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Millionaire for a Day – Podcast #99

Published on November 28, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Law & Order, Podcast

What should a political party do if they do not want the winner of the primary on the ballot? Butch McDevitt was such a man back in 1911.

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The Ugliest Thing the President Ever Saw – Podcast #93

Published on May 14, 2016

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

President Lyndon Johnson declared his portrait to be the ugliest thing he had ever seen. Check out this story to learn more about it.

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U.S. Needs Spyglasses

Published on September 16, 2015

Posted in: Forgotten History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

News story about how the United States Navy requested spyglasses from its citizens to help fight World War I.

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Forgotten Wine Cellars Discovered

Published on September 2, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Tidbits

On July 12, 1949, men doing excavation work for a building project in Cincinnati, OH unintentionally broke into some long-forgotten wine cellars.

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Cinderella Girl – Podcast #85

Published on August 11, 2015

Posted in: Forgotten History, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

Anna Sklepovich had the same birthday as President Franklin Roosevelt. Find out what happened to Anna after she was supposedly invited to the White House.

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A Life Forgotten – Podcast #76

Published on October 23, 2014

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast

What would you do if you had forgotten your entire past? One man suffered such a fate and spent many years trying to figure out who he was.

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1896 Japanese Tsunami

Published on February 11, 2014

Posted in: Death and Murder, Forgotten History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

News traveled slowly in the late 1800s. It would take more than one month for news of a Japanese tsunami to reach the United States.

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Operation Bodysnatch – Podcast #64

Published on July 16, 2013

Posted in: Death and Murder, Forgotten History, Fraud & Deception, Podcast, Unbelievable

At the end of WWII, the US was faced with the task of reburying four bodies of former German nobility. Members of the Monuments Men ran into obstacle after obstacle.

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Lyndon Johnson’s Camel Driver – Podcast #43

Published on April 14, 2011

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

On May 20, 1961, then US Vice President Lyndon Johnson had a casual conversation with a camel driver named Bashir Ahmad. The next thing you know, Bashir was on his way to the United States in the feel-good news story of 1961.

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The Day the US Dropped 4 H-Bombs on Spain – Podcast #23

Published on July 12, 2009

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

The residents of Palomares in Spain are still dealing with the effects of the four hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on this small fishing village back in 1966.

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The US Army Bicycle Corps – Podcast #20

Published on March 30, 2009

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

It's hard to believe, but the United States Army once had a bicycle corps. Were their tests a success?

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Come Dancing with Henry Ford – Podcast #18

Published on September 14, 2008

Posted in: Entertainment, Forgotten History, Podcast

For many years, the most popular episode recorded on this podcast. Henry Ford is best remembered as the father of the Model T and the assembly line, but his efforts to get the American people dancing is nearly forgotten.

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt Unlocks the Universe – Podcast #13

Published on April 26, 2008

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

The largely untold story of human-computer Henrietta Leavitt and how she unlocked the key to the vast universe.

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The U.S. Camel Corps – Podcast #6

Published on February 2, 2008

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast

As the U.S. expanded into the Southwest, the heat and lack of water prevented long-term use of horses. The federal government found camels to be the perfect solution. While the camel experiment was successful, it ended just as quickly as it began.

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Bat Bombs – The Other Secret Weapon – Podcast #2

Published on January 27, 2008

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

The fascinating true story of the development by the US government of incendiary bombs carried by living bats during World War II. One can't help but wonder if WWII would have ended differently if this weapon had been used.

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