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.


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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? 

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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.

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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?

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Concetta Franconero was in love with Walden Cassotto, but her father did not approve.  Did their romance survive?

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John T. accidentally became part of history, but how?

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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?

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"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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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