On March 14, 1912, there was a shooting at the Carrol county courthouse in Hillaville, Virginia. Five people were killed and 7 injured in a barrage of bullets that lasted about 90 seconds. Find out the story on this weeks episode.

On today’s episode, find out about Ida B Wells. Ida is a strong African American figure who fought for rights and freedoms for all African Americans during the reconstruction era and in the early 20th century.

Find out about the different weather calamities that have hit the Appalachian mountains through the years and how we Appalachians always seem to persevere.

Uncover the traditions and history of Valentine’s Day and take a walk down the dark side of the holiday.

Find out about Brown Mountain lights and other ghost lights phenomena in Appalachia and around the country. Learn what may be the cause and what they could be.

In West Virginia in the 1900s, coal miners were fighting for fundamental worker rights. Find out what happened in Matewan, West Virginia, when the mines hired goons and the miners came head to head on the city streets of Matewan.

Discover the people that were murdered on the Appalachian trail and who murdered then. The odds of getting killed on the trail are super rare. But there is always a chance.

Was John Henry a real man or a myth? Either way his legend is known by most people. Find out his story on this episode.

West Virginia’s one and only Chuck Yeager who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier among many other things. He was a somewhat flawed individual but his contributions to aviation are remarkable.

In the 1970s, Billy Milligan was charged with raping three women at the Ohio State University. He was the first person diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder to identify it as a defense for his crimes. He also was the first acquitted of a major crime for this reason, instead spending a decade in psychiatric hospitals.