Superstitions and Traditions

Send us Fan Mail July 30, 1965...Medicare and Medicaid are signed into law in the US. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day owning a private island...

Send us Fan Mail July 29, 1836...The Arc de Triomphe in Paris is inaugurated, after nearly 30 years of interrupted construction. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our...

Send us Fan Mail July 28, 1917...The NAACP organized the Silent Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York City to protest racially motivated violence and lynchings across the US. #onthisday, #todayinhistory, #naacp, #americanhistory, #blackhistory, #newyork, #fifthavenue, #protestmarch, #peacefulprotest, #boyscouts, #drummers, #presidentialmeeting, #canceled, #segregation, #protests, #equality, #equity...

Send us Fan Mail July 27, 1921...Dr. Banting, Dr. Best, and Dr. Macleod discovered Insulin regulates blood sugar. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one...

Send us Fan Mail July 26, 1609...Thomas Harriot sketched a map of the moon as he saw it through a telescope months before Galileo, but never published his work. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you w...

Send us Fan Mail July 25, 1965...Bob Dylan performed with an electric guitar for the first time, essentially ending the folk revival era. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us...

Send us Fan Mail July 24, 1987...a 91 year old American mountain climber takes on Mt. Fuji in Japan. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day owning a...

Send us Fan Mail July 23, 1904...I am behind on editing and uploading, I apologize!  Here's the story of an ice cream cart all out of bowls and a waffle maker who comes to rescue at the St. Louis Fair! Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and te...

Send us Fan Mail July 22, 1939...Jane Bolin was appointed family court judge in New York, becoming the first black female judge in the US.  Also, the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, she used the racial discrimination she faced as motivation to change segregationist policies.  She was reinstated for 3 terms, serving a total of 40 years before retiring at 70 years old.  Support t...

Send us Fan Mail July 21, 1919...The first Goodyear blimp met a terrible fate on its first day in the air.  During its 3rd small trip of the day, a fire erupted from the hydrogen gas of the aircraft, causing an explosion, ultimately claiming 13 lives. #history, #onthisday, #todayinhistory, #americanhistory, #chicago, #goodyearblimp, #planecrash, #bank, #chicagoloop, #liveslost, #explosion, #dirigi...

Send us Fan Mail Ann Cooper Hewitt...A California heiress set to inherit 2/3 of her father's four-million-dollar estate, was sterilized by her mother just before her 21st birthday without her knowledge or consent.  The eugenics movement in the US last 40 years, this was a common occurrence, and endorsed by the supreme court. but Ann fought back; she sued her mother and the doctors who perform...

Send us Fan Mail July 20, 1968...the first special Olympics were held in Chicago.  Organized and funded by the Kennedy Foundation and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, it now the largest event of kind world wide for people with developmental disabilities. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be...

Send us Fan Mail July 19, 1848 the Seneca Falls Women’s Convention began. The two day convention was planned by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and local Quaker women, and hoped to give women a voice in home, religion, politics, and education.  It was an immense success and is credited as the start of the women's rights movement. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you,...

Send us Fan Mail June 17, 1918...The Romanov imperial family and their servants were murdered by the Bolshevik.  The Bolshevik announced the execution of the Czar, but led the citizens to believe the Empress and children were in hiding for their safety.  Their bodies were burned with acid, buried in a shallow grave and hidden from the Russian people for 70 years.  Support the show Thanks for liste...

Send us Fan Mail July 18, 64 AD...A fire started in ancient Rome, burning for a total of 9 days.  Ten of the fourteen districts were lost, and Nero, the ruler of the time, used the fire as an opportunity to persecute the newly formed Christian church and redesign the city. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at...

Send us Fan Mail Cardinals are native to North and Central America.  They are revered by many Native American Tribes, and many of us heard the superstition of redbirds being messengers from our deceased loved ones. Did you there are many other superstitions about these beautiful birds?  Find out what those are, how they got their name, and more in this episode. Support the show Thanks for listenin...

Send us Fan Mail July 16, 1935...In an effort to alleviate difficulties navigating the new traffic issues brought on by the increase in automobiles, new resident of Oklahoma created the parking meter.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell yo...

Send us Fan Mail July 15, 1978...Native Americans concluded a 6 month long, 2800 mile walk from Alcatraz Island in California to Washington DC. The walk was in protest of 11 pieces of legislation brought before US Congress that would limited, erase, or otherwise alter the protections and laws in place for Native Americans. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, ple...

Send us Fan Mail July 13, 1977...the small village of Kinney, Minnesota sent a letter of secession to the US government in hopes of then filing for foreign aid to update their failing water system.  The newly formed Republic of Kinney made national news when a news broadcast heard of the story eight months later. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave...

Send us Fan Mail July 14, 1853...The first world's fair held in the US was not the success anticipated.  However, a gorgeous building, the tallest tower in New York at the time, and an elevator safety device came from it! Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe t...

Send us Fan Mail July 12, 1962...A newly formed unnamed band agreed to a favor for a friend by playing at London's Marquee Club.  Less than 2 years later, that band named the Rolling Stones after a Muddy Waters song, would be on their first American tour.  And more than half a century later are still one of the most popular bands of the rock era. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We wou...

Send us Fan Mail July 11, 1960 Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was published.  Her book has been a beloved classic and sparked controversy for the last 64 years. Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout!  Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us!  Thank you!...

Send us Fan Mail July 10, 1925...The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes began. In the mid 1800s Charles Darwin proposed an alternate theory to the creation of the universe and development of man, by the early 20th century this theory was taught in schools along with Divine Creation.  Tennessee, in its chosen science textbook teachers of the state were required to use had a chapter on Darwin...

Send us Fan Mail July 9, 1937...Nitrate film, a heat wave, and poor ventilation lead to an explosion in a New Jersey neighborhood, killing one teenage boy, injuring his mom and brother, and destroying 5 homes and 40,000 reels of reels of silent movies filmed prior to 1932.   Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show a...

Send us Fan Mail Why were they so eager to execute women for witchcraft in medieval times?  What influences pushed for it?  How was it determined you were a witch?  In this episode we give you a history of the horrors of the times from the start of the witch-mania through the Inquisition to the Age of the Enlightenment when it finally died out.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  We would lov...