Today's episode was recorded in honor of Black History Month. There are many great moments and people that could, and should, be celebrated, but I narrowed it down to one main event--an event that involved hundreds of thousands of people. A great man gave a speech at this event, and that speech has been memorized and quoted by thousands and thousands of children and adults alike. Do you think you know what event I'm featuring? Listen and find out!

On February 14, 1929, a day usually associated with love and joy, something horrible happened in Chicago. In a city known for its prohibition-era gangsters and organized crime, it was only a matter of time until something like this occurred. It's been 92 years, but the details are still a bity hazy. Want to know what else was going on that day around the country? Listen and find out!

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SOURCES

Associated Press. “Mrs. Byrd Gets Life Sentence For Murder of Her Husband.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), March 1, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

“California, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950, for Garland Williams.” Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Accessed February 11, 2021. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8833/images/40477_2221301551_2434-00198?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=a4c3c358eb1d244a0020f83998b74275&usePUB=true&_phsrc=piU10&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.46937383.1635110134.1613002297-1671096037.1613002297&pId=294493.

“Eight Persons Detained After Dead Man Found.” The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina), September 1, 1928. www.newspapers.com.

“Five Blackshear Defendants Face Trial For Slaying Ira Byrd With Ax.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), February 10, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

“Five Held For ‘Most Brutal Murder’.” Blackwell Journal-Tribune (Blackwell, Oklahoma), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

Hawthorne, Nevada. Accessed February 11, 2021. http://mineralcountynv.us/departments/index.php#:~:text=Construction%20of%20the%20Hawthorne%20Naval,encompassing%20over%20230%20square%20miles.

“Reneger in Suicide Pact Is Given 'Life'.” The San Francisco Examiner (California), April 9, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

“Seven Shot to Death in Chicago Gang War.” Visalia Times-Delta (Visalia, California), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

“'Stick 'Em Up' Says Hawthorne Bandit to Crowd.” Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

“Tells of Weird Pact of Death.” Jackson's Hole Courier (Jackson, Wyoming), February 14, 1929. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

THEME MUSIC CREDITS

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.

Spurioustransients. “Cow moo #3.” April 14, 2020. www.freesound.org.

Anagar. “Knock_the_door.wav.” March 23, 2015. www.freesound.org.

Vdublin. “Saloon piano, honky tonk, interrupted.” May 13, 2018. www.freesound.org.

Today's mini episode is about a woman with a very unfortunate nickname. It was nickname that would stick with her for much of her life. This woman was accused of harming and killing many people in her lifetime, but it wasn't exactly her fault...or was it? Listen to the episode and decide whose side you're on!

I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news on October 3, 1995. This day brought something that shocked the nation. Some thought it was a bad thing, and others thought it was a good thing. Do you know what it was? Where were you and what was your reaction?

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SOURCES

Associated Press. “Not Guilty.” Rocky Mount Telegram (Rocky Mount, North Carolina), October 3, 1995.

Associated Press. “Oliver Described as Computer Geek.” Wasau Daily Herald (Wasau, Wisconsin), October 3, 1995.

Boedeker, Hal. “SIMPSON'S VERDICT DREW BEST RATINGS IN TV HISTORY.” OrlandoSentinel.com, October 5, 2018. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1995-10-05-9510050286-story.html.

Halvorsen, Todd. “Space Burial Dreams near Reality.” Florida Times (Cocoa, Florida), March 17, 1997.

Hornig, Jessica. “Kept in Captivity: Kidnap Victim Lives to Tell.” ABC News. ABC News Network, September 1, 2009. https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8465786.

“Jessyca Mullenberg.” Unsolved Mysteries Wiki. Accessed February 2, 2021. https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jessyca_Mullenberg.

“O. J. Simpson Murder Case.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 31, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_murder_case#:~:text=The%20trial%E2%80%94often%20characterized%20as,on%20two%20counts%20of%20murder.

O'Neill, Ann W. “New Menendez Scenario Shown By Prosecutors.” The Los Angeles Times (California), October 3, 1995.

Rosenthal, Harry F. “For $4,800 You Can Soar toward the Pearly Gates.” Longview Daily News (Longview, Washington), October 3, 1995.

“Space Burial Launch Schedule.” Celestis Memorial Spaceflights. Accessed February 2, 2021. https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/.

Zakarin, Jordan. “Why the Menendez Brothers Killed Their Parents – a Look Inside Their Murder Case.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, January 28, 2021. https://www.biography.com/news/menendez-brothers-murder-case-facts.

Zorthian, Julia. “How the O.J. Simpson Verdict Changed the Way We All Watch TV.” Time. Time, October 2, 2015. https://time.com/4059067/oj-simpson-verdict/.

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

On January 16, 1967, something happened in the sports world for the first time ever. But, it wasn't the only time that thing would happen. In fact, it has happened every single year since then...including this upcoming weekend. Do you think you know what it was? Listen and find out if you're right!

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SOURCES – January 16, 1967

“Advertisement: Free Copy of the Warren Report.” The Messenger (Madisonville, Kentucky), January 16, 1967.

Associated Press. “Boys Exhibit Pictures They Took of UFO.” The Hillsdale Daily News (Hillsdale, Michigan), January 11, 1967.

Associated Press. “Boys UFO Photos Flop With Experts.” Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), March 26, 1967.

Associated Press. “Experts Say 'Flying Saucer' Photos Appear Authentic.” Moberly Monitor-Index (Moberly, Missouri), January 16, 1967.

Detroitnews. “The Great Michigan UFO Chase - Michigan History - The Detroit News.” Michigan History, June 21, 2013. http://blogs.detroitnews.com/history/1995/02/13/the-great-michigan-ufo-chase/.

“He Never Fires A Rifle, But He's Still A Soldier.” The Raleigh Register (Beckley, West Virginia), January 16, 1967.

“History.” McCormick Place, October 31, 2019. https://www.mccormickplace.com/about/history/.

“Packers Capture Historic Super Bowl, 35-10 -- Details in Sports Section.” Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin), January 16, 1967.

“Project Blue Book (TV Series).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 11, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book_(TV_series).

“Rebuilt, but Never Forgotten – the McCormick Place Fire of 1967.” Exhibit City News, January 1, 2014. https://exhibitcitynews.com/rebuilt-never-forgotten-mccormick-place-fire-1967/.

United Press International. “Fire Destroys Half McCormick Place.” Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming), January 16, 1967.

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.

BurghRecords. “Alien Spaceship Landing – Sci-fi Sound Effects.wav.” November 5, 2017. www.freesound.org.

Mcmikai. “Fire in the Stove.” August 24, 2020. www.freesound.org.

Deleted_user_7146007. “Machine Gun Shooting.” March 11, 2017. www.freesound.org.

This mini episode tells the story of a young, unsung heroine from revolutionary times--a heroine who did the same thing a famous male American did except without any recognition. This date is the farthest back I've gone on Additional History: Headlines You Probably Missed. Have you heard this nearly 250-year-old story before?

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SOURCES

Michals, Debra (edited by). “Sybil Ludington.” National Women's History Museum. Accessed November 3, 2020. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sybil-ludington.

Miller, Mark. “New Stamp to Honor Unsung Revolutionary War Heroine.” Naugatuck Daily News (Naugatuck, Connecticut), December 24, 1974. www.newspapers.com.

“Paul Revere's Ride.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed November 3, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/historyculture/paul-reveres-ride.htm.

“Sybil Ludington.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 18, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Ludington.

United Press International. “Midnight Ride of Sybil To Get Billing on Stamp.” The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), December 25, 1974. 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.

On January 17, 1920, a new amendment to the constitution of the United States of America went into affect and stayed in place for the next 14 years. Instead of giving something new to the people, this amendment took something away. Think you know what it is? Listen to find out!

SOURCES

“Doctor Has a Hearing.” The Daily Chronicle (De Kalb, Illinois), March 4, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Doctor Suspected in Slaying Five in Family.” Salt Lake Telegram, January 10, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Doctors Have Hope That Poison Olive Victims May Live.” The Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York), January 18, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Four Killed When Still Explodes.” The Lake County Times (Munster, Indiana), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Lena Delbene in the 1920 United States Federal Census.” Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Accessed December 3, 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/31920347:6061?indiv=1.

“Nurse's Tale of Mustard Death Mystery Bared.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), January 12, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Officials to Exhume Other Bodies in Startling ‘Mustard Murder Case.’” The Eau Claire Leader (Eau Clair, Wisconsin), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Rushing Anti-Toxin to Ill People By Plane.” The Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Serum Arrives in Time to Save Last of Family of Seven Killed by Poison Olives.” The Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan), January 19, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“Serum Plane Is Forced to Land Near Black Oak.” The Lake County Times (Munster, Indiana), January 17, 1920. www.newspapers.com.

“TWO MORE ARE DEAD FROM EATING OLIVES.” The New York Times. The New York Times, January 17, 1920. https://www.nytimes.com/1920/01/17/archives/two-more-are-dead-from-eating-olives-paul-delbene-and-son-stricken.html.

“United States Is Dry.” The Eau Claire Leader (Eau Clair, Wisconsin), January 17, 1920. 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.

Redagent. “Mustard Squirting/Squeezing/Farts.” June 2, 2016. www.freesound.org.

Iwiploppenisse. “Explosion.” May 20, 2012. www.freesound.org.

Thomas_Marcum. “Train Horn and Bell.” November 14, 2018. www.freesound.org.

Sometimes I come across small articles that interest me, but they aren't big enough to fill an entire additional history story, or else they don't coincide with any famous date. Today you get to hear some of those stories.

SOURCES

Associated Press. “Family Is Late Again; Father to Play Santa.” Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana), October 1, 1971. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Man Dreaming of Goat Injured at Keene When ‘Butted’ Out Window.” The Boston Globe (Massachusetts), October 6, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“A Courtship School.” The Brainerd Daily Dispatch (Brainerd, Minnesota), December 18, 1903. www.newspapers.com.

Haber, Joyce. “Absentee Dog Panics Joanne Carson.” The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida), October 1, 1971. www.newspapers.com.

“The Pen for Life.” Austin-American Statesman (Austin, Texas), September 16, 1896. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND FILES

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.

YleArkisto. “Police station’s cell door.” July 9, 2018. www.freesound.org.

Beskhu. “goat.aif.” May 12, 2015. www.freesound.org.

Tim.kahn. “i_love_you_too.wav.” April 14, 2010. www.freesound.org.

Giddster. “Small dog bark.” September 11, 2019. www.freesound.org.

Theartguild. “Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!” September 22, 2020. www.freesound.org.

On May 6, 1937, a disaster happened. Even though the event was tragic, perhaps it wouldn't have been remembered so much in history if a certain radio host's passionate recording of the events unfolding in front of him didn't exist. Do you think you know what happened in New Jersey on that day?

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SOURCES – May 6, 1937

Associated Press. “Education-Seeker Is Sent to Jail.” Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), October 19, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Hollywood Murder Mystery Is Revived After Fifteen Years.” Corsicana Daily Sun (Corsicana, Texas), May 6, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Police Watch Mail for Edward, Wallis Against Possible Bomb Masked as Gift.” The Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee), May 6, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Director William Desmond Taylor Is Found Murdered.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 13, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/murder-in-hollywood-a-tale-of-vice-and-vixens.

“Hindenburg Explodes; 99 Aboard.” Asbury Park Evening Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey), May 6, 1937, Extra edition. www.newspapers.com.

Klein, Christopher. “The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, May 4, 2012. https://www.history.com/news/the-hindenburg-disaster-9-surprising-facts.

“Left Clues Even A Blindman Could Follow.” The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), June 20, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Mary Miles Minter.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 26, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Miles_Minter.

“Miss Betty Gilcrest Is Wed to Joseph Turner in Denver.” Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana), September 15, 1946. www.newspapers.com.

“Police Corner Suspect in Taylor Murder Case.” Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, California), February 3, 1922. www.newspapers.com.

“Silly Advertising.” The Albany Capital (Albany, Missouri), May 6, 1937, Page 8. www.newspapers.com.

“Slain Man Predicted Death, Clue in Murder Mystery.” Los Angeles Record (Los Angeles, California), February 2, 1922. www.newspapers.com.

“Suspect in Big Theft Held Here.” Daily News (Los Angeles, California), May 10, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Suzy & Rob. “Martha Turner Blous (1872-1940) .” Find a Grave. Accessed January 4, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117275052/martha-blous.

United Press Leased Wire. “Medical Student Arrested at Sea.” The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California), May 6, 1937. www.newsapers.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.

YevgVerh. “bagpipe_on_street_BA.wav.” April 1, 2012. www.freesound.org

Schots. “Gun shot.” March 2, 2017.” www.freesound.org.

Kinoton. “Cruise Ship Horn, 3X.” August 20, 2016. www.freesound.org.

I found out about this special woman just a few months ago. The people of Savannah, Georgia, however, have known about her for well over a hundred years. What is it that made her so special?

SOURCES

“Florence Margaret Martus (1868-1943) .” Find a Grave. Accessed November 9, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6943136/florence-margaret-martus.

“Florence Martus.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed November 8, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/fopu/learn/historyculture/florence-martus.htm.

“Florence Martus.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 10, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Martus.

Sieg, Gerald Chan. “The Sailors' Girl.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), April 22, 1973. www.newspapers.com.

Sutlive, W. G. “To Wave Farewell in May.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), January 25, 1931. www.newspapers.com.

“Sweetheart Gone 38 Years, Still Waits.” Daily News (New York, New York), October 18, 1925. www.newspapers.com.

“'Waving Girl' of Elba Island Retires to Home in Savannah.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), June 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND FILES

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.