The Year Was

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 179. This time we examine the years 1940 as Bugs Bunny is introduced to the world, and 1921 as insulin is isolated for the first time by Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.marvel.com/characters/black-bolt

https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Porky%27s_Hare_Hunt

https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/A_Wild_Hare

https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Bugs_Bunny

https://mentalitch.com/history-of-bugs-bunny/

https://www.umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabetes-education/patient-resources/banting-and-best-discover-insulin/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21743-pancreas

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323774#development

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Photo: 

https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bugs-bunny-changes-evolved.png

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 178. This time we examine the year 1969 as NASA’s Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.rbth.com/history/330657-luna-15-secret-moonshot

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/world/jfk-may-1961-moon-speech-spc-scn-intl/index.html

https://www.gaia.com/article/what-did-nasa-really-discover-on-the-moon

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/apollo-11/in-depth/

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/240000-miles-to-the-moon

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Apollo-11

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html

https://www.history.com/news/moon-landing-fake-conspiracy-theories

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/false-stanley-kubrick-faked-moon-landings/

https://www.livescience.com/65984-top-moon-conspiracies.html

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11#/media/File:Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 177. This time we examine the year 1978 as Lee Iacocca is fired from Ford Motor Company by Henry Ford II, and 1865 as Barnum’s American Museum Burns Down. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-ii-fires-lee-iacocca

https://www.peta.org/blog/two-whales-boiled-alive-pt-barnums-american-museum/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-cursed-history-of-pt-barnums-museums

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pt-barnums-bizarre-museum-burned-ground-1865-180955955/

https://now.tufts.edu/2017/01/17/great-barnum-fire-oral-history

https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum%27s_American_Museum#/media/File:39_William_England_-_Barnum's_museum,_New_York.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 176. This time we examine the year 1944 as the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus burns down in Hartford, Connecticut. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.grunge.com/228163/the-flying-wallendas-the-truth-about-the-daredevil-family/

http://www.circopedia.org/Alfred_Court

http://www.circusfire1944.com/

https://connecticuthistory.org/the-hartford-circus-fire/

https://scholarscollaborative.org/Hartford/culture/the-tragic-hartford-circus-fire-of-1944/

https://www.ctmq.org/hartford-circus-fire-memorial/

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Photo: 

http://www.circusfire1944.com/during-the-fire.html

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 175. This time we examine the year 1613 as William Shakespeare's London Globe Theater burns to the ground.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeares-family/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-globe-theater-burns-down

https://the-globe-theatre.weebly.com/the-globe-theatre-fire.html

https://todayinhistory.org/06/29/1613-shakespeares-globe-theatre-in-london-england-burns-down-during-a-performance-of-henry-viii/

https://www.exploreshakespearesworld.com/shakespeares-world-app/who-destroyed-the-globe-in-1613/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare/Career-in-the-theatre

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Globe-Theatre

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shakespeare-and-the-Liberties-1086252

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre#/media/File:Hollar_Long_View_detail.png

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 174. This time we examine the years 1937 as Joe Louis becomes boxings Heavy-Weight Champion of the World, and 1938 as Joe Louis defends his title in a rematch against MAx Schmeling.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/joe-louis

https://www.biography.com/athlete/joe-louis

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joe-Louis

https://www.history101.com/june-22-1937-joe-louis-defeats-james-j-braddock/

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

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Photo: 

https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTIwNjA4NjMzODg5Nzg1MzU2/joe-louis-9386989-1-402.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 173. This time we examine the years 1844 as Charles Goodyear patents vulcanized rubber, 1219 as the Danish flag begins its journey to become the oldest national flag, 1667 as the first human blood transfusion is performed, 1877 as HenryOssian Flipper becomes the first African American to graduate Westpoint, and 1878 as the first moving pictures were caught on camera.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/2255/June-15-1844-Charles-Goodyear-and-Vulcanized-Rubber

https://www.thoughtco.com/vulcanized-rubber-1991862

http://www.famousdaily.com/history/goodyear-patents-vulcanization-process.html

https://monroeengineering.com/blog/what-is-vulcanized-rubber/

http://historyarch.com/2019/06/16/the-legend-of-the-dannebrog-the-worlds-oldest-national-flag-turns-800/

https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/dannebrog-800-years

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-continuously-used-national-flag

https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-bloodletting

https://www.britannica.com/story/the-strange-grisly-history-of-the-first-blood-transfusion

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/350-years-ago-doctor-performed-first-human-blood-transfusion-sheep-was-involved-180963631/

https://daily.jstor.org/first-blood-transfusion/

https://shannonselin.com/2018/10/blood-transfusion-history/

https://www.thecenterforruleoflaw.org/rule-of-law-blog/june-15-1877-henry-ossian-flipper-becomes-the-first-african-american-cadet-to-graduate-from-the-united-states-military-academy

https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-first-african-american-graduate-of-west-point.htm

https://www.blackfacts.com/fact/june-15-1877-henry-o-flipper-becomes-first-african-american-cadet-from-usma

https://farriersmagic.com/do-all-four-hooves-ever-leave-the-ground-at-the-same-time/

https://historycooperative.org/first-movie-ever-made/

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Photo: 

https://www.onthisday.com/photos/dannebrog

Artist: Christian August Lorentzen

Source: Statens Museum for Kunst

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 172. This time we examine the year 1974 as Dolly Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You” reaches #1 on the country chart, 1949 as 1984 by George Orwell is Published, and 1984 as New South Wales decriminalizes homosexual sex between consensual males.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://calendar.songfacts.com/june/8/18446

https://www.thefactsite.com/day/june-8/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Orwell

https://www.biography.com/writer/george-orwell

https://www.liveabout.com/i-will-always-love-you-history-931698

https://www.nickiswift.com/285518/the-truth-about-dolly-partons-relationship-with-porter-wagoner/

https://www.grunge.com/239591/inside-dolly-partons-complicated-history-with-porter-wagoner/

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a30570197/dolly-parton-i-will-always-love-you-lyrics-meaning/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Orwell/Animal-Farm-and-Nineteen-Eighty-four

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/30-years-since-homosexuality-was-decriminalised-in-nsw/123148

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-orwells-nineteen-eighty-four-is-published

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

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Photo: 

http://vps42216.inmotionhosting.com/~willie14/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dolly_porter.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 171. This time we examine the year 1947 as the Doomsday Clock is introduced, 1965 (???) as Oscar the Grouch is born, 1974 as the Heimlich Maneuver is first introduced, and 1938 as Superman first appears in Action Comics No. 1. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/

https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/timeline/

https://thebulletin.org/2022/03/bulletin-science-and-security-board-condemns-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-doomsday-clock-stays-at-100-seconds-to-midnight/?utm_source=ClockStatementPage&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=DoomsdayClockMarchStatement

https://thebulletin.org/virtual-tour/who-sets-the-doomsday-clock/

https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch

https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Stone

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/dr-heimlich-got-maneuver

https://www.janetwhardy.com/when-did-superman-first-appeared-in-comic-books/

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Publication_History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1

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Photo: 

https://mediaassets.wcpo.com/photo/2014/02/06/013014%20heimlich%20071_1391720248324_2375670_ver1.0_640_480.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 170. This time we examine the year 1944 as Muppeteer, actor, director Frank Oz is born, 1977 as Star Wars is released, and 2001 as Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind man to scale Mount Everest.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

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

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Sources:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000568/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/

https://www.biography.com/news/george-lucas-star-wars-facts

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Star-Wars-film-series

https://www.grunge.com/36189/untold-truth-original-star-wars/

https://www.history.com/news/the-real-history-that-inspired-star-wars

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

https://erikweihenmayer.com/about-erik/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/erik-weihenmayer

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Photo: 

https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20191014072347-1999.jpeg