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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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