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Amazing Tales About History

Marilyn Monroe, PT Barnum, American history, and Revolutionary War insights ... Dive deep into the hidden corners of history with mysteries, fascinating inventions, secret military operations, magical islands, ancient trails, forgotten roadways, Native Americans, supernatural activity, UFOs. 20-minute episodes. Memorable stories. Great guests. We present history as it should be – accurate, engaging, and told with a touch of magic. New episodes every Thursday.

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26:46

Could You Move a 5,000-Man, Foreign-Speaking Army...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/12/14

When we talk about Rochambeau’s French army marching across CT on its way to Virginia during the Revolutionary War, have you ever stopped to think what that was really like – the complexities, the logistics, the massive coordination, the hurdles to overcome? The movement of 5,000 men, 4,000 animals, and tons of food, ammunition, and supplies on wagons on muddy dirt paths and across rivers was an incredible undertaking. We’ll hear the inside scoop from the chief consultant to the National Parks

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26:38

CT’s History Starts with The Mayflower

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/12/07

Connecticut has a direct connection to The Mayflower, which landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts more than 400 years ago. Some of the Pilgrims on that ship would establish the first British settlement in CT. The real story behind the Mayflower voyage is not well known – it wasn’t just for religious freedom, as is commonly taught in schools. The stories behind the very difficult two-month voyage, the miracle that saved the Bush and Roosevelt political dynasties, the Plymouth Plantation, the Mayflower

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31:52

She May Have Been CT’s Most Famous Resident

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/11/30

Katharine Hepburn may have been CT’s most famous resident. She still holds the record for the most Oscars for acting, with four. Her career survived the so-called “poison box office letter” and her feisty on-screen persona competed with her romantic engagements with Howard Hughes and Spencer Tracy for attention. Her years in this state, as a born-and-bred CT native, include a harrowing escape during the Hurricane of ’38. The story is mesmerizing, as told by the Coordinator of Old Saybrook’s

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30:04

The Most Important Man in CT History

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/11/23

He’s arguably the most important man in Connecticut history – John Winthrop, Jr. One of the state’s earliest Governors, in the 1600s, he secured the first Royal Charter that legitimized CT as a new colony, provided extensive autonomy, and gave the settlers huge land holdings out west. He also founded Saybrook and New London, while introducing modern concepts for industrial ventures and financing social movements. Winthrop’s story is told by perhaps the leading researcher in the field, CT State

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21:58

The Best Story Ever Told in Connecticut

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/11/16

This story from the 1600s has a little bit of everything. It involves a critical part of CT history. It was a “who done it” – with candles suddenly going out during an important meeting of top British and Patriot officials in Hartford. It concerns a hiding place inside a huge tree that could fit 10 people standing. It created one of the most iconic visual and political images of the state of Connecticut. Hear the story of the Charter Oak from the retired, long-time Curator of the Museum of

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16:16

Digging for Evidence at Gallows Hill

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/11/09

When a team of archeologists found burned rocks, burned bones, broken rum bottles, old nails, and musket balls at a site in western CT, they knew they had found a winter encampment for Revolutionary War soldiers – a place where two Patriot soldiers had been executed for desertion during the winter of 1778-79. They also had uncovered evidence of how the other 1,000 soldiers survived that winter. Hear the intriguing and meticulous way that Western Connecticut State University Professor Emeritus of

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25:52

As Slavery Ended in CT, Ugliness at the State’s First...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/11/02

Prudence Crandall, CT’s State Heroine, opened the first all-black female school in CT, in the 1830s. It led to some of the ugliest, most violent and disgraceful bigotry in state history. The white community took multiple vigilante and legal steps to try to stop her from operating. In the end, the case gave rise to critical concepts in one of the key civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Hear this fascinating story from the Curator of the Prudence Crandall Museum, Joan DiMartino

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24:38

When CT Residents Were Sent to the Poor House

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/10/26

If you couldn’t pay your bills in the old days, you were sent to the poor house. Every CT town had either a poor house or a town farm to help care for poor, disabled, and mentally handicapped. The last one closed only in 1991. Poor houses were unique places that were largely unregulated for a good portion of their existence. Hear the story behind Alms Houses from the author of the book, The Road to the Poor House, Michael Westerfield.

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23:30

World War II Could Not Have Been Won Without Connecticut

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/10/19

Connecticut’s industrial manufacturers were huge contributors to military success in World War Two. From half the aircraft engines used in the war (made by Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford) to submarines (Electric Boat, Groton), a large percentage of the billions of bullets used and guns for soldiers (Remington Arms, Bridgeport), and large and small items: “G-force” suits to allow pilots to maneuver their planes without losing consciousness, radar advancements, parachutes, rubber boots, ball

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22:12

The Day 2 Rolling Skulls Revealed a CT Vampire Grave

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/10/12

Two boys playing in a sand and gravel pit 30 years ago came across two human skulls that led to a truly bizarre investigation – the unearthing of a suspected vampire grave. CT’s State Archeologist at the time, Dr. Nick Bellantoni, has continued to work for the past few decades, even into retirement, with a folklorist who specializes in vampires to tentatively identify the individual whose initials – J.B. – were at first all he had to go on.

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24:18

The Life-Saving Miracle at Yale New Haven Hospital

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/10/05

It was nothing short of a miracle. A woman was barely hanging on to life at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1942. She had been running a fever of 106 degrees for four weeks, and doctors were out of options. A new treatment – never before tried in the U.S. – brought her back to life in less than 24 hours. Hear the incredible story about the first use of penicillin in the U.S. from the Director of Infection Prevention at Yale New Haven Hospital, Dr. Richard Martinello.

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21:34

CT Won the Cigar War by Actually Creating a Weather...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/09/28

Soil and climate are two critical factors in agriculture, especially for CT’s tobacco farmers. CT leads the world in the profitable crop of cigar wrapper leaves, thanks largely to these two points. However, while the state had excellent soil, it didn’t have the right climate to overtake market leader Sumatra, in Asia. So, in the 1800s CT literally created its own weather climate over 1% of the land in the state. Wait until you hear the story from topic expert John Cilio.

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18:14

An Extremely Unique Gated CT Community

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/09/21

One of the oldest gated communities in CT started as the result of Jewish firefighters in Queens, NY wanting to get their children out of the city during a polio outbreak. The firefighters transformed a virgin, 600-acre site by hand into a gorgeous and serene community, featuring what is still one of the most pristine lakes in western CT. Over the years, summer bungalows have been replaced by year-round housing in the Lake Waubeeka community. And, one of the country’s most famous musical legends

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22:48

The Famous Russians Who Fled Their Revolution for...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/09/14

When Stalin overthrew the czars in Russia in 1917, many famous Russians made their way to CT, where they created a colony for famous intellectuals. The so-called Russian Village is on the National Register of Historic Places, and it was started by Russian literary giant Ilya Tolstoy, son of famed writer Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace. The Village was started 100 years ago this year. The back story is incredible – especially when told by 92-year-old Natasha Jahrsdoerfer, whose vivid

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19:11

The ABCs of EVs in CT 130 YearsAgo

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/09/07

Step aside Elon Musk … the first mass-produced electric vehicle wasn’t a TESLA made in California … it was a Columbia Motor Carriage, made in Hartford. And, a critical invention involving rubber developed in Seymour (but not for tires) made it all possible. CT was the nationwide leader in car manufacturing in 1897, when 50% of the cars on the road were powered by electricity (rather than the less than 5% today). How the industries of EVs and rubber came together 130 years ago is told by Joe

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29:00

CT’s Own ”Field of Dreams” Baseball Story

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/08/31

He was a standout pitcher for the Pittsburg Pirates – one of four Pirates pitchers from the same extended family in northwestern Connecticut in the 1960s. Steve Blass, who had the longest and most successful career of the four graduates of Housatonic Valley Regional High School, played his earliest baseball on the Town of Canaan’s Segalla Field – a Field of Dreams style setting. He remains the last National League pitcher to throw a complete 9 innings in the 7th game of a World Series – the 1971

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20:53

The Longest Running Newspaper in the Whole U.S.

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/08/24

There are many newspapers in the U.S. that have a legitimate claim to an impressive publishing legacy. None, however, matches the record of the Hartford Courant. The paper has been publishing continuously for nearly 260 years, making it the longest running newspaper in the entire United States. There’s a lot that goes into putting out a newspaper, and the fact that this streak remains uninterrupted is impressive beyond words. Join in for a discussion about life at the Courant, and its remarkable

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25:46

George Washington Slept Here - Or Did He?

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/08/17

George Washington made 10 trips through Connecticut during his life – from his younger years to his time commanding the Continental Army, and finally as the first U.S. President. While he traveled through numerous CT communities, there are only about 10 houses still standing where he actually spent at least one night, although there are many more claims about where he stayed. Listen to this episode to separate the fact from fiction and for stories about Washington’s travels through CT – several of

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20:05

Founding Antarctica at Age 21, with no Map, in a...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/08/10

The first American to discover Antarctica was just 21 years old when he made his momentous find. Compare that to Richard Byrd, who was 38 when he flew over the North Pole and Edmond Hillary who was 33 when he climbed Mt. Everest. Stonington’s Nathaniel Palmer also braved remarkably dangerous conditions during his multi-month voyage in a small ship with only a few colleagues and no map of that part of the ocean. Hear the remarkable tale from the Lead Docent of the National Palmer House in Stonington,

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27:07

Benedict Arnold - CT’s Misunderstood Traitor

Amazing Tales About History ·

2023/08/03

Sometimes, you find out something new about a person that causes you to perceive them in a different light. Such may be the case after you listen to this episode on Benedict Arnold. His name is literally synonymous with being a traitor, for his attempts to hand over West Point to the British during the Revolutionary War. Yet, when one hears the full backstory of his upbringing in Connecticut it certainly gives greater clarity into some the deep-seated emotional scars that he carried with him through

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