Many of us have grown up reading this mans work, his tales on self destruction, revenge and violence. Tales of premature burials of ghastly cats and ravens, where the line between the living and the dead is never clear. When you look deeper into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe a more complex figure emerges. Beyond the traditional image of the alcoholic, pale, sickly author with an obsession of death. Poes life wasn't easy and in many was it was tragic. Today we discuss a different version of poe. The athletic, military man. The rebellious student. The ruthless reviewer and father of detective fiction. We also discuss the mystery behind his death.. your listening to Casual History. 

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Sorry for the delay folks, Its been a busy few days. Today's 5 minute history is a fun book-end on our first podcast ever "The Lost Colony Of Roanoke" 

A new discovery seems to have solved the case. If you like what you hear make sure to give us a rating and review! 

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Billy the Kid was the most notorious gunmen in the wild west, his murders turned him into the nations most wanted man. In myth he's a lone outlaw, in reality his story is a lot more murky. Who was Billy the kid? A cowboy with a higher code of honor or a cold blooded killer.. 

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It may be apocryphal, a retrofitted fiction crafted by the Spaniards to facilitate their conquest but, given the prevalence of the returning god or king in different mythologies around the world, it carries the ring of truth. Today in 5 minute history we discuss the legacy of the Aztecs.. 

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In a single day and night of misfortune, the island known as Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea. Today we discuss one of the biggest mysteries still left unknown.. or is it.. 

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More than 200 years after the Salem witch trials, ripples of a new hysteria gripped New England.. the fear of vampires. 

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In January 1692, 9 year old Elizabeth Paris and 11 year old Abigail Williams began having fits, including violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. After a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed bewitchment, other young girls in the community began to mysteriously exhibiting similar symptoms. Today we discuss.. The Salem Witch Trials. 

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Between 26,500 and 19,000 years ago, massive sheets of ice covered Earth's Northern hemisphere. 

During the so-called "last glacial maximum". At least 13,000 years ago those glaciers started to recede, opening up an Ice-free corridor that is thought to have been used by early humans who came down from Northeast Asia to populate the North American continent. 

Now there is new evidence if Confirmed, the result means people migrated to North America much earlier than thought. 

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A middle aged man, accompanied by a paltry group of followers, sought refuge from the hounds of their oppressors in a remote mountain fastness. For decades their people had been persecuted by one of the most powerful empires the world had ever seen. The Seljuk Turks. Today we discuss the original assassins. 

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Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier than air aircraft. 

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