1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

THE BATTLE FOR JUSTICE IN ATHENS, TENNESSEE 1946

April 12, 2016 20:15 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

This true story, often called "The War in Athens, Tennessee", describes the actions of the citizens of a small town, in this case mostly GI's recently returned from the battlefields of WWII, as they armed themselves to insure a fair election against a heavily armed and provenly corrupt town police force and political party which had gone as far as the murder of innocent civilians to insure their power. We at this podcast, by telling this story, want to make it clear that we do not condone vi...

THE TELLTALE HEART by EDGAR ALLEN POE

March 26, 2016 19:15 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

This short story comes from our Mysteries file and is a chilling short story from classic American author Edgar Allen Poe. Poe is considered one of the greatest horror story writers and as the only author that has a professional football team named after one of his works (The Baltimore Ravens). This story is not intended for children or the feint hearted. Edgar Allen Poe died a very mysterious and untimely death- for more of this story go to our past episode "THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR AL...

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

March 22, 2016 13:22 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

In this sequel to our previous "FOUR AND TWENTY BLACKBIRDS", we discuss the real meaning behind some of those of those innocent nursery rhymes that kids have been enjoying for years., and look at the "grim" facts behind some well known fairy tales. In order: London Bridge is Falling Down, Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood, Lucy Locket, and Little Jack Horner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES

March 12, 2016 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

It is the kind of story you expect to find in the movies- but this one is taking place in real life. When 21 year-old American soldier Norwood Thomas met 17 year-old Joyce Durrant on the banks of the River Thames in London a few weeks before the JUne 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion, neither had any idea they would be reunited by a Skype conversation 71 years later. Norwood was attached to the 101st Airborne division, an elite group of paratroopers whose mission it was to make a jump behind German lin...

BLOOD BROTHERS: THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE JOHN WAYNE WESTERN "THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER"

February 18, 2016 18:51 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

"Blood Brothers: The True Story That Inspired the John Wayne Movie "The Sons of Katie Elder". On the evening of January 19th, 1889, two wagons and a buggy slowly crossed Dry Creek, two miles east of Graham, Texas. The lead wagon held six prisoners, four of them being the Marlow Brothers, chained together in pairs by manacles attached to their ankles, and a guard named Phlete Martin. The second wagon carried Deputy U.S.Marshall Edward Johnson, three guards, plus spare weapons and ammunition,...

THE AMERICAN ARMY OF TWO

February 13, 2016 16:37 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

This long-lost American tale tells the true story of two young girls, Abigail and Rebecca Bates, the daughters of a lighthouse keeper in Scituate, Massachusetts, who turn back a British warship during the War of 1812. Early in September, 1814, a British warship was sighted offshore preparing to launch barges toward the lighthouse, barges containing troops bent upon ransacking the town. Simeon Bates, the lighthouse keeper, was away, leaving his wife, two very young boys, and his two daughter...

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLEN POE

February 04, 2016 09:56 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

"the Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe"-On September 7, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe, at the top of his career, kissed his fiance goodbye at his home in Richmond, VA, and began a business trip to Philadelphia. He then dropped out of sight for a week, he was found in Baltimore on October 3rd, inside a bar-turned-polling place, drunk and disheveled, wearing clothes that did not fit him, and unable to speak clearly. He was rushed to a hospital, where he lingered on the edge of insanity for nearly on...

THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN & THE THREE SECRETS OF FATIMA

January 20, 2016 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

"The Miracle of the Sun and the 3 Secrets of Fatima"- We originally did this story about a year ago, and just came back to it recently knowing that there was more to tell...actually a story within a story, and one that needs telling, in light of the challenges the world and the Catholic Church are facing. The story of The Miracle of The Sun, which is probably the most witnessed religious miracle in history, involves three shepherd children in Portugal who witnessed a series of heavenly appar...

THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM

January 14, 2016 19:55 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

"the Last Fight In The Coliseum" by Charlotte Yonge -The year is 404 -A.D. Rome is changing under the new direction of Christian emperors. The Roman Coliseum is still home to 86,000 spectators all demanding entertainment, and all very conditioned to spectacles of death and bloodshed. All that is about to come to an end. Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) was a prolific English writer known for the quality of her output. She started to publish in 1848 and managed to produce 160 different works,...

WHO KILLED SUPERMAN ? (remastered)

January 08, 2016 11:40 - 32 minutes

"Who Killed Superman?" (remastered)-The death of George Reeves on June 6th, 1959 , in his Laurel Canyon Hollywood home, has been a topic of controversy for over 50 years. George had played the character "Superman" on TV for seven years and had become an international star, but his role as a comic strip character come to life was bothering him. The police ruled it a suicide. Many still believe it was murder. we bring you the facts and let you decide. Partial theme from "Adventures of Superman"...

THE HUNT FOR THE REAL MOBY DICK (remastered)

December 30, 2015 03:29 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

"The Hunt For the Real Moby Dick" -In 1839 journalist Jeremiah Reynolds, writing for the New York Knickerbocker Magazine, caught up with the whaling ship "Penguin" off the coast of Chili, and interviewed the first mate, getting the eyewitness account of the hunt for and capture of the whale known as 'Mocha Dick", a 90 foot white whale that had been responsible for attacking and sinking the whaling ship "Essex" , the story of which has been recently released as a Ron Howard movie. Reynolds s...

"UNSINKABLE" MOLLY BROWN

December 23, 2015 12:49 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

"Unsinkable Molly Brown- A Rags To Riches Story of a Titanic Survivor"-Born Margaret Tobin Brown to poor Irish immigrants in Hannibal Missouri in 1867, "Maggie" Brown worked stripping tobacco leaves to support her family until the age of 18, when she moved with her sister to Leadville, Colorado to help establish a blacksmith shop. There she met James Joseph (J.J.) Brown, a miner who was also a son of Irish immigrants. Brown strucj it rich when he figured a way to extract silver from the mine...

SNOWSHOE THOMPSON: THE LEGEND OF THE HIGH SIERRAS

December 15, 2015 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

"The Legend of Snowshoe Thompson" is one of the most enduring tales of the American West. A Norwegian immigrant, Thompson tried his hand at gold mining during the gold rush in California and Nevada but when he married, he went to work delivering mail through the snowed in passes of the Sierra Mountains of Eastern California and Western Nevada, fashioning "snowshoes" mounted on long pieces of oak, and becoming an expert at cross country and downhill skiing. For twenty years he brought despera...

THE SILENT WITNESS AT APPOMATTOX

November 06, 2015 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

"The Silent Witness at Appomattox"- This episode tells the little known story of the McLean family's unwilling participation at both ends of the Civil War, beginning with their Northern Virginia farmhouse being bombarded at the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, prompting them to move. They choose to move to safer climes 120 miles south in the quiet village of Appomattox Courthouse, where one of the last battles of the Civil War takes place, and where their house, by pure coincidence, is used as th...

URBAN LEGENDS III : HOTEL CALIFORNIA & SATANISM?

October 16, 2015 05:52 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Urban Legends III- Our stories: 1. Did the mob bury Jimmy Hoffa in Giants Stadium? 2. Do Toilet Alligators Exist? 3. Guardian Angels 4. The Haunted Mudhouse Mansion in Ohio 5. A Craigslist Golddigger Meets Her Match 6. Was the Eagles "Hotel California" about Satanism? 7. An Irish Ghost Story Hoffa: Detroit Free Press article, also discovery.com "Mythbusters" Gators: www.sewergator.com Angels: csicop.org "On a Wing and a Prayer" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS AND BLOODY KANSAS: THE UNCIVIL WAR

October 09, 2015 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

"Quantrill's Raiders and Bloody Kansas"- In August of 1863, an armed force of 400 men descended upon the anti-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas and proceeded to systematically destroy it. Seven years before, Lawrence Kansas was sacked and burned mainly due to its being known as an anti-slavery town. Then, the war in Kansas, an anti-slavery state, and Missouri, a pro-slavery state, had already started, and was to continue at a level of butchery that exceeded anything seen during the Civil War...

THE BOYS OF POINTE DU HOC

September 25, 2015 19:28 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MB

"The Boys of Point Du Hoc"- D-Day #WWII The most dramatic and deadly event of D-Day, June 6, 1944, and there were many, occurred as the Army Rangers 2nd Battalion stormed the 100 foot high vertical cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc at Normandy ti silence a well-fortified German gun battery. In 1984, on the 40th anniversary of D-Day, President Ronald Reagan offered a tribute to these men, whom he called "The Boys of Point Du Hoc". It is a stirring reminder of the sacrifices made by American men and so...

ZOMBIES WITH DANTE

September 22, 2015 12:45 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

"Zombies With Dante"- Guest host Dante Stack takes us on a sometimes eerie ride into zombie history through the ages, the rise and popularity of zombies, and the reasons zombies terrify and fascinate us. Sources: Syrian Smashed Skulls: article from newsscientist.com Medieval History Thietmar-podcast: Footnoting History.com Do Zombies Really Exist? Podcast stuff you should know.com The Serpent and the Rainbow Dr. david's Bbook (amazon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

GRACE SHERWOOD-THE WITCH OF PUNGO

September 18, 2015 10:20 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

"Grace Sherwood: the Witch of Pungo"-The true story of Virginia's Grace Sherwood, who was the last person to be tried and convicted as a witch in the state of Virginia. Her accusers were many, and while her husband lived they both went to court often to try to defend their reputation and name. She was a midwife and healer, and sometimes the line of demarcation between "healer" and "witch" was hard for people to understand in the age of superstition. Sources: Kyle, Louisa Veneble (Nov 1973) ...

THE MAN WHO CREATED AGENT 007

September 12, 2015 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB

"The Man Who Created Agent 007"- The story of Bond creator Ian Fleming, his crucial role in British military intelligence, his first books, and his career. With special insight into the early James Bond movies and Sean Connery. Sources: Amis, Kingsley (1966) The James Bond Dossier: London Pan Books Black, Jeremy, (2005) The Politics of James Bond: From Fleming's Novel To The Big Screen, Univ. Nebraska Press Ian Fleming: Andrew Lycett The Life of Ian fleming: John Pearson Learn ...

THE GREAT TRAIN CRASH IN CRUSH, TEXAS

August 29, 2015 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

"The Great Train Crash in Crush, Texas"-On Sept. 15th, 1896, the KATY railroad staged a big publicity stunt in North Central Texas that drew an estimated 40,000 onlookers. The draw: a staged crash of two steam powered locomotives. A carnival atmosphere prevailed all day as the railroad delivered crowds eager to witness the event and have some fun in the process. But when the locomotives collided and both pressurized boilers exploded, the scene turned dreadly. references: Wikipedia "The Town ...

THE MYSTERY OF THE GHOST SHIP MARY CELESTE

August 22, 2015 05:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB

"The Mystery of the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste"-The ubrupt disappearance of the Mary Celeste's Captain, his wife and two year old daughter, and the remaining crew of seven, in December of 1872 in the North Atlantic, has been the subject of countless books, articles, and speculation for nearly 150 years. The Mary Celeste was discovered adrift with no one aboard. Evidence showed that the occupants on board had left quickly to avoid some sort of impending danger...but what? And why would they give...

BARON VON STEUBEN: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

August 08, 2015 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

"Baron Von Steuben: The Man Who Saved The American Revolution"- In the bleak winter of 1777 the American Continental Army was in miserable condition. The enemy had scored decisiove victories in New York and at Brandywine and was warmly ensconsced in Philadelphia while Washington's beleagured troops, 10,000 of them, lacked food, clothing, and arms in their bleak encampment at Valley Forge. General Washington knew his troops must be trained and morale built in time for a springtime campaign, a...

THE LEGEND OF BUNNYMAN & OTHERS : URBAN LEGENDS II :

July 25, 2015 18:21 - 49 minutes

Those Amazing Urban Legends II contains a mixture of urban legends and humurous stories including: 1. The Curse of the Bambino 2. Death By Wedding Rice 3. The Legend of Bunny Man 4. Disney's Urban Legends 5. The Kangaroo Thief 6. The Groom's Revenge 8. The English Assignment 9. The Day It Rained Whale Blubber 10. Puff the Magic Dragon. Show bloopers after wrap up at end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

URBAN LEGENDS #2 THE LEGEND OF BUNNYMAN & OTHERS :

July 25, 2015 18:21 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB

Those Amazing Urban Legends II contains a mixture of urban legends and humurous stories including: 1. The Curse of the Bambino 2. Death By Wedding Rice 3. The Legend of Bunny Man 4. Disney's Urban Legends 5. The Kangaroo Thief 6. The Groom's Revenge 8. The English Assignment 9. The Day It Rained Whale Blubber 10. Puff the Magic Dragon. Show bloopers after wrap up at end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JULIA CHILD'S RECIPE FOR SHARK REPELLENT

July 19, 2015 21:28 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

"Julia Child's Recipe For Shark Repellant"-One of TV's most beloved chefs was also one of the OSS's most beloved agents in WWII, according to documents recently declassified at the CIA. Listen to her story here, and join us at www.Facebook.com/1001Heroes with your memories of Julia Child. You can find all our episodes at www.1001storiespodcast.com. Interview with Emeril Lagasse from Wine Spectator, available at YouTube. Information from cia.org and wikipedia. Learn more about your ad cho...

HOW P.J. HOLLAND FOUND HIS FAMILY

July 03, 2015 02:57 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

"How PJ Holland Found His Family"-Imagine for a moment that you have been alive for over 80 years and never been part of a family. You have no parents, real or adopted, no brothers or sisters, no cousins...nobody. Then,thanks to the kindness of a friend and some luck, the answers suddenly are there. This is the story of PJ Holland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

URBAN LEGENDS I : MOTHMAN & OTHER STORIES

June 28, 2015 18:28 - 46 minutes

"Urban Legends I"- Urban legends are described as often told stories quoted as truth but lacking in verification. Here are ten of our favorites, with some that are true thrown in for posterity. We hope you enjoy them. 1) The Colander Copier Crime Caper, 2) The Hook, 3), The Killer Biscuit, 4), The Bricklayer's Report, 5) The USS Nimitz and the Lighthouse, 6), The Flea Market Declaration, 7), Elvis's Harley, 8) There goes the Monarchy, 9), Mothman, and 10), The New Jersey Devil. Learn more...

DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?: FINDING A MISSING HERO IN THE HEART OF AFRICA

June 08, 2015 15:37 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

"Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?"-Born John Rowland to a prostitute in England in 1841 who promptly abandoned him, Henry Morton Stanley emigrated to America in 1861, joined the Confederate Army, was wounded at Shiloh, captured, and became a "galvanized" Yankee, before joining the Union Navy. He became a freelance writer and was hired by the New York Herald to take on an extremely dangerous mission-that of finding the missing British explorer David Livingstone dead or alive somewhere in the heart...

JOHN DELOREAN'S LEGACY AND BACK TO THE FUTURE

June 03, 2015 10:53 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

"John DeLorean's Legacy and Back To the Future"- The story of John DeLorean, the legendary GM auto designer, including his rise and ultimate fall, when DeLorean Motor Company went bankrupt. The DeLorean DMC-12 was the car chosen as the time machine for the movie "Back To The Future". John Delorean's rise and fall, and the story of Back To The Future along with some movie details you can look for next time you watch, are included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

JACK JOUETT'S MIDNIGHT RIDE TO SAVE THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIFE

May 27, 2015 14:57 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

"Jack Jouett's Midnight Ride" -"Listen my children, and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere...". So goes the immortal poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in describing Paul revere's famous ride to warn American patriots that the British were approaching Boston. But there was another ride, one much less famous but likely much more important, made by a patriot named Jack Jouett in Charlottesville in 1781, that may well have saved Thomas Jefferson and three other signers of the D...

THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY

May 15, 2015 17:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

"The Girl Who Fell From the Sky"- This is the true story of 17 year old Julianne Koepcke, who survived a 10,000 foot fall when the plane she was traveling in broke apart in a thunderstorm over Peru. The only survivor, she kept her wits and survived 10 days lost and alone in the Amazon rain forest before being found and reunited with her father. Check out her book at "When I fell From The Sky" at Amazon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE STORY OF THE FOUR CHAPLAINS

May 10, 2015 11:19 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

"The Story of the Four Chaplains"- Of the 920 men who left NewYork on the U.S.A.T. Dorchester on january 23rd, 1943, only 230 survived the torpedo attack brought upon them by a German u-boat. Four chaplains accompanied 668 men on their way to frigid, watery graves along with the ship. Had it not been for the incredible heroism of these chaplains, the number of dead would certainly have been much higher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HISTORY'S BIGGEST HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT: HANNIBAL vs SCIPIO AFRICANUS

May 08, 2015 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

"History's Greatest Heavyweight Fight: Hannibal vs Scipio Africanus"- It would make an epic film-with Hannibal's 40,000 soldiers and 90 elephants meeting Scipio's rising Roman legions in the Battle of Zama, home turf for the empire of Carthage in what is present day Tunisia on the North coast of Africa. Hannibal, at age 45, and known as a brilliant military tactician, faces a much younger and now famous Scipio, who has sworn to take Carthage down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

CUSTER'S LAST STAND : THE LAST MAN STANDING

April 28, 2015 14:59 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

"Custer's Last Stand-the Last Man Standing"The incredible story of 7th cavalry trooper Frank Finkel, who for fear of being branded as a deserter, waited 44 years to tell his story of what happened once the action started and Custer's attack began. In the years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 70 so-called "lone survivors" had come forward, only to have their stories discounted as lies. Thanks to the work of various historians, and documents that support their research, Finkel's story ...

THE 1997 PHOENIX ARIZONA UFO INCIDENT

April 10, 2015 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

"The Phoenix Arizona UFO Incident"-On March 13, 1997, at 8pm Mountain Standard time, a V-shaped craft bearing 5 bright lights, with a tip to tip wingspan of nearly 1400 feet, passed slowly over the hills west of Phoenix and then over the city. It was witnessed by thousands, including the Governor of Arizona. Some saw it flying as low as 100 feet above them and gave detailed accounts. This episode provides one 3 minute account in the body of the episode, which is the first 17 minutes. A more ...

THE HEROES OF KAMDESH

April 04, 2015 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

"The Heroes of Kamdesh"- On Oct. 3, 2009 a Taliban-led force of 150-300 insurgents attacked a US Army Outpost in the Kamdesh area of Afghanistan and nearly wiped it out, save for the heroic actions of the ground and air troops that fought to defend it. 8 Americans were killed in the 12 hours of close combat. After the attack, a number of US Commanders who had been responsible for decisions made prior to the attack were disciplined. This episode honors all those who stand ready to sacrifice...

THE FIRST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP

March 29, 2015 10:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MB

"The First American Road Trip"- In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in America. The new fangled automobiles were considered by most to be a passing fad. On May 19th of that year, at a gentleman's club in San Francisco, a Vermont doctor named Horatio Nelson Jackson, believing that cars were the future of America, accepted a $50 bet that he could drive from California to Albany. Jackson, his mechanic Seawall Crocker, and a pit bull named Bud were to earn their places in the pages ...

THE HEROES OF THE USS BARB: THE SUB THAT SANK A TRAIN

March 14, 2015 10:30 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

"The USS Barb-The Sub That Sank A Train"- The story of the USS Barb and its heroic captain and crew in 1944 and 1945. The Barb sank more tonnage than any sub in history, and was responsible for launching the only ground raid on the island of Japan during the war, during which its crew dynamited a train successfully. Fluckey won the Medal of Honor for his actions in a daring raid on Japanese forces occupying the coast of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

THE DAY JOHN WAYNE WENT TO HARVARD

December 17, 2014 16:54 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MB

"The Day John Wayne Went to Harvard"- Screen legend John Wayne accepts an invitation from Harvard to appear on stage before 1,600 students to defend his unabashed patriotism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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