ADDITIONAL HISTORY: Headlines You Probably Missed

IT'S THE 200TH EPISODE!!! I can't believe I've made it this far, but since I did, I definitely had to cover the bicentennial celebration of the United States of America for the episode. There was a lot being written about in newspapers that day!

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It's here! The 8th random clipping episode. I'll share some of the weird, funny, and sad things I've found while researching other episodes.

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On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Just a few days later, everyone inside the Alamo would be slaughtered by the Mexican army. What else was being reported around the country and world on such a sad day in history?

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April 15, 1947, was a big day in the world of sports and racial equality. It was the day Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut, becoming the first person to break the color barrier in that sport. What else was being reported around the world on such an important day?

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Did you know there was once an Emperor of the United States? No? Back in the 1800s a man in San Francisco declared himself as such...and many people were okay with it. Join me for a fun look back at a forgotten part of history.

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“Emperor Norton: Life & Legend.” The Emperor Norton Trust. Accessed May 31, 2023. http://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/life.

“Have We An Emperor Among Us?” Daily National Democrat (Marysville, California), September 20, 1859. www.newspapers.com.

“Summoned.” The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), January 9, 1880. www.newspapers.com.

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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.

The history of the United States wasn't always pretty, and that was proven on June 25, 1876. On that infamous day, General George Armstrong Custer met on the battlefield with member of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes in what would become known as Custer's Last Stand. What else was being reported in newspapers on that same day?

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“6 Everyday Inventions That Debuted at World’s Fairs.” History.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.history.com/news/worlds-fairs-inventions.

“Advertisement: Lee & Perrin’s (Page 3).” The Daily Journal (Wilmington, North Carolina), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

“Alexander Graham Bell.” Biography.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.biography.com/inventors/alexander-graham-bell.

“Battle of the Little Bighorn - Location, Cause & Significance.” History.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/battle-of-the-little-bighorn.

“Harrison Mastin Carter (1849-1876).” Find a Grave. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63260469/harrison-mastin-carter.

“The News from the Frontiers -- A Centennial War.” New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

Osborn, Bob. “Witchcraft in Yeovil.” Yeovil’s Virtual Museum. Accessed May 20, 2023. https://www.yeovilhistory.info/witchcraft.htm.

“Philadelphia Letter.” Knoxville Daily Tribune (Knoxville, Tennessee), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

“Seven Prisoners Escape From the Penitentiary - Four of Them Captured - Attack on the Warden.” The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), March 22, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

“Warden Matthew B. Burgher.” The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP), March 9, 2018. https://www.odmp.org/officer/16521-warden-matthew-b-burgher.

“What Really Happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?” History.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.history.com/news/little-bighorn-battle-facts-causes.

“Wholesale Escape.” The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), June 28, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

“Witchcraft in Somersetshire.” The Weekly Dispatch (London, England), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

“‘Seven Prisoners Broke out of the Penitentiary at Salt Lake Friday...’” Columbus Sunday Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.

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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.

There are many iconic landmarks around the United States. Today, we're going to talk about just one of those landmarks--the Golden Gate Bridge. It first opened on May 27, 1937, with much pomp and circumstance. What other big events were being reported around the country and world at such a celebratory time?

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“Advertisement: Sinclair Refining Company (Page 2).” The Kingfisher Times (Kingfisher, Oklahoma), May 27, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Boy Escapes From Florida Orphanage, Stows Away On Ship.” The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), May 18, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Ax Girl On Stand Says Youth Beat Mother To Death.” The Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), May 22, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Biography: John D. Rockefeller, Senior.” PBS. Accessed May 20, 2023. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rockefellers-john/.

“Boy Stowaway Still Here, Disposition Not Yet Determined.” St. Lucie News Times (Fort Pierce, Florida), May 27, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Fiesta Hour by Hour.” The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), May 27, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Girl Hacks Mother To Death As Youth Holds Down Victim.” The Bayonne Times (Bayonne, New Jersey), August 1, 1936. www.newspapers.com.

“Golden Gate Bridge - Length, Facts & Height.” History.com. Accessed May 19, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/golden-gate-bridge.

“Has Hope Of Saving Girl.” Then Sault Daily Star (Sault, Marie, Canada), April 2, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“John D. Rockefeller - Biography, Facts & Children.” History.com. Accessed May 20, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/john-d-rockefeller.

Lussier, Germain, and Artem Golub. “Does Poker Face’s Charlie Have a Kryptonite to Her Power?” Gizmodo, February 9, 2023. https://gizmodo.com/does-charlie-have-a-kryptonite-to-her-power-1850021105.

“Painting the Bridge.” Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Accessed May 19, 2023. https://www.goldengate.org/bridge/bridge-maintenance/painting-the-bridge/#:~:text=There%20are%20a%20couple%20of,and%20a%20primary%20maintenance%20job.

“Rockefeller Laid At Rest In Cleveland.” Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, Illinois), May 27, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

Shapiro, Ellis. “Gladys, Donald Convicted Of Second Degree Murder.” The Bayonne Times (Bayonne, New Jersey), May 27, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Stowaway Seeks More Adventure.” St. Lucie News Tribune (Fort Pierce, Florida), May 28, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“Very Wrong, Of Course, But-- .” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), May 25, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

“When a Great Bridge Came to Life.” The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), May 27, 1937. www.newspapers.com.

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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.

Do you know where the saying "Don't take candy from a stranger" came from? You're about to find out in this mini episode about the first kidnapping for ransom in the United States and the disappearance of Charley Ross.

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“$300 Reward.” ThePhiladelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), July 6, 1874. www.newspapers.com.

“Charley and Walter Ross: The First People Kidnapped in the U.S.” ushistory.org. Accessed May 19, 2023.

DeVito, Brittany  A. “23 Letters: A Child Lost Forever.” Literary & Cultural Heritage Maps of PA Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Accessed May 19, 2023. https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-maps-pa.

“Kidnapping of Charley Ross.” Wikipedia, April 14, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Charley_Ross.

Magazine, Smithsonian. “The Story behind the First Ransom Note in American History.” Smithsonian.com, December 9, 2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-behind-the-first-ransom-note-in-american-history-180948612/.

Thomas, Heather. “The Kidnapping of Little Charley Ross: Headlines and Heroes.” The Library of Congress, April 23, 2019. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/04/the-kidnapping-of-little-charley-ross/.

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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 February 8, 1910, an organization that was quickly becoming popular in Europe started a similar organization in the United States--the Boy Scouts of America. Many boys would go on to join that organization that is still going strong today. What else was being reported on that day in history?

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“100 Miners Dead.” Saline County Democrat (Friend, Nebraska), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Another Fatal Mine Disaster.” Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer (Cresco, Iowa), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“CDC - Mining Feature - Coal Mine Explosion Prevention - NIOSH.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 26, 2016. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/features/coalmineexplosion.html.

Hildebrandt, Eleanor. “10 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know about the Boy Scouts.” Popular Mechanics, February 6, 2023. https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/g26145549/boy-scout-facts/.

“How Swope Died.” The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Killed Wife In New York.” The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), March 4, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Lord Baden-Powell.” Order of the Arrow, BSA. Accessed May 17, 2023.

“Murder Motive Money.” The York Dispatch (York, Pennsylvania), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Murderer of Sophia Johansen.” Sun-Journal (Lewiston, Maine), February 28, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

Preston, Dick. “Beyond the Trivia-What U.S. President Was Also an Eagle Scout?” KRCG, February 9, 2022. https://krcgtv.com/features/beyond-the-trivia/beyond-the-trivia-what-us-president-was-also-an-eagle scout#:~:text=Seven%20U.S.%20presidents%2C%20starting%20with,reached%20the%20rank%20of%20Star.

Roe, Jason. “Dr. Hyde and Mr. Swope.” KC History. Accessed May 17, 2023. https://kchistory.org/week-kansas-city-history/dr-hyde-and-mr-swope.

“Scouting’s History.” World Organization of the Scout Movement. Accessed May 17, 2023. https://www.scout.org/who-we-are/scout-movement/scoutings-history.

Thomas Andrews. Professor of History, University of Colorado. “What the Strikers Were Fighting for: History Colorado.” History Colorado, April 19, 2021.

“To Devote Time to the Boy Scouts.” The Montreal Star (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

“Woman’s Body Found Under Floor.” The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), February 8, 1910. www.newspapers.com.

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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 November 10, 1969, one of the world's most popular TV shows debuted. It might not be what you think, though. This TV show was geared toward kids--specifically preschoolers. Yes, November 10, 1969, was the day Sesame Street aired for the first time. What else was happening around the world on that day?

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“14-Year-Old Boy Tries Hijacking.” Effingham Daily News (Effingham, Illinois), November 10, 1969. www.newspapers.com.

“Alan Bean.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 14, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bean.

“Apollo 12 Lightning Strike Incident.” NASA. NASA. Accessed April 18, 2023. https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap12fj/a12 lightningstrike.html#:~:text=This%20commemorative%20article%20will%20look,electric%20power%20and%20guidance%20systems.

Associated Press. “Astronaut Conrad Excited About Landing Second Spacecraft On Lunar Surface.” Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon), November 10, 1969. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “U. S. Lawyer in Italy to Aid Hijacker.” The Bee (Danville, Virginia), November 10, 1969. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Young Hijacker Captured in Little Roman Chapel.” Hattiesburg American (Hattiesburg, Mississippi), November 1, 1969. www.newspapers.com.

Hughes, Roland. “Twa85: 'The World's Longest and Most Spectacular Hijacking'.” BBC News. BBC, October 26, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48069272.

“Lunar - Missions - Apollo 12 Mission.” Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). Accessed April 18, 2023. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_12/.

“Pete Conrad.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 13, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Conrad.

“Richard F. Gordon Jr..” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 17, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_F._Gordon_Jr.

Royal, Don. “'Sesame Street' New NET Series Aims to Prepare Pre-Schoolers.” Kenosha News (Kenosha, Wisconsin), November 10, 1969. www.newspapers.com.

Wood, Richard. “How Disaffected Teenager Flew into History with the World's Longest Hijacking.” Accessed April 19, 2023. https://www.9news.com.au/world/worlds-longest-hijacking-carried-out-by-raffaele-minichiello-50-years-ago-aviation-news/ad78faaf-ee4e-4204-a3e3-8567e963cf09.

“Would-Be Hijacker's Apology Too Late.” https://www.fox19.com, July 5, 2009. https://www.fox19.com/story/10645680/would-be-hijackers-apology-too-late/.

“‘Sesame Street’ Debuts.” History.com. A&E Television Networks. Accessed April 17, 2023. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sesame-street-debuts.

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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. https://bitmidi.com/sesamestreet-mid#google_vignette