The Child Bride – Podcast #135 Published on June 26, 2020 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Unbelievable Just how young is too young to marry? In 1937, 9-year-old Eunice Winstead married 22-year-old Charlie Johns. Could the marriage work?Click to Read More...
A Nose for Fishing – Podcast #133 Published on March 31, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast Harry C. Morse accomplished quite a bit during his lifetime: theater owner, steamboat captain, and was the first in his town to own a bicycle. Yet he would be best remembered for the unusual way that he caught a fish in 1873.Click to Read More...
Milk Bottle Shortage Published on September 21, 2019 Posted in: Forgotten History, Money & Financial, Tidbits On November 14, 1946, it was reported that there was a shortage of milk bottles in Asbury Park, New Jersey.Click to Read More...
The Transcontinental Taxi Ride – Podcast #126 Published on August 10, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast An offbeat story from 1966 about a woman requested that a taxicab drive her all the way from Toledo, Ohio to San Francisco, CA.Click to Read More...
The First Jewish Couple Married on National TV – Podcast #121 Published on April 25, 2019 Posted in: Forgotten History, Love & Marriage, Podcast Stan and Natalie Rubin were the first Jewish couple ever married on television in the United States, but it almost never happened because of their religion.Click to Read More...
Salem Trade School Interview Published on February 25, 2019 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Schools & Education, Sports, Unbelievable An interview with John Murphy - His father was a member of the Salem Trade School football team back in the 1920's.Click to Read More...
Christmas Time in Santa Heim – Podcast #118 Published on December 21, 2018 Posted in: Forgotten History, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast Fun story from the 1940's about a man named Harry H. Heim who converted a defunct mill town into the ultimate Christmas wonderland.Click to Read More...
The Walking Murphys – Podcast #116 Published on October 25, 2018 Posted in: Forgotten History, Fraud & Deception, Podcast Long-forgotten story of Robert Murphy and his family as they were walking through Pennsylvania. A great story of how a community came together to help others in need.Click to Read More...
Mile-A-Minute Murphy – Podcast #113 Published on July 6, 2018 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast Charles M. Murphy was determined to ride his bicycle faster than anyone in history. Could he do it? Did he succeed? Check out this story to find out.Click to Read More...
Wife for Sale – Podcast #110 Published on March 2, 2018 Posted in: Forgotten History, Love & Marriage, Podcast In 1948, Dorothy Lawlor decided to take an ad out in the Newsday newspaper seeking a husband in exchange for $10,000. Within twenty-four hours she became a media sensation. Did she really marry one of these men? The answer may surprise you.Click to Read More...
World’s First Commercial Airline Published on December 21, 2017 Posted in: Forgotten History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Percival Elliott Fansler started the first commercial airline in January 1,1914 between St. Petersburg and Tampa.Click to Read More...
The First Transatlantic Airplane Race – Podcast #107 Published on November 25, 2017 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine It was the Green Flash vs. the Yellow Bird and only one plane would make it to Europe. To the crews' surprise, a stowaway was aboard.Click to Read More...
Elixir of Death – Podcast #106 Published on October 9, 2017 Posted in: Death and Murder, Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Massengill was the first to introduce sulfanilamide in a liquid form, but never bothered to test the safety of the drug. More than 100 people died.Click to Read More...
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker – Podcast #102 Published on May 7, 2017 Posted in: Forgotten History, Miscellaneous, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman in the United States history to have been awarded the Medal of Honor, only to have it rescinded later in her life.Click to Read More...
Eleuterio the Parrot Published on February 15, 2017 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Forgotten History, Law & Order, Tidbits Eleuterio the parrot was a national celebrity in Brazil. He was famous for his vulgarities and was nominated for city council.Click to Read More...