The wait is over! We're back! And I got the missus to join me on this one for some voice work!

Everything you needed to know about the Lady of the Harbor. 

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21932675

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46550/the-new-colossus

https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/statue-of-liberty

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51521/10-statue-of-liberty-facts

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We've been here before, we will be here again.  Let's check out our response last time.  Stay safe team.  

Sources:

https://www.livescience.com/spanish-flu.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/1918-flu-pandemic

https://tedium.co/2017/10/16/american-samoa-spanish-flu/

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That one time President Teddy Roosevelt flexed on the world with the U.S. Navy.

Sources:

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/c/cruise-great-white-fleet-mckinley.html

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Election 2020.  Whats up with Iowa?  All you need to know about the Iowa Caucuses featuring guest Jenn McCallister.  

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucuses

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/when-was-the-first-iowa-caucus-history-of-americas-kickoff-presidential-contest

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

What if the machines will not only one day take over, but have already begun their revolution?  Check it out....

Sources:

https://futurism.com/singularity-explain-it-to-me-like-im-5-years-old

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Technological_singularity_hypothesis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_(robot_fatality)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlE75w2JRxQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZ2NShfCE8&t=128s

Birthdays are about more than cake and ice cream.  Check out the history of birthdays now.  

Sources:

https://www.pumpitupparty.com/blog/how-did-the-tradition-of-birthdays-begin/

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And my 2nd period World History Class

We discussed it every day in school but learned nothing about it.  Take a few minutes to hear about the pledge of allegiance.  

Sources:

https://www.ushistory.org/DOCUMENTS/pledge.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bellamy

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The fear of the Ancient World.  The hope of the Byzantine Empire.  Greek Fire.  Check it out.  

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/greek-fire

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Celebrate National Candy Corn Day by investing in some history on the candy, then go grab a bag and make yourself sick.  

Sources:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/30/an-oral-history-of-candy-corn-the-most-polarizing-confection-of-them-all/

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/10/where-our-love-hate-relationship-with-candy-corn-comes-from/65428/

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Take a journey of the history of the T shirt from underwear to icon.

Sources:

https://www.realthread.com/blog/history-of-the-tshirt-2014-01-30

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/magazine/who-made-that-t-shirt.html

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