Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 169. This time we examine the year 1980 as Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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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.onthisday.com/photos/mount-st-helens-erupts

https://www.universetoday.com/29662/active-volcano/

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Science/story?id=138662&page=1

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mount-st-helens-erupts-2

https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/mount-st-helens

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/mount-st-helens-may-18-1980

https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/mount-st-helens-1980-eruption-changed-future-volcanology

https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount-st.-helens/future-eruptions-mount-st-helens

https://www.livescience.com/56-volcanoes-work.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H5nPNkKZFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fArB5Jz2wos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WyLhwYFgmk

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0875034/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472033/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/

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By Austin Post - Huge tif converted to jpeg and caption fromUSGS Mount St. Helens, WashingtonMay 18, 1980 Eruption Images, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3157557

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 168. This time we examine the year 1931 as Fritz Lang’s film thriller “M” is first released in Berlin, Germany.  

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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/title/tt0022100/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_(1931_film)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/M-film-by-Lang

http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/740/power-and-presence-in-fritz-langs-m-1931

https://www.automachination.com/the-master-of-early-terror-fritz-langs-m-1931/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My7fxjUY2co

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Photo: 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-nmpEaAYNWA/S-Mitq5ot3I/AAAAAAAAC90/-WpKkbBax50/s1600/M.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 167. This time we examine the years 1982 as the Bluth family creates the celebration of Cinco de Cuatro, and 2013 and 2020 as Disney holds its first Star Wars Day and the state of California formally declares May 4th as Star Wars Day.  

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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.youtube.com/watch?v=gB74DTNzn0E

Cinco de Cuatro | Arrested Development Wiki

Cinco de Cuatro I | Arrested Development Wiki

Happy Cinco de Cuatro, 'Arrested Development' fans

Ways to celebrate Cinco de Cuatro | The Daily Californian

'May The 4th Be With You' On Star Wars Day: 5 Things To Know | Across America, US Patch

May the 4th Be With You: A Cultural History | StarWars.com

How did May the 4th become Star Wars Day? What to know about origins of galaxy-wide celebration

When Did Disney Buy Star Wars? And They Paid HOW MUCH?!

Star Wars Day 2021: May the Fourth with you - CNN

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Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back Rereleasing In Theaters For 40th Anniversary 

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 166. This time we examine the years 1947 as the New York Yankees hold the first national Babe Ruth Day in honor of the baseball  player.  

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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:

The Sandlot (1993) - IMDb

New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth - HISTORY

10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth - Later life and legacy | Britannica

Babe Ruth - Stats, Quotes & Facts - Biography

NATIONAL BABE RUTH DAY - April 27

BABE RUTH DAY - April 27, 2022 - National Today

https://www.holidayscalendar.com/event/national-babe-ruth-day/

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Babe Ruth - Wikipedia

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 165. This time we examine the years 1973 as serial killer Ed Kemper kills his mother then turns himself in, 1999 as the Columbine Massacre occurs, 2010 as the Deepwater Horizon disaster occurs and 1993 as Uranus passes Neptune .

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

Trans Lifeline

1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community)

TrevorLifeline

1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth)

Veterans Crisis Line

1-800-273-8255, Press 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:

Edmund Kemper: A Killer With Severe Mommy Issues | Thought Catalog

Where is Serial Killer Ed Kemper Now?

https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/ed-kemper

Ed Kemper: the serial killer who killed and decapitated his own mother

The Twisted Tale of "The Co-ed Killer" | Psychology Today

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kemper-edmund-victims.htm

Remembering the Victims of the Columbine Massacre

https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings

https://allthatsinteresting.com/columbine-high-school-shooting

Teen gunmen kill 13 at Columbine High School

Columbine High School shootings | History & Facts | Britannica

The Columbine Shooting Case Study

Deepwater Horizon victims

Deepwater Horizon Movie vs True Story of Mike Williams, Explosion

What Really Happened With The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster

Bubble of methane triggered rig blast | 89.3 KPCC

Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up, & Facts | Britannica

https://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1993/april_20_1993_168166.html

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Photo: 

File:Kempermugshot.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 164. This time we examine the years 1570 as Guy Fawkes is thought to have been born.

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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:

English Folk Verse – The Fifth of November (Guy Fawkes Night Poem) | Genius

Remember Remember the 5th of November - Poem Analysis

York - Wikipedia

Cathedral cities in the UK

Guy Fawkes Biography - life, family, name, story, death, history, school, mother, young, son

Elizabeth I's war with England's Catholics

Guy Fawkes | Biography, Gunpowder Plot, & Death | Britannica

Guy Fawkes: The Man Behind the Plot

Eighty Years' War - New World Encyclopedia

Thomas Wintour: Biography & Gunpowder Plot | Study.com

The Great Gatsby I Summary, Context, Reception, & Analysis | Britannica

Robert Catesby - English History

The Gunpowder Plot - English History

South Park: I AM Lorde

Gunpowder Plot - Treason, Definition & Conspirators - HISTORY

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Photo: 

File:Guy Fawkes by Cruikshank.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 163. This time we examine the years 1772 as Catherine the Great repels the beard tax, and 2021 as the first International Asexuality Day is held.

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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:

What Happened on April 6 - On This Day

Why Peter the Great Established a Beard Tax | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

What was so 'great' about Peter the Great? - Russia Beyond

Tsar Peter The Great And Russian Beard Tax

Beard tax - Wikipedia

Peter the Great's Beard Tax - JSTOR Daily

Beard Tax #OnThisDay – The Orkney News

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/08/there-once-was-a-beard-tax-in-england-and-in-russia-those-who-payed-the-tax-were-given-a-token/?chrome=1

The Great Northern War - History Learning Site

The Great (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb

Todd Chavez | LGBT Characters Wikia | Fandom

Asexuality - Wikipedia

Asexual Meaning as First International Asexuality Day Celebrated Around the World

Romantic orientation - Wikipedia

LGBTQIA+ Pride: What is International Asexuality Day?

World marks first ever International Asexuality Day today | AawaajNews

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Photo: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beard_token.jpg

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 162. This time we examine the year 1992 as The Silence of the Lambs wins all 5 top Academy Award…awards and 1942 as the SS murder 200 inmates at Traniki labour camp.

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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:

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Awards - IMDb

Thomas Harris - Wikipedia

The Only Movies That Have Won All "Big 5" Oscars - ReelRundown

https://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1942/march_30_1942_100940.html

The Serial Killer Who Inspired Three Classic Horror Movies

Trawniki | Holocaust Encyclopedia

Operation Reinhard (Einsatz Reinhard) | Holocaust Encyclopedia

Operation Reinhard — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 161. This time we examine the year 1982 as Dr. Barney Clark the first recipient of a permanent replacement heart dies after 112 days.

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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:

The First Artificial Heart, 30 Years Later | University of Utah Health

First Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted In the US

Plastic and Permanent: The Artificial Heart's Debut

Artificial heart patient dies - HISTORY

Artificial heart - Wikipedia

Remembering Barney Clark, Whose Ethically Questionable Heart Transplant Advanced Science | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart | National Museum of American History

Jarvik 7 - an artificial heart - Science Museum Blog

Jarvik-7: The First Successful Artificial Heart | Mental Itch

Permanent artificial heart is playing for keeps

AbioCor - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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Photo: https://invention.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_banner_image/public/artifacts_inventing-ourselves-2006-06-16_2006-13756-edit2-banner.jpg?itok=SmjYJThj

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 160. This time we examine the year 1966 as Neil Armstrong and David Scott are launched into orbit for the first time aboard Gemini 8.

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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://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Gemini_8

https://www.spaceline.org/united-states-manned-space-flight/gemini-mission-program-index/gemini-8-fact-sheet/

https://www.thespacecollective.com/us/blog/gemini-8

https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/04/gemini-8-forgotten-mission-almost-ended-space-program/

https://apollo11space.com/gemini-8-the-first-docking-in-space/

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_8#/media/File:Gemini_8_docking.jpg