Ricky's Historical Tidbits Podcast

The Pepperrell Family: New England's Most Prolific Family

July 18, 2022 08:27 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MB

Back in the 1600s a fisherman's apprentice came to New England and quickly went up the ranks. By the time his son, who had the same name as him, was old enough he trained him in the business. the 2nd William Pepperell grew the business to new heights and made the family name known throughout old and new England especially in his acts during a war with France. When he died, the inheritor was skipped a generation to the 3rd William Pepperrell. By this time the American Revolution was about to...

The Wakarusa War - A battle in history you've never heard before

July 18, 2022 08:20 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MB

Throughout History there are all kinds of things we never learn about in school, maybe you head of the Missouri compromise and possibly even bleeding Kansas. But do you really know all that much about it? Have you heard of the Wakarusa war? Sure only 2 people died but is death the marker of important events in history? I beg to differ. The Wakarusa war solidified that a civil war would eventually break out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ht...

Tea Must Be Universally Renounced!

July 18, 2022 08:15 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MB

A short story of one of the founding fathers and his switch from tea to coffee in the midst of the revolution. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

Who is Sylvester Mowry?

July 18, 2022 08:05 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MB

Stories like this are my favorite because it crosses over to another story I did (The Gunnison Massacre) In this tidbit mostly set in Arizona I tell you the life story of Sylvester Mowry, a pro confederate mine owner and politician. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

The Coffee Wagon's Of The Civil War

July 18, 2022 07:58 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MB

The coffee wagon was invented during the civil war to help soldiers with morale and energy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

Aplet and Cotlet History: From Turkish desert to American icon

July 18, 2022 07:41 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MB

Aplets and Cotlets were created by immigrants who fled their home country due to persecution of Armenians. In Eastern Washington USA, Aplets and Cotlets was born. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

The Gunnison Massacre and How It All Went Down

July 18, 2022 07:33 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MB

Utah is Mormon land and before the Mormons, it was Indian land. For the most part, Mormons and Indians had a good relationship. As more and more emigrants traveled west Indian relations were tested. In one such case Americans were told by the Mormons that the Indians were friendly but when scared, they shot and killed a prominent member of their tribe. Which led to a revenge plot... And that brings us to the Gunnison Massacre and in this video I will tell you how it all went down. --- Thi...

Boy Scouts of America's Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Project

July 18, 2022 06:57 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MB

When Boy Scouts of America was nearing a milestone, they decided to run a campaign to commemorate the occasion. Making a bunch of miniature Statues of Liberty and placing them all over the country. One in particular is in Seattle, and a family joke is that my grandma thought that was the real statue of liberty. Good Job Boy Scouts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/...

bok bok - [Ricky's Historical Tidbits Podcast ep #4]

July 05, 2022 07:27 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In this episode I cover an old rural Chinatown, Pirates in Delaware, oyster pirates in Maryland, a Viking statue in North Dakota, a cool naval battle from the war of 1812 over in Ohio, how Native Americans came to the modern day USA while covering some history on a particular tribe in Oregon and I also touch on Juneteenth which began in Texas. My website https://www.rickyshistoricaltidbits.com/ Coffee - www.tranquilocoffee.com Code - Ricky for 10% off [SOCIAL MEDIA] Instagram - http...

Island Head [Ricky's Historical Tidbits ep #3]

June 05, 2022 15:50 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

In this episode I share with you a story of a beheading on Whidbey Island in WA, The story of Coit Tower in San Fran, CA. How Jackson became the Capital of Mississippi and even why we call coffee "a cup of joe" Unfortunately I had some technical difficulties on 2 stories, Midwest which was Perry's victory in Ohio during the war of 1812 and the north story which was the tales of pirates in Delaware. I will get those in next month. My website https://www.rickyshistoricaltidbits.com/ ...

What the Wakarusa?

May 04, 2022 19:08 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

5 tidbits from across the United states. Applets and Cotlets in Washington, Wakarusa war in Kansas, the life story of Mr. Mowry in Arizona, the Seminole wars in Florida and the Pepperell family in Maine. My website https://www.rickyshistoricaltidbits.com/ My Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3HNHwYXLblxupjunmuIqNm?si=5e1577cb9271471e My Coffee https://www.tranquilocoffee.com/ Code: Wagon for free shipping. [SOCIAL MEDIA] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/busy_ricky/ Fac...

An Ugly Truth

April 05, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

The Statue of liberty is not in New York, the ugly laws led to something unrecognizable and there's an old hotel on the top of mountain in New Hampshire. All these historical tidbits and more in this episode of Ricky's Historical Tidbits. Coffee https://www.rickyshistoricaltidbits.com/ promo code johnadams for free shipping My website https://www.rickyshistoricaltidbits.com/ My Podcast https://bit.ly/3qpGsWo [SOCIAL MEDIA] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/busy_ricky/ Facebook...

The Pig War

February 09, 2021 06:21 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

The Pig War is a cool title for something that ended up never being a war. but it got close. In this podcast I explain what the backstory was, the issue itself and how one incident almost caused another war between England and The United States of America back in 1849 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

White Center

December 28, 2020 04:56 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MB

White Center is between Seattle and Burien, in this podcast I go over its history from founding to ww2 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

The Delta King

November 15, 2020 23:47 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Learn all about the history of the famous Delta King in Sacramento and its sister ship, The Delta Queen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

Negro Bar, the controversially named State Park

August 25, 2020 05:24 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

Negro Bar... What is it.? What was it? What happened there? Why is it called that? All these questions and more answered in this incredible episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support

Polio's early beginning's in Northern California

July 08, 2020 17:08 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Polio came about in the early 1940's right? WRONG! In this podcast I take you on a timeline of polio from the very beginning in ancient Egypt to its first cases in Stockton and beyond. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ricky-mortensen/support