in PTJ, 11:190. Jefferson to Rush, December 5, 1811, in PTJ:RS, 4:313, 4:314n.The National Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), July 10, 1826, p.2.

In 1933, the small village of Saline, Louisiana, had what newspapers described as the "Saline Slashing."  At a predetermined time, several conspirators drew knives and attacked around 500 helpless victims.  Sheriff Henderson Jordan (pronounced Jerdan), a member of the posse who put an end to the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde, compared the incident to the murders committed by England's Jack the Ripper.  There is even a tie-in with our longest-serving president Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Hear the true story here."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Sources:The Shreveport Journal, July 29, 1932, p.14.The Shreveport Times, July 29, 1932, p.2.The Shreveport Journal, August 19, 1932, p.3.The Shreveport Times, July 4, 1933, p.4.

A modern-day Good Samaritan stepped in to help someone he had never met.  Can you guess the identity of this Good Samaritan? "Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.

Concetta Franconero was in love with Walden Cassotto, but her father did not approve.  Did their romance survive?"Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Stop in and let me know where you're listening from in the review section of this podcast.http://braddison.com/

John T. accidentally became part of history, but how?"Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Stop in and let me know where you're listening from in the review section of this podcast.http://braddison.com/

Have you ever heard of the Ugly Rumours?  Here is the true story of a struggling band with a lead singer, Charles Linton, who had moves like Jagger.  If you're thinking they evolved into Maroon 5, you'd be wrong.  Decades before Maroon 5, the members of the Ugly Rumours struggled to find their place in the world.  Did they succeed?"Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Stop in and let me know where you're listening from in the review section of this podcast.http://braddison.com/

"Easy" Eddie was an attorney for Al "Scarface" Capone until he had a change of heart.  Hear the real story as told by guest host Doug De Graffenried.  Doug is the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, Louisiana.  The story told here in an excerpt from "FUMC Natchitoches Virtual Church June 7, 2020."  Here is the full sermon.  This audio was reproduced with the permission of Doug De Graffenried.  "Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.For more real stories about real people with a twist, visit the Remember This? website at www.BradDison.com.  In addition to more real stories, you will find trivia, games, cryptoquotes from history, and more.

Baseball is America's national pastime.  When we think of baseball, we think of players who had memorable careers such as Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, and many more.  Richie Ashburn's name may not be as instantly recognizable as those mentioned above, but he had a claim to fame which no other Major League Baseball player in history can make."Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Sources:The New York Times, September 17, 1867, p.2.Nash, Bruce, and Allan Zullo. Baseball Hall of Shame 3. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.Seideman, David. “Lady Struck Twice by Foul Balls Hit by Phillies' Richie Ashburn in the Same at Bat.” www.Forbes.com. Accessed May 6, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidseideman/2017/09/21/richie-ashburn-once-struck-a-fan-twice-in-the-same-at-bat/#420790a73b72.

A troupe of entertainers flying to a USO tour to perform for troops during World War II crashed in Australia.  Hear the true story of the event.  "Remember This?" is a listener supported podcast made possible by the contributions of individuals and institutions who believe in the mission of providing thoroughly researched stories.  If you enjoy the "Remember This?" podcast, please donate by clicking the link above.  Individuals and institutions who donate to "Remember This?" ensure that we are able to continue sharing real stories about real people with a twist.  Donations of any size help advance this service.  Click here to donate.For more information about this and other episodes, please click here.Sources:The McAllen Monitor, August 16, 1943, p.8.Arizona Daily Star, November 19, 1943, p.3.The Central New Jersey Home News, August 14, 1944, p.1.The Knoxville News-Sentinel, August 14, 1944, p.1.Lafayette Journal and Courier, August 15, 1944, p.1.The Evergreen Courant, August 17. 1944, p.8.Des Moines Tribune, August 28, 1944, p.1.The Fresno Bee, September 5, 1955, p.17.http://braddison.com/