The Year Was

August 11th...Ethel Rosenberg Testifies

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 129. This time we examine the year 1950 as Ethel Rosenberg testifies in front of a grand jury against allegations for the conspiracy to commit espionage.
 
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.history.com/news/rosenberg-sons-admit-father-julius-guilty
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosenbergs-executed
https://allthatsinteresting.com/julius-and-ethel-rosenberg
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Rosenberg-and-Ethel-Rosenberg
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2364090
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-07/why-was-ethel-rosenberg-sent-to-the-electric-chair/100299972
https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/david-greenglass
https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/klaus-fuchs
 
Photo: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg_NYWTS.jpg

August 4th...The Arrest of Anne Frank

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 128. This time we examine the year 1944 as Anne Frank, her family, the Van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer are captured after more than 2 years in hiding from Nazi forces.
 
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.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/anne-frank-1
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-frank-captured
https://historycollection.com/day-history-ann-frank-family-captured-1944/
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/anne-franks-capture-and-the-holocaust-in-historical-memory/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58121/what-anne-franks-arrest-looked
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/who-was-anne-frank/
https://www.annefrank.com/who-is-anne-frank
https://www.thoughtco.com/1942-anne-frank-goes-into-hiding-1779319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6kQUYQCZpc
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/main-characters/fritz-pfeffer/
 
Photo: 
https://historycollection.com/35-captivating-facts-about-anne-frank-and-her-family/

July 28th...Empire State Building Plane Crash

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 127. This time we examine the year 1945 as an B-25 Mitchell Bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building.
 
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
 
https://www.epa.gov/ftca-claims-process
https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2019/10/18/the-empire-state-plane-crash-july-28-1945
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-empire-state-building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLWh8Rbp7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfWB9HpoRXo
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92987873
https://allthatsinteresting.com/empire-state-building-plane-crash
 
Photo: 
https://allthatsinteresting.com/empire-state-building-plane-crash#7

July 21st...The Coldest Temperature (and Other Weather Extremes)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 126. This time we examine the year 1983 as the Vostok Research Station records the coldest temperature on Earth.
 
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://argusspectrum.com/vostok_station_antarctica
https://wgntv.com/weather/weather-blog/what-is-the-coldest-temperature-ever-recorded-on-the-earth/
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-recorded-temperature/
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/xinjiang/turpan/mt_flaming.htm
https://www.alien.com.tw/websev?lang=en&ref=pages&id=151
https://www.sciencealert.com/death-valley-is-famous-for-it-s-heat-but-there-are-two-deserts-even-hotter
https://www.tomorrow.io/weather/blog/the-worlds-most-extreme-and-habitable-weather-locations/
 
Photo: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Russian_station_Vostok.jpg/1200px-Russian_station_Vostok.jpg

July 14th...The Storming of Bastille (Bastille Day)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 125. This time we examine the year 1789 as the storming of Bastille takes place.
 
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:
Un peuple et son roi (2018)
April Morning (TV Movie 1988)
https://www.thoughtco.com/bastille-day-french-national-holiday-1368566
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bastille-Day
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-is-bastille-day-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/ar-AAKaQhttps://theconversation.com/what-is-bastille-day-and-why-is-it-celebrated-163812
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https://www.history.com/topics/france/bastille-day
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-estate-makes-tennis-court-oath
https://worldhistoryproject.org/1789/7/14/the-storming-of-the-bastille
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-revolutionaries-storm-bastille
https://www.historyonthenet.com/why-was-the-storming-of-the-bastille-important
 
Photo: 
https://www.derrynow.com/resizer/835/603/true/1626165863531.jpg--talk_to_reveal_county_derry_link_to_bastille_day.jpg?1626165863000

July 7th...The NEW 7 Wonders of the World

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 124. This time we examine the year 2007 as the New Seven Wonders of the World are announced.
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://about.new7wonders.com/our-mission/how-the-new7wonders-movement-all-began/
https://the7wondersoftheworld.com/list-of-all-seven-world-wonders/
https://www.britannica.com/list/new-seven-wonders-of-the-world
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/new-seven-wonders-of-the-world/index.html
https://the7wondersoftheworld.com/the-new-seven-wonders-of-the-world/
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-wall-china/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/great-wall-of-china
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/facts/how-tall.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christ-the-Redeemer
https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/machu-picchu
https://www.chichenitza.com/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Chichen-Itza
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/chichen-itza
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangxi_Olympic_Sports_Center
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Taj-Mahal
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/petra
 
Photo: 
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/12/new-satellite-images-show-shocking-extent-of-earth-s-air-pollution/_jcr_content/par/video/image.dynimg.1280.q75.jpg/v1512182311218/GettyImages-577158213_earth_from_space_world_1200.jpg

June 30...The Tunguska Event

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 123. This time we examine the year 1908 as the Tunguska Event takes place, and the world celebrates Asteroid Day.
 
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 
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
 
Sources:
https://www.spacetv.net/live/nasa-science-live-international-asteroid-day-2021/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
https://www.dictionary.com/e/meteor-vs-asteroid-vs-comet/
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/30jun_tunguska/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/tunguska-event/
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-the-tunguska-event.html
https://www.britannica.com/event/Tunguska-event
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160706-in-siberia-in-1908-a-huge-explosion-came-out-of-nowhere
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/tunguska-revisited-111-year-old-mystery-impact-inspires-new-more-optimistic-asteroid
https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-day
 
Photo: 
http://i1.wp.com/www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tunguska_event_fallen_trees.jpg?resize=700%2C432

June 23rd...The Batman Movie (1989)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 122. This time we examine the year 1989 as Tim Burton’s Batman is released in theaters.
 
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 
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
 
Sources:
https://screenrant.com/batman-1989-movie-bruce-wayne-bill-murray-almost-cast/
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/michael-keatons-batman-54349/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-michael-keaton-vetoed-michelle-pfeiffer-role-1989-film-1220139/
https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)
https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096895/
https://www.cbr.com/tim-burton-batman-dc-comics-changes/
https://www.slashfilm.com/warner-bros-once-wanted-steven-seagal-as-batman/
 
Photo: 
https://www.animatedtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Batman-1989-Movie-Poster.jpg
 

June 16th...The First Woman in Space (Valentina Tereshkova)

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 121. This time we examine the year 1963 as Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
 
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 
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
 
Sources:
https://www.space.com/21571-valentina-tereshkova.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yuri-Gagarin
https://www.straightdope.com/21342333/why-did-cosmonauts-land-on-land-while-astronauts-landed-on-water
https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/tereshkova.html
https://www.biography.com/astronaut/valentina-tereshkova
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Valentina-Tereshkova
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Valery-Bykovsky
https://www.rt.com/news/379550-tereshkova-facts-80-anniversary/
http://todiscoverrussia.com/33-facts-about-valentina-tereshkova-the-first-female-cosmonaut/
 
Photo: 
http://todiscoverrussia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Valentina-Tereshkova-1962.jpg

June 9th...The First Appearance of Donald Duck

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 120. This time we examine the year 1934 as “The Wise Little Hen” was released, notable for being the first appearance of Donald Duck.
 
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 
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
 
Sources:
Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
https://warnerbrosanimation.fandom.com/wiki/Merrie_Melodies
https://www.farmanimalreport.com/2020/04/04/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-chicken-to-grow-to-eating-size/
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wise_Little_Hen
https://www.thegardenstyle.com/vegetablesherbs/how-long-do-corn-take-to-grow-information/
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Silly_Symphonies
Clarence Nash - Biography
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Duck
 
Photo: 
https://blog.retroplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/donald-duck-screenshot.jpg