Historical Humans

Welcome to the Tenth Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Tenth episode is our discussion into the Moche people of South America, a Pre-Columbian Society along the western edge of the continent.    

The Historical Humans podcast is hosted by Colum Coleman, Gwendolyn Allen, and Justin Woods.       

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Welcome to the Ninth Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Ninth episode is our discussion into the Fukushima Disaster, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl and the first one in the 21st century. 

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northern Japan 2nd worst disaster in history of nuclear power Located in the town of Okuma in the Fukushima prefecture of northeastern Japan 100 km (60 miles) south of city of Sendai Plant operated by TEPCO (Tokyo Electric and Power Company) Plant consisted of 6 boiling water reactors Same as approximately ⅓ of the nuclear reactors in the US  Illinois, which has the most nuclear reactors (11) & largest nuclear generating capacity (11.6 gigawatts) in US Heats water and produces steam within the reactor vessel Water is pumped through the reactor core and heated by fission Steam produced by this is fed via pipe to fan Steam turning the fan produces electricity Unused steam is condensed and reused in the heating process March 11, 2011 Tsunami waves from Great Sendai/Great Tohoku earthquake damage plant Magnitude 9.0 earthquake 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai Caused a 15-meter-high tsunami Damaged the plant’s backup generators All 3 operating reactors successfully shut down Loss of power caused cooling systems to fail Rising residual heat caused fueling rods to partially melt down Occurred in all 3 operating reactors Resulted in the release of radiation Melted rods bore holes through the bottom of reactors 1 & 2 Exposed nuclear materials in the cores Took months to realize these holes were there Outer containment buildings of reactors 1 & 3 explode Explosions the result of buildup of hydrogen gas Reactor 1 exploded on March 12, 2011 Reactor 3 exploded on March 14, 2011

Welcome to the Eight Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Eighth episode is our discussion into the Louisiana Purchase, America's desire to expand and the costs and problems that arose. 

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Louisiana Purchase signed between US and France in 1803 Agreement between US President Thomas Jefferson & French First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte Approved by the US Senate in a 24 to 7 vote Consists of 3 documents 1 treaty of cessation 2 agreements for the exchange of money US purchased via bonds from Britain’s Baring & Co. Bank Baring & Co. paid cash to France US paid Baring & Co. back over 15 years at 6% interest Original treaty lacked defined boundaries for the territory acquired Spanish claims over Texas and Florida were internationally disputed Made it unclear exactly what the Louisiana territory contained Issue settled in 1819 purchase of Florida US acquired the Louisiana territory 828,000 square miles of land $15 million USD $376,614,159.30 USD ($376.6 million USD) in 2021 dollars Purchase amounts to $18.12 USD per square mile in 1803 dollars Purchase amounts to $454.85 USD per square mile in 2021 dollars The land famously sold for 4 cents an acre US negotiators were James Monroe & Robert Livingston Monroe a founding father of the US and future US President Monroe became the 5th President of the US (1817-1825)

Welcome to the Seventh Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Seventh episode is our discussion into Rapa Nui "Easter Island", the most Isolated island full of Moai statues and an interesting culture that has survived. The Historical Humans podcast is hosted by Colum Coleman, Gwendolyn Allen, and Justin Woods.     

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 Rapa Nui/Easter Island 24 km x 12 km at largest (14 miles x 7 miles) 173 square km surface area (~63 square miles) Highest point is Maunga Terevaka at 600 m (1,969 feet) above sea level Soft hills and rocky coasts 5 islets called Motus Southwest of the island are Motu Nui, Motu Iti, Motu Kao Kao West of the island is Motu Tautara East of the island is Motu Marotiri All are uninhabited One of the most isolated inhabited places in the world 3,540 km to the west of Chile (~2,200 miles) 1,900 km to the east of Pitcarin Island (~1,180 miles) Easternmost outpost of Polynesian Island World Over 600 Moai Heads present on the island

Welcome to the Sixth Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Sixth episode is our discussion into the Black Wall Street Tulsa Race Riot, the most prominent black community in Tulsa that was destroyed by White Rioters. The Historical Humans podcast is hosted by Colum Coleman, Gwendolyn Allen, and Justin Woods.   

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Origins of Black Wall Street Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma One of the most prosperous neighborhoods in America was the Greenwood Neighborhood in Tulsa. It was referred to as the Black Wall Street and was known as a Black Utopia. As it was one of the few areas in US where Black businesses, homeowners, and civic leaders thrived. The Neighborhood encompassed 35 square blocks and was formed in1906 when O.W. Gurley purchased 40 acres of land in Tulsa. Gurley was a wealthy black business owner and the Area became populated by freed black slaves and sharecroppers fleeing racial persecution.   1907-1921 Oklahoma becomes a state Oklahoma is staunchly segregated at that time Results in an insulated African American community Gurley sold land to other African Americans Greenwood became populated by exclusively black business owners and homeowners

Welcome to the Fifth Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Fifth episode is our discussion into the St. Valentines Day Massacre, the most prominent mobster related massacre that put Al Capone on the map. The Historical Humans podcast is hosted by Colum Coleman, Gwendolyn Allen, and Justin Woods.    be sure to follow us on all social media platforms.  https://twitter.com/HistoryofHumans

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The Massacre February 14, 1929 2122 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL

Al Capone gang against George “Bugs” Moran gang

Al Capone ran the Chicago Crime Syndicate

Bugs Moran ran the North Side Gang

Bugs was an Irish gangster and Capone was Italian

Dispute over illegal liquor trafficking operations during Prohibition

4 Al Capone gangsters disguised themselves as policemen

Lined up and shot members of Bugs Moran gang

Used machine guns hidden under overcoats

Hitmen never identified

Suspected hitmen were John Scalise, Albert Anselmi, Jack McGurn, and Frank Rio

Massacre was meant to eliminate Bugs Moran’s gang and kill Bugs himself

Took place during an expected shipment of whiskey

Bugs Moran was running late and thus escaped the massacre

Welcome to the Fourth Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Fourth episode is our discussion into Oral Traditions and Oral Histories that work to pass down cultural, historical and religious stories down through generations and thousands of years.   The Historical Humans podcast is hosted by Colum Coleman, Gwendolyn Allen, and Justin Woods.    be sure to follow us on all social media platforms.  https://twitter.com/HistoryofHumans

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The fourth Episode of Historical Humans takes a deep dive into oral traditions from all across the globe. A few of the groups discussed in this episode include: Stories from the former Yugoslavian oral histories, Ancient Greek, Mesopotamia, England, Ireland, Israel, The Zuni, The Metis, The Choctaw, The Ojibwe, The Aboriginal Peoples of Australia, South Africa, THe Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, Albania, and the Basque republic within Spain.

Welcome to the Third Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Third episode is our discussion into Ancient Egypt specifically talking about the Book of the Dead, burial practices and Gods of Egypt  

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 The Book of the Dead is a collection of spells and prayers to be reciting in the afterlife and to be used as a guidance book to a safe journey to the field of reeds (Paradise) where the gods judge you based on your actions in life and how your confessions of sins made during life. We also go into great detail about the processes of mummification where the organs would have been removed from the body, preserved in jars and the body was dried and wrapped in linens. We also touch on colonialism, the British Museum and the ethics behind artifacts and museums. Lots of controversial topics, but there's so much to talk about!

Welcome to the Second Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our second episode is our New Years special discussing calendars and the counting of time  throughout history

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Time is something that throughout all of history humans have attempted to count time and break it down into a system that is easily followed and can track the moving days and months with the years.  However, this is not something that is followed universally. In today's podcast we discuss the history of our current calendar, the Gregorian calendar , it’s origin as the Julian Calendar to the prehistoric calendar keeping systems of the Egyptians, Mayans, the orthodox religions and Chinese New Year.  We also talk about perceptions of time and the existential crisis that is felt because of the linear nature of time , but some places time is cyclical. We end the New Years’  special by recapping our year and talk about the positives and downfalls of the year, and what we are looking forward to in the new year.

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Welcome to the First Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our first episode is the Christmas special discussing all the historical events of history including the Christmas Truce of 1914. 

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The Christmas Truce

Began on Christmas Eve 1914

Lasted through Christmas Day 1914, Boxing Day (Dec. 26) 1914, or New Year’s Day 1915

Was unofficial and unsanctioned by both sides’ governments

Despite this, no court martials or disciplinary actions occurred as a result of the truce

Both sides benefited from morale and chance to repair defenses

Punishing the truce would have had a detrimental effect on morale

Occurred on parts of the Western front between mostly German and British troops

Estimated to have occurred in 2/3 of British line in Southern Belgium

Estimate by Malcolm Brown of Britain’s Imperial War Museums

Approximately 100,000 troops believed to have participated

Truce spread organically from regiment to regiment

Was not controlled or directed by officers or troops but instead was allowed to happen

Occurred only five months after the start of WWI

Attempts a truces in subsequent years was met with threat of disciplinary actions by commanders

Duration of the truce varied

Some places did not occur

Some places it lasted only Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Some places it lasted for several days after Christmas, even up to New Year’s Day

First sign of Truce 8:30 PM Christmas Eve

Germans light up trenches with Christmas trees and sing songs

German Silent Night met with British First Noel

Christmas Eve marked a shift in the weather

Several weeks of constant rain gave way to frost and snow

Rain and mud make trench warfare extra miserable

End to the rains a relief for both sides