History From The Back Pages

Tune in to hear about The World's Columbian Exposition which took place in 1893. This event was started to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovering the new world. The second half of the episode goes into detail on famous serial killer H. H. Holmes and his Murder Castle in Chicago.

Listen in to hear about Carter Harrison Sr, who was Mayor of Chicago from 1879-1886. He was also Mayor during the Haymaker Riot in 1886 and The World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Decided to rank all 24 historical figures I’ve done so far . On 3 categories excitement , interest level and difficulty.

Saint Brendan The Navigator is well known in Irish folklore for traveling to the mythical Isle Of The Blessed In 512 AD.

Tune in to this weeks episode of History From The Back Pages to learn about Lt Nobu Shirase. Nobu led the first Japanese expedition to the South Pole in 1910-1912.

Gaspar and Miguel Corte Real we’re both Portuguese explorers who vanished into thin air during separate voyages near Canada in 1501-1502

Peng Jiamu was a Chinese Biochemist and explorer who vanished into thin air in 1980 in the Lop Nur Desert.

Tune in to this weeks episode to learn about the discovery of Antarctica in 1820. And learn about who was the first to see land .

Admiral Richard Byrd was a Admiral in the Navy. He fought in WWI and WWII and was also the first man to fly over the North Pole In 1926. Tune in to hear about his journey !!!