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  • January 13th...Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 99. This time we examine the year 1968 as Johnny Cash records At Folsom Prison.
     
    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
      
    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-gogh-chops-off-ear
     
    Sources:
    https://lostpedia.fandom.com/wiki/The_Man_in_Black
    https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/Man_in_Black
    https://darktower.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Padick
    https://halloweenmovie.fandom.com/wiki/Terence_Wynn
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041627/
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnny-cash-performs-at-folsom-prison-california
    https://www.johnnycash.com/music/folsom-prison/
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnny-cash-performs-at-folsom-prison-california
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-cash-mn0000816890/biography
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johnny-Cash
    https://www.biography.com/musician/johnny-cash
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/at-folsom-prison-johnny-cash-found-his-cause/2018/05/28/740124ca-4f03-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html
     
    Photo: 
    https://sites.dwrl.utexas.edu/countrymusic/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2014/10/johnny-cash.jpg
    10 min
  • January 6th...Boxing
    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 98. This time we examine the year 1681 as the first recorded boxing match is held in England.
     
    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
      
    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
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    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-gogh-chops-off-ear
     
    Sources:
    https://fictionhorizon.com/how-old-is-gandalf-in-lord-of-the-rings-mythology/
    https://www.ejmas.com/jcs/2010jcs/jcsart_murray_1007.html
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization
    https://www.ancient.eu/image/8097/mesopotamian-boxers--musicians-plaque/
    https://www.thescore.com/news/1461241
    https://scotboxer.webs.com/historyofboxing.htm
    https://www.pletthistory.org/talks/an-extraordinary-history-of-boxing-and-fisticuffs/
     
    Photo: 
    https://www.britannica.com/sports/boxing/The-Queensberry-rules
    Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-78647)
    9 min
  • December 30th...Allen v. Benny: Radios Greatest Feud
    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 97. This time we examine the years 1936 as Fred Allen and Jack Benny begin their iconic feud.
     
    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
      
    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
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    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-gogh-chops-off-ear
     
    Sources:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20/fred-allen
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Allen
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Benny
    https://www.fredallen.org/jack-benny-fred-allen-feud.html
    https://www.flapperpress.com/post/radio-s-greatest-feud-that-wasn-t-the-story-of-jack-benny-fred-allen
    https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2018/02/fred-allens-side-of-jack-benny-feud.html
    https://www.oldradioshows.org/2016/07/10/fred-allen-and-his-friendly-feud-with-jack-ben
    https://stringsmagazine.com/from-rifleman-to-concertmaster-stuart-canin-looks-back-90-years/
     
    Photo: 
    https://www.fredallen.org/images/fred-jack-fight.jpg
    9 min
  • December 23rd...Uranus and Van Gogh's Ear
    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 96. This time we examine the years 1690 as John Flamsteed observes Uranus and 1888 as Vincent Van Gogh cuts off his ear.
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    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-gogh-chops-off-ear
     
    Sources:
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Flamsteed
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Royal-Society
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural_instrument
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-hershel-discovers-uranus
    https://www.britannica.com/place/Uranus-planet/Observations-from-Earth
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/vincent-van-gogh-reason-cut-ear-a7388656.htm
    https://www.foxnews.com/world/van-gogh-cut-off-more-than-just-his-earlobe-new-evidence-shows
    https://www.history101.com/vincent-van-gogh-lost-ear/
    https://usaartnews.com/news/the-mystery-behind-van-goghs-severed-ear
    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/16/apparently-van-gogh-cut-off-his-ear-after-learning-that-his-brother-was-engaged/
    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/mystery-solved-van-gogh-sliced-off-nearly-entire-ear-historian-discovers/article30879903/
    https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/stories/vincents-death
     
    Photo: 
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Self-Portrait_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Flamsteed#/media/File:John_Flamsteed_1702.jpg
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uranus2.jpg
    8 min
  • December 16th...The Boston Tea Party

    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 95. This time we examine the year 1773 as The Boston Tea Party takes place.

     

    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

      

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    Sources:

    https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war

    https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act

    https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-act

    https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts

    https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-sons-of-liberty-who-were-they-and-what-did-they-do/

    https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-boston-tea-party/

    https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/boston-tea-party-what-happened-dates-why-timeline-facts-american-history/

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-tea-party

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Tea-Party

    https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party

    Photo: 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Tea_Party_w.jpg

    11 min
  • December 9th...A Charlie Brown Christmas

    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 94. This time we examine the year 1965 as A Charlie Brown Christmas was first aired.

    Happy holidays to all.

     

    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

      

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

     

    Sources:

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-charlie-brown-christmas-will-air-on-pbs-in-spite-of-apple-tv-2b-rights-exclusive/ar-BB1b8Kfw

    http://thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2010/october10/peanuts-texture.php

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059026/

    https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas

    http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19650409,00.html

    https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/stories/the-fir-tree.htm

    https://nymag.com/vindicated/2016/11/how-a-charlie-brown-christmas-almost-wasnt.html

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/news/a8688/charlie-brown-christmas-history/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9mnL6QGebs

    Photo: 

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/news/a8688/charlie-brown-christ

    9 min
  • December 2nd...Puyi, The Last Emperor (and The Neverending Story)

    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 93. This time we examine the year 1908 as 2 year old Aisin Gioro Puyi became the last Emperor of China.

     

    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

      

    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

    Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

     

    Sources:

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guangxu

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Chinese-Revolution-1911-1912

    https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/puyi_last_emperor_of_china.php

    https://www.thoughtco.com/what-was-the-cultural-revolution-195607

    https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/puyi.htm

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Puyi

    https://www.factinate.com/people/42-imperial-facts-pu-yi-last-emperor-china/

    https://www.thoughtco.com/puyi-chinas-last-emperor-195612

    Photo: 

    https://images.app.goo.gl/FuzyjGWMyPHXp14m7

    11 min
  • November 25th...The Shankill Butchers

    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 92. This time we examine the year 1975 as the Shankill Butchers make their first kill and earn their infamous nickname.

    Gruesome Content.

     

    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

      

    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

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    Sources:

    https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/easter-rising

    https://belfastchildis.com/2015/06/09/the-shankill-butchers-documentary/

    https://wikimili.com/en/Lenny_Murphy

    http://www.judecollins.com/2011/03/five-things-we-know-about-the-shankill-butchers-2/

    https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-Shankill-Butchers-Britains-Most-Bestial-Death-Squad

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankill_Butchers

    http://www.crimemagazine.com/node/855

    https://www.kexp.org/read/2019/10/24/13-songs-halloween-decemberists-shankill-butchers/

    https://www.amazon.com/Shankill-Butchers-Murder-Dillon-Martin/dp/B00DJFSH26/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=martin+dillion+shankill+butchers&qid=1606284169&sr=8-1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5pmukzk8n0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsw3Kdnt16k

     

    Photo: 

    https://cdn.newsserve.net/700/i/20170616/1113-Lenny-Murphy-brother-was-real-boss-of.jpg

    11 min
  • November 18th...The Jonestown Massacre

    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 91. This time we examine the year 1978 as the Jonestown massacre occurs.

     

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    Sources:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkookcrAnSE&has_verified=1

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Jones

    https://www.ranker.com/list/life-in-jonestown/beth-elias

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peoples-Temple

    https://www.history.com/news/jonestown-jim-jones-mass-murder-suicide

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-suicide-at-jonestown

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/jonestown-massacre

    https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/

    https://www.grunge.com/195254/how-many-people-survived-the-jonestown-massacre/

     

    Photo: 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones#/media/File:Rev._Jim_Jones,_1977.jpg

    11 min
  • November 11th...Tomb of the Unknown

    Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 90. This time we examine the year 1921 as the unknown World War I soldier was lay to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. 

     

    Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

      

    iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

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    Sources:

    https://taphaps.com/rail-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-2/

    https://classroom.synonym.com/what-happens-when-you-sign-up-for-the-national-guard-12082839.html

    https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-culture/touching-tomb-unknown-soldier-sentinels/

    https://taskandpurpose.com/news/tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-coronavirus

    https://www.historyhit.com/how-long-did-world-war-one-last/

    https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1

    https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-Soldier

    https://www.britannica.com/summary/World-War-I-Timeline

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-Soldier

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/27/us/tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-trnd/index.html

     

    Photo: 

     https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier

    12 min

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