The Year Was

December 4th...Gemini 7 and the Rendezvous in Space

We examine the year 1965 as Gemini 7 launches into space.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.space.com/39154-gemini-7-nasa-rendezvous-mission-photos.html
http://www.astronautix.com/g/gemini7.html
http://www.drewexmachina.com/2015/12/15/rendezvous-in-space-gemini-6-and-7/
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-100A
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/capsule-gemini-vii

November 27...Thanksgiving Special

We examine the year ???? as we examine our Thanksgiving special...
 
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Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/article/history-protest-foods
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/02/ever-documented-case-someone-actually-pelted-tomatoes-performance/
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/17021/did-audiences-throw-tomatoes-at-performers-they-disliked
http://airshipdaily.com/blog/02272014a-projectiles-thrown-at-public-figures
https://www.onthisday.com/events/november/27

November 20...The Nuremberg Trials

We examine the year 1945 as the Nuremberg Trials begin.
 
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/war-crimes-trials
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/21/us-deports-last-nazi-war-crimes-suspect-germany-13-year-stand/

November 13...The 4th Earl of Sandwich

We examine the year 1718 and the birth of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.
 
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Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://biography.yourdictionary.com/john-montagu-fourth-earl-of-sandwich
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsandwiches.html
https://www.history.com/news/the-story-of-the-sandwich
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Montagu-4th-Earl-of-Sandwich
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-North-Lord-North-of-Kirtling

November 6...Iran-Contra Affair

We examine the year 1986 as news of the Iran-Contra Affair breaks.
 
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.britannica.com/event/Iran-Contra-Affair
https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/iran-contra-affair
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-iran/
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043325/
Photo credit: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/what-oliver-norths-trial-means-to-us-45173/

October 30...The Greatest Show on Earth

We examine the year 1873 as P.T. Barnum debuts “The Greatest Show on Earth” in New York.
 
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/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/P-T-Barnum
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ringling-Bros-and-Barnum-and-Bailey-Combined-Shows
https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archive/exhibit/heth
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-A-Bailey

October 23...First Plastic Surgery in England

We examine the year 1814 as Joseph Constantine Carpue performs the first modern plastic surgery.
 
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/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-history-of-plastic-surgery-2710193
https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100254300
https://www.history.com/news/world-war-i-plastic-surgery-innovations-gillies
https://www.historychannel.com.au/this-day-in-history/wests-first-modern-plastic-surgery/

October 16...Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Clinic

We examine the year 1916 as Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States.
 
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/margaret-sanger
https://www.hli.org/resources/sangers-birth-control-review-part-i/
https://www.onthisday.com/people/margaret-sanger
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Sanger

October 9th...The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

We examine the year 1919 as the World Series ends in the Black Sox Scandal and gave the Cincinnati Reds their first Series win.
 
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
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.history.com/news/the-black-sox-baseball-scandal-95-years-ago
https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Sox-Scandal
https://www.city-journal.org/black-sox-1919-world-series
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1919-black-sox-baseball-scandal-wasnt-first-180964673/

October 2nd...The Battle of Gonzales and Peter Rabbit

We examine the year and revisit Brigham Young as he is arrested for bigamy in 1871, 1835 and the Battle of Gonzales, and 1902 for the publication of The Tales of Peter Rabbit.
 
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
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg03
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-battle-of-gonzales-2136668
https://www.peterrabbit.com/about-beatrix-potter/