In this episode of the year 1904, Merisa talks about The Olympic Marathon which took place at The World's Fair in Saint Louis, Missouri. Jordan explains Nikola Tesla's attempt on explaining the phenomenon of "ball lightning" and Foo Fighters.  This podcast series is about anything from well-known international events to obscure moments in history. We’re not historians, just two long time friends learning about occurrences that interest us from the 20th century, and then sharing them with each other. Every episode will cover a different topic from each of us, which happened in that year, starting with the year 1900.  Listen to this new show titled “This Year In History”, and if you’re not careful, you just might learn something. Available on all podcast platforms.  For pictures and bonus information on this episode, subscribe to the This Year In History YouTube channel, and follow us on Instagram and/or "Like" our page on Facebook, where you can continue the conversation with us.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wphzLedO4LZayNQTCMEKg/featured  www.instagram.com/thisyearinhistorypodcast  www.facebook.com/thisyearinhistory

In this episode of the year 1903, Merisa tells the unfortunate story of the Iroquois Theatre Fire, which took place in Chicago, Illinois. Jordan tells us about the Kishinev Pogrom, a Jewish massacre inflicted by local Russian Catholics in the Russia Empire, which is now modern day Moldova.  This podcast series is about anything from well-known international events to obscure moments in history. We’re not historians, just two long time friends learning about occurrences that interest us from the 20th century, and then sharing them with each other. Every episode will cover a different topic from each of us, which happened in that year, starting with the year 1900.  Listen to this new show titled “This Year In History”, and if you’re not careful, you just might learn something.  Available on all podcast platforms.  For pictures and bonus information on this episode, subscribe to the This Year In History YouTube channel, and follow us on Instagram and/or "Like" our page on Facebook, where you can continue the conversation with us.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wphzLedO4LZayNQTCMEKg/featured  www.instagram.com/thisyearinhistorypodcast  www.facebook.com/thisyearinhistory

In the episode of the year 1902, Jordan discusses the opening of the first, public movie theatre, The Electric Theatre, which opened in Los Angeles. Merisa talks to us about Nathan Stubblefield, a farmer and self-taught electrician, who invented the first wireless telephone.This podcast series is about anything from well-known international events to obscure moments in history. We’re not historians, just two long time friends learning about occurrences that interest us from the 20th century, and then sharing them with each other. Every episode will cover a different topic from each of us, which happened in that year, starting with the year 1900. Listen to our new show titled “This Year In History”, and if you’re not careful, you just might learn something.

In the episode of the year 1901, Jordan discusses The Caister Lifeboat Disaster, which took place on the coast of England. Merisa talks to us about the strange story of one of United States' famous cannibals Alferd Packer. This podcast series is about anything from well known international events to obscure moments in history. We’re not historians, just two long time friends learning about occurrences that interest us from the 20th century, and then sharing them with each other. Every episode will cover a different topic from each of us which happened in that year, starting with the year 1900. Listen to our new show titled “This Year In History”, and if you’re not careful, you just might learn something.

In this episode, Merisa discusses the findings of Dunhuang Manuscripts found in China, and Jordan discusses The Great Galveston Storm of 1900 in Galveston, Texas.