Goff's 3 Minute Histories

Goff's 3 Minute Histories

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Goff's 3 Minute Histories episodes

  • 39. French Fries

    Potato Potato, regardless of how you say it French Fries aren't French.  Check it out.


    Sources:

    https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/belgian-fries

    http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/09/the-history-of-french-fries/

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

    5 min
  • Ep 38 G.I. Joe
    Yooooo JOE!  (Apologies for the hot mess of an intro on this one. Will try to fix and resubmit when I get a chance.)
    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero_(1985_TV_series)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Slaughter
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe
    https://www.history.com/news/why-are-american-soldiers-called-gis
    https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/gi-joe
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcaFgT4Slyc
    Sources:
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
    6 min
  • ep 37 Area 51

    A brief history about that place out in the desert where they keep "them aliens". 


    Sources:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49568127

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

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atomic-Energy-Commission-United-States-organization

    https://www.britannica.com/place/Area-51

    Sources:

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

    6 min
  • Ep 36 The Conch Republic

    That one time Key West broke up with America.....

    Sources:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-conch-republic-key-west-florida

    https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/14

    https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4x9n8d/that-time-the-florida-keys-tried-to-secede-from-the-us-by-dropping-conch-fritter-bombs

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

    6 min
  • Ep 35 Ritchie Mines (extended)
    Extended local history episode from my neck of the woods.  The Ritchie Mines produced asphalt to pave some of the biggest cities in the world.  Check it out.  (Warning: This one misses the 3 minute mark by a bit.)
    Sources:
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/ritchie/history/ritchmin.txt
    https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/86
    http://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2017/11/look-back-ritchie-county-mines-railroad-fade-into-history/
    http://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2017/11/look-back-danger-adventure-in-ritchie-mines/?fb_comment_id=1950219821766236_1993505074104377
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
    12 min
  • Ep 34 Uncle Sam

      The man, the myth, the Uncle.

    Sources:

    https://historydaily.org/who-was-the-inspiration-for-uncle-sam

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

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-nicknamed-uncle-sam

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

    5 min
  • Ep 33 Baseball Mud

    Join myself and special guest Grayson as we delve into the story of Lena Blackburne's famous mud and how it has shaped the game of baseball for 80 years.


      

    Sources:

    http://baseballrubbingmud.com/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/baseballs-secret-ingredient-mud/2017/03/31/af56eeaa-14c7-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html

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

    6 min
  • Ep 32 Fireworks

    Party like it's 1777.


      

    Sources:

    https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks

    https://www.livescience.com/63468-fireworks-history.html

    https://time.com/4828701/first-fireworks-history-july-4th/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw7ajsKmbd4

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

    8 min
  • Ep 31 Crocs

      Crikey! A history of Crocs f/Rylee Copeland.

    Sources:

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/07/how-crocs-conquered-the-world.html

    https://careers.crocs.com/about-us/default.aspx

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

    Rylee Copeland

    Brooklyn Smith

    https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2007/07/how-the-croc-go.html

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

    6 min
  • Ep 30 Times New Roman

    Everything you didn't need to know about the most famous font in history.  

      

    Sources:

    https://typographyforlawyers.com/a-brief-history-of-times-new-roman.html

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

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

    4 min

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One topic. 3-"ish" minutes. No reason not to check it out. Knowledge is power.