The Year Was

March 9th...The Amistad Trial

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 159. This time we examine the year 1841 as the African men aboard the Amistad are set free after a 2 year trial.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
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Sources:
Amistad: How it Began (US National Park Service)
The First Amistad case
The Amistad Case | National Archives
Amistad Case - Date, Facts & Significance - HISTORY
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Photo: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Amistad#/media/File:La_Amistad_(ship)_restored.jpg

March 2nd...The Election of 1876

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 158. This time we examine the year 1876 as Rutherford B. Hayes is elected president.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
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Sources:
What Happens If the Presidential Election Is a Tie
Rutherford B. Hayes - HISTORY
Is it true that Rutherford B. Hayes won by one vote? - Quora
The President Who Won by a SINGLE Electoral Vote | THE AMERICAN MOMS
Disputed Election of 1876 - Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
5 Presidents Who Lost the Popular Vote But Won the Election
Rutherford B. Hayes wins 1876 presidential election by one Electoral College vote after fraud, voter intimidation - The Washington Post
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File:President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored.jpg - Wikipedia

February 23rd...The Boy in the Box

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 157. This time we examine the year 1957 as  the body of a dead 4 year old boy, wrapped in a blanket and stuffed into a box, was first found.
This one deals with a boy who was murdered and may have been sold into sex trafficking so feel free to skip this episode if you are so inclined.
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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 
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Sources:
6 Unsolved Murder Cases That Will Keep You Up At Night
THE BOY IN THE BOX — American Hauntings
Who is The Boy in the Box?
Boy In The Box: America's Unknown Child - Historic Mysteries
15 Disturbing Facts And Theories About 'The Boy In The Box'
The Boy In The Box
EXCLUSIVE: Philadelphia Police Hope Break In 1957 Unsolved Murder Leads To The Boy In The Box's Identity – CBS Philly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6sO3-ihEcw
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By Carl Koppelman, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38194940

February 16th...The Greystone Mansion Murder

This episode talks about a murder suicide, so feel free to skip it if it you are so inclined or are triggered by hearing about such things, as always if you or anyone you know is in crisis please reach out for someone to talk to.
Suicide Hotlines in The United States
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community)
TrevorLifeline
1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth)
Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255, Press 1
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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 156. This time we examine the year 1929 as  Edward “Ned” Doheny jr was shot and killed in his home by longtime friend and secretary Hugh Plunkett in an apparent murder suicide.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
The Mystery Behind the Greystone Mansion Murder-Suicide
https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ned-doheny-murder-site
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-doheny-murder-20190216-story.html
https://the-line-up.com/the-greystone-mansion-murder
Oil & Blood: the Mysterious Murder at the Greystone Mansion - Petroleum Service Company
This Mansion Has An 86-Year-Old Secret That Still Haunts Today. When I Heard It, I Gasped! | LittleThings.com
Mystery of The Greystone Mansion Murders | New York Social Diary
https://la.curbed.com/2015/12/8/9894146/greystone-mansion-beverly-hills-interior
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-L-Doheny
History | Friends Of Greystone | Beverly Hills, CA
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/teapot-dome-scandal
https://littlethings.com/home/greystone-mansion-murder-mystery/642441-14
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Greystone Mansion - Wikipedia

February 9th...The Oldest Star

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 155. This time we examine the year 2014 as astronomers at the Australian NAtional University discover what is believed to be the oldest star.
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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 
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
Galactus - Wikipedia
How are stars formed? | HowStuffWorks
https://www.bristolpetitions.com/how-old-is-the-oldest-star-in-the-universe/
https://worldmost.org/oldest-stars
Scientists Discover Universe's Oldest Star : NPR
7 Oldest Stars in the Universe
NASA - Hubble Finds Birth Certificate of Oldest Known Star
February 9 Events
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/big-bang/en/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144528/
Australians discover oldest star | EurekAlert!
Discovery makes 13.6 billion year old star universe's oldest celestial body
Astronomers discover oldest star: Formed shortly after the Big Bang 13. 7 billion years ago -- ScienceDaily
ANU astronomers discover oldest star
Australian astronomers discover oldest known star in universe | Astronomy | The Guardian
How do scientists calculate the age of a star? | Science News
Methuselah Star (HD 140283) | Star Facts
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By ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8788068

February 2nd...IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 154. This time we examine the year 1887 as the first Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
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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 
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
Groundhog Day: History and Facts
How did the tradition of Groundhog Day begin?
No, the weather-predicting tradition of Groundhog Day did not originate in America
Legend & Lore | Punxsutawney Groundhog club
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/here-s-why-we-celebrate-groundhog-day-in-the-first-place/ar-AATnBxz
The history of Groundhog Day you may not know | National | lacrossetribune.com
Groundhog Day - Day One Lyrics
GROUNDHOG DAY PREDICTIONS
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Photo: 
https://abc-7.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/G-Hog.jpg

January 26th...The Cullinan Diamond

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 153. This time we examine the year 1905 as the Cullinan Diamond is discovered.
Because diamonds are ice!
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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/Cullinan_Diamond
https://www.worldhistory.org/Cullinan_Diamond/
https://www.worthy.com/blog/knowledge-center/diamonds/cullinan-diamond/
http://cullinan-diamond.com/
https://www.estatediamondjewelry.com/history-cullinan-diamonds/
https://www.gia.edu/cullinan-diamond-reading-list
https://internetstones.com/cullinan-diamond-famous-jewelry.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-largest-diamond-found
https://www.gemrockauctions.com/learn/did-you-know/the-10-biggest-diamonds-ever-found
https://www.angloboerwar.com/boer-war
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Photo: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Rough_cullinan_diamond.jpg

January 19th...”SNOW IN MIAMI!”

Thats all there is there aint SNOW more
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 152. This time we examine the year 1977 as Miami, Florida sees its first and last recorded snowfall to date. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic.
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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 
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.vintag.es/2020/01/snow-in-miami.html
https://myfloridahistory.org/date-in-history/january-18-1977/snow-far-south-miami
https://vintagenewsdaily.com/january-19-1977-snow-fell-in-miami-for-the-first-time-in-the-recorded-history-of-the-city/
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/01/04/heres-the-last-time-it-snowed-in-miami/
http://whatafact.com/en/f/snow-has-fallen-once-in-the-history-of-miami/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_wave_of_January_1977
https://jitneybooks.com/miami-snow/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/fl-snow-in-south-florida-forty-years-ago-20170117-story.html
https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/1218/The_Day_it_Snowed_in_The_Bahamas.html
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Photo: 
https://vintagenewsdaily.com/january-19-1977-snow-fell-in-miami-for-the-first-time-in-the-recorded-history-of-the-city/

January 12th...The First Cryogenically Frozen Man

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 151. This time we examine the year 1967 as Dr James Hiram Bedford becomes the first man to be cryogenically frozen.
Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic.
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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.alcor.org/library/bedford-condition/
http://www.actforlibraries.org/dr-james-bedford-the-first-cryonicpreservered-human/
https://satibal.com/james-bedford-first-human-frozen/
https://www.cnet.com/news/cool-dude-james-bedford-has-been-cryonically-frozen-for-50-years/3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bedford
https://historyofyesterday.com/the-first-person-to-be-cryonically-frozen-and-preserved-for-the-future-b9ce6b0a161a
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/02/james-hiram-bedford-first-person-to-be.html
https://onedio.co/content/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-first-human-cryonic-suspension-in-history-675587
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https://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/cryonics-19.jpg

January 5th...The Great Frost of 1709

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 150. This time we examine the year 1709 as The Great Frost arrives in Europe.
Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic.
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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.worldatlas.com/articles/the-coldest-temperatures-ever-recorded-on-earth.html
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/dec/17/how-the-great-frost-of-1709-left-englands-economy-in-ruin
https://www.grunge.com/394696/the-deadly-great-frost-of-1709-is-still-a-mystery/
https://todayinhistory.blog/2017/01/05/january-5-1709-the-great-frost/
https://www.onthisday.com/photos/great-frost-of-1709
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Frost_of_1709
https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/about-the-museum/timeline/war-spanish-succession/
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Photo by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels