Goff's 3 Minute Histories

The wait is over! We're back! And I got the missus to join me on this one for some voice work! Everything you needed to know about the Lady of the Harbor.  Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21932675 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46550/the-new-colossus https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/statue-of-liberty https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51521/10-statue-of-libert...

We've been here before, we will be here again.  Let's check out our response last time.  Stay safe team.   Sources: https://www.livescience.com/spanish-flu.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/1918-flu-pandemic https://tedium.co/2017/10/16/american-samoa-spanish-flu/ Music: purple-planet.com

That one time President Teddy Roosevelt flexed on the world with the U.S. Navy. Sources: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/c/cruise-great-white-fleet-mckinley.html Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Election 2020.  Whats up with Iowa?  All you need to know about the Iowa Caucuses featuring guest Jenn McCallister.   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucuses https://www.foxnews.com/politics/when-was-the-first-iowa-caucus-history-of-americas-kickoff-presidential-contest Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

What if the machines will not only one day take over, but have already begun their revolution?  Check it out.... Sources: https://futurism.com/singularity-explain-it-to-me-like-im-5-years-old https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Technological_singularity_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_(robot_fatality) Music: https://www.purple-planet.com https://www.youtube...

Birthdays are about more than cake and ice cream.  Check out the history of birthdays now.   Sources: https://www.pumpitupparty.com/blog/how-did-the-tradition-of-birthdays-begin/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com And my 2nd period World History Class

We discussed it every day in school but learned nothing about it.  Take a few minutes to hear about the pledge of allegiance.   Sources: https://www.ushistory.org/DOCUMENTS/pledge.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bellamy Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The fear of the Ancient World.  The hope of the Byzantine Empire.  Greek Fire.  Check it out.   Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/greek-fire Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Celebrate National Candy Corn Day by investing in some history on the candy, then go grab a bag and make yourself sick.   Sources: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/30/an-oral-history-of-candy-corn-the-most-polarizing-confection-of-them-all/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/10/where-our-love-hate-relationship-with-candy-corn-comes-from/65428/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Take a journey of the history of the T shirt from underwear to icon. Sources: https://www.realthread.com/blog/history-of-the-tshirt-2014-01-30 https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/magazine/who-made-that-t-shirt.html Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Potato Potato, regardless of how you say it French Fries aren't French.  Check it out. Sources: https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/belgian-fries http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/09/the-history-of-french-fries/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Yooooo JOE!  (Apologies for the hot mess of an intro on this one. Will try to fix and resubmit when I get a chance.) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero_(1985_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Slaughter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe https://www.history.com/news/why-are-american-soldiers-called-gis https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/gi-joe http...

A brief history about that place out in the desert where they keep "them aliens".  Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49568127 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_and_Training_Range https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atomic-Energy-Commission-United-States-organization https://www.britannica.com/place/Area-51 Sources: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

That one time Key West broke up with America..... Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-conch-republic-key-west-florida https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/14 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4x9n8d/that-time-the-florida-keys-tried-to-secede-from-the-us-by-dropping-conch-fritter-bombs Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Extended local history episode from my neck of the woods.  The Ritchie Mines produced asphalt to pave some of the biggest cities in the world.  Check it out.  (Warning: This one misses the 3 minute mark by a bit.) Sources: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/ritchie/history/ritchmin.txt https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/86 http://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2017/11/look-back-r...

  The man, the myth, the Uncle. Sources: https://historydaily.org/who-was-the-inspiration-for-uncle-sam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wilson https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-nicknamed-uncle-sam Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Join myself and special guest Grayson as we delve into the story of Lena Blackburne's famous mud and how it has shaped the game of baseball for 80 years.    Sources: http://baseballrubbingmud.com/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/baseballs-secret-ingredient-mud/2017/03/31/af56eeaa-14c7-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Party like it's 1777.    Sources: https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks https://www.livescience.com/63468-fireworks-history.html https://time.com/4828701/first-fireworks-history-july-4th/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw7ajsKmbd4 Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

  Crikey! A history of Crocs f/Rylee Copeland. Sources: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/07/how-crocs-conquered-the-world.html https://careers.crocs.com/about-us/default.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocs Rylee Copeland Brooklyn Smith https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2007/07/how-the-croc-go.html Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Everything you didn't need to know about the most famous font in history.      Sources: https://typographyforlawyers.com/a-brief-history-of-times-new-roman.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Summa Summa Summa Time!   Sources: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/debunking-myth-summer-vacation http://mentalfloss.com/article/56901/why-do-students-get-summers Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Fun to play with, not to eat.   Sources: https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2016/11/the-history-of-play-doh-good-clean-fun https://playdoh.hasbro.com/en-us/faq http://mentalfloss.com/article/52727/10-fun-facts-about-play-doh Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Rain -> Grass -> Cows -> Milk -> Butter    Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_butter_crisis https://nowiknow.com/the-great-norwegian-butter-crisis-of-2011/ https://slate.com/business/2011/12/norwegian-butter-battle-an-absurd-dairy-shortage-and-its-very-valuable-economic-lessons.html Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

  Radar, Rumors, and Root Vegetables    Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-wwii-propaganda-campaign-popularized-the-myth-that-carrots-help-you-see-in-the-dark-28812484/ https://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/vitamin_a.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/carrots-are-orange-for-an-entirely-political-reason/2011/09/09/gIQAfayiFK_blog.html...

Orange Oranges and which was first.    Sources: https://io9.gizmodo.com/everything-you-know-is-wrong-oranges-aren-t-orange-1097312640 http://mentalfloss.com/article/29942/which-came-first-orange-color-or-orange-fruit https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/qi/8345477/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-orange.html Music: https://www.purple-planet.com