Franz Ferdinand's assassination would cause the world to plunge into war. But did you know that it was a coincidental encounter that led to Franz being in the wrong place at the wrong time, to be assassinated.

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Citations

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este

o   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franz-Ferdinand-Archduke-of-Austria-Este

Franz Ferdinand

o  https://www.biography.com/political-figures/franz-ferdinand

·        'A II II 18': Franz Ferdinand's prophetic numberplate

o  https://news.sky.com/story/a-ii-ii-18-franz-ferdinands-prophetic-number-plate-11551176

RANDOM CONNECTIONS: World War I – TragicCoincidences

o  https://theconnectionsnj.com/random-connections-world-war-i-tragic-coincidences/

Remember their story: the first and last Britishsoldiers killed in the First World War 

o  https://www.findmypast.com/blog/history/first-and-last-ww1-soldiers-killed

Animals

o  https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/animals-1-1/Hugh Lofting

o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Lofting28 little known facts about WWI

o  https://www.history.co.uk/article/10-little-known-facts-about-ww16 stories of animals that went to war

o  https://www.history.co.uk/articles/animals-who-went-to-warWikipedia

Epidemic Sound

Intro and Outro

o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/w7SqDGQ7ot/

Background

o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/iethtO4AXG/

o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/0dd8d7a6-dcc1-4b3e-9c96-2cd753dbac09/

King Umberto I sat to eat at a restaurant one day and ended up meeting his doppelganger. Soon learning that this man that looked like him shared more with him that seemed possible. This all leads to a ending that adds to the crazy coincidence of this chance meeting.

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Citations

Umberto I Biography

o https://www.britannica.com/biography/Umberto-I

The Two Umbertos

o https://medium.com/@johnwelford15/the-two-umbertos-edce088f78c2

King Umberto’s Uncanny End

o https://www.brainbubblegum.net/home/2017/7/25/uncanny-resemblanceAll The Types Of Pizza You Should Know About

o https://www.delish.com/food-news/g44570413/types-of-pizza/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_del_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_20604729589&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20595147834&gbraid=0AAAAACq-IPzfBVvtknGRlCJPNYBfBV-4L&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8p7GBhCjARIsAEhghZ2YekdglNCPdD4236PEjGTSq6QrEiFhcVE4S-rWXT8iJCyjkTCv5G8aAn5fEALw_wcBFamous Cases of Real Doppelgangers

o https://www.liveabout.com/true-stories-of-doppelgangers-2593448#:~:text=John%20Donne,he%20was%20having%20an%20affair.

Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana 

o https://www.pizzanapoletana.org/en/King Umberto I of Italy and his astonishingdouble.

o https://historystory.substack.com/p/king-umberto-i-of-italy-and-his-astonishingWikipedia for general research.

Epidemic Sound

Intro and Outro:

o https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/w7SqDGQ7ot/Morning, Birds Chirping, Olive Trees, Valley,Distant Traffic, Airplane, Camino Frances

o https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/3ae20521-4d14-4e3e-b00c-90b9a5e1f5da/

They Wait Below

o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5116a1a3-6b3b-4bd3-9404-3d388bbf198a/

Wilmer McLean was there when the Civil War began, he moved away to get some peace from the war. But the war found him in the end.

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CitationsWilmer McLean – An Uncanny Coincidence  https://mb-henry.com/2018/03/15/wilmer-mclean-an-uncanny-coincidence/

   The Strange Case of Wilmer McLeanhttps://www.wvtf.org/civil-war-series/2019-09-18/the-strange-case-of-wilmer-mcleanThe peculiar story of Wilmer McLeanhttps://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/10/the-peculiar-story-of-wilmer-mclean/Senators Witness the First Battle of Bull Runhttps://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Witness_Bull_Run.htm#:~:text=The%20first%20land%20battle%20of,stream%20running%20through%20the%20battlefield.10 Notable Coincidences of the American CivilWarhttps://listverse.com/2010/03/05/10-notable-coincidences-of-the-american-civil-war/        Theodrick “Tod” Carter  https://www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/person/2123/theodrick-tod-carter/

        The Mexican-American war in a nutshellhttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-mexican-american-war-in-a-nutshell     Chasing the Myth of Confederate Goldhttps://www.history.com/articles/confederate-gold-jefferson-davis        Wikipedia: Wilmer McLean, Gods and Generals film,Bull Run

Epidemic Sound        Intro and Outro:  https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/w7SqDGQ7ot/     Background:  https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/iethtO4AXG/  https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/0dd8d7a6-dcc1-4b3e-9c96-2cd753dbac09/

Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe once wrote a novel, then years later a real-life event mimicked a few big beats of the story?

In this episode we explorer Poe's novel and all its connections to real life events. Sit back, relax and listen to the tale of Poe, the Coincidental Storyteller.

Please give the episode a rating wherever you listen. And let me know of any historical coincidences you think might make a good episode.

Historically Coincidental episodes are released Bi-Weekly. Below has even more information about what I discussed today.

CitationsThe Many Faces of Richard Parker: President of the ‘Floating Republic’https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/richard-parker-nore-mutiny-rebellion-retribution-royal-navy Cannibalism at sea: the starving Victorian sailors who ate a cabin boyhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/cannibalism-at-sea-sailors-ate-the-cabin-boy/ The case of Thomas dudleyhttps://www.law.uh.edu/center4clp/streetlaw/Intro%20to%20Law/Intro%20to%20Law%20AY%202017-18/Intro%20to%20Law/Activities%20&%20Handouts/Shipwrecked%20Sailors.pdf 3 moments that might convince you Edgar Allan Poe was a time traveler.https://www.upworthy.com/3-moments-that-might-convince-you-edgar-allan-poe-was-a-time-traveler-rp7 Can humans drink seawater?https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/drinksw.html  The Mystery of Edgar Allen Poe’s Deathhttps://www.nps.gov/articles/poe-death.htm Other information found on Wikipedia: Poe’s Novel, the ship the Francis Spraight, the movie the raven, other theories on Poe’s death

Music from Epidemic Sound Intro and Outrohttps://www.epidemicsound.com/track/w7SqDGQ7ot/ Backgroundhttps://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/65b014af-89ca-435e-881a-8685f39e0aef/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ALNHAFCM6K/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/9YXxGXhiBl/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/iethtO4AXG/

Have you ever heard of Edgar Allan Poe predicting maritime events or the weird similarities connecting President John F. Kenedy to President Abraham Lincoln. There are many examples of coincidences throughout the history of our world. I plan to take a deep dive into each one and break them down to see just how connected they are.

So please join me in this journey of the strange world of historical coincidences as I describe twins separated at birth that ended up living identical lives or a book predicting the sinking of the Titanic. I am excited to delve into these and show the world that our past is Historically Coincidental.

Trailer Music is from Epidemic Sound: Timothy Infinite - Shot Clock | Epidemic Sound