The Year Was

September 25th...Henry Ford and the 8 Hour Workday

We examine the year 1926 as Henry Ford announces an 8 hour work day and 1934 as Lou Gehrig plays his 1,500th consecutive game.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/how-the-8-hour-workday-changed-how-americans-work.html
https://www.biography.com/business-figure/henry-ford
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Ford
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_line
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/-gallery-henryford/

September 18th...The Great Moscow Fire of 1812

We examine the year 1812 and the end of the Great Moscow Fire of 1812, as well as Russia and France as they lead up to it.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/napoleon/6-reasons-napoleon-invaded-russia.html
https://www.onthisday.com/photos/great-fire-of-moscow
https://seanmunger.com/2013/09/18/mystery-of-history-how-did-the-great-fire-of-moscow-start/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-enters-moscow
https://moscow.touristgems.com/history/10978-fire-of-moscow-1812/

September 11...Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas and her Unborn Child

We examine the year 2001 and Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas.
 
https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Do-Handbook-Grown-Up/dp/B000PUAHP8
https://lcgfoundation.org/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2114490/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810746/
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 

September 4th...Kodak No.1, Orval Faubus, and Roger Maris

We examine the year 1888 as George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera, 1957 as Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus calls out the National Guard to prevent the Little Rock Nine from attending school, and 1991 as the asterisk is removed from Roger Maris’ home run record. 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
Roll-film Camera (Historic Document) - On This Day
Original Kodak Camera, Serial No. 540 | National Museum of American History
Who Invented the First Camera? - WorldAtlas.com
Alexander S. Wolcott at Historic Camera
Little Rock Nine | Names, Facts, & Segregation | Britannica.com
Arkansas troops block "Little Rock Nine" from entering segregated high school - HISTORY
BASEBALL DROPS THE ASTERISK* FROM MARIS' RECORD - Deseret News

August 28th...Tornado, "I Have a Dream", John Hinkley Jr., and Enceladus

We examine the year 1884 as F.N. Robinson takes the first photo of a tornado, 1963 as Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his “I Had a Dream” speech, 1981 as John Hinckley Jr.pleads innocent ot an assassination attempt on Ronald Regan, and 1789 as William Herschal discovers Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.space.com/20543-enceladus-saturn-s-tiny-shiny-moon.html
1st Photograph of a Tornado (Famous Photo) - On This Day
"I Have a Dream," Address Delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
Ronald Reagan is Shot (Famous Photo) - On This Day
John Hinckley Jr. - - Biography

August 21st...Lake Nyos Disaster

We examine the year 1986 and the Lake Nyos Disaster.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://curiosity.com/topics/these-exploding-lakes-killed-thousands-of-people-in-an-instant-curiosity/
https://schoolsciencetaskaboutdisasterivangarcia.weebly.com/hydrological-disaster-limnic-eruption.html
http://www.lifedaily.com/story/this-man-awoke-to-a-nightmare-20-years-later-scientists-solve-this-terrible-mystery/7/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/07/26/lake_nyos_killed_1746_when_it_released_a_huge_pocket_of_co2.html

August 14th...Neil Peart and Rush

We examine the year 1974 as Neil Peart plays his first show as the drummer of Rush in Pittsburgh.
We are joined by Tim Kreitz and Matt Vann.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.rush.com/band/

August 7th...The Kon-Tiki Expedition

We examine the year 1947 as Thor Heyerdahl and his crew onboard the Kon-Tiki raft crash into a reef in French Polynesia. 
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
About Thor Heyerdahl – The Kon-Tiki Museum
Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Voyage - HISTORY
Kon-Tiki | raft | Britannica.com
Kon-Tiki Expedition – The Kon-Tiki Museum
The Story of Thor Heyerdahl’s Epic Kon-Tiki Voyage

July 31st...Coast Guard Academy Established

We examine the year 1876 as the first officer training school for the Revenue Cutter Service, later known as the United States Coast Guard, was established in New Bedford, Massachesetts.  We are joined by guest Matt Vann of The Vann Cave.
Photo courtesy of Matt Vann. 
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/revenue-cutter-service-school-established-in-new-bedford.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy
https://www.historyonthenet.com/coast-guard-history
https://www.gocoastguard.com/about-the-coast-guard/learn-the-history
https://www.history.uscg.mil/Complete-Time-Line/Time-Line-1700-1800/
https://www.history.uscg.mil/Complete-Time-Line/Time-Line-1900-2000/

July 24...Brigham Young Reaches Salt Lake City

We examine the year 1847 as Brigham Young leads the Mormon people and arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
 
https://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/young.htm
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brigham-Young
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/brigham-young
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/brigham-young
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mormon-leader-killed-by-mob
https://www.geni.com/people/Miriam-Young/6000000003430672339
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/1978/12/in-search-of-zion-1830-1835?lang=eng
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-18?lang=eng
https://askgramps.org/who-pronounced-the-apostolic-ordination-upon-brigham-young/