Today's episode covers a famous date that maybe isn't as famous as it should be. Have you ever heard of the Rosewood Massacre? If not, buckle up, because it's a tale of horrible destruction of life and property. Then, I'll tell you what else was being reported around the world on the same day.

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SOURCES

“Advertisement: South of Suva (Page 2).” The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania) , January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Many Reported Slain or Shot Down in Race War at Rosewood, Fla.” The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “No Reprieve For Couple Must Die On Tuesday Next.” The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield,Massachusetts), January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

“Czar's Jewels Sought In Tomb of U.S. Seaman.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

“Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 23, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Thompson_and_Frederick_Bywaters.

“Final Story of the Maurice Bank Robbery Told Here.” The Boyden Reporter (Boyden, Iowa), February 8, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

History.com Editors. “Rosewood Massacre.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, May 4, 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/rosewood-massacre.

International News Service. “Gems Worth 4 Million Gone.” The Buffalo Enquirer (Buffalo, New York), February 14, 1923.

“Letters of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters.” Edith Jessie Thompson, May 26, 2022. https://edithjessiethompson.co.uk/primary-source-texts/letters-of-edith-thompson-and-frederick-bywaters/.

“Robbers All Caught.” The Sioux County Index (Hull, Iowa), January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

“Survivors of the Rosewood Massacre Won Reparations. Their Descendants Aren't Sure the Victory Was Enough.” The Washington Post. WP Company, April 3, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/rosewood-reparations/.

“Three Officers and Suspect Hit at Maurice, IA.” The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

“Two Bandits Are Arrested After Pistol Battle.” Daily Clarion-Progress (Opelousas, Louisiana), January 5, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.