The Year Was

October 5th...The Solar Temple Deaths

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Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 189. This time we examine the year 1994 as The Order of the Solar Temple Commits a Murder Suicide anticipationg the end of the world. 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_cult
https://www.liquisearch.com/luc_jouret/biography
 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Order-of-the-Solar-Temple
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/series-of-killings_the-1994-solar-temple-cult-deaths-in-switzerland/40878686
https://templarhistory.com/the-tragedy-of-the-solar-temple-cult/
https://www.bizarrepedia.com/order-of-the-solar-temple-cult/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Belgian-Congo
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/di-mambro-joseph-1924-1994
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mystical_Order_Rosae_Crucis
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Photo: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1280000/images/_1281520_jouretap150.jpg

September 28th...The Liberty Loan Parade

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 188. This time we examine the year 1918 as the Liberty Loan Parade causes a major outbreak of the Spanish Flu in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…also Polio, and 1923 as Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin. 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.aier.org/article/no-lockdowns-the-terrifying-polio-pandemic-of-1949-52/
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/coronavirus/it%E2%80%99s-official-covid-now-deadlier-spanish-flu-sort-194160
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/liberty-loan-parade-in-1918-helped-spread-a-deadly-flu-that-left-nearly-13-000-dead-2105389
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/philadelphia-threw-wwi-parade-gave-thousands-onlookers-flu-180970372/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-1918-parade-that-spread-death-in-philadelphia/
https://fullfact.org/online/1918-philadelphia-parade-fact-checked/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flu-epidemic-hits-philadelphia
https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september28th.html
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Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Liberty_Loans_Parade#/media/File:Philadelphia_Liberty_Loan's_Parade.jpg

September 21st...H.G. Wells

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 187. This time we examine the year 1866 as English author H.G. Wells is born, also Warehouse 13 (kind of).
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://warehouse13.fandom.com/wiki/Helena_G._Wells
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_G._Wells
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/hg-wells
https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-G-Wells
https://www.biography.com/writer/hg-wells
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/h-g-wells-author-facts
https://sometimes-interesting.com/secret-life-of-hg-wells/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells
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Photo: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/H.G._Wells_by_Beresford.jpg

September 14th...The War of 1812 and The Star Spangled Banner

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 186. This time we examine the year 1814 as Francis Scott Key writes what will eventually be known as the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812/War
https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/the-war-of-1812/the-battle-of-baltimore.html
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Baltimore-1814
https://www.biography.com/writer/francis-scott-key
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Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Scott_Key_by_Joseph_Wood_c1825.jpg

September 7th...The Mountain Meadow Massacre

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 185. This time we examine the year 1857 as the Mountain Meadow Massacre occurs.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://historytogo.utah.gov/utah-war/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Cumming_(governor)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore
https://mountainmeadowsmassacre.com/what-is-the-mountain-meadows-massacre
https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/mountain-meadows-massacre?lang=eng&adobe_mc_ref=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/mountain-meadows-massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0y8HX-AfGY
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Photo: 
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-mountain-meadow-massacre-by-mormons-and-indians-a-group-of-and-picture-id517351782?s=594x594

August 31st...The Death of Princess Diana

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 184. This time we examine the year 1997 as Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul are killed in a car crash in Paris.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales
https://www.eightieskids.com/princess-diana-beanie-baby-value/
https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/princess-diana-death-rcna43494
https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/princess-diana-predicted-car-crash-2-years-before-death-in-mysterious-note/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3131564/princess-diana-car-crash-paris/
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/princess-diana-die-tragic-car-accident-took-life-beloved-royal
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/princess-diana-dies-in-car-crash-paris
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Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%2C_Princess_of_Wales#/media/File:Diana,_Princess_of_Wales.jpg

August 24th...Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 183. This time we examine the year 79ad as the city of Pompeii and it’s surrounding area (such as the city of Herculaneum), are covered in ash and debris after the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://bomv.commons.gc.cuny.edu/eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-of-79-ad/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vesuvius-erupts
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9389289/Eruption-Mount-Vesuvius-79-AD-suffocated-thousands-Pompeii-just-15-minutes.html
https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-in-79-ad-and-the-destruction-of-pompeii
https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-enigma-of-the-79-ad-eruption-of-vesuvius/
https://legends.fandom.com/wiki/Olmec
https://legends.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shrine_of_the_Silver_Monkey
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Photo: 
By Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas (1791-1833) - Collections du château de Versailles, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64873771

August 17th...The 38th Parallel

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 182. This time we examine the year 1945 as the Korean peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel. 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
https://quip4today.com/historical-events-for-august-17th/
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Sources:
http://www.booksonbaseball.com/2010/08/ray-chapman-killed-by-pitched-ball-august-17-1920/
https://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/17/today-in-history-yankees-lou-gehrig-breaks-record-for-consecut/21223604/
https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17
Historical Events on August 17 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17#:~:text=1966%20Willie%20Mays%20takes%202nd%20place%20on%20all%2Dtime%20HR%20list
https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17#:~:text=1972%20MLB%20Philadelphia%20Phillies%20Steve%20Carlton%20wins%20his%2015th%20straight%20game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDEhOFrAFA
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/History_of_Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseon
https://www.history.com/news/north-south-korea-divided-reasons-facts
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-north-korea-and-south-korea-195632
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/040515/why-north-korea-south-korea-are-separated.asp
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Empress_Myeongseong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acUrSV0Bi0
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Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north#/media/File:1950_sign_denoting_the_38th_parallel_line_in_Korea.jpeg

August 10...Felix Hoffmann and Aspirin

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 181. This time we examine the year 1897 as German Pharmacist Felix Hoffmann synthesizes a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, the main ingredient in Aspirin, for medicinal application  . 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Hoffmann
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleviate
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/salicin
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/willow-bark#:~:text=The%20bark%20of%20white%20willow,inflammatory%20effects%20of%20the%20herb
http://scihi.org/felix-hoffmann-aspirin/#:~:text=On%20August%2010%2C%201897%2C%20German,under%20the%20trade%20name%20Aspirin
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatism
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/salicin#:~:text=Salicin%20is%20a%20glycoside%20obtained,the%20barks%20of%20the%20Salicaceae
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Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Hoffmann#/media/File:Felix_Hoffman.jpg

August 3rd...Jesse Owens Wins Gold

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 180. This time we examine the years 1936 as Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics. 
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesse-Owens
http://www.jesseowens.com/about/
https://worldhistoryproject.org/1936/8/3/jesse-owens-wins-4-gold-medals-at-1936-summer-olympics
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/owens-wins-4th-gold-medal
https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/03/jesse-owens-won-gold-medal-berlin-this-date-ohio-state/
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html
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Photo: 
https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/WJr9UudqYDTiNQiDkzsE3lNWap4=/1400x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/SSDPSKTFEVMIZPAFLKX3QO5LKY.jpg