The History Buffet

"Knocker Uppers", The Nice Midday Cannon, and Second Helpings of: The Rocketeer and The Gilded Age


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This week learn all about one of the most peculiar jobs of the Industrial Revolution the "Knocker Upper". When you need to wake up for work on time but have no alarm clock the Knocker Ups will rattle your windows to "wake the world from sleeping". Also on this week's episode learn about a tradition that takes place in Nice, France reminding the locals when to break for lunch! During the Going Back For Seconds segment Stock shows some love to the movie The Rocketeer and Joey gives a shoutout to an oft-forgotten era of U.S. History, the Gilded Age. Listen and enjoy!

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