The Year Was

October 20th...The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 139. This time we examine the year 1977 as 3 members of the the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a plane crash.
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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.grunge.com/201511/the-truth-about-how-lynyrd-skynyrd-got-their-name/
https://groovyhistory.com/neil-young-lynyrd-skynyrd-feud-sweet-home-alabama
https://lynyrdskynyrd.com/the-band#starting
https://www.grunge.com/129453/lynyrd-skynyrds-tragic-real-life-story/
https://historycollection.com/10-details-about-the-tragic-crash-that-was-the-death-of-lynyrd-skynyrd-as-we-knew-it/6/
https://www.grunge.com/268299/the-tragic-death-of-leon-wilkeson-from-lynyrd-skynyrd/
https://www.grunge.com/181485/the-truth-behind-the-lynyrd-skynyrd-plane-crash/
https://www.history101.com/lynyrdskynyrdplanecrash/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-members-of-the-southern-rock-band-lynyrd-skynyrd-die-in-a-mississippi-plane-crash
https://historycollection.com/10-details-about-the-tragic-crash-that-was-the-death-of-lynyrd-skynyrd-as-we-knew-it/9/
https://bigworldtale.com/music/ronnie-van-zant-predicted-he-wouldnt-live-to-30-and-his-premonition-came-true-i-dont-think-im-going-to-make-it/
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Photo: 
https://historythings.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lynyrd-skynyrd-plane-crash.jpg

October 13th...Friday the 13th: Origins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 138. This time we examine the year 1307, as King Philip the 4th of France has the Knights Templar arrested and begins the superstition of Friday the 13th.
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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.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th
https://billpetro.com/history-of-friday-the-13th/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/origin-friday-13th-bradley-hayden-phd
https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/friday-the-13th-origin/798563
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/why-friday-13-unlucky-explained/index.html
https://www.trueactivist.com/the-history-behind-friday-the-13th/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160512-friday-13-knights-templar-superstition
https://www.history.com/news/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/the-knights-templar
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/curse-jacques-de-molay-templars-005431
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Thorin_and_Company
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Photo: 
http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2017/10/Templars_burned_British-Library_E049620-Horizontal.jpeg

October 6th...The Billy Goat Curse

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 137. This time we examine the year 1945 as William Sianis and his billy goat Murphy are kicked out of a World Series game and place “The Curse of the Billy Goat” on the Chicago Cubs.
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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://thestadiumreviews.com/blogs/info/why-is-it-called-wrigley-field/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-billy-goat-curse-chicago-inc-20161026-story.html
https://www.billygoattavern.com/legend/curse/
https://www.historyandheadlines.com/the-curse-of-the-billy-goat-6-october-1945/
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/curse-billy-goat-broken
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/10/25/chicago-cubs-billy-goat-curse-explained/92715898/
https://curseofthebillygoat.tommyhuckleberrynolan.com/curse-of-the-billy-goat/
https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/sport/world-series-game-7-chicago-cubs-cleveland-indians/index.html
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Photo: 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-billy-goat-curse-chicago-inc-20161026-story.html

September 29th...The Tylenol Murders

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 136. This time we examine the year 1982 as the Chicago Tylenol Murders occur. 
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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://gizmodo.com/the-horrifying-true-story-of-the-1982-chicago-tylenol-m-1675923381
https://time.com/3423136/tylenol-deaths-1982/
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/chicago-tylenol-murders/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982
https://www.unsolvedcasebook.com/the-tylenol-murders/
https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/the-tylenol-murders-of-1982-e748032f3036
https://abcnews.go.com/WN/james-lewis-tylenol-killer-suspect-1982-murders-innocent/story?id=9531812
https://www.grunge.com/332018/heres-how-the-btk-killer-was-finally-caught/
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Photo: 
https://www.alcatrazeast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Chicago-Tylenol-Murders-2-300x164.jpg

September 22nd...Oceanic Flight 815

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 135. This time we examine the year 2004 as Oceanic Flight 815 disappears over the pacific...and also ‘Lost’ premiers. 
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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://lostpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Oceanic_Flight_815
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-to-blame-for-the-crash-of-Oceanic-815-in-Lost?share=1
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/interviews/a26345/lost-creators-interview/
https://theaviationist.com/special-reports/oceanic-815-crash-location/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt
https://www.looper.com/160594/we-finally-understand-the-ending-of-lost/
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Photo: 
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o73s_4xwe38/UyBzvuQacDI/AAAAAAAAE5I/YvXHNIyKRA8/s1600/Oceanic815.jpg

September 15th...The Discovery of Penicillin

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 134. This time we examine the year 1928 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://explorable.com/ancient-medicine
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Almroth-Edward-Wright
https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/alexander-fleming
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520913/
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1945/fleming/biographical/
https://oxsci.org/how-the-discovery-of-penicillin-has-influenced-modern-medicine/
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-1556_article
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/penicillin-discovered
https://www.penicillinnhdproject.com/discovery.html
https://thediscoveryofpenicillin2013.weebly.com/the-discovery.html
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/westminster-alumni-pink-floyd-unveil-heritage-plaque-at-regent-campus
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Photo: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Synthetic_Production_of_Penicillin_TR1468.jpg

September 8th...The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 133. This time we examine the year 1900 as Galveston Texas faces the worst natural disaster on U.S. Soil: the Galveston hurricane of 1900.
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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.nps.gov/articles/galveston-hurricane-of-1900.htm
https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/galveston-storm-of-1900
https://www.galvestonhistorycenter.org/research/1900-storm
https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/1900-galveston-hurricane
https://www.thoughtco.com/1900-galveston-hurricane-5070052
https://www.americanheritage.com/our-10-greatest-natural-disasters#13
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Photo: 
https://live.staticflickr.com/6156/6170146736_5c3bcebd35_b.jpg

September 1st...Le Voyage Dans la Lune

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 132. This time we examine the year 1902 as Georges Melies creates and releases one of the first science fiction Films Le Voyage Dans la Lune (the Voyage to the Moon) in France.
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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/Lumiere-brothers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Robert-Houdin
https://www.melies.eu/English.html
https://whatasker.com/georges-melies/
https://greatestmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Le_Voyage_dans_la_Lune
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Melies
https://filippazzofrank.medium.com/george-melies-the-grandfather-of-special-effects-e09716f3ead3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000417/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAHcMMOHE8&t=11s
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Photo: 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Melies

August 25...The Great Moon Hoax

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 131. This time we examine the year 1835 as Richard Adams Locke begins publishing a satire article in 6 parts about finding inhabitants on the moon in what has become known as The Great Moon Hoax.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
  
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
 
Sources:
https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Did_Joseph_Smith_state_that_the_moon_was_inhabited,_and_that_its_inhabitants_were_dressed_like_Quakers%3F
https://wallaceandgromit.fandom.com/wiki/Cooker
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2015/10/25/the-great-moon-hoax-of-1835/
https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2013/09/04/the-great-moon-hoax-or-was-it-the-jokes-on-who/
https://earthsky.org/human-world/great-moon-hoax-august-25-1835/
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-moon-hoax
http://hoaxes.org/text/display/the_great_moon_hoax_of_1835_text/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAHcMMOHE8
https://www.gaia.com/article/the-hollow-moon-theory-is-the-moon-an-artificial-satellite
 
Photo: 
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2015/10/25/the-great-moon-hoax-of-1835/

August 18th...John White Returns to Roanoke

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 130. This time we examine the year 1590 as John White returns to Roanoke Island only to find it empty, with only clue being the word “Croatoan” carved into a tree.
 
Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
  
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
 
Sources:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke-island/
https://www.historynet.com/today-in-history/august-18
https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/education/the-john-white-colony.htm
https://www.worldhistory.org/Roanoke_Colony/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-mystery-lost-roanoke-lost-colony-1921594
https://allthatsinteresting.com/roanoke-stone-mystery
https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-I
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Linoge
 
Photo: 
https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kfmnmeywqim.jpg