History's Forgotten Headlines
True crimes and disasters in American history that once grabbed global headlines, but have since been forgotten.
Podcasting since 2018 • 12 episodes
History's Forgotten Headlines
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The Rebel for Women's Rights
On the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, we want to bring back the headline grabbing suffragist who's often been forgotten. Alice Paul was an innovative activist who was prepared to die for the right to vote. She shocked the...
August 17, 2020
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16:25
Short Story: The Penalty of Treason
Every July 4th we celebrate the United States and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But amongst the celebrating we tend to forget the risk the 56 signers of the declaration were taking. If captured, they faced a punishment that wa...
July 01, 2020
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7:04
Short Story: Miranda Behind the Rights
The 'Miranda Rights' weren't just created for the betterment of the suspect. It was a long, disturbing, and divisive road that lead to the creation of the statement many of us have come to learn through movies, TV shows and maybe personal exper...
June 01, 2020
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9:45
Short Story: The Original Outlaw
The original outlaw of the Wild West is a man you've likely never heard of before. But Coal Oil Jimmy and his sidekick, The Baker, carried out a six-week rampage in New Mexico's Cimarron Country. Their crimes were so violent they were two of th...
May 18, 2020
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11:40
Short Story: Milkmaids and a Vaccine
The coronavirus pandemic has raised a lot of questions, especially about vaccines and their origins. When we started asking those questions we discovered one the greatest scientific achievements of mankind all started with milkmaids, and was ba...
May 04, 2020
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12:30