History and Hearsay
On this podcast we discuss lesser known characters and events from history. Some of the details of these historical accounts may be debated and on this show YOU get to decided: Is it History? Or is it Hearsay?
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The Forgotten Daycares of WWII
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Jack The Stripper: UNSOLVED 1960’s Serial Killer
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The Smiling Nurse Serial Killer
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1st Female Killer in the United States? Lavinia Fisher
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The Boogeyman Was Real (And His Name Was Albert Fish)
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The Blackout Ripper: The Serial Killer Who Hunted London During WWII-PART 2
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The Blackout Ripper: The Serial Killer Who Hunted London During WWII (Part 1)
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Code Girls - How American Women Helped Win World War II
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"No One Saw a Thing” - The Man Killed By An Entire Town
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The Gross – But Life-Saving – Chocolate of WWII | Milton Hershey Part 2
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He Changed Candy Forever - The Life of Milton Hershey Part 1
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How WWII Created M&M’s
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Worse Ways to die: Crucifixion
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The Horrifying Truth About Infant Surgery in Medical History
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: The Fire That Changed America
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The Real Bubble Boy who Helped Cure a Rare Disorder
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The Jigsaw Murders & The Birth of Forensics | Dr. Buck Ruxton
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The Whiskey War: The Friendliest "Conflict" in History
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The Blackpool Poisoner
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Phossy Jaw & The Match Stick Girls Strike of 1888
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100+ People DISAPPEAR!! The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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The Dyatlov Pass Mystery - Finally Solved?!?
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The Ghost Army: Fooled the Germans with inflatable tanks!?! WWII's Fake Army
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Vanished Without A Trace The FLannel Isles Mystery
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The Orphans of Davenport - Eugenics and the War over Children's Intelligence
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Victim of America's Dark Eugenics Era - The Tragic Life of Carrie Buck
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Forgotten Hero of the Civil War –Sheltered Orphans & Reinvented Hospital Kitchen...
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The MOST Prolific Mother EVER! 69 kids!?! Valentina Vassilyeva
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The Man Who Killed Halloween - The Candy Man 1974
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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean/ The Golden Age of Piracy
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FREAK SHOWS: The Real People Behind the Spectacle
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800 Lost Babies: The Tragedy of Tuam Mother and Baby Home
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The Great Emu War of 1932
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Survived a Rod Through His Brain & Changed Brain Science forever! Phineas Gage
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Kidnapped by a FAKE nurse then returned to the WRONG family! The Strange Case of...
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Operation Babylift: The Vietnam War's Youngest Survivors
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Retired school teachers who stole millions!
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Pin-Up Girls: The Iconic Bombshells Who Shaped Pop Culture
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Growing Up on Alcatraz - The Children and Families of Alcatraz
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Who Killed Little Red Riding Hood? Muriel Drinkwater Murder
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How Monopoly was used to Free POWs during WWII
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The Somerton Man: Australias Greatest Mystery
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From Surgery to Sawdust: The Unexpected History of the Chainsaw
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The Chilling True Story Of A Child Killer - Alsa Thompson
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The School Bus That Vanished: America’s Most Shocking Kidnapping | True Story of...
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Poisoned Before Birth: The Horror Behind Thalidomide
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A Million-Dollar Baby Race? The Shocking Story of the Great Stork Derby!
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A Zoo for Children: The Shocking Truth Behind the Dionne Quintuplets' Childhood!
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Babies as Entertainment in Amusement Parks: The Bizarre History of Incubator Exh...
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NYC's Forgotten War: The Shocking 83-Year Battle Against Stray Dogs (1811-1894)
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