Horrible History

Trigger Warning: child abuse and neglect, animal abuse, pregnancy loss, loss of a child

This week on Horrible History Emily heads to Galveston, Texas to tell us the story of the 1900 Hurricane - one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Then, Rachel brings home a big one - the story of Catherine the Great.

Hopefully, you're horrified.

Sources: 

• https://www.1900storm.com/
• https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea
• https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/weather/2021/09/08/galveston-storm-of-1900--a-look-back-at-the-deadliest-storm 
• https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great
  http://www.kyrackramer.com/2018/01/17/the-last-king-of-poland-and-the-empress-who-loved-him/
• https://www.historyhit.com/the-most-important-lovers-of-catherine-the-great/
• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32525488/catherine-the-great-husband-peter-murder-real-story/ 
• Massie, Robert K.. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (p. 146). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
• https://www.biography.com/royalty/catherine-ii
• https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/catherine-ii-the-great 
• https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/catherines-domestic-policies/#:~:text=During%20her%20reign%2C%20Catherine%20gave,serfs%2C%20and%20non%2DRussians
• https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-greatest-love-affair-catherine-the-great-and-grigory-potemkin 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great 
• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/243124079873982590/#:~:text=Count%20Alexei%20Grigorievich%20Bobrinsky%20(11,by%20Fyodor%20Rokotov%2C%20circa%201760s 
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-emperor-of-Russia 
• http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/prince-platon-alexandrovich-zubov-lover-of-catherine-ii-the-great-of-russia/
  
  
  

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This week on Terrible Today, we follow up the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard episode with a special episode featuring the six craziest articles we could find on the internet. 

Reasons to Listen: 

• Babies literally entering to Enter Sandman
• Doll heads from your nightmares
• Ryan Reynold's shenanigans 
• Stupid art thieves 
• Is that a crossbow in your pants or are you just happy to see us? 
• The actual worst visit to a porta potty ever

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A very special, giant episode of Terrible Today. By special request, Rachel and Emily share a breakdown of the Amber Heard v. Johnny Depp relationship and defamation trial. 

Trigger Warning: sexual abuse, domestic violence

Reasons to Listen: 

• A detailed timeline of the Heard Depp relationship 
• Get to the bottom of who pooped the bed
• Learn about Histrionic Behavior Disorders
• TikTok Psychology 

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This week on Terrible Today, Rachel heads back to Germany and Emily goes to Salt Lake City, UT. Here are some reasons to listen: 

• Horrifying nipples
• Somebody smurfed up
• Goat Man and his alleged front-tail
• The economy impacts wild boars, too
• A prize at the bottom of a tampon box! Spoilers, it's drugs. 
• Don't stretch your penis

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This week on Horrible History Rachel heads to Lubeck, Germany to tell us the tale of Germany's Revenge Mother, Marianne Bachmeier. Then, Emily goes to Salt Lake City, UT to talk about three devious men - a pervy governor, a criminal and a grave robber. 

Hopefully, you're horrified. 

Sources: 

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46nsdj.38?seq=1 
• https://www.thedeadhistory.com/blog/jean-baptiste-salt-lake-city 
• https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/jean-baptiste/
• https://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/items/show/98 
• https://historytogo.utah.gov/jean-baptiste/ 
• https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/utah/legend-of-grave-robber-jean-baptiste-ut/ 
• https://kcpw.org/blog/in-the-hive/2021-10-27/jean-baptiste/ 
• https://truewestmagazine.com/article/utah-bloodbath/ 
• https://www.deseret.com/2001/6/1/19589036/the-legacy-of-brigham-young#:~:text=Historians%20years%20after%20his%20death,%2C%20Idaho%2C%20Nevada%20and%20Wyoming.
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46nsdj.23?seq=5 

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This week on Terrible Today, Emily heads back to Ohio and Rachel goes to Oregon. Here are some reasons to listen: 

• Breaking, Entering & Cleaning
• Steve the Rooster
• A Reminder that Pigs will Eat Anything 
• Vigilantes Need Tacos, Too
• The Sexiest First Name
• A Man Who REALLY Hates Portland 

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This week, for Episode 73, Rachel heads to Salem, Oregon to talk about the one and only Jerry Brudos. Then, Emily tells the terrible story of the Easter Massacre of the Ruppert family in Hamilton, Ohio in 1975. 

Hopefully, you're horrified!

Sources: 

• Murderpedia
• American Hauntings Ink 
• All That's Interesting
• Biography
• OSH Museum
• Salem Community Markets
• Honeywood Winery
• The Famous People
• Murderpedia
• Find a Grave
• Facebook
• Books 

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This week Emily heads back to Illinois and Rachel shares stories from Denver, Colorado. 

Reasons to Listen:

• An accidental jailing
• The freshest human heads
• Pants-whiskey
• Notice: Stop. Pooping. In. Halls.
• Free shoes
• Denver's weird laws

Sources: 

• Huffington Post
• Huffington Post
• Huffington Post 

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This week, for Episode 72, Rachel stays close to home and visits Denver, CO to talk about the maybe haunted, definitely horrible Cheesman Park. This park used to be a cemetery and now is a park, but ... how many bodies were left unmoved?? Then, Emily heads to Mattoon, Illinois (near Springfield) and talks about the Mad Gasser of Mattoon! Was it mass malice or mass hysteria...? Hopefully, you're horrified!

Trigger Warning: Child murder, Suicide 

Sources: 

• Murderpedia 
• American Hauntings Ink
• DMNS
• Cherry Cricket
• Union Station Denver
• Uncover Colorado
• CNN
• Denver Library
• The Denver Channel
• Denver Post
• Legends of America

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This week on Terrible Today, Emily and Rachel head to Nebraska and England, respectively. 

Here are some lovely reasons to listen: 

• A complaint about thespians
• A wannabe Will Ferrell
• The Evel Knievel of Pepperoni
• A criminal just needs to focus on himself
• A biscuit faux pas
• There aren't any litter boxes at school 

Sources

• Huffpost
• Huffpost
• WGN Radio
• Mirror UK
• Independent 
• Daily Mail UK

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