The Fight for Hildy McCoy – Podcast # 139 Published on September 30, 2020 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast In 1951, Hildy McCoy was born out of wedlock and her mother put her up for adoption. When she later learned that the new parents were Jewish, a six year long legal battle for the custody of Hildy McCoy had begun. Click to Read More...
Plane Lands on Car Published on June 30, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits On November 18, 1951, 47-year-old pilot Joe Wardle attempted to land his Piper Cub after its engine had stalled. The car kept moving and moving... 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...
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...
A Monkey Up A Tree Published on April 16, 2016 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits A monkey was spotted up in a tree back in 1951 and set off a bizarre sequence of events... Click to Read More...
Twins Switch Places Published on August 5, 2015 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits On Sunday, April 1, 1951, officer Carl Hamm pulled over a car in Milwaukee. The man identified himself as Elmer Urban, but he was clearly lying... Click to Read More...
The Shoeless Hillbilly – Podcast #81 Published on April 7, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Fraud & Deception, Podcast Peter Grainger had spent nearly his entire life living high in the mountains of New Mexico with virtually no contact with the outside world. Or did he? Click to Read More...
Boy Stuck in Chimney Published on December 18, 2014 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits On December 12, 1951, 8-yr-old Jimmy Kirk tried to go down the chimney of his Philadelphia home to prove that Santa could do it. He got stuck. Click to Read More...
Tunnel Joe Holmes – Podcast #69 Published on January 4, 2014 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Escape and Survival, Podcast Tunnel Joe Holmes was a career criminal serving a 20-year sentence for burglary. His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight. Click to Read More...