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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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24:48

Milton Hershey: He Built his Own Field of Dreams - a...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/06/26

Milton Hershey never finished 4th grade. Yet, he built such a successful business that 80 years after his death his trust is still financing a wide array of charitable enterprises, with billions in surplus. Even Hershey, PA is named after him. Hershey started in caramels, but felt they were a fad and switched to chocolate. All his accomplishments, however, were almost cut short by the Titanic disaster.

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19:00

Overcoming a Fear of Heights to Paint the George...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/06/19

We speak with a bridge painter on the George Washington Bridge. What’s it like to maintain the historic structure, sometimes dangling 600 feet above the Hudson River. Even hearing about the “fear of heights test” he had to take will send shivers down your spine.

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20:18

Building A Canal for Political “One-Upmanship”

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/06/12

The 5-mile Windsor Locks Canal is only 1% the length of the Erie Canal, but its ingenious design set is above all other canals of its era. And, it allowed businessmen in one city to out-maneuver a rival canal operation.

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16:40

First to Drive Through the Lincoln Tunnel and 500...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/06/05

He was the first to drive through the Lincoln Tunnel, across the lower level of George Washington Bridge, and along the New Jersey Turnpike. Those were just 3 out of hundreds of such achievements. He was called “Mr. First” and you won’t believe the legacy he left behind.

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22:10

You Won't Believe General Israel Putnam's...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/05/29

One of the more fantastic Revolutionary War stories concerns General Israel Putnam’s daredevil horseback ride down 100 steep stone steps in Greenwich while escaping British soldiers who were firing at him. But, what really happened that day?

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20:41

Secrets Behind the Building of the George Washington...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/05/22

The gigantic George Washington Bridge was one of the greatest infrastructure projects ever accomplished 100 years ago. The bridge is the busiest roadway in the U.S. It was supposed to have many things, such as elevators to an observation deck. Today, it needs to be repainted by those without a fear of heights.

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22:29

The Mystery Behind the Design of NY City's Street Grid

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/05/15

It was a mammoth urban renewal project – replacing NY City’s crooked wagon paths with today’s elaborate street grid. It took nearly a century to install 12 avenues and 155 cross-streets, with all of its secret spots. And yet, nobody knows for sure who actually had the idea for the grid.

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12:53

The Sheer Exhilaration of Ski Jumping

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/05/08

Ski jumping took hold in the U.S. 100 years ago, when Norwegians introduced the sport here. You go down a steep ramp at 50 miles an hour, jump off into the wind, fly for around 10 seconds, and land 2-3 football fields farther away. It’s not for the meek.

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18:37

Who Padlocked the Governor's Door, Barring Him from...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/05/01

The election for CT Governor in the late 1800s was too close to call. The divided legislature couldn’t agree on a winner. So, the incumbent stayed on for another term. The Comptroller didn’t like that and took matters into his own hands.

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23:15

The Slaying of one of the Biggest Robber Barons,...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/04/24

Big Jim or Diamond Jim – those were names for the legendary Gilded Age robber baron Jim Fisk. He caused the gold crisis collapse after fooling President Ulysses Grant and stole millions from Cornelius Vanderbilt. A lover’s triangle, at age 37, would lead to his untimely end

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20:51

His Trove of Letters Document Bloody Civil War...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/04/17

Captain Andrew Upson wrote up to 2-letters-a-day from the front lines of the Civil War to his wife and children. The 200+ letters, a rare collection that still exists, paint a vivid picture of life in the war, including as a captive.

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27:25

He was the Last Person Executed in CT - She Knew Him...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/04/10

Michael Ross was the last person executed in CT. He raped and murdered 8 women. His doctors said he was mentally ill and shouldn’t have been executed. A journalist got to know him well for his final 10 years and shares her insights.

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19:51

The Tiny Worm Behind an Enormous Industry

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/04/03

The Cheney brothers invented a process for mastering nature’s magical creation of silk, driving their business to the #1 position globally. They made the parachutes used on D-Day. They also introduced corporate paternalism, providing employees with housing, schools, and more.

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23:02

John Hancock: The Giant Signature that Fanned the...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/03/27

Three families, from the same town. Did they start the American Revolution? John Hancock and his friends (the Adams and Quincy’s) fanned the flames. Hancock, meanwhile, married childhood sweetheart Dolly Quincy, after a love triangle involving Aaron Burr

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18:50

This Hero Stayed on a Sinking Sub to Save a Man

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/03/20

He could have abandoned ship, just like everyone else. After all, the sub sank in just one minute. Everyone was scrambling. But he didn’t. A fellow submariner was still onboard.

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19:12

What's Hiding Behind That White Cross on the Hill?

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/03/13

Many people see the large white cross as they drive by, shining atop a hill overlooking the downtown. But not everyone has checked out what's hiding behind it. It's an unusual and unique complex that once drew tens of thousands a year to see it.

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19:49

Tracking Down the First Christmas Tree

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/03/06

Where was the first Christmas tree? Proof is hard to come by. It seems that Windsor Locks, CT is among the very first – at least in legend; a stone monument lays claim to the first decorated tree in 1777. Researching this case turned up other very interesting side stories: German prisoners-of-war, Native American attacks, and even the Wizard of Oz.

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21:54

The Illegal Pirate Radio Station at the Largest Rock...

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/02/27

Watkins Glen; world’s largest concert. 600,000 attendees. Six teenagers broadcast with an illegal pirate radio station they brought to the site, interviewing the Grateful Dead, broadcasting traffic and weather reports, and playing records. Attendees loved it. One of the broadcasters tells the crazy story.

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20:14

The First Public Library

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/02/20

Access to knowledge for the masses. For many years in the United States, you had to pay a membership fee to a subscription library if you wanted access to books and information. That all changed in the early 1800s when the first publicly funded library opened in CT.

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19:42

End of the World

Amazing Tales About History ·

2025/02/13

The end of the world. It was on a Wednesday in November of 1873. One hundred believers gathered on an island in a New England river to ascend into heaven. This episode traces the incredible story of how the Second Day Adventists selected the day and then waited for the cataclysmic event.

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