In keeping with my promise to cover more worldwide events this year, today's episode date (December 26, 1991) is the day the USSR stopped existing. Even though I was young, I still remember the news coverage of the event. I don't, however, remember what else was being reported at that time. Don't worry, I did my research and now you can know, too, with three great additional history stories.

SOURCES

• “200-Year Sentence Meted Out to Sexson.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), November 4, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
• Associated Press. “Jury Says Husband Had ‘Change of Heart.’” Tyler Courier-Press (Tyler, Texas), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• Associated Press. “‘Hook’ Holds on to Top Position.” The Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• Blackwell, Tom. “Uncovering Shadowy Signs of Ritual Abuse.” Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• Canadian Press. “Satanist Victim Recalls Nights of Ritual.” Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,Canada), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• “The Collapse of the Soviet Union.” U.S. Department of State. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet union#:~:text=Gorbachev’s%20decision%20to%20allow%20elections,collapse%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union.
• Greene, Wayne. “Lovers’ Alleged Suicide Notes, Letter Released.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• Greene, Wayne. “Prison Officials Say Sexson Properly Classified Before Escape.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), November 15, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• The Infographics Show. “How and Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse.” YouTube. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdijf1U7OY.
• Mecoy, Don. “Slayer SuesState Officials over Photos.” The Oklahoman, April 10, 1992. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1992/04/10/slayer-sues-state-officials-over-photos/62496685007/.
• “Officer Testifies Sexson Admitted Killing Wife.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), October 26, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
• Pasiuk, Emily. “Satanic Panic: How a Tiny Town Was Swept up in a Wave of Accusations.” CBCnews, March 15, 2020. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/satanic-panic/.
• Pelisek, Christine. “‘fatal Attraction Killer’ - Who Disguised Herself to Gun down Romantic Rival - Dies after Parole.” People.com, April 9, 2018. https://people.com/crime/fatal-attraction-killer-jennifer-reali-dies-months-after-parole/.
• Rob Martindale. “Board Hears Pleas, Denies Freedom for Three Killers.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), November 24, 1980. www.newspapers.com.
• Satan Wants You. Vertical Entertainment, 2023.
• Schmemann, Serge. “Sun Sets on Soveit Empire.” Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri), December 26, 1991. www.newspapers.com.
• “Two Tulsa Policemen Testify in Sexson Trial.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), October 25, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
• United Press International. “15-Year-Old Wife’s Mate Death Suspect.” Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Oklahoma), April 21, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
• “Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse.
• “Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed March 12, 2025.https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse.
• “Wife Killed; Oklahoma Escapee Surrenders.” Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), December 1, 1991. 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.