Marie Suize made her way from France to the foothills of California for the Gold Rush. One of just a few women up there mining for gold, she managed to make a fortune and gain the respect of her fellow prospectors. In an effort to be practical and comfortable, she started wearing pants. But that just wasn't done. Well, tell that to Marie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young researcher in Siberia has died of the very disease her institute studies, and Russia won’t say how it happened. Marshall Billingslea, former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, says Moscow has scrubbed news reports, had officials walk back talk of an outbreak, and kept the World Health Organization in the dark. He joins School of War to fill in what the Kremlin won’t, taking us inside Russia’s expanding bioweapons program and the institute at the heart of the mystery, which

Claire and Craig Fehrman determine that the best part of a 19th century trapper in North America is usually his wife.GuestOur guest Craig Fehrman is a journalist and author. His book This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark is available here. Visit his website here.Sensitive Themes & TopicsAnimal attacks/violence, sexual violence, child sexual abuse, slaveryCredits- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Instagram @drclaireaubin, Bluesky ceaubin, Twitter

Our conversation about FDR and polio continues with a look at how his public image obscured the fact that he was in a wheelchair -- while the story of his battle with polio also him serve as a champion of the downtrodden. Plus: Will we ever see an "openly" disabled president in our lifetime?Join our America250 newsletter community! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show

On September 12, 1952, a glowing object dropped from the sky over Flatwoods, West Virginia. A group of boys, a mother, a young National Guardsman and a dog climbed the hill to look. They ran back down describing a ten-foot figure with a blood-red face, a pointed hood and glowing eyes, gliding toward them out of a foul mist. Was it a visitor from another world, or a startled barn owl having a very bad night? In this episode of Destination Terror, we visit the Braxton County hills to dig into the

On October 11, 1776, General Benedict Arnold faces overwhelming odds to take on the British fleet on Lake Champlain.For more details, check out Episode 110 and Episode 111 at blog.amrevpodcast.com. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/08/episode-110-battle-of-valcour-island.html https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/08/episode-111-retreat-from-lake-champlain.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

durée : 00:02:54 - Le Cours de l'histoire - Dans les guerres, hier comme aujourd’hui, il y a ce que les soldats racontent et ce qu'ils gardent pour eux. Il y a plus de cent ans, dans les lettres à leurs proches, les hommes de 14 ont écrit leur quotidien et l’extrême violence du front. Mais ils ont tu une émotion, la plus puissante : la peur. - équipe : Élodie Piel, Camille Renard, Thomas Jost - invités : Clémentine Vidal-Naquet Professeure d'histoire contemporaine à l'Université de

Nach jahrelangem Ringen um das perfekte Metall, hinterließ Friedrich Krupp ein hochverschuldetes Unternehmen. Erst im Kaiserreich wurde die Firma zum Industrie-Imperium. Krupp erlebte das nicht mehr: Vor 200 Jahren ist er gestorben. Hannemann, Matthias www.deutschlandfunk.de, Kalenderblatt

Belle Gibson was one of the original wellness influencers. She documented her unconventional cancer recovery process—consisting largely of restrictive eating and herbal remedies—for a growing cadre of loyal followers. She furthered her empire by developing a popular wellness app and a book. But it was all a lie. She was never afflicted with the cancer that defined her public identity. This week, Lena and Alissa unpack Belle’s big lie, the toxic undercurrents of internet wellness culture, and the

Comedy on a ThursdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Jello Program starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast October 8, 1939, 87 years ago, Dennis Day’s First Show.  The first show of the season, the first appearance of Dennis Day. Jack's car is referred to as a 1920 Maxwell.Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast October 8, 1953, 73 years ago, The Value of Money.  Father puts the kids on a salary.  It doesn’t go exactly as planned. Then, Fibber

NPR’s Anas Baba is one of the last remaining journalists in Gaza working full-time for an American news organization. A year into the ceasefire, more than 1400 people have been killed in Israeli attacks, nearly 5,000 injured. And those numbers rise nearly every day. What has the last year looked and felt like on the ground? In this episode, Baba takes us through four seasons of ceasefire—as both a resident trying to survive and a reporter trying to document reality.Guests:Anas Baba, NPR Gaza

Chad Deetken offers an international view of crop-circle research drawn from fieldwork in England, Canada, and the United States.Full show notes, transcript, guests, and related listening: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/december-26-1993-crop-circles-chad-deetken

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El negocio del asesinatoCuando un empresario de Washington es asesinado a tiros en su propia casa por un agresor enmascarado, la policía se apresura a averiguar quién podría haber querido matarlo. Para resolver el caso, los agentes emprenden una sangrienta persecución a través de todo el país. Amistad mortal Un padre del condado de Orange (California) descubre el cadáver de una joven asesinada de forma violenta en el apartamento de su hijo y llama a la policía, desesperado por encontrar a su

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In July of 1881, Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in a darkened bedroom at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. He was just twenty-one years old, possibly younger, and had spent the better part of three years among the young women of Fort Sumner, earning a reputation as something of a ladies' man. That same year, rumors swirled that Paulita Maxwell, the teenage sister of the man in whose bedroom Billy died, was carrying the Kid's child. More than a century later, a book by Elbert Garcia would

On this day, 8 October 1916, mostly migrant workers at Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company in New Jersey walked out on strike against low wages and dangerous conditions. City authorities collaborated with the company and sent in police to brutally repress the strike, killing four and injuring dozens and the strike collapsed after 10 days. This is a history of the dispute: https://libcom.org/history/bloodshed-bayonneOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (316: A Spoonful of Sugar) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog: Episode 118: LorePodcast.com/episodes/118 Episode 166: LorePodcast.com/episodes/166 Episode 212: LorePodcast.com/episodes/212 ———————— Lore Resources:  Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music  Episode Sources: lorepodcast.com/sources  Official Lore Merchandise: www.lorepodcast.com/shop ©2026 Aaron Mahnke. All rights reserved.

The first hospital in North America opens, German magazine "Der Spiegel" is accused of treason, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, "Cats" opens on Broadway, and R. L. Stine is born on this day - with a reading from Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago."

A four a.m. phone call from a sportswriter was how Curt Flood learned he'd been traded, and his refusal to accept it eventually rewrote the economics of professional sports.On October 8, 1969, Flood found out the St. Louis Cardinals had sent him to the Philadelphia Phillies, and rather than report, he stayed home and challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause in federal court, a fight that cost him his career and reached the Supreme Court before he lost, five to three, in 1972. The loss