1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

On October 3, 1759, a company of nearly 120 men under the command of Major Robert Rogers attacked an Indian Village on the St. Francis River between Montreal and Quebec, killing most of the occupants and looting and burning the Jesuit Mission that supported the town. The loot taken from the church included gold candlesticks, coins, a gold calf, and a ten pound silver statuette of the Madonna holdi...

"How Mother's Day Came To Be" tells the story of Anna Jarvis and her long campaign to make Mother's Day a national holiday. This year (2018) its Sunday May 13.   NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West (Spotify)- https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Player.fm: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google P...

Our interview with Dave Beers, author of 'Reign of Injustice', continues as Michelle's lifestyle gets no discussion in trial, and the jury, it appears, has already convicted Cal Harris in the court of public opinion. They declare a guilty verdict. Before sentencing can be pronounced, a key witness steps up who places a young man confronting a crying Michelle at the end of her driveway early on the...

Featuring an exclusive author interview with David Beers, author of 'Reign of Injustice'. On Sept. 12 2001, Michele Harris, the wife of a well-to-do auto dealership owner in Upstate N.Y., went missing. She has never been found, and the mystery surrounding her disappearance remains. Four years after she went missing, her husband Cal Harris was arrested and charged with murder. With neither a body o...

In this story we follow the lives of three Japanese-American marines who joined the newly created 442nd division in France in 1943- leaving behind their families on the US west coast- families which had been forced to give up their possessions and move to internment camps due to a national panic caused by fear of a Japanese attack on the west coast. The legendary tenacity of the Japanese-American...

For years the legend of a missing Nazi train loaded with stolen treasure consisting of everything from gold bullion to the priceless Russian Amber Room have circulated in southwestern Poland. In August of 2015 two men, one Polish, and one German, both treasure hunters with advanced geo imaging equipment, approached the Polish authorities claiming that they had located a buried Nazi armored train 8...

Two episodes here from our 2019 show The 1001 History Challenge, where we give you clues to a famous person or event and let you try to solve it before giving you the answer. Are you up for the challenge? This is a special release scheduled for mid-week. Our 1001 Heroes schedule will not be affected. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE:  https://podcasts.google.com/se...

We discuss the legend behind 13 international hotspots known for supernatural activity and /or legends... Highgate Cemetery Vampire London, UK~ Lazaretta Nuovo (Vampire island) Italy~ San Servolo Insane Asylum Italy~ Niagara Falls NY (Maid of the Mist Legend), US~ Rennes Le Chateau, France (Father Sauniere's Treasure Legend~ Mandrac Swamp, St. Johns Parish, Louisiana Curse)~ The Baptist Church Gho...

Legend Tripping - the process of seeking adventure by going to places known to be associated with paranormal events. In the episode we offer some background on legend tripping in America (wait for Part Two for the best international destinations), including Capt. McKerry's Vault on the Ohio River (Indiana)~ Goatman's Grave in Missouri~ Ong's Hat (ghosttown in NJ~ Mountain Meadows Massacre Site (UT...

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane struck the island of Galveston, Texas on Saturday Sept. 8th, 1900 as a Cat 4 storm, causing15-25 foot storm surges and killing somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people. This is the story told by the storm survivors. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Player.fm: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Po...

In 1900 the port city of Galveston, Texas was the 3rd largest city in Texas, boasting a population of 38,000 people, and they were doing so well with business that they had earned the nickname "the Wall Street of the South". Located as they were on a 25 mile strip of sand with Galveston Bay to the north and The Gulf of Mexico to the south, and being mostly at sea level- they were a prime target fo...

A short trip down Santa Clause lane with the story of Saint Nicholas, the evolution of Santa Claus to how we see him today, some Christmas traditions and how they came to be, and the top 24 Christmas Movies according to Good Housekeeping. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Spotify: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FR...

In November of 2000, a person named John Titor checked in on the Internet claiming to be an American military time traveler from the year 2036. He stayed on for nearly 4 months, answering questions and making sometimes vague, sometimes specific predictions about events that occurred between 2000 and 2036, including an American Civil War. a nuclear holocaust caused by war between the US and Russia....

As a teenager, Lafayette left his home in France to join the American Revolution, becoming one of George Washington's most trusted generals and helping to secure France's help in the struggle for freedom. But that was only the beginning for Lafayette, who ended up spending the remainder of his life fighting for Frances ultimate freedom- which did not come quickly or without years of turmoil. We in...

During and after the recent collapse of Afghanistan's bid for freedom thousands of loyal Afghans as well as American families were left trapped in that country with little hope of escape and great fear of execution. A great effort was made within a very limited time frame by a number of civilian groups to provide hope and in many cases a path to freedom for these refugees. We speak here with two p...

An interview with author Steven Haley Martin about the Salem Witch Trials revealing his personal connection to them (his great grandmother (X7) Susannah Martin was hanged there) and his belief that there may have been some evil forces at work there in addition to the "acting" of some of the towns young girls. His new book "The Witch of Amesbury Matriarch of an Advertising Dynasty" is available whe...

Part two-Led by Claire Chennault, the Flying Tigers were a group of American pilots who originally signed as mercenaries for China in 1941 to fight Japanese aggression in China and Burma. Chennault had worked to build China's air force since 1937 when the Japanese invaded China and seized Shanghai and Nanking, but finally received help from FDR in 1941 in the form of planes and pilots. Chennault h...

Led by Claire Chennault, the Flying Tigers were a group of American pilots who originally signed as mercenaries for China in 1941 to fight Japanese aggression in China and Burma. Chennault had worked to build China's air force since 1937 when the Japanese invaded China and seized Shanghai and Nanking, but finally received help from FDR in 1941 in the form of planes and pilots. Chennault had the an...

In March of 1958 a US Air Force bomber accidentally dropped a 14,000 pound hydrogen bomb on a small community outside of Florence, South Carolina. This is the story of how it happened. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  https://.patreon.com/10...

WARNING: PROFANITY The conclusion to the little known story of the Dodge city posse which tracked nightclub singer Dora Hand's killer in 1878 continues as Wyatt Earp. Charlie Basset, Bill Tilghman, and Bat Masterson combine their skills to guess where the killer is headed and what route he will take to get there. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My e...

WARNING: PROFANITY In 1878 Dodge City Kansas was a wide-open frontier cow town where shootings, stabbings, and robbery were common. But when popular 34 year-old singer/entertainer Dora Hand was killed in her sleep by James Kenedy- that was one crime too many- and the town was out for blood. Dodge City had more known gunmen and lawmen than any city in the west- and the posse that rode out to get th...

We discuss the recent UFO report to congress with UFO author Neil Nixon, including the Nimitz "Tic-Tac" sighting, as well as two 1952 UFO incidents- the Washington DC "flying saucers" incidents and the possibly connected Flatwoods West Va. incident which occurred a few weeks later. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podba...

In August of 1946 the Democrat party was holding most of the state of Tennessee in an iron grip and had been for 10 years. Voters were being shot, beaten, and intimidated. Ballot box stuffing was the rule in many counties. Election integrity was non-existent. The corruption went all the way to Washington DC. The DOJ, the FBI, the Tennessee State Supreme Court- all turned a blind eye to the worst c...

Now the only surviving member of the commando unit, Jan desperately seeks shelter, but needs to keep moving on so as not to draw attention to the families which are providing him with shelter. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https:...

In late March of 1943 four expat Norwegians, having received commando training in Scotland, cruised into a remote fjord on Norway's northern coast in a fishing boat loaded with explosives and supplies needed to complete their mission, which was to assist locals in the area in resisting the Nazi occupation and to destroy a German-held airfield. The mission quickly went south when a local marine sho...