Today on the Untold History, Gena and Steve tell the story of the time flesh rained out of the clear, blue Kentucky sky onto a farm.  It was, and still is a mystery as to what this substance was and from whence it came.
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The first person to have been verified to have been struck by a meteorite was Ann Hodges, of Sylacauga, Alabama.  Today we tell her story.
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The Meteorite

Today we tell the story of a Confederate raid on the town of St. Albans, Vermont, the northernmost land military action undertaken by the South in the Civil War.
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The Raid on St. Albans

Prior to World War II several states enacted eugenics laws.  One of these was Virginia, whose Racial Integrity and Sterilization Acts served as a model for laws passed in Nazi Germany.  Today we tell the story of the man mainly responsible for the enactment and enforcement of these laws, Walter Ashby Plecker, head of the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics for thirty years.
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Walter Ashby Plecker

The rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer in America today.  There's talk about oligarchs taking over the country like they have in Russia.  But, folks, no matter how bad it seems now, it can always get worse.  Today we're going to tell you just how much worse it could be by going back to the time before the Great Depression, to the West Virginia coal camps of that time for a story about what happens when a group gets too much power and control over their workers.  
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The Esau System

Today we tell the story of a man who spent World War II saving as many people as he could from Nazi oppression and extermination, all under the watchful eye of Nazi officials. It was this man's surprising connection to the Nazi party that allowed him the freedom to do this.
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