What The History

In this episode Suzie looks at an Australian wartime secret and Trevor checks out the strange tale of the bat bomb!

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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VICTORIA'S SECRET RADAR STATION

Burin M 2011, ‘Life at Cape Otway Lighthouse’ http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/12/06/3384589.htm

Cape Otway Lightstation 2006, ‘Winter Newsletter’ http://www.lightstation.com/files/newsletters/COL_Winter_Newsletter_2006.pdf

Great Ocean Media n.d., ‘Cape Otway Lightstation’ http://www.lightstation.com/

Mornington Peninsula Magazine 2017, ‘Enemy Aircraft Over Port Phillip 75 Years Ago’ http://www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au/people-places/2017/2/3/enemy-aircraft-over-port-phillip-75-years-ago

NewsCorp 2017, The Weekly Times, ‘Cape Otway Lightstation is home to a World War II secret bunker’ http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/cape-otway-lightstation-is-home-to-a-world-war-ii-secret-bunker/news-story/15c2f04e0275c258bbb603760aa3fe3d

Smith B 2009, ‘Sonar science undercovers grim wartime secret’ http://www.smh.com.au/national/sonar-science-uncovers-grim-wartime-secret-20090331-9ib0.html

Smith B 2009, ‘Long before Darwin attack our coast was a battleground’ http://www.smh.com.au/national/long-before-darwin-attack-our-coast-was-a-battleground-20090403-9rmn.html

BAT BOMBS

The Almost Perfect World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats - Atlas Obscura

Old, Weird Tech: The Bat Bombs of World War II - The Atlantic

Brilliant Mistakes: The Bat Bomb - Defense Media Network

‘Bat Bombs’: WWII’s Project X-Ray - Warfare History Network

During World War II, The U.S. Almost Used The Most Bizarre Weapon Imaginable Against Japan - Boredom Therapy

Carlsbad Caverns - National Park Service (USA)

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out music - War - Edwin Starr (1969)

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In this episode Suzie tracks the Baychimo and Trevor follows the adventures of Edward Jones!

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THE BAYCHIMO

Kelly D 2016, ‘The Mystery of the Ghost Ship SS Baychimo’ https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2016/06/ghost-ship-ss-baychimo/

Knight N 2017, ‘One of the strangest ghost ship stories: It sailed the seas, unmanned for 38 years’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/09/one-of-the-strangest-ghost-ship-stories-ever-it-sailed-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years/

Leeming D 2016, ‘ABANDON SHIP! The bizarre ghost ship story of the SS Baychimo that was seen sailing the seas unmanned for 38 YEARS… and could still be out there today’ https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2454812/the-bizarre-ghost-ship-story-of-the-ss-baychimo-that-was-seen-sailing-the-seas-unmanned-for-38-years-and-could-still-be-out-there-today/

MacGowan D 2013, ‘The SS Baychimo’ https://www.historicmysteries.com/ss-baychimo/

Swancer B 2014, ‘The Mysterious Ghost Ship of the Arctic’ http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/09/the-mysterious-ghost-ship-of-the-arctic/

EDWARD JONES

The stalker who stole Queen Victoria's underwear - The Guardian

Story of Boy Jones who stole Queen Victoria's underwear - BBC News

Boy Jones: The Boy Who Stalked Queen Victoria - Historic Mysteries

This teen stalker stole Queen Victoria’s panties and lived in Buckingham Palace chimneys for a year - Timeline

The Boy Jones sneaked into Buckingham palace four times & stole Queen Victoria’s underwear - The Vintage News

Queen Victoria - biography.com

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out music - The Ship Song - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1990)

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In this episode Suzie finds out all about Elmer McCurdy and Trevor checks out an award ceremony gone awry!

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ELMER MCCURDY

Harvey S 2011, ‘Inept train robber had an unimpressive life but a celebrated afterlife’ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/03/local/la-me-0703-then-20110703

Lakeland Ledger 1977, ‘Elmer McCurdy Goes Home to Boot Hill’ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19770423&id=UrcwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0foDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,5601106

Meier A 2013, ‘The Mummy Everyone Forgot Was Real’ http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/31-days-of-halloween-day-1-elmer-mccurdy

The Human Marvels n.d, ‘Elmer McCurdy – The Wandering Dead’ http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/elmer-mccurdy-the-wandering-dead/

The Lineup 2014, ‘Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy of Oklahoma’ https://the-line-up.com/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-man

BEST BAR NONE

Best Bar None UK

Best Bar None scheme - Wigan Council

Tackling pub and club crime: Best Bar None back to promote safer nights out for revellers across Wigan - Mancunian Matters

Best Bar None returns - Wigan World

Record breaking safety scheme - Wigan World

Violent crime fall is credited to scheme - Wigan Today

Best Bar None awards success - Wigan Today

Best Bar None awards ceremony ends in brawl - Wigan Today

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

All music used under fair use provisions.

In this island hopping episode Suzie visits the island of Poveglia and Trevor can't visit Sandy Island!

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THE ISLAND OF POVEGLIA

Atlas Obscura 2017, ‘Poveglia Plague Island’ http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/poveglia-plague-island

Matthews D 2016, ‘Isle of Madness: Poveglia Island is Haunted by the Ghosts of 160,000 Plague Victims’ http://weekinweird.com/2016/10/25/poveglia-island-is-haunted-by-plague-victims/

Riggs R 2014, ‘SOLD! The Happy, Haunted Island of Poveglia’ http://mentalfloss.com/article/24658/strange-geographies-happy-haunted-island-poveglia

Starostinetskaya A 2014, ‘Poveglia Island: Like Hell, But in Italy’ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-track-planet/poveglia-island-like-hell_b_4188986.html

Trip Advisor Australia 2017, ‘Venice: Poveglia Island’ https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Travel-g187870-c166606/Venice:Italy:Poveglia.Island.html

SANDY ISLAND

How a Fake Island Landed on Google Earth - Live Science

Scientist unravels mystery of Coral Sea’s ghostly Sandy Island - The Washington Post

Missing Pacific island riddle 'solved' - The Telegraph

“Disappearance” of Sandy Island - General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

Obituary: Sandy Island (1876 –2012) - EOS

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Island In The Sun - Weezer (2001)

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In this episode Suzie discusses Pink Floyd's influence on Venice and Trevor reports on the Scopes Monkey Trial!

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PINK FLOYD IN VENICE

Lifton D 2015, ‘The Story of the Pink Floyd Concert That Brought Down Venice’s Government’ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-venice-1989/

Open Culture 2017, ‘Pink Floyd Plays in Venice on a Massive Floating Stage in 1989; Forces the Mayor & City Council to Resign’ http://www.openculture.com/2017/05/pink-floyd-plays-in-venice-on-a-massive-floating-stage-in-1989.html

Parmelee J 1989, ‘Venice Sees Red Over Pink Floyd’, The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/07/19/venice-sees-red-over-pink-floyd/dbee6905-43f0-4a4d-a055-85e1cef51c87/?utm_term=.b8011f80ab19

Szacka L 2016, ‘Tradition versus modernity in Venice, and that time Pink Floyd played St. Mark’s Basin’, The Architect’s Newspaper https://archpaper.com/2016/08/pink-floyd-venice/

THE SCOPES TRIAL

Monkey Trial begins - History.com

Scopes Trial - History.net

Scopes Monkey Trial: Science on the Stand - Live Science

The Scopes Trial - Digital History

Songs about The Scopes (Monkey) Trial - Dixieland and Jazz

Scopes Trial Play and Festival website

THE MONKEY TRIAL 1925 - Historic Films Stock Footage Archive - YouTube

Billy Murray & International Novelty Orch. - Monkey Biz-ness, 1925 - YouTube

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Monkey Biz-Ness - Billy Murray & International Novelty Orchestra (1925) available under public domain

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In this episode Suzie talks about the life of Sigurd the Mighty and Trevor visits The Yellow Fleet!

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SIGURD THE MIGHTY

James E 2014, Overview: The Vikings, 800 to 1066, BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/overview_vikings_01.shtml#one

Readicon 2016, Bizarre Viking Deaths: Sigurd the Mighty killed by a bite from a severed head, Readicon.com http://readicon.com/bizarre-viking-deaths-sigurd-the-mighty-killed-by-a-bite-from-a-severed-head/

Towrie S 1996-2017, Viking Orkney - King Harald and the establishment of the Earldom, Orkneyjar – The Heritage of the Orkney Islands http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/vikingorkney/earldom.htm

Towrie S 1996-2017, Earl Sigurd the Powerful - The first earl of Orkney, Orkneyjar – The Heritage of the Orkney Islands http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/sigmighty.htm

THE YELLOW FLEET

The Yellow Fleet - Now I Know

There Once Was a Country in the Middle of the Suez Canal - Conde Nast Traveler

The Yellow Fleet of the Suez Canal, 1967-1975 - Weird International Relations

The Great Bitter Lake Trophy - issuu.com

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Ship of Fools - World Party (1987)

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In this extra empowering episode Suzie explores the origin of the Hatpin Warriors and Trevor wonders about William Moulton Marston and his wonderful creation!

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HATPIN WARRIORS

Abbott K 2014, “The Hatpin Peril” Terrorized Men Who Couldn’t Handle the 20th-Century Woman, Smithsonian.com http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hatpin-peril-terrorized-men-who-couldnt-handle-20th-century-woman-180951219/

Keane M 2008, What All These Hatpins Were For, and Why We Stopped Using Them, Collectors Weekly http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-hatpin-collector-jodi-lenocker/

MetaFilter 2016, Mashers versus Suffragettes with hatpins, umbrellas and Jiu Jitsu http://www.metafilter.com/162109/Mashers-versus-Suffragettes-with-hatpins-umbrellas-and-Jiu-Jitsu

WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON

A Biography of William Marston, Creator of Wonder Woman - Marin Theatre

William Moulton Marston, the Psychologist Who Created Wonder Woman - Mental Floss

Profile - Elizabeth Holloway Marston - Feminist Voices

The Surprising Origin Story of Wonder Woman - The Smithsonian

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Wonder Woman TV Theme (1974)

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In this episode Suzie follows the contagious career of Mary Mallon and Trevor discusses Jonas Hanway's umbrella controversy!

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Sources:

TYPHOID MARY

Greenwood V 2015, The Frightening Legacy of Typhoid Mary, The Smithsonian Magazine http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-frightening-legacy-of-typhoid-mary-180954324/

Klein C 2015, 10 Things You May Not Know About “Typhoid Mary”, History in the Headlines, History.com http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-typhoid-mary

Latson J 2014, ‘Refusing Quarantine: Why Typhoid Mary Did It’, TIME History http://time.com/3563182/typhoid-mary/

Marineli F, Tsoucalas G, Karamanou M et al 2013, ‘Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid fever’, Annals of Gastroenterology, pp. 132-134, v.26(2); 2013, PMC3959940 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/

JONAS HANWAY

HANWAY, JONAS - Encyclopedia Iranica

Jonas Hanway: Pioneer Philanthropist - The Therapeutic Care Journal

The Public Shaming of England’s First Umbrella User - Atlas Obscura

MEET THE FIRST MAN WHO DARED TO USE AN UMBRELLA - Faena Aleph

Jonas Hanway - Westminster Abbey

THE HISTORY OF THE UMBRELLA - Schirm Oertel Bremen

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Umbrella - Rihanna (2007)

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In this icy episode Suzie explores the Frost Fairs and Trevor visits Niagara Falls, when they weren't falling!

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THE FROST FAIRS

BBC History n.d., ‘The Blitz’ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/the_blitz

de Castella T 2014, ‘Frost fair: When an elephant walked on the frozen River Thames’, BBC News - http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25862141

Johnson B 2017, ‘The Thames Frost Fairs’, Historic UK - http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Thames-Frost-Fairs/

NIAGARA FALLS RUNNING DRY

March 30, 1848: Niagara Falls Runs Dry - Wired

March 30, 1848: The day Niagara failed to fall - The Buffalo News

What happened the night Niagara Falls stopped flowing - io9 Gizmodo

When Niagara Falls Ran Dry - Niagara Falls Museums

Facts About Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls Live

The day Niagara Falls ran dry: Newly-discovered photos show the moment the iconic waterfall came to a standstill - The Daily Mail

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice (1990)

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In this episode Suzie recounts the tales of Henri Grin, or maybe Green, of Louis Redman or... (etc) and Trevor talks about someone who doesn't actually exist!

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Sources:

LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT

Andrews B 1981, 'de Rougemont, Louis (1847–1921)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/de-rougemont-louis-5961/text10171

Clinton C 2003, ‘Fanny Kemble (1809-1893)’, New Georgia Encyclopedia http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/fanny-kemble-1809-1893

Reader’s Digest 1988, ‘Strange Stories, Amazing Facts’, Reader’s Digest Services Pty Ltd, Surry Hills, p. 455

Stephens A 2015, ‘Was this the greatest liar Australia has ever known?’, Sydney Morning Herald, June 5th 2015 http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/was-this-the-greatest-liar-australia-has-ever-known-20150601-ghbiqz.html

Stratmann L 2010, ‘Fraudsters and Charlatans: A Peek at some of History's Greatest Rogues’, The History Press, Gloucestershire, Chapter 8

GEORGE P BURDELL

Traditions - Georgia Tech

Meet the Georgia Tech Graduate Who Never Existed - Mental Floss

George P. Burdell - Georgia Tech Faculty

George P. Burdell, Tech's Most Famous Alumnus - Georgia Tech Alumni Association

The Pride of Georgia Tech - nowiknow.com

Successful people who never existed - CNN

George P. Burdell - Facebook

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Liar Liar - The Castaways (1965)

All music used under fair use provisions.