The Year Was

November 4th...Howard Carter and King Tutankhamun

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 89. This time we examine the year 1922 as Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and a team of excavators discovered King Tut’s Tomb.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newest-king-tut-theory-he-suffered-severe-disorders-due-inbreeding-180953113/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/entrance-to-king-tuts-tomb-discovered
https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/the-discovery-of-king-tuts-tomb
https://www.thoughtco.com/tomb-of-king-tut-discovered-1779242
https://www.biography.com/scientist/howard-carter
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tutankhamun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Carter
https://allthatsinteresting.com/howard-carter
https://carter-at-saqqara.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-sakkarah-affair-1905-how-howard.html
https://www.history.com/news/is-the-curse-of-king-tut-real
https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-tomb-robbers.html
https://www.biography.com/royalty/king-tut
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/tutankhamen
https://archaeology-travel.com/exhibitions/tutankhamun-treasures-of-the-golden-pharaoh/
 
Photo:  https://snapzu.com/Cobbydaler/4th-november-1922-entrance-to-king-tuts-tomb-discovered

October 28th...The Volstead Act and Prohibition (Kind Of)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 88. This time we examine the year 1919 as Congress overrides Woodrow Wilson's Presidential Veto of the Volstead Act.
Please Drink Responsibly and do not consume alcohol if u are under the legal age.
Had software issues on this one so needless to say i am in the market for a new program. 
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/volstead-act-national-prohibition-act-of-1919/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volstead-Act
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/volstead-act
https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1901-1950/The-Volstead-Act/
https://www.britannica.com/story/what-led-to-prohibition
https://www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement
https://www.britannica.com/topic/prohibition-alcohol-interdict
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition
https://www.newsweek.com/what-led-passing-prohibition-73143
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-18/
https://www.history.com/news/how-prohibition-gave-birth-to-nascar

October 21st...Mary Blair, Disney Legend

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 87. This time we examine the year 1911 as Disney Legend Mary Blair (1911-1978) is born.
Had software issues on this one so needless to say i am in the market for a new program. 
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086304/bio
https://www.californiawatercolor.com/pages/mary-blair-biography
https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2014/03/19/the-life-behind-the-color-a-brief-biography-of-mary-blair/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Blair
http://magicofmaryblair.com/about-mary/
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Blair
https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/mary-blair
Photo: 
https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/mary-blair

October 14...Breaking the Speed of Sound (Chuck Yeager)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 86. This time we examine the year 1947 as Chuck Yeager breaks the Sound Barrier.
Had software issues on this one so needless to say i am in the market for a new program. 
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/charles-elwood-chuck-yeage-1072.php
https://www.chuckyeager.com/
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/chuck-yeager
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Yeager
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager
https://www.amazon.com/Yeager-Autobiography-Chuck/dp/0553256742
https://www.britannica.com/technology/X-1-airplane
https://www.geni.com/people/Doris-Yeager/6000000001018794995
 
Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_barrier#/media/File:Chuck_Yeager.jpg

October 7th...Freeing Three Whales (From Ice)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 85. This time we examine the year 1988 and the discovery and rescue attempt for 3 gray whales stuck in the Alaskin ice.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Breakthroug
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Miracle
https://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/story/2891/operation-breakthrough-the-story-behind-big-miracle/
https://www.livescience.com/31125-real-big-miracle-story.html
https://mlmlblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/big-miracle-a-whale-of-a-story-from-operation-breakthrough/
https://miracleworldhistory.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-whale-of-tale.html
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/big-miracle-real-story/2012/02/03/
https://www.livescience.com/31123-big-miracle-real-rescue-images.html
https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/big-miracle-barrow-whales-rescue-true-story.html
Photo: by Jim Harvey
https://mlmlblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/big-miracle-a-whale-of-a-story-from-operation-breakthrough/

September 30th...The Early Death of the Late James Dean

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 84 . This time we examine the year 1955 and the death of James Dean.  Apologies to Will Smith and for my rant.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2019/05/21/james-dean-most-famous-indy-500-driver-who-could-have-been/3613314002/
https://www.learning-history.com/james-dean-american-actor/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-dean-dies-in-car-accident
https://www.biography.com/actor/james-dean
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/the-haunting-story-of-james-deans-little-bastard/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7URktEogSg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz3W87uWcx8
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/11/07/james-dean-will-be-digitally-resurrected-new-film-is-it-movie-magic-or-dark-arts/
Photo: 
https://www.dw.com/en/cgi-james-dean-to-star-in-new-movie-64-years-after-his-death/a-51144206

September 23...Nintendo Koppai Company

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 83. This time we examine the year 1889 as the Nintendo Koppai company is founded to sell hanafuda cards, before becoming the gaming giant of Nintendo
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-probably-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does-5649625
https://www.lifewire.com/fusajiro-yamauchi-founder-of-nintendo-729584
https://encyclopaediaoftrivia.blogspot.com/2016/09/nintendo.html
https://www.wired.com/2010/09/0923nintendo-founded/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nintendo#/media/File:Nintendo_1889.jpg

September 16th...The Wall Street Bombing

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 82. This time we examine the year 1920 as the Wall Street Bombing occurs killing 38 and injuring 300, in New York City.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/wall-street-bombing-1920
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wall-street-bombing-new-york-terror-attack/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Wall-Street-bombing-of-1920
https://www.history.com/news/the-mysterious-wall-street-bombing-95-years-ago
Photo: 
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/wall-street-bombing-1920/@@images/image

September 9th...The Death of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 81. This time we examine the year 1901 as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec dies at 36.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-de-Toulouse-Lautrec
https://www.biography.com/artist/henri-de-toulouse-lautrec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Toulouse-Lautrec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnyU2FFlB28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Jo63SbNsY
https://www.healthline.com/health/pycnodysostosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfC1F5-loNg
 
Photo: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Photolautrec.jpg/220px-Photolautrec.jpg

September 2nd...The Gregorian Calendar

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 80. This time we examine the year 1752 as the British adopt the Gregorian calendar..
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
  
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
 
Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-gregorian-calendar
https://www.britannica.com/science/Julian-calendar
https://www.britannica.com/science/solar-calendar
https://stevemorse.org/juliancalendar/julian.htm
https://www.britannica.com/story/ten-days-that-vanished-the-switch-to-the-gregorian-calendar
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Give-us-our-eleven-days/
http://www.adsb.co.uk/date_and_time/calendar_reform_1752/
 
Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII