1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

🎙️ PODCAST SUMMARY — "Train Songs and Pain Songs" In this nostalgic, first‑person reflection, Jon looks back on 50 years of loving country music and the two currents that have always run deepest for him — the train songs and the pain songs. Borrowing Mickey Newbury's unforgettable line from "Luckenbach, Texas," Jon explores the roots of the great American train song tradition, from "Wabash Cannonball" to "City of New Orleans," and the way those rolling rhythms shaped the sound of a nation. From there, he turns to the heartbreak side of country music — the "pain songs" — with a tribute to Hank Williams, whose timeless classic "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" still stands as one of the most haunting expressions of loneliness ever recorded. The episode then shifts to honor the recent passing of legendary songwriter Don Schlitz, whose humble beginnings in Nashville led to some of the most enduring songs in country history. Jon revisits the unlikely journey of "The Gambler," the hit everyone turned down until Kenny Rogers turned it into a cultural landmark, and highlights several of Schlitz's other masterpieces — from "Forever and Ever, Amen" to "When You Say Nothing at All." Along the way, listeners will hear stories, insights, and the lasting impact Schlitz had on the artists he helped launch. It's a heartfelt remembrance of the songs that shaped a lifetime — and a final thank‑you to Don Schlitz for the stories, the wisdom, and the music that will live on forever.

In part two we tell the true story of the fall of the Alamo, the revenge at San Jacinto, and the ghosts that still occupy San Antonio

Part One: In 1836 Mexico had won its independence from Spain and was being ruled by a dictator named Santa Anna, who had a large army and used it mercilessly to hold on to his power. His biggest threat was an area we now call Texas, where both Americans and Mexican Tejanos who sought freedom were gathering and offering the promise of land to those who would fight to create a new republic called Texas. Men like Jim Bowie, William Travis, and Davey Crockett believed that the fight was worth their lives- and March of 1836 found them defending an old mission called The Alamo. This is their story and the story of the defenders, who came from all over the country- up until the day of the major attack. In Part Two we cover the fall of the Alamo, the victory at San Jacinto, and the ghosts that still haunt the Alamo and the town of San Antonio,

🎙️ SHOW NOTES PATREON BONUS WRITE‑UP Behind the Story: The Legend of the Bell Witch A Haunting That Became an American Legend For this week's episode, I dove into one of the most enduring and unsettling pieces of American folklore: The Bell Witch of Tennessee. It's a story that has survived more than two centuries—passed from cabin to cabin, whispered across campfires, and retold in countless books and investigations. But beneath the ghostly theatrics lies something deeper: a rare frontier mystery with more eyewitness testimony than almost any haunting in early American history. In preparing this episode, I revisited the original accounts from the Bell family, neighbors, ministers, and even the story involving Andrew Jackson's visit to the farm. What struck me most wasn't just the intensity of the encounters, but how consistent the reports were. This wasn't a tale that grew over time—it arrived fully formed, terrifying, and impossible to ignore. For me, the Bell Witch stands out because it captures the tension of early American life: isolated families on the edge of the frontier a culture steeped in faith, superstition, and survival and a community forced to confront something they couldn't explain Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, the Bell Witch story reveals how fear, rumor, and 👻 What You'll Hear in This Episode •     The origins of the Bell Witch legend and how the disturbances first began •     The escalating encounters that terrorized the Bell family •     The entity's strange intelligence, voice, and shifting personality •     Historical accounts and eyewitness testimonies that made the case famous •     The connection to Andrew Jackson, who reportedly visited the Bell farm •     The mysterious death of John Bell, still debated more than 200 years later •     Why the legend endures, and how it shaped American ghost lore Jon blends folklore, documented history, and the eerie atmosphere of the Tennessee frontier to create a vivid retelling that honors both the mystery and the cultural impact of the Bell Witch story.

Joan of Arc leads France to a series of victories against the English until she is captured and imprisoned. She is given an unjust and illegal trial and the Catholic Bishop declares her to be a heretic- after which she is burned at the stake.. We discuss what the world might look like had France not won its freedom against England, and most historians believe that Joan of Arc was primarily responsible for France winning the One Hundred Years War. Support us at Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork today and pledge. Thank You!

In 1425 France was reeling from decades of war with with England and almost all hope was gone, The French people, never giving up hope, found solace in an old prophecy that had come from centuries ago. The prophecy stated "A woman shall loose France...but it shall be redeemed once again by a virgin from the border of Lorraine". The first part of the prophecy had been fulfilled when the Queen of France, Queen Isabeau, had committed the ultimate treason- she had signed a treaty with the King of England declaring that her eldest son Charles was illegitimate and promised the hand of the next in line to succession, her daughter Catherine, to the King of England, As city after city fell to the invading army of England, all hope rested on the 26 year old Dauphin Charles, who refused to give up his right to the throne despite his mother's dealings with England. At the same time a young peasant girl from a small village of Donremy near the border of Lorraine had a series of visions in which God had asked her to drive the English out of France and see to it that Charles was crowned King. She had everything against her from the start- but she had two enduring qualities-faith and courage.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/SPOTIFY ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED

 SHOW NOTES America250: Remembering the Heroes of the USS Yorktown (CV‑5) A 9‑Chapter Audio Documentary for 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries In this special America250 presentation, we tell the full, sweeping story of the USS Yorktown (CV‑5) — the carrier that helped turn the tide of World War II, the ship that refused to die, and the men whose courage shaped the course of history. Told in first‑person narrative, supported by journalist accounts, Navy communiqués, and DoD historical summaries, this series brings listeners from the depths of the Pacific to the burning skies over Midway, and finally to the quiet seafloor where Yorktown rests today. ⭐ Episode Overview Chapter 1 — The Ghost Beneath the Pacific We begin in the present day, at the moment of Yorktown's rediscovery three miles beneath the Pacific. The ship appears not as a ruin, but as a memorial — upright, dignified, and frozen in time. This chapter frames the entire story: why Yorktown matters, why her legacy endures, and why millions of Americans have never heard her name. Chapter 2 — The Coral Sea: The First Carrier Duel in History Using journalist‑style reporting and official Navy accounts, we follow Yorktown into the Coral Sea — the first carrier‑versus‑carrier battle in history. We explore her sudden transfer to the Pacific, the sinking of Shōhō, the crippling of Shōkaku, and the damage that nearly ended her career before Midway even began. Chapter 3 — Seventy‑Two Hours to Save the Pacific After Coral Sea, Yorktown limps back to Pearl Harbor. She needs three months of repairs. She gets three days. Meanwhile, American codebreakers uncover Japan's plan to strike Midway. This chapter captures the urgency, ingenuity, and determination that sent Yorktown back to sea patched, battered, and ready for the fight of her life. Chapter 4 — The Sky Erupts Over Midway The Battle of Midway begins. We follow the Japanese attack on the island, the American counterstrike, and the dive‑bombers who changed the course of the war in five explosive minutes. Yorktown launches her aircraft, takes bomb hits, recovers, and launches again — a testament to her crew's resilience. Chapter 5 — The Ship That Wouldn't Die Yorktown becomes the primary target of the last operational Japanese carrier, Hiryū. Torpedoes strike. Fires rage. The ship lists dangerously. Captain Buckmaster orders "Abandon ship," but the crew returns to fight for her once more. The destroyer Hammann sacrifices herself in the attempt to save Yorktown. Finally, after days of struggle, the carrier slips beneath the waves. Chapter 6 — The Battle That Changed the World We step back to examine the strategic impact of Midway. Four Japanese carriers destroyed. Their elite aircrews lost. The momentum of the Pacific War reversed. Yorktown's sacrifice becomes central to the victory that changed the 20th century. Chapter 7 — The Search for a Fallen Giant Decades later, Dr. Robert Ballard and his team set out to find Yorktown. Using deep‑sea technology, they locate her upright and astonishingly intact. This chapter explores the emotional and historical significance of the discovery — a war grave, a time capsule, and a monument to the men who served. Chapter 8 — Why Yorktown Still Matters Yorktown becomes a symbol for new generations. Her story is taught in classrooms, museums, and naturalization ceremonies. She stands as a reminder of courage, sacrifice, and the cost of freedom — especially for Americans who may be hearing her story for the first time. Chapter 9 — The Men Who Made Her Mighty (Final Chapter) We end with the human story: the pilots, gunners, deck crews, engineers, and officers who brought Yorktown to life. Their backgrounds, their bravery, their sacrifices. Yorktown's legacy becomes their legacy — a testament to ordinary Americans who did extraordinary things when the world needed them most. 🎧 What This Series Offers •     A cinematic, narrative‑driven retelling of one of America's most important naval stories •     Authentic historical grounding through journalist accounts and official Navy records •     A focus on the human experience — the men behind the steel •     A message that resonates with new Americans and lifelong citizens alike •     A tribute to courage, sacrifice, and the fight against tyranny  Why This Story Matters for America250 Yorktown's story is not just about a ship. It's about what America stands for — and what generations before us were willing to risk to defend it. This series honors them. And it ensures their story will not be forgotten.   Enjoy many more stories at www.bestof1001stories.com!

Devil Dogs: K Company, 3rd Battalion — From Guadalcanal to Okinawa   This episode follows the extraordinary combat journey of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines—one of the most battle‑tested units in the history of the United States Marine Corps. Drawn from Saul David's powerful narrative, this is the story of the Marines who fought their way across the Pacific in WWII, from the steaming jungles of Guadalcanal to the blood‑soaked ridges of Okinawa. These were the original "Devil Dogs" of the modern era—young men hardened by hunger, disease, exhaustion, and relentless combat. Their campaign reads like a tour through hell: •     Guadalcanal, where they held the line against a determined Japanese force in the first major American offensive of the war •     Cape Gloucester, a nightmare of mud, monsoon, and jungle fighting •     Peleliu, one of the most brutal battles in Marine Corps history, where K Company was nearly destroyed •     Okinawa, the final and deadliest island, where the Marines faced kamikaze attacks, entrenched defenders, and the psychological toll of a war nearing its end Through letters, diaries, and eyewitness accounts, the story captures the grit, fear, humor, and unbreakable brotherhood that kept these Marines going when everything around them was falling apart. It's a portrait of ordinary Americans performing extraordinary acts under impossible conditions. Themes highlighted in the episode include: •     Courage under fire in some of the harshest environments on Earth •     The Marine ethos: discipline, loyalty, and never leaving a man behind •     The cost of victory, measured not in territory gained but in lives changed and lives lost •     The evolution of the Pacific War, from early uncertainty to the grinding, desperate push toward Japan By the time K Company reached Okinawa, they were no longer the fresh recruits who had landed on Guadalcanal. They were veterans—scarred, seasoned, and carrying the weight of every island behind them. This is the story of a company that fought from the first major Marine offensive to the last. A story of sacrifice, endurance, and the legacy of the men who earned the name Devil Dogs the hard way. Enjoy all our stories and interviews at www.bestof1001stories.com

 Summary of the Fight for Bryan's Station & Simon Girty's Revenge 🌾 The Fight for Bryan's Station (August 15–17, 1782) Bryan's Station, a frontier fort in Fayette County, Kentucky, came under attack when Capt. William Caldwell led a combined force of Shawnee and Delaware warriors along with Canadian Rangers. The defenders—frontier families and militia—held out under constant skirmish fire. Reinforcements from Lexington arrived later that day, helping secure the fort. The attackers, unable to break the defense, burned crops and killed livestock before withdrawing. Though the fort survived, the withdrawal was a trap: Caldwell's force moved north and set an ambush that would lead directly to the Battle of Blue Licks. 🔥 Simon Girty's Revenge (Battle of Blue Licks, August 19, 1782) In the aftermath, Simon Girty, the infamous Loyalist frontiersman allied with Native forces, finally got the revenge he had been waiting for. According to the historical narrative preserved in the 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries podcast, the settlers at Bryan's Station knew an attack was coming—but the real blow fell days later. At Blue Licks, one of the final battles of the American Revolution, Girty and the allied Native force decisively defeated the pursuing Kentucky militia, delivering a crushing loss to the frontier settlers. This defeat is often described as Girty's moment of "revenge," as he had long been vilified by Kentucky settlers and had suffered personal grievances during the war. A monument was erected in 1896 to commemorate the battle, later restored in 2019.  

1001 hEROES JOINS THE AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION WITH TRUE AMERICAN HISTORY: American colonists in Kentucky were truly tough people-men and women, and their fight against the British and their Indian and loyalist allies helped save this country from being ruled by a king. The expression for Kentucians was "born with the bark on" and their courage in the defense of Bryan's Station is told here. This is real American history- the way it happened.

Found in the Footnotes –Why Do Bunnies Lay Eggs At Easter? In this light‑hearted Easter special, we dive into one of history's most delightfully confusing questions: Why on earth do bunnies lay eggs at Easter? The answer, as it turns out, is a wonderfully tangled mix of ancient mythology, Roman spring festivals, Christian symbolism, and one very determined rabbit. The story begins "long ago," when the animals of the forest held a springtime meeting to decide who would deliver the Official Symbol of New Life: the Egg. Chickens assumed they had the job locked up—until a bold little rabbit volunteered. With a bit of magical help from the spring goddess Eostre's legendary egg‑laying hare, the rabbit became the unlikely hero of the season. From there, the tale blends humor with history as we explore how Roman fertility festivals, pagan spring rituals, and Christian Easter traditions all merged into the holiday we know today. Along the way, we meet Ironpants—a Roman official whose attempt to regulate spring celebrations (and ban the egg‑laying hare) failed so spectacularly that he became a footnote in holiday history. The episode also takes a fun tour through the many roles eggs have played over the centuries: •     Fabergé eggs crafted for Russian royalty •     Egg races and egg rolling traditions •     Idioms like "he's a good egg," "egg on your face," and "don't put all your eggs in one basket" Finally, we explain why Easter moves around every year, revealing the astronomical rule behind it: Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. This year, that places Easter on April 5th. Blending myth, history, humor, and a dash of cosmic scheduling, this episode uncovers how a magical hare, a confused Roman bureaucrat, and centuries of tradition all combined to give us the Easter Bunny—and his famous eggs. And for all you Christians- He is Risen!

SHOW NOTES — MK‑ULTRA Pt. 2: The Victims, The Stories & The Outcome Episode Summary In Part Two of our MK‑ULTRA investigation, we move from the paper trail into the human cost of one of the most disturbing intelligence programs in American history. Last week, we traced how LSD leaked from CIA laboratories into universities, art circles, and eventually into the bloodstream of the 1960s counterculture. But behind that cultural explosion were people—ordinary Americans—who never volunteered, never consented, and never understood why their lives suddenly spiraled into fear, confusion, or tragedy. In this episode, we hear their stories. We meet the psychiatric patients who lost days of their lives. The soldiers who were dosed during "readiness tests." The prisoners who were told they were taking vitamins. The families who buried loved ones without ever knowing the truth. And we follow the investigation as it finally collides with the CIA itself—leading to congressional hearings, public outrage, and the first official acknowledgment that MK‑ULTRA was real, far‑reaching, and devastating. We close with the outcome: the partial apologies, the destroyed records, the unanswered questions, and the long shadow this program still casts over American intelligence today. This is the conclusion of our two‑part series— MK‑ULTRA Pt. 2: The Victims, The Stories & The Outcome. Sources & Further Reading These sources informed the narrative and provide deeper context for listeners who want to explore the history behind MK‑ULTRA: •     The Rockefeller Commission Report (1975) – Official investigation into CIA domestic activities. •     The Church Committee Hearings (1975–76) – U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, documenting MK‑ULTRA and related programs. •     "The Search for the Manchurian Candidate" by John Marks (1979) – Seminal work based on surviving MK‑ULTRA documents obtained through FOIA. •     CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room – Declassified MK‑ULTRA subproject files and internal memos. •     **"A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments" by H.P. Albarelli Jr

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast  TORNADO: REMEMBERING THE 2011 SUPER OUTBREAK & HOW TO SURVIVE THE NESXT ONE The 2011 Super Outbreak stands as the largest, deadliest, and most destructive tornado outbreak ever recorded in the United States, a four‑day onslaught of violent storms that carved a scar across the South, Midwest, and East from April 25–28, 2011. It was a meteorological event so vast and so violent that even seasoned forecasters struggled to describe it. Over those four days, the atmosphere produced 368 confirmed tornadoes, a record for a continuous outbreak, with 224 tornadoes touching down on April 27 alone, the most ever recorded in a single 24‑hour period. A Perfect Storm of Atmospheric Ingredients The outbreak was driven by a rare collision of weather systems: warm, moisture‑rich air surging north from the Gulf of Mexico; cold, dense air dropping from Canada; and a powerful jet stream sweeping across the central U.S. The resulting wind shear created ideal conditions for supercells—towering, rotating thunderstorms capable of producing long‑track, violent tornadoes. On April 27, these ingredients aligned with near‑perfect efficiency, spawning multiple EF4 and EF5 tornadoes across Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. The Human Toll The outbreak killed 324 people, with an additional 24 deaths from related hazards such as straight‑line winds, hail, and flash flooding—bringing the total to 348 fatalities. More than 3,100 people were injured. Alabama alone suffered 238 tornado‑related deaths, making it the hardest‑hit state. Entire neighborhoods were leveled, families were torn apart, and communities that had stood for generations were reduced to rubble in minutes. The Cost in Property and Infrastructure The destruction was staggering. The outbreak caused $10.2 billion in damage in 2011 dollars—equivalent to $14.6 billion today—making it the costliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history when adjusted for inflation. Homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses were obliterated. Critical infrastructure—power lines, water systems, communication networks—collapsed under the strain. Some towns, like Hackleburg, Alabama and Smithville, Mississippi, were nearly wiped off the map. Record‑Setting Tornadoes The 2011 Super Outbreak set or tied multiple records: •     Largest tornado outbreak ever recorded: 368 confirmed tornadoes across 21 states. •     Most tornadoes in a single day: 224 on April 27. •     Four EF5 tornadoes, including the catastrophic Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado with winds over 200 mph. •     One of the highest Destruction Potential Index (DPI) scores ever measured, reflecting the immense size and intensity of the tornadoes. The EF5 tornadoes were especially devastating. These storms scoured pavement from roads, hurled vehicles like toys, and left behind damage so complete that entire blocks were reduced to bare foundations. In Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama, an EF4 tornado carved a deadly path through densely populated areas, leaving behind scenes of destruction that would become iconic images of the outbreak. Communities Forever Changed The outbreak's impact extended far beyond the physical damage. Survivors described the storms as sounding like freight trains, jet engines, or explosions. Many had only seconds to take cover. In some cases, tornadoes struck so quickly and with such force that even well‑built homes and storm shelters offered little protection. In the aftermath, communities rallied. Volunteers poured in from across the country. Churches, schools, and civic groups became relief centers. But the emotional toll lingered. Many survivors struggled with trauma, grief, and the daunting task of rebuilding their lives from the ground up. Lessons Learned Meteorologists and emergency managers studied the outbreak extensively. They found that: •     Warning systems worked, but the sheer number and intensity of tornadoes overwhelmed communities. •     Public complacency—the belief that "it won't happen here"—contributed to fatalities. •     Better communication, especially through mobile alerts and social media, has since become a priority. •     Building codes in tornado‑prone regions have been reevaluated to improve structural resilience. The outbreak also underscored the importance of preparedness. Even with modern forecasting, tornadoes can form and intensify rapidly. Having a plan—knowing where to shelter, how to receive warnings, and how to protect your family—can mean the difference between life and death. A Storm Etched Into Memory The 2011 Super Outbreak remains a defining moment in American weather history. It was a reminder of nature's raw power and unpredictability, and of the resilience of the communities that faced it. For many, the scars—both physical and emotional—are still visible. But so too is the determination to rebuild, remember, and prepare for whatever comes next. As we look back on the outbreak in this episode of 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries, we honor the lives lost, the heroes who emerged, and the lessons learned. 

Dr. John Pemberton's "cure" wqas a patent medicine created in 1886 to treat morhine addiction, nerve pain, headaches, and hangovers. His remedy consisted of Bordeaux wine mixed with coca leaves and kola nuts, with the coca leaves providing  6mg of cociane. His cure and his company went through a number of changes through the years becoming one of the most recognized brands in the world= this is the story-which was "Found In The Footnotes"  JH 1001 Heoes, Legends, Histories & Mystyeries Podcast every Wednesday at 4pm ET.

Beginning in the late 1950's our government's CIA, feeling that our enemies were leading us in the science of mind control, began a program of experimentation  on both volunteer and unknowing subjects using the hallucinatory drug LSD. The program grew out of control quickly, one result being their manufacturing and distributing free LSD throughout San Francisco and other cities , using CIA safehouses as distribution points, performing experimentts on unknowing prisoners and soldiers and on their own people. Some died and the deaths were covered up. In San Francisco and New York the "hippie" counterculture  bloomed  with the drug craze as a result. When a CIA snalyst threatened to expose the program he was "neutralized" by being tossed out of a hotel window in New York City to his death, which the CIA called suicide. .  In part two we'll let the victims tell their story, and we will reveal the results of the Congressional hearings which took place in 1974-5. Had it not been for journalists who actaully investigated the crimes without fear we would probably never have known. One of those men who told truth to power was my friend Dr.Stanton Friedman, Nuclear Physicist and staunch UFO advocate whom I interviewed here at 1001 Heroes, and to whom this story is dedicated. 

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The Ballad of Davy Crockett begins this way "Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free...", but Tennessee wasn't always Tennessee... actually it was named Franklin when the independent thinking people there decided that Carolina didnt even know they existed. So they got together and named their own state with its own boundaries.  This is their story... My footnote: I grew up in Pasadena CA and in my neighborhood Mrs Tobin always held a big back yard Christmas show where the kids were invited to perform.I was 5 or 6 and when my turn came I was supposed to render a tried and true Christmas song. But before the performance dad pulled me aside and asked me to sing my favorite song instead, which happened to be the Ballad of Davy Crockett .(I was a coonskin cap wearing Crockett fan back then). So when my turn came I sang 'Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee...."with lots of energy. Mom had a look of shock on her face. Dad was laughing and slapping his knee, which he did when he was really pleased. Mom eventually forgave me. Whether she ever forgave dad or not I never knew. But I'll never forget Mrs. Tobin's Chriastmas parties in Pasadena.

The True Story That Inspired 'The Count of Monte Cristo' — A Four‑Part Special at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Fresh off our full narration of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo at 1001 Stories for the Road, we turn to the true story behind the novel — a story every bit as dramatic, heroic, and heartbreaking as the fiction it inspired. And with PBS MASTERPIECE releasing its sweeping new eight‑episode adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo starring Sam Claflin as Edmond Dantès and Jeremy Irons as Abbé Faria, there has never been a better moment to explore the real history behind the legend. This four‑part series uncovers the extraordinary life of General Thomas‑Alexandre Dumas, father of the novelist and the real inspiration behind both The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Born enslaved in Saint‑Domingue, he rose to become one of the most celebrated generals of the French Revolution — only to be betrayed, imprisoned, and forgotten by the nation he served. His suffering, courage, and moral conviction shaped the imagination of his son and became the emotional foundation of Dumas's greatest works. Summary of the Series •     Part One traces Dumas's origins in the Caribbean, his rise from enslavement to freedom, and his meteoric ascent through the French military. •     Part Two follows his legendary Alpine campaigns, his rivalry with Napoleon, and the political tensions that set the stage for his downfall. •     Part Three enters the fortress where Dumas was imprisoned for two years — a harrowing ordeal that directly parallels Edmond Dantès's suffering in the Château d'If. •     Part Four explores his final years, his early death, and the way his son resurrected his legacy through literature, transforming tragedy into timeless adventure. This is the story of a man whose real life was larger than fiction — a hero whose courage shaped a literary masterpiece and whose legacy still resonates today. And as you enjoy the new PBS MASTERPIECE adaptation — beautifully filmed, richly acted, and faithful to the spirit of Dumas's novel — remember that nothing compares to experiencing the original words of Alexandre Dumas, with all their nuance, history, and emotional depth. You can hear the full narrated novel at 1001 Stories for the Road. If you enjoy our shows, please share them with friends, leave a review, and help others discover the stories that shaped our world. Your support keeps these histories alive and allows us to bring you more great storytelling every week.

  ⭐ Summary: The Betty and Barney Hill Incident On the night of September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill—an interracial, middle‑class couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire—were driving home from a vacation in Canada when they noticed a bright light in the sky that seemed to follow their car. As the object drew closer, Betty became convinced it was a craft; Barney, more skeptical, stopped the car to get a better look. Through binoculars he saw what he later described as a structured, disc‑shaped craft with humanoid figures inside. Terrified, the couple fled down the highway. What happened next became the heart of the mystery. The Hills arrived home hours later than expected, with two missing hours they could not account for. In the weeks that followed, they suffered nightmares, anxiety, and fragmented memories. Under separate hypnosis sessions, both described being taken aboard a craft, subjected to medical examinations, and shown a star map—details that would later be linked by ufologists to the Zeta Reticuli system. Their account became the first widely publicized alien‑abduction story in the United States, inspiring the bestselling book The Interrupted Journey and the 1975 TV film The UFO Incident. ⭐ Why This Case Became Legendary •     First major U.S. abduction claim: Historians and researchers widely regard the Hills' experience as the first fully developed alien‑abduction narrative in American culture. •     The couple's credibility: Betty was a social worker; Barney was a postal worker and civil‑rights activist. They were respected, grounded, and not seeking publicity—qualities that made their story harder to dismiss. •     Cultural impact: Their descriptions helped shape the now‑iconic image of the "Grey" alien—large head, small body, dark eyes—an image that later dominated science fiction and UFO lore. •     Cold War anxieties: Their story emerged during a period of heightened interest in flying saucers, secrecy, and the unknown, making the public more receptive to extraordinary claims. ⭐ Why It Still Matters The Hill incident remains one of the most studied and debated UFO cases in history. It sits at the crossroads of psychology, folklore, Cold War culture, and the human need to explain the unexplainable. Whether viewed as a genuine encounter, a shared trauma, or a cultural phenomenon, the Hills' story continues to influence how Americans imagine extraterrestrial contact.  Catch ALL our stories at www.bestof1001stories.com and leave a review-Thanks!

  DROWNING IN MOLASSES — SHOW NOTES Overview On January 15, 1919, Boston's North End was shattered by one of the strangest and most devastating industrial disasters in American history: the Great Molasses Flood. A massive steel tank—poorly built, poorly maintained, and filled to the brim with fermenting molasses—exploded without warning. A tidal wave of sticky, suffocating syrup tore through the neighborhood at nearly 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people, injuring more than 150, and leaving a path of destruction that took years to fully repair.   Key Themes •     Corporate negligence — The tank's owners ignored repeated warnings, complaints, and visible leaks. •     Human cost — Ordinary residents, laborers, and children were caught in a disaster no one imagined possible. •     Chaos and heroism — First responders fought to save lives in a landscape transformed into a suffocating swamp. •     Legal aftermath — The resulting lawsuit became one of the first major class‑action cases in U.S. history. •     Legacy — The disaster reshaped building regulations and industrial safety standards nationwide. Historical Background •     The tank belonged to the United States Industrial Alcohol Company, which rushed its construction during WWI to meet demand for industrial alcohol. •     Residents complained for years that the tank leaked so badly children collected molasses in cups. •     The company painted the tank brown to hide the leaks rather than fix them. •     On the morning of the explosion, temperatures rose rapidly, fermenting the molasses and increasing internal pressure. The Explosion •     At 12:40 p.m., the tank ruptured with a sound witnesses compared to machine‑gun fire or a collapsing building. •     A 25‑foot‑high wave of molasses surged outward, destroying buildings, buckling elevated train tracks, and sweeping people and horses into the harbor. •     The nearby firehouse was crushed, trapping firefighters in a rising pool of syrup. •     Survivors described the molasses as "quicksand"—thick, heavy, and impossible to escape. Casualties and Damage •     21 dead, including workers, children, and first responders. •     150+ injured, many permanently. •     Entire blocks were coated in molasses up to three feet deep. •     Cleanup took months, and the smell lingered in the North End for decades. Investigation and Lawsuit •     The company blamed anarchists and sabotage. •     Investigators found: •     Thin steel plates •     Poor riveting •     No engineering oversight •     Ignored warning signs •     After a lengthy trial, the company was found liable and paid $628,000 in damages (about $10 million today). •     The case helped establish modern building inspection and safety standards.

THE CENTRAL PARK KIDNAPPING  EDWARD H.SMITH There are stories in American history that arrive like a thunderclap—stories that seize the public imagination, shake a city to its core, and leave behind a permanent change in how people live their daily lives. In the spring of 1899, New York City was gripped by exactly such a story. It began in the most peaceful place imaginable: a sunny afternoon in Central Park, where mothers pushed prams beneath the elms, nurses chatted on benches, and children played within sight of the great stone arches. Sound cue: a sudden, jarring chord—then silence. And then, in an instant, the unthinkable happened. A baby vanished. Not wandered off. Not misplaced. Taken.Lifted from a carriage in broad daylight, in the heart of the nation's largest city, at a time when the idea of "child kidnapping" was almost too horrifying to imagine. Newspapers exploded with headlines. Crowds gathered at police stations. Mothers refused to let their children out of sight. And in an era before radio, before telephones were common, before any kind of centralized law enforcement communication, it was the newspapers—yes, the newspapers—who stepped in to investigate. Reporters were dispatched like detectives. Editors demanded answers. And the public followed every twist and turn as if the fate of their own families hung in the balance. This was the case that changed how America thought about child safety.This was the case that made "stranger danger" a national conversation—decades before the phrase existed.And this was the case that inspired one of the most gripping true‑crime accounts of the early 20th century.  Travel Sidebar: Walking the Scene of the Central Park Kidnapping New York City's Central Park is one of those rare places where the past never quite lets go. Walk its winding paths today and you'll find joggers, dog‑walkers, and families on picnic blankets—but beneath all that life is a quieter layer, a memory of the park as it once was: wilder, less patrolled, and full of blind corners where a person could vanish in an instant. If you want to stand where the story's tension first took shape, start at the Mall and Literary Walk, that long, cathedral‑straight promenade lined with American elms. In the late 19th century, this was one of the few places in the park where wealthy families felt safe enough to stroll. Nurses pushed prams. Children played tag between the benches. And yet, even here, the trees cast long shadows. From there, drift toward Bethesda Terrace, the heart of the park. The stone staircases, the echoing arcade, the angel rising above the fountain—this is where the city's elegance meets its undercurrent of mystery. In 1899, the terrace was a crossroads of strangers: vendors, musicians, wanderers, and the occasional pickpocket watching from the balustrade. Continue north and the terrain changes. The paths narrow. The trees thicken. The air feels different. This is the Ramble, a tangle of trails and rocky outcrops designed to mimic a natural forest. Even today, it's easy to lose your bearings for a moment. In the era of the kidnapping, it was even more secluded—a place where sound didn't carry far and where a single scream could be swallowed by the leaves. Finally, step out onto the Bow Bridge, one of the park's most photographed spots. Its graceful ironwork spans a quiet arm of the lake, and from the center you can see both the skyline and the woods. It's a reminder of how close civilization and wilderness sit in Central Park—sometimes only a few feet apart. These locations aren't just scenery. They're characters in the story. They shaped the investigation, the fear, and the urgency that gripped New York. And when you walk them today, with the city humming around you, you can still feel the echo of that long‑ago afternoon when a child disappeared and the park became the center of a mystery that refused to fade.

When the most famous writer of crime fiction mysteriously disappeared in December of 1926, leaving behind her parked car with headlights on and her personal items, the public and the press feared the worst. An intensive search began and lasted for 11 days until...... Join us at 1001 Stories For the Road for my narration of the classic Christie mystery "The Seven Dials Mystery'", and you can also catch up on 'The Count of Monte Cristo', , which I recently completed there. Link to 1001 Stories For The Road: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   Our website: www.bestof1001stories.com  

REMEMBERING MERRILL'S MARAUDERS THE JUNGLE RAIDERS OF WWII  This episode explores the extraordinary story of Merrill's Marauders, an elite American long-range penetration unit that operated in the treacherous jungles of Burma during World War II. Known officially as the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), these soldiers endured brutal conditions, intense combat, and relentless terrain to disrupt Japanese forces in Southeast Asia. Key highlights include: The formation and unique mission of Merrill's Marauders as a specialized jungle warfare unit. Their grueling march through dense jungle and mountainous terrain, covering over 1,000 miles. The strategic importance of their operations in Burma and their impact on the Allied campaign. Personal stories of bravery, sacrifice, and camaraderie among the Marauders. Recognition of their valor with the Congressional Gold Medal decades later, honoring their outstanding service and legacy. This episode blends historical facts with cinematic storytelling to bring to life the courage and endurance of these unsung heroes of WWII. Listeners are invited to reflect on the challenges faced by soldiers in unconventional warfare and the lasting significance of Merrill's Marauders in military history. For more immersive historical narratives, subscribe and follow our podcast series. Join us next time for another journey into heroes, legends, histories, and mysteries. Heard here veterans Bob Passanisi, Gil Howland, James Richardson, Vincent Melillo, James Collins  

Episode 2 — Peg Entwistle & the Ghost of the Hollywood Sign ⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY  PEG ENTWHISTLE AND THE GHOST OF THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN In 1932, a young actress named Peg Entwistle climbed the ladder behind the Hollywood Sign and jumped to her death. Her tragic story became one of Hollywood's most enduring legends — and for nearly a century, hikers, rangers, and tourists have reported seeing her ghost wandering the hills, smelling her gardenia perfume, or hearing her footsteps near the "H." This episode explores Peg's early success, her heartbreaking decline, the pressures of the studio system, and the cascading disappointments that pushed her toward despair. We also dive deep into the ghost sightings — from 1930s newspaper reports to modern‑day ranger encounters — and examine why Peg's spirit seems unable to leave the hills she chose as her final stage.  🧭 TRAVEL GUIDE — VISIT THE LOCATIONS Brush Canyon Trail  Best for ghost sightings Park at Canyon Drive Hollyridge Trail Known for gardenia scent reports Beachwood Village  Peg's last residence Hollywood Sign Overlook  Best view of the "H" 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING Los Angeles Times archives (1932–present) Hollywood Sign Trust historical documents Hollywoodland Homeowners Association history LAist: "The Ghost of Peg Entwistle" Atlas Obscura – Hollywood Sign legends KCET: "The Tragedy of Peg Entwistle" Haunted Los Angeles blog archives

This is the true story of the only man who suvived two atomic bombs, one in Nagasaki, and the the other in Hiroshima,, His name wqas Tsotumo Yamaguchi.  -Found In The Footnotes  JH   website: www.bestof1001stories.com

⭐ EPISODE SUMMARY  THE CURSE OF GRIFFITH PARK (CALI LEGENDS #1) Griffith Park is one of Los Angeles' most beloved landmarks — 4,300 acres of hiking trails, wildlife, and postcard views. But beneath the sunshine lies a darker history: a land dispute soaked in betrayal, a dying woman's curse, a string of mysterious deaths, killer trees, decapitated remains, rampaging ostriches, and unsolved murders beneath the Hollywood Sign. In this episode, Jon explores the chilling legend of Dona Petronilla's curse, the violent downfall of Griffith J. Griffith, the catastrophic 1933 fire, the eerie mysteries of Grizzly Flats, and the strange, often forgotten stories that have earned Griffith Park its reputation as one of California's most haunted landscapes. Whether you believe in curses or not, Griffith Park's long chain of tragedies and bizarre coincidences makes one thing clear: Some places remember.  🧭 PARANORMAL EXPLORER TRAVEL GUIDE — VISIT THE LOCATIONS 1. The Old Zoo Ruins Parking: Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round Lot What to see: Abandoned cages, stone enclosures, eerie tunnels Best time: Early morning or late afternoon 2. Griffith Observatory Overlook Parking: Observatory lot or DASH Observatory bus What to see: Suicide Rock, panoramic views of the cursed hills 3. Fern Dell & Trails Café Area Parking: Fern Dell Drive What to see: Historic trails tied to the original rancho 4. Mineral Wells Area (1933 Fire Site) Parking: Near the golf course What to see: Quiet, reflective area honoring the fire victims 5. Hollywood Sign Trails Access: Brush Canyon Trail or Hollyridge Trail What to see: Locations tied to multiple unsolved murders 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING (All publicly accessible, reputable references.) Historical Background & Rancho Los Feliz Los Angeles Public Library – Rancho Los Feliz history KCET: "The Curse of Griffith Park" Los Angeles Times archives on the Feliz family Griffith J. Griffith California State Archives – Griffith J. Griffith papers Los Angeles Times (1903–1905) coverage of the Arcadia Hotel shooting LA Parks Department historical timeline 1933 Griffith Park Fire Los Angeles Times (1933) fire coverage LA Fire Department Historical Society LAist: "Remembering the Griffith Park Fire" Killer Trees & Park Accidents LA Weekly: "The Widowmaker Trees of Griffith Park" Los Angeles Daily News reporting on falling‑limb fatalities Grizzly Flats & Decapitated Remains LAPD public case summaries Los Angeles Times reporting (1920s–1970s) LAist: "The Darkest Corners of Griffith Park" Ostrich Farm History Cawston Ostrich Farm Museum archives Pasadena Museum of History KCET: "The Ostrich Wars of Early Los Angeles" Murders Beneath the Hollywood Sign LAPD case files (public summaries) Los Angeles Times coverage of 1940, 1976, and 2012 cases LA Weekly: "The Dark History Beneath the Hollywood Sign" Ghosts & Folklore Atlas Obscura – Griffith Park legends Haunted Los Angeles blog archives GHULA (Ghost Hunters of Urban LA) field notes ❤️ SUPPORT THE SHOW If you enjoy 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries, please consider: Leaving a rating or review Sharing the episode with a friend Supporting the show on Patreon Subscribing for future episodes, including our upcoming California Legends and Weird Florida arcs

"Who Killed Superman?" is a gripping investigation into the tragic end of George Reeves, the actor who became a 1950s icon as the Man of Steel but found himself trapped in a real-life noir drama.  The Incident: Time, Place, and Date Date: June 16, 1959. Time: Between 1:30 a.m. and 2:00 a.m.. Place: The upstairs bedroom of his home at 1579 Benedict Canyon Drive, Los Angeles. The Scene: Reeves was found naked, sprawled across his bed, dead from a single gunshot wound to his right temple from a .30 caliber Luger pistol found at his feet.  Rise to Fame & Sudden Fall Reeves began with promise, appearing in Gone with the Wind (1939), but his career truly skyrocketed with the "Adventures of Superman" (1952–1958). Ironically, his greatest success became his greatest burden; he was so heavily typecast that he struggled to find serious roles once the show ended. At the time of his death, he was reportedly depressed about his career, though friends noted he had recently received promising news about the show resuming production.  The Primary Suspects While the LAPD officially ruled his death a suicide, three figures are central to the murder theories:  Leonore Lemmon (The Fiancée): She was hosting a small gathering downstairs at the time of the shooting. Her volatile relationship with Reeves and her strange behavior—allegedly blurting out that he was going to "shoot himself" before the shot even rang out—made her a top suspect. Toni Mannix (The Ex-Mistress): A wealthy woman who had supported Reeves for years during their long-term affair. She was reportedly devastated when Reeves ended the relationship to marry Lemmon. Eddie Mannix (The "Fixer"): Toni's husband and a high-ranking MGM executive with alleged mob ties. Many believe he ordered a hit on Reeves either to avenge his wife's heartbreak or at her direct request.  New Evidence & Testimonies Recent investigations and historical retrospectives highlight glaring inconsistencies in the original suicide ruling:  Physical Evidence Gaps: The Luger had no fingerprints, and there was no gunpowder residue on Reeves' hands, which is highly unusual for a self-inflicted shot. Extra Bullet Holes: Detectives found two additional bullet holes in the bedroom floor, yet guests only reported hearing one shot. Mystery Bruises: A second autopsy revealed unexplained bruises on Reeves' head and body that were never investigated. The Deathbed Confession: Years later, publicist Edward Lozzi claimed he was present when Toni Mannix confessed to a priest that she was responsible for Reeves' death. The Early Phone Call: Phyllis Coates (the original Lois Lane) alleged that Toni Mannix called her at 4:30 a.m. to tell her "the boy is dead" and had been "murdered"—before the news had been made public.  This story investigate the controversial death of George Reeves, detailing the suspects, evidence, and recent testimonies surrounding his supposed suicide:   Please share- and reviews are appreciated!  See www.bestof1001stories.com for more stories like this one

This story was inspired by by sharing 'The Count of Monte Cristo' in its entirety recently at 1001 Stories For The Road Podcast. If you want a great cllassic romance/adventure story- this is it! THE BATTLE OF THE BUNNIES It sounds like a tall tale, but this actually happened! In July 1807, after signing the Treaties of Tilsit, Napoleon Bonaparte decided to celebrate with a grand imperial rabbit hunt.  The event didn't go exactly as planned: The Setup: Napoleon's chief of staff, Alexandre Berthier, was in charge of the festivities. To ensure a "successful" hunt, he didn't trap wild hares; instead, he reportedly bought roughly 3,000 domesticated rabbits from local farmers. The Ambush: When the cages were opened, the rabbits didn't hop away in fear. Because they were farm-raised, they saw Napoleon and his men as providers of food. Instead of fleeing, the massive swarm charged toward Napoleon in a fluffy wave. The Retreat: Thousands of rabbits swarmed the Emperor's legs, climbed his silk jacket, and reportedly even hopped into his imperial carriage. The "Greatest Military Mind in History" was forced to beat a hasty retreat, using his riding crop and coat to shoo away the persistent bunnies.   Join us at our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and browse all 12 1001 podcasts for stories and old time radio.

Featured with Podcast (hopefully); The iconic image of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (or "Dakota") soaring over the  Giza Pyramids in 1943 is a masterpiece of the U.S. Signal Corps. This moment captured the meeting of two worlds: the pinnacle of WWII aviation technology and the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Story Behind the Photo •    The Mission: In 1943, this C-47 was part of the U.S. Air Transport Command, a global lifeline ferrying urgent war supplies and materials across the Atlantic and through Africa to reach strategic battle zones. •    The Symbolism: The photograph served as powerful wartime propaganda, showing American industrial might literally "overshadowing" the monuments of antiquity, signaling a new era of global dominance. •    Historical Context: Cairo was a bustling hub for Allied leaders during this period; that same year, FDR, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek met there for the Cairo Conference to discuss the post-war fate of Asia. The Mysteries of the Pyramids The "story" of what lies inside is one of the world's greatest ongoing detective tales: •    The Voids: Modern technology, like cosmic-ray muon radiography, has recently confirmed the existence of immense hidden voids inside the Great Pyramid, including a massive chamber above the Grand Gallery. •    The Artifacts: Surprisingly, only three small items have ever been officially retrieved from the Great Pyramid's shafts: a granite ball, a copper hook, and a fragment of cedar wood. •    The Legends: Theories range from the Halls of Amenti (a legendary underground library) to more controversial claims of immense underground structures stretching thousands of feet below the Giza Plateau.   Verified Source List  To ensure your listeners can follow the trail, here are the core sources used for this narrative: •    Aviation History: The National WWII Museum and the Mid America Flight Museum for the history of the C-47 "Sky-King" and Air Transport Command. •    The Aberdeen Discovery: The official University of Aberdeen News Release on the 2020 rediscovery of the Dixon Relics. •    The Robot Missions: The Isida Project for a minute-by-minute log of the Upuaut (Oop-wah-wet) robot mission in 1993. •    The Particle Physics: Nature Journal and Scientific American regarding the ScanPyramids Muon (MYOO-on) tomography results. •    The Eight-Sided Pyramid: Documentation from the U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency regarding aerial photography of Giza. ________________________________________  

We have two stories about Capt. Jack Tueller, who was a highly decorated US Army pilot who served in three wars. The first is a legend which goes hand in hand with Valentine's Day,which, by the way,is this Saturday (2026). The second is the true story that inspired the legend.  In both, Capt Jack is at D-Day + 12 in Normandy, he is very good with his trumpet, and his trumpet gets results in both stories.  Check out all our stories at www.bestof1001stories.com and help all our Found In The Footnotes to go viral on social media by sharing!

Like it or not- ancient Rome is everywhere in our lives- in our language, our laws, our structures, our holidays, and even our calendar, in the days of the week and the months of the year. It seems strange that after 1500 years since Roman civilization dumped its many gods in favor of one that we still live with them every day. Join us for a look at just how much we depend on a long-crashed civilization in our daily lives. Visit our new website and browse over 2,000 stories at 12 1001 shows www.bestof1001stories.com Enjoy A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PYRATES by DANIEL DEFOE AT 1001 STORIES FOR THE ROAD Enjoy THE SHADOW radio show now at 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Enjoy my reading of THE OREGON TRAIL now at 1001 Stories From The Old West Enjoy our new FOUND IN THE FOOTNOTES ritght here every Wednesday Pictured: The Roman two-faced god Janus (January)

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We celebrate Abrham Lincoln's birthday  this Thursday FEB 12th- In late 1864, a young man was waiting for a train in Jersey City, New Jersey. The platform was crowded, with passengers standing close to the edge as trains arrived and departed. It was an ordinary scene—busy, noisy, and unremarkable. At some point, the young man lost his footing. Accounts differ on exactly how it happened, but what's consistent is the result: he slipped into the narrow space between the platform and a moving train. It was the kind of accident that, in the 19th century, often ended badly. Before the train could pull fully away, someone nearby reacted. A man reached forward, grabbed the young man by the collar of his coat, and pulled him back onto the platform. The incident was over almost as quickly as it began. There was no crowd reaction. No report in the papers. No sense at the time that anything unusual had occurred. Two strangers crossed paths for a few seconds—one falling, one helping—and then went on with their lives. The man who had nearly fallen was Robert Todd Lincoln. He was in his early twenties and traveling at the time, having recently served briefly on General Ulysses S. Grant's staff. Although his last name was recognizable, Robert generally tried to stay out of the public eye. The man who pulled him to safety was Edwin Booth. Edwin Booth was already well known. He was one of the most respected stage actors in America, particularly admired for his Shakespearean performances. He was considered serious, disciplined, and professionally dedicated. Neither man knew the other's identity at the moment it happened. Later, when Robert learned who had saved him, he wrote Edwin Booth a letter thanking him for his quick action. Edwin kept the letter and later spoke of the incident as one of the proudest moments of his life. At the time, there was no larger meaning attached to it. That came later. Several months after the incident on the platform, on April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The man who shot him was John Wilkes Booth. John Wilkes Booth was also an actor—and he was Edwin Booth's younger brother. The assassination immediately made the Booth name infamous. While John Wilkes Booth became one of the most recognizable figures in American history, the effects extended far beyond him. Edwin Booth had no involvement in the assassination. In fact, he had openly disagreed with his brother's political views and was horrified by the crime. Nonetheless, public reaction did not easily separate the two. In the weeks and months following the assassination, Edwin Booth withdrew from public life. His reputation suffered, not because of anything he had done, but because of his family connection. There are historical accounts suggesting that Edwin considered ending his acting career altogether. He felt a deep sense of shame, despite bearing no responsibility for his brother's actions. Eventually, with encouragement from colleagues and friends, Edwin returned to the stage. Over time, he rebuilt his career and remained a major figure in American theater. He later helped establish The Players Club in New York, a gathering place for artists and performers. Even so, his name was never fully separated from the assassination. Robert Todd Lincoln's life also continued in public service. He later served as Secretary of War and as the United States Minister to Great Britain. Over the years, people noted that he had been present or nearby during three presidential assassinations—his father's, James Garfield's, and William McKinley's. This led to later speculation and myth-making, which Robert himself dismissed. He disliked the attention and rejected any idea that the pattern meant something more than coincidence. The brief encounter on the train platform remained a quiet footnote in history. A moment when Edwin Booth saved the life of Robert Lincoln—months before Edwin's brother would take the life of Robert's father. The episode stands out not because it altered the course of history, but because it reveals how easily history compresses people into names and associations. Two men met as strangers. One helped the other. Neither could have known how their families would soon be linked forever. It's a small moment—but one that history didn't forget.

Todays story explains the controversy which still surrounds the untimely death of 21 year-old Pocahonts, the daughter of a Powhatan chief who, thanks to her trust in Capt. John Smith and willingness to accept English presence in the New World, became a pawn of English colonialism and, according to her tribe's oral tradition,  was likely killed for her kindness when she was poisoned while on board a ship leaving Engaland ihn March of 1617- the same ship and Captain which had kidnapped her just a few years earlier to "christianize" her.  Our storyline today:  1616 Pocahontas, with husband JohnRolfe and son Thomas, reach England on a mission to promote the English/Native Indian alliance in the New World and hopefully raise money for a new church and school for native peoples.  Pocahontas and 12 of her tribe attached to the delegation  tour London! Pocahontas ,now Lady Rebecca, is invited to attend a Chrisatmasplay and meets the King and Queen~Later she meets Capt.John Smith, who comes to see her, and she is initially overwhelmed due to her being told in Virgina thast Smith was dead- later she rebukes him for not contacting her~Likely treachery done by Smith's detractors the reason for his severe injury~Pocahontas works closely with Church ofn England officials to ask them to finance a vchurch and sachool for Indian children, idea which is acted upon~the funds raised during her visit went intio the construction of the Colle of Henrico (Richmond area) which was detroyed in 1622 by a Powhatan uprising- but later renewed at a diffent location- resulting in the beginnings of the College of William &n Mary in Williamsburg. Then the sudden sickness and death with hours after boarding the ship which was wo take them home- she dies suddenly-  some say smallpox?- not believed by historians- Mattaponi Oral tradition states that she told her sister that she has been poisoned~ suspects are Capt Argyll and even her husband- who may have been using her and her notoriety for his own gainThe primary research revealing Mattaponi oral traditions of treachery, poisoning, and sexual violence was conducted by Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow and Angela L. Daniel (also known as Silver Star). Their collaborative work resulted in the 2007 book, The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History, which published these sacred oral traditions for the first time.  Key Researchers & Contributors Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow: A Mattaponi tribal historian and the eldest son of Chief Daniel Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow. He was designated from a young age to learn and preserve the tribe's sacred oral history. Angela L. Daniel ("Silver Star"): A doctoral student in anthropology at the College of William and Mary at the time of publication. She worked closely with Dr. Custalow and his father, Chief Webster Custalow, who encouraged her to document their history to ensure its preservation. Chief Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow: The late Mattaponi chief who served as a primary source for the researchers. He was instrumental in authorizing the public release of these historically guarded accounts.  Significant Findings of Their Research Through their interviews and compilation of oral tradition, these researchers documented several accounts of English treachery:  Death by Poisoning: Their research indicates that Pocahontas was murdered by poisoning at a final dinner with John Rolfe and Captain Samuel Argall to prevent her from exposing English deceptions to her father. Systemic Sexual Violence: They recorded clear tribal traditions stating Pocahontas was repeatedly  abused during her captivity in Jamestown, specifically by Governor Thomas Dale. Paternity of Thomas Rolfe: The oral history they documented asserts that her son Thomas was not John Rolfe's child but was the result of physical abuse by Thomas Dale. Exploitation of Tribal Members: They noted the tradition that Powhatan women accompanying Pocahontas were exploited, with some sold into servitude or slavery in Bermuda to remove witnesses to these events.  While these findings have been debated by conventional historians who rely on written colonial records, the work of Custalow and Daniel remains the authoritative source for the Mattaponi sacred oral history. 

In part two we cover the finding of the Pendleton bow section with all hands lost, and the rescue of the Ft. Mercer bow and stern sections in high seas off Cape Cod. At the end- parts of a Cape Cod Times interview with Andrew Fitzgerald; portions of the Coast Guard memorial flag ceremony for Berne Webber with words from USCG Master Chief Petty Officer Jack Downey; also included a Disneyworld tribute for Andrew Fitzgerald. Credits given in this episode to ,The Finest Hour' authors Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. There were dozens of heroes involved in the 1952 rescues and they didn't all make this story but their courage and sacrifices are appreciated, as is the U.S. Coast Guard Service and the men and women who served and who serve today. The Finest Hours is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The screenplay, written by Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, and Paul Tamasy, is based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman.[9] The film stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, and Eric Bana, and chronicles the historic 1952 United States Coast Guard rescue of the crew of SS Pendleton, after the ship split apart during a nor'easter off the New England coast  Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part One- Saving the crew of the Pendleton- On February 17th, 1952, a wicked nor'easter tore through New England, leaving 42 deaths n its wake. The cyclone winds, driving snow and sleet, and 70 foot waves caused havoc off Cape Cod, causing two huge T-2 oil tankers to break in half- leaving over 80 crewmen and officers in all 4 ship sections at the mercy of the ocean. The US Coast Guard was alerted first to one of the ships, the Fort Mercer, and sent their cutters and lifeboats out in extremely dangerous waves to try to save any survivors. When the shocking news came that a second tanker had been broken in two- there was only one small lifeboat left to go after it- but first it had to survive what was known as the Chatham Bar- a shoal so dangerous that no one believed this boat would make it. But the unofficial motto of the Coast Guard was and is- "You have to go out there...you don't have to come back". And they went. The Finest Hours is a 2016 American action thriller film[ directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The screenplay, written by Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, and Paul Tamasy, is based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman.[9] The film stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, and Eric Bana, and chronicles the historic 1952 United States Coast Guard rescue of the crew of SS Pendleton, after the ship split apart during a nor'easter off the New England coast  Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Make Sure to catch Dickens GREAT short story 'The Wreck of The Golden Mary' NOW at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales! FOUND IN THE FOOTNOTES  CHARLES DICKENS AND THE STAPLEHURST RAIL CRASH Podcast Script – Charles Dickens and the Staplehurst Rail Crash As many of you know,I'm a huge fan of classic literature and four of our 1001 podcasts are packed with  My renderings of  short stories and novels from the greats like Robert Louis Stevenson, O. Henry, and  Charles Dickens- just search 1001 Classic Short Stories and you'll see what I mean.  Charles Dickens gave  usGreat Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, And many more … This is a mostly unknown story about Charles Dickens which I had never known-- until I found it in the footnotes. Picture this. It's a warm June evening in 1865. The countryside of Kent is slipping past the windows of a train bound for London. Inside one of the first- class carriages sits one of the most famous writers in the English- speaking world — Charles Dickens. He's tired, he's thinking about deadlines, and beside him is something priceless: the handwritten manuscript for a new novel, Our Mutual Friend, not yet finished, not yet safely delivered to the public. Then — without warning — the world breaks apart. The bridge ahead has collapsed. The train plunges into open space. Carriages snap loose and tumble into the river below. Iron screams, wood splinters, steam hisses into chaos. In moments, what was a quiet journey becomes one of the worst railway disasters of the Victorian age. And somehow — impossibly — Charles Dickens survives. He climbs out of a shattered carriage suspended over the river. He tends to the wounded. He witnesses death at arm's length. And before he leaves the wreckage, before he allows himself to process the shock, he does something extraordinary: He climbs back into the ruins to retrieve his manuscript. Tonight's episode is about that moment — the Staplehurst rail crash, the night Charles Dickens cheated death, and how a single train accident quietly reshaped the final years of one of literature's greatest voices.

Join us 3X weekly (M-FW-F ) AT 4-5PM for our hosted episodes of what was America's top radio show for nearly 30 years- The Shadow, at 1001 Ghost, Ciller & Lovecraft Stories at Spotify, Apple, and all the rest- Gizelle( whose voice reminds me of Margot Lane in 'The Shadow' will give you the play by playon every episode, and it won't be long before you discover why audiences were glued to the big bx in their living room every Sunday night.  1001 Ghost Chiller & Lovecraft at Apple Podcast:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-chiller-lovecraft-stories/id1516332327     In the 1930s, a miracle happened in the American living room. It wasn't a piece of furniture, though it looked like one—a polished wooden box with a glowing dial. For the first time in history, the world was coming inside. Before the 1930s, if you wanted news or stories, you bought a newspaper. But print was cold; it required literacy and effort. Radio was different. It was the first medium to reach a truly mass audience simultaneously. It didn't matter if you were a banker in New York or a sharecropper in Georgia; when you tuned in, you heard the same voice. Radio became a "friend" to a nation battered by the Great Depression. Families would huddle together, staring not at a screen, but at each other, or into the glowing vacuum tubes, as they listened to stories that reinforced old-fashioned family values. From the moral lessons of daytime soap operas to the grit of detective hours, radio promised that despite the chaos of the world, someone was looking out for the "American Way." Sun 12ET, Wed 5PM ET, Fri after 5PM ET-Catch Dragnet, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Philip Marlowe, Father Knows Best, Dangerous Assignment & 676 more at 1001 Radio Days Catch Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, Dragnet, Father Brown, Jeff Regan Investigator, Barrie Craig, Nero Wolfe & Others at 1001 Radio Crime Solvers  Sn, Wed, FRi at  1001 Radio Crime Solvers Catch Gunsmoke, Fort Laramie, The Oregon Trail and Tales of the Texas Rangers at1001 Stories From The Old West  Sun, Wed    

In this episode we discuss the spiritualism movement that lit up the country (but especially northwest and central New York) between 1840 and the 1920's, including the Fox sisters, who were fraudulent mediums who made lots of money cheating bereaved war widows and moms. Spiritualism and Ouija boards rely upon communing with spirits of the dead for advice and counsel. We also cover the history and legacy of the Ouija Board, which sprang from the spiritualism movement and is still purchased by many as a child's game today.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join host Gizelle Erickson every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4pm ET at 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Podcast as she introduces the nuances of every episode of America's favorite vigilante radio serial 'The Shadow' as Lamont Cranston and his sexy sidekick Margot Lane bring all the lowlifes and sleazeballs who never thought they would be punished to justice. Take the Shadow challenge and listen to the first five episodes like I did to really get an understanding of the show and you'll be a fan!   Apple Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-chiller-lovecraft-stories/id1516332327 Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ

The Winter Olympics are coming FEB 6th- and here's a littleknown story (found in the footnotes) about how they used to give medals for art- you know, painting, writing..creative stuff...provided the art reflected something to do with the Olympics.  Its an interewsting story that not many people are aware of so enjoy and share with friends- Thanks! Our websitefor browsing over 2,000 stories of all different types is www.bestof1001stories.com

Aimee Semple McPherson's "trial" was a highly publicized investigation in 1926 following her mysterious disappearance and reappearance, where she faced charges of conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly faking a kidnapping to cover up a romantic tryst in Mexico. Although evidence mounted against her, including testimony from her secretary and her mother's inconsistent statements, the case ultimately collapsed due to a lack of definitive proof, and the charges were dismissed in early 1927, allowing her to continue her influential evangelistic ministry, however it was never proved that she had made up the kidnapping story, and Aimee never revealed that she did.  It has remained an armchair mystery ever since! From www.resources.foursquare.org  SEE BELOW Aimee Semple McPherson's daughter recalls her mother's courage Roberta Semple Salter, the late daughter of Foursquare Founder Aimee Semple McPherson, shares about her mother's strength and courage to share the gospel and help others, no matter what the cost. Roberta Semple Salter May 15, 2018 foursquare legacy It is both a surprise and a privilege when people recognize me as the daughter of a storied evangelist. Complete strangers feel as though they know me because they knew about Mother. However, my stories about her might be just a bit different than others you have seen and read. When she answered the call of God to preach the gospel, she knew that it would be a difficult, yet joyous, task. Her first challenge came when she and my father were doing missionary work in China. Father, whom I never had the privilege of knowing, contracted both malaria and dysentery, and died before I was born, leaving his wife behind as a soon-to-be single mother in a foreign land. Not only did she deliver a healthy baby, but she also recovered from the same illness that had taken Father's life. When we were both well enough to travel, she made the arduous journey back to the U.S. and a very different life than she had imagined with Robert on the mission field. The call of God was strong, and she preached, supported by a growing daughter and my grandmother, Minnie Kennedy. Grandmother was the business mind and was savvier in the ways of the world than was my mother. They locked horns at times, which has gotten more press than it deserves considering that most families have their disagreements. Grandmother held to her convictions and stood by mother's side through most decisions. However, if Grandmother just could not agree with a decision she thought was wrong, she said so, in no uncertain terms. But she also was a reasonable person. From the beginning of her ministry, Mother filled meeting halls and revival tents to capacity, and thousands upon thousands of people came to hear her preach. Opposition came most often from preachers whose churches were consistently half-filled. When critics warned people not to attend her meetings, they came all the more. Perhaps one of Mother's biggest accomplishments was the way she shared the love of Christ with people in need. In the early years, the Angelus Temple switchboard rang directly to a phone by her bed at night. She never wanted to miss a call for help. Mother believed that the best part of rabbit stew was the rabbit, and said you have to know how to get the rabbit's attention if you ever hope to have the stew. I think she applied this concept to her sermons. She found the way to attract people to hear the gospel, and when they came, she made sure to tell them. Hollywood legends Sid Grauman and Charlie Chaplin were just two icons of the movie industry who compared notes with Mother about drawing crowds. I don't believe either of them ever professed Christ as Savior, but who knows, maybe somewhere, somehow, the message she preached reached even them. The truth is, during that time, no theater in town drew the crowds that Mother did at Angelus Temple. One of the things that most distressed Mother was racial segregation, especially in the Deep South. When she held tent meetings in the South, she was aggravated that the tent was filled to capacity with white people, but black people were kept on the outside. Her heart was touched when she saw clusters of black worshipers singing along outside the tent, and she vowed to do something about it. Before the next night's service, she met with the sponsors of the meeting and told them to make room inside the tent for black people. They resisted, and she wore them down. When she learned that their plan included putting them on the sides or in the back, she put her foot down. "They will sit in the center section," she demanded. "The white people can sit on the side or in the back, if they want to attend." One of the things that most distressed Mother was racial segregation, especially in the Deep South. When she held tent meetings in the South, she was aggravated that the tent was filled to capacity with white people, but black people were kept on the outside. Like my grandmother, Mother held to her convictions like flint. She had a distinctive way about her that some called flamboyance. She dared not go to a restaurant for a hot dog or ham sandwich because just one word out of her mouth gave away who she was. One Sunday following a water baptismal service, Mother was leaving Angelus Temple through the side door that led to her parsonage. A hullabaloo was stirring outside, and someone explained that a particular woman who had been baptized was missing. She left behind her clothing and other belongings, but her baptismal gown and the woman in it were gone. The press ate it up, and Grandmother was furious. Some claimed the woman had been translated to heaven after being baptized by Mother. Others just claimed that the Temple was pulling a publicity stunt. A woman named Tulie knocked on the parsonage door the following day to apologize and explain what really happened. Her cousin dared her to do it, but afterward she couldn't stand the conviction, so she owned up to what she had done. We became friends with Tulie, and ever after she would drop by the parsonage with sandwiches for Mother or a quart of ice cream that she liked. People tried to take advantage of Mother's good nature by trying to sell her everything from a koala bear to a yacht; because in their pitch, she deserved it or needed it for comfortable living. Grandmother especially disliked such characters because she knew their true motives, while often my mother did not. She trusted everyone to a fault. One detractor tried to discredit her right to vote in U.S. elections because she had been born in Canada. What they did not realize was that she became a U.S. citizen when she married her second husband, Harold McPherson, my brother Rolf's father. Mother could not locate her marriage certificate to prove her citizenship and called Grandmother, who was always there to help. Grandmother called me because I was living in New York at the time. She knew I could get a copy of the certificate at City Hall, which I did, and that quelled the challenge once and for all. Perhaps one of Mother's biggest accomplishments was the way she shared the love of Christ with people in need. In the early years, the Angelus Temple switchboard rang directly to a phone by her bed at night. She never wanted to miss a call for help. About 3 a.m. one Sunday morning, a police officer called. While patrolling his beat outside the city among orange groves and gardens, he heard a woman screaming. He investigated and found a woman with three young children in severe distress. The woman's husband was off looking for work, and she had gone into premature labor with their fourth child. Mother called friends from the Temple who lived in the woman's area, and they responded immediately to provide food for the children, medical aid for the woman and her newborn baby, and a place for them to live until the husband returned home to help. That morning during Sunday service, Mother made an appeal to the congregation. "We need City Sisters in each quadrant of the city that will be ready on a moment's notice to reach out and bless people in need," she challenged. From that experience, the "City Sisters" organization was formed, a ministry that later became the Angelus Temple Commissary and would serve the needs of millions during the Great Depression. Yes, it is indeed a privilege to recount stories from Mother's life and ministry, and to know the amazing things God did through her. Most of all, I am thankful for her being my mother, the one who gave me life, and a lifetime of love and nurture. Roberta Semple Salter (1910-2007) was the daughter of Foursquare's founder, Aimee Semple McPherson. This article is adapted from a video interview. Author  interview. Author

The story of hoboes- the men who rode and still ride the rails, formerly in search of employment and today in search of adventure, despite the fact that trespassing on railroad property or trains in considered a crime. The hoboes have their own unique language and a strict code of conduct and today the town of Britt Iowa still holds an annual convention to honor them. Featured here: "Waiting for a train" Jimmie Rodgers (1928), "Big Rock Candy Mountain" Harry McClintock (1928); Excerpts from train hopper James Stobie's travel videos ; "Stobie The Hobo"; "Run Out On A Rail" Seattle Train Hopping, Hobo Documentary, 1920's (Unseen Endings). IF YOU ENJOY THIS STORY YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I recall researching the back story for our 1001 Heroes episode 'THE LOST CITY OF Z when I came across then mentio0n of lake Titicaca in Peru- and although I was curous as to how it got its name, I had to pass it up until now- where it becomes 'Found In The Footnotes'.  Enjoy! Browse all 12 1001 shows at www.bestof1001stories.com and find a treasure trove of stories for all ages and tastes!

THE ORANGE IN THE STOCKING   FOUND IN THE FOOTNOTES    Todays's story: I called The Orange In The Stocking… and of course, my question to you is..did you get one IJN YOURS ?  After the  recent episode we did titled Christmas in Appalachia we received lots of feedback about this old tradition- it seemed that every one in the story recvalled getting  that orange in the stocking- and to them it meant so very much~!   Actually, there's more to the story of the orange that turned up  - In Christmas inn Appalachia  we covered the - the hard times- the meager christmasses- and SHARED some celebrity mekories -but,the real story of the oranges was found in the footnotes-   Its Christmas morning,and you're unloading your stocking..   At the very bottom of the stocking— past the candy canes, the small toys, the notes written in careful handwriting— there it is. An orange. Bright. Simple. Almost out of place. For many families, it's a small tradition. A curious one. Why an orange? Why the toe of the stocking? And why has this humble piece of fruit survived centuries of changing Christmas customs? Today, we're telling the story of the orange in the stocking— a tradition that stretches from Saint Nicholas in Europe, through immigrant homes, and into the hard years of the Great Depression, when an orange wasn't ordinary at all. This is a story about generosity, scarcity, and how small things can carry enormous meaning.    

( Audio Clips included) The story of the Orson Welles radio broadcast called 'The War Of The Wprlds' that sent a portion of the NY/NJ area into a panic on Oct. 30, 1938..  Really GOOD radio entertainment! Unplug that TV!  Join us for theater of the mind as we share clips from the show. Catch our new 'Found in the Footnotes' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS-THE CHAOS AND THE CON (6 minutes)  For ADDED insight! Apple listeners listen and subscribe to 1001 Radio days here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413.  Android: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days For my narration of the original HG Wells link here:  https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road/the-war-of-the-worlds-book-1-chaps-1-2-by-hg-wells/ www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  Deep dive with original radio broadcast clips follows at 1001 Heroes....  Imagine it's October 30, 1938. You're scanning the radio dial, and you stumble upon a live orchestra. Suddenly, a news bulletin cuts in: "Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin." A scientist reports strange explosions on Mars. Within minutes, the music is gone, replaced by "live" reports of a giant metallic tripod incinerating a field in Grover's Mill, New Jersey.   For decades, we've been told that millions of Americans took to the streets in a blind panic, convinced an alien invasion was real. But here is the first thing you probably didn't know: The "mass hysteria" was largely a myth created by newspapers.   Why would newspapers lie? At the time, radio was a brand-new medium that was stealing all the advertising revenue from traditional print. The morning after the broadcast, newspapers saw a golden opportunity to discredit their rival.They ran sensational headlines about "Radio's Death Scare" to prove that radio was "irresponsible" and needed more regulation. In reality, most people were listening to Chase and Sanborn Hour on another station—the most popular show at the time. Ratings data later showed that only about 2% of the radio audience was even tuned into Orson Welles. Most of the country was actually laughing at ventriloquist Edgar Bergen while the Martians were supposedly "landing."  If you weren't there, it's hard to understand why anyone believed it. But Orson Welles was a genius of sound. He didn't just tell a story; he mimicked the exact "dead air" and technical glitches of a real news broadcast. One detail you might not know: Welles and his team, the Mercury Theatre on the Air, almost got bored during rehearsals because the script felt too "silly." To fix it, they decided to stretch the first two-thirds of the show into a series of increasingly frantic news flashes. They even used a real-life catastrophe—the Hindenburg disaster—as a template for the actor's performance. If the reporter sounded terrified, it's because he was acting out the most famous real-life tragedy of that decade.    After the show, Welles was brought before a room of furious reporters. He looked shell-shocked, apologizing profusely and claiming he never intended to cause fear. But here's the twist: People who knew Welles personally said he was secretly thrilled. He knew this "scandal" would make him the most famous man in America. And he was right. The notoriety from that single night is exactly what landed him a "blank check" contract in Hollywood, allowing him to make Citizen Kane just a few years later. The "War of the Worlds" wasn't just a radio play; it was the ultimate audition for his career.   The Lesson of Grover's Mill So, why does the legend of the panic persist? Because we want it to be true. It's a story about the power of media and our own gullibility. Even today, the backstory of the broadcast reminds us that the line between "fake news" and "entertainment" has been blurry from the very beginning. The next time you hear a "breaking news" alert, just remember Orson Welles and the night he convinced a tiny, terrified fraction of the country that New Jersey was under Martian rule.

Check out our new for 2026 FOUND IN THE FOOTNOTES this Wednesday and every Wednesday at 4pm ET!! Amaazing history in 5-10 minute soundbytes..... Today we're taking you on a field trip to the site of America's oldest war memorial. Its called Nine Men's Misery, and iti is a monument which remembers the nine men who were captured by Indian warriors in 1676 in Rhode Island and were tortured, scalped, and mutilated while fighting in what is today called King Philip's War. It was a deadly, brutally fought war, with atrocities committed on both sides- and a war that forever planted the idea of Indians as being "savage" beings in the minds of all who came to the New World to start a new life. Sign up for our newsletter and browse episodes from all 12 1001 podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com

The tradition of saying "Rabbit, Rabbit" (or "White Rabbits") on the first day of the month is a long-held superstition intended to ensure good luck for the next 30 days. While its exact origins are "fuzzy" and likely rooted in ancient folklore, the practice has several documented historical milestones: Earliest Recorded Origins 1909 (First Written Mention): The earliest known written record of this superstition appears in the British journal Notes and Queries. A contributor noted that his daughters had a habit of saying "Rabbits!" as their first word on the first of the month to bring luck. Early 20th Century Folklore: By the 1920s and 30s, the tradition was well-established in British and North American folklore. It was often framed as a child's ritual, sometimes involving shouting the words up a chimney or saying them before morning prayers to receive a present by the end of the month. Famous Adopters and Popular Culture President Franklin D. Roosevelt: FDR was a famous practitioner of the habit. In 1935, a newspaper reported that he confessed to saying "Rabbits" every first of the month and wouldn't dream of skipping it. He was also known to carry a lucky rabbit's foot. World War II: During the war, RAF bomber crews reportedly said "white rabbits" upon waking each day as a protective charm. Nickelodeon (1990s): The tradition saw a resurgence in the U.S. when Nickelodeon promoted the last day of every month as "Rabbit Rabbit Day," reminding kids to say the phrase the following morning. Symbolic Roots The choice of the rabbit is likely linked to the animal's ancient association with fertility, abundance, and spring. In Celtic mythology, rabbits were believed to communicate with the spirit world because they lived underground. Common Rules & Variations: The "First Word" Rule: To "work," it must be the very first thing you say upon waking—before you even speak to a partner or pet. The "Tibbar" Fix: If you forget and speak before saying it, some folklore suggests you can reverse the bad luck by saying "Tibbar, Tibbar" (rabbit spelled backward) before you go to sleep that night. Regional Variations: In the UK, "White Rabbits" is more common, while "Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit" is frequently used in the U.S

BRAND NEW FOR 2026- FOUND IN THE FOOTNOTES- AMAZING HISTORY TOLD IN 5 TO 10 MINUTE SOUNDBITES- Right Here Every Wednesday at 4pm ET...and sometimes on Fridays at 4pm) The natural outcome of 10 years of researching stories for 1001 Heroes podcast ( now 680 episodes)- 'Found In he Footnotes" is my new collection of amazing stories delivered in 5-10 minute soundbites If you like it- sed us a review and share with your friends! Tell 'em to tune in to 1001 Heroes Podcast vey Wedsday at 4pm ET- Thanks!

Betty Joan Perske was 18 years old when she met 44 year-old screen star Humphrey Bogart on the sound stage of 'To Have and Have Not' at Warner Studios in Burbank, California, in 1942. Her picture had landed on the cover of a fashion magazine called Harpers which came in the mail to Warner film director Howard Hawks home- where his wife Slim picked it up and mentioned "You know what Howard, this might be the girl you're looking for for that movie". She was sent a letter and a train ticket to Hollywood, got a chance, worked for it, and was chosen as the leading lady in his upcoming movie, which turned out to be a smash hit. She became known to the world as Lauren Bacall- and she married Humphrey Bogart, enjoying one of Hollywood's truest marriages for 12 years until his early death. This is their story. ANDROID USERS- SPOTIFY and www.bestof1001stories.com APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901  2 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2   NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618   Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bob Hope recalls three decades of Christmas Shows that he and his traveling troupe performed for our military beginning with an island in the Pacific and then his stops in 1972 in Vietnam, Guam, Korea, Thailand, Diego Garcia and Singapore. Lots of one liners and memories included. ANDROID USERS- SPOTIFY OR WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM APPLE USERS   Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMMzA0OTMyMjE1Mg/episode/ZGZjY2U4ZmUtNzMzYi0xMWVkLWE3NzUtMmY1MGNmNGFiNDVh?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwifjrqi8-L7AhViM1kFHQ1nA_EQjrkEegQICRAI&ep=6 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618   REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Its A Wonderful Life: The Movie Backstory & Message: The backstory to Frank Capra's film masterpiece "It's a Wonderful Life" featuring an exclusive interview with Karolyn Grimes Wilkerson, who played Zuzu Bailey in the film, and ended the movie with the memorable line : "Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings." Karolyn, whose acting career placed her on screen with Cary Grant, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Stewart, and Donna Reed, to name a few, experienced multiple family tragedies that ended her career at an early age, but brings an inspiring message about the movie and life.  Music: Ross Bugden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the third "Vacation" comedy featuring the Griswald family- Clark. Ellen,Rusty and Audrey- and all Clark wanted to have a simple old-fashioned Christmas with family. His plan: to heavily decorate the house and roof with lights, Santa and reindeer, and to enjoy a simple Christmas dinner before celebrating the real meaning of Christmas. Instead he got uninvited family with their huge slobbering Rottweiler, an uninvited wild squirrel, electrical problems, big sewage problems, fire, and a SWAT team. Halleluyah! ENJOY ALL OUR SHOWS AND EPISODES NOW AT WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM! New!  True Crime From Another Time 1001 Stories From The Old West: Narrated History and Old West Radio shows 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: Your password to authentic history 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales: Over 500 great short stories from classic authors 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle: Great mysteries! 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age: Mostly classic women authors-fantastic stories! 1001 Radio Days: Old time radio mostly cop/detective, some sci-fi and drama 1001 Radio Crime Solvers: Vintage cop/detective radio 1001 Stories For The Road: Classic narrated adventure novels and mysteries 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories: Narrated and radio drama 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (Author Interviews): Over 90 1001 interviews 1001 Best of Jack London: Over 100 terrific Jack London Stories  

America's Appalachain Mountain Range holds on to some of the oldest traditions and beliefs in our country and we share them here,along with celebrity meories of growing up poor in many of those mountain communities. You'll hear memories shared by Brad Paisley, Steve Harvey. Luke Combs, Earl Hamner, Loretta Lynn, and other celebrities who discoverd the real meaning of Christmas the hard way- when sometimes the best gift they received other than love and family was an orange.  

In 1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/SAUCER SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEWwe tell "the rest of the story", including the 1952 flying saucer swarms over Washington DC on two consecutive weekends in July of 1952, Washington's reaction, the scrambling and loss of US jet fighters, Feschino's work to discover this and tie all these events together with the Braxton County Monster incident, Project Blue Book, Capt. Ruppelt, Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting weeks before Roswell , the sighting that launched the term "flying saucer, and a continuation of the Stanton Friedman interview now discussing Project Majic-12, the USAF secret UFO study group formed after Project Blue Book was disbanded in 1969.. Become an Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great resume enhancement) and support us at Patreon today! Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork Sources: "The 1952 UFO Incident Explained", Gaia Jan 22, 2017 Article The Braxton County Monster Updated and Revised, Frank Feschino LINK to AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/Braxton-Cover-up-Flatwoods-Revealed-Expanded/dp/0578128837/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0578128837&pd_rd_r=f948d32b-7d13-11e8-84e0-534057ebf983&pd_rd_w=iQ5uZ&pd_rd_wg=frXZi&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=5QHWPWGC99PET6BW4975&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=5QHWPWGC99PET6BW4975 Ruppelt, Edward J. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Report-Unidentified-Flying-Objects-Original/dp/1616404949/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Enjoy 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on the Podbean Podcast App today!  Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A manned UFO lands in a small West Virginia town and becomes of the most believable UFO incidents in American history. Contains an in-depth Ivan Sanderson review. Part two next week we will be speaking with nuclear physicist Dr. Stanton Friedman.and covering the UFO swarm over Washington D.C. 1952.     Catch a Father Brown Mystery here! https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn?si=ZoeLpNpxTbyAeXxp8l_pbg   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  The Lost City of Z, popularized by the recent book and resulting movie by the same name, is the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett's determined explorations to find the remains of a fabled civilization deep within the remote  Mato Grosso jungles of Brazil. On his final expedition Fawcett, his son Jack, and Jack's lifelong friend disappeared without a trace.  Check out all our 1001 podcast episodes sorted by category at www.bestof1001stories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

lINK: "US whistleblower says US recovered "Non-human" biologics at Roswell site"'LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrCMLVk614     In July of 1947 somethings very strange crashed to Earth on the high desert plains of New Mexico. Hundreds of witnesses testified to seeing portions of wrecked flying discs as well as small alien bodies with the wreckage at two crash sites. The Air Force immediately cordoned off the areas and issued warnings to all witnesses not to discuss any details of what they had seen- which, they said, was the simple wreckage of a crashed weather balloon. They continued to debunk and marginalize all attempts to bring what many considered to be the truth to light for decades- until finally some high ranking men who were personally involved began to talk. Skeptics believe it was all hype to sell books. Believers ask "how many extraterrestrial UFO's have to be witnessed before the government comes clean? ". Portions of our earlier interview with the late nuclear physicist Dr. Stanton Friedman are included at the end.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com  

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL In this episode we say goodbye to TV's highly successful Bluebloods police drama as it takes its leave after 14 years on CBS, and we honor the sacrifices of law enforcement families who make our country and our neighborhoods safe by putting their lives on the line every day.  We offer the valid reasons for the show's great success.one of those reasons being the Reagan family dinner which closed nearly every episode with an open discussion among the family which covering the moral and procedural challenges that their city and police force faced.   We also cover the police support organization known as C.O.P.S. which supports families of fallen police officers  and promotes the blue.  As of late November 2025, at least 86 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty, while 285 have been shot (which includes both fatal and non-fatal shootings) in the U.S. this year. These figures come from organizations such as the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).   

The Harry Potter books by JK Rowlins have sold millions of copies worldwide, spawning successful,movies and theme parks. Still, many young families are cautious that the stories have the potential to lead young readers into witchcraft or the dark arts, so controversy has arisen around getting children started with Harry Potter, and deciding what age is right to jump in. The answer clearly lies in parental involvement- and within that framework it looks like kids are benefitting in lots of ways. This is your family starter guide to years of enjoyment and hopefully your family reading of one of the greatest childrens/teen sci-fi adventures ever written. Catch all of our 1001 stories at www.bestof1001stories.com! This episode dedicated to my two little Griffyndors Ashton and Hunter......

In November of 1620 the Pilgrims arrived by ship to a new land filled with danger and uncertainty, a world in which nearly half of them would soon die of starvation and sickness, their final resting place being unmarked graves so as not to let the surrounding Indians know how many of their group had been lost. Yet with unshakable faith and strength of spirit, the survivors of that first winter set to work to fell trees and build a village, they found the strength to clear fields and plant crops when the springtime came, and they forged an alliance with the Wampanoag Indians for their mutual benefits. Then, despite that first year of incredible hardship and loss, they set aside a few days in the fall of 1621 to give thanks to their God for all the blessings they had received. This was the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth in what we now call Massachusetts. This is their story.. Join us as we take a look back at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth back in 1621. If you have a minute, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/1001Heroes and answer our question "Despite this hard year-what are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving? Sources: Stepman, Jarrett: The War On History; Philbrook, Nathan, Mayflower; The Plymouth Colony Museum Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026   Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327   CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The story of folk hero Stagolee ( also known as Stagger Lee) is told thru many versions of the folk song Stagger Lee and tells the story of the murder of Billy Lyons by Stag Lee Shelton in St. Louis Missouri on Christmas Day of 1895. We'll put you there. now for 2025-2026  Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001heroes.com  REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Stitcher here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to https://1001storiespodcast.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FALL FAMILY SERIES: HONORING THOSE WHO SACRIFICE FOR US GIOVANNI'S RING: MY LIFE INSIDE THE REAL SOPRANOS- 1001 Heroes Podcast Host Jon Hagadorn interviews retired undercover police/FBI agent Giovanni Rocco regarding his best-selling new book detailing his work to break up the most dangerous crime family in America- the sacrices he and his family made in the process, the stories-the incredible commitment he and others made and still make every day to fight crime- a GREAT story! Catch up with Giovanni at InsidetheLife.org today and follow his podcast! Giovanni's Ring is the story of "Giovanni Rocco," a New Jersey police officer, known undercover as "Giovanni Gatto," who spent over twenty years in various undercover roles, penetrating biker gangs, drug cartels, white supremacist groups, and domestic and international terror groups. Most significantly, he was the mysterious agent at the epicenter of Operation Charlie Horse, a federal undercover operation that ultimately brought down ten members and associates of New Jersey's DeCavalcante Mafia family—the criminal organization otherwise known to law enforcement as "the real Sopranos." Giovanni spent nearly three years working his way into the DeCavalcante hierarchy. He was so convincing in his role that capo Charlie "the Hat" Stango (also known as Charlie "Beeps") began to treat him as his "right hand." Over time, the personal relationship between the two men grew to a point where Charlie treated Giovanni more as a favored son than just an associate. Giovanni became so fully trusted that Stango went "on the record" for him with the family's administration and put him in charge of his own crew. Giovanni was permitted to attend meetings with other high-ranking members of the DeCavalcante crime family, as well as with senior members of New York's notorious Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese Mafia families, and was authorized to speak on his capo's behalf. Each passing day became a roll of the dice for Giovanni, plaguing him with doubts: Is today the day my cover is blown? Is this the last day I see my wife and children? Will one of my deals between families or crews go bad and I'll get clipped? Is this all worth it? Stango eventually assigned Giovanni the task of killing Luigi "the Dog" Oliveri, a troublesome made member of the crime family. That lethal assignment brought the undercover operation to an end in March 2015, and the resulting string of high-profile arrests eviscerated the criminal organization. In the course of the operation, Giovanni secretly recorded hundreds of conversations relating to a wide range of crimes including counterfeit and contraband goods trafficking, warehouse robberies, truck hijackings, and drug trafficking. Also, and importantly for his own safety, he learned that the DeCavalcante family had secured access to sensitive law enforcement information, including information about specific investigations into DeCavalcante members and associates. Giovanni's Ring is not simply a chronicle of Giovanni Rocco's adventures in the murky and dangerous Mafia world he inhabited, but also a fascinating window into the psychological struggles that such a life inevitably entails. Whenever Giovanni returned to his real home and his real family, he needed to perform an invariable ritual: he parked in his driveway, removed his jeweled pinky ring, and dropped it in a cup holder, trying to drop the Gatto identity as well. Giovanni's Ring is a story that is by turns astonishing, electrifying, gut-wrenching, and always deeply human.  

1001 FALL FAMILY HEROES SERIES Sgt. Gonzalez spent 37 years as a policeman in Florida's busy Miami -Dade County saving lives, fighting crime, and trying to make the world a better place. He worte this incredible story of his service to let people know what police officers face everyday and his stories do exactly that..and more. ...NOW you get a chance to meet him.  Take a look into the real world of Police Officers from the view of a cop who lived those moments of terror, humor, and tragedy every day of his career.   This is not a murder mystery whodunit or a reality TV sensationalized version of police work. This is the nitty-gritty reality of life on the street where cops see things no one should ever see and those they serve to protect have no clue as to the nightmares that haunt these officers.   This is also the humorous and human side of being a cop. Those rare moments when an officer is thanked for his efforts or where things happen no genius of a comedic mind could ever imagine.   Sgt. (Ret.) Norberto "Bert" Gonzalez takes you into the circus tent of police work and shows you how the men and women of law enforcement do their job to the best of their abilities.   Bert shows you the human side of those behind the badge. The good, the bad, and the ugly. He pulls no punches but lays out the reality of life on the street.   Ride along for an unprecedented view under the circus tent. This IS the Real Greatest Show on Earth!  

FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: In this 'Family Ties' interview with Ancestry's geneologists, we talk to Michelle Ercanbrack about finding the "Everyday Heroes" in your family and answering the question "Where does my DNA come from?", as well as the importance of knowing the traits and characteristics that have been handed down to you.  YOUR REVIEWS  AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple  iTunes!   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE:  https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows AND LEAVE REVIEWS at one place by going to WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The murder of Joseph Gatto captivated Los Angeles. Many veteran journalists still wonder how and why it happened. The details of this horrible crime and those affected by it continue to fascinate." –Robert Kovacik, Anchor and Reporter, NBC Los Angeles Mike Gatto was an up-and-coming young lawmaker when his father was brutally murdered. The act sucked him into the world of noir: wild theories, intransigent detectives, and unimaginable violence. This true crime story reads like a thriller, offering insight into the world of politics and the seedy underbelly of crime investigation in modern Los Angeles. Gatto shares his experiences with incredible candor and raw emotion, detailing every clue, and how he came to learn every tragic detail of his father's murder. With the case still unsolved, see if you can piece together the clues to solve the mystery. You can contact Mike at [email protected] with any serious theories. Mention 1001 Heroes Podcast in emails so he knows it is referred.

A collection of 14 distinctly American stories covering a wide range of topics from early explorers to Appalachian legends. In order: 1) Bjorni Herefson, the man who didn't discover America, 2), Why the Mayflower really landed at Plymouth (they were out of beer), 3) The unread message at Trenton, 4) Washington was really our 8th president, 5) Every vote counts, 6) The song Dixie was born in New York City?, 7) Elvis loved Dixie, 8) Save the Last Dance For Me, the song, the backstory, 9) Karaoke anyone?, 10) How T.R. Roosevelt saved football, 11) Lafayette's lost treasure, 12) The 1897 UFO that landed in Aurora TX, 13) Calamity Jane, 14) The Legend of the Wampus Cat.15) How the National Anthem came to be played at ballgames, 16( prviews of upcoming shows at 1001 Heroes. NEW 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories FROM the Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552    Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 Note: I went to visit the Arizona Memorial earlier this year during a rip to Hawaii to see my son and his family. A very sobering experience and highly recommended. We interview author Walter Borneman about his riveting book BROTHERS DOWN, which is the story of the heroes aboard the USS Arizona, which was dive-bombed and sunk by Japanese planes on December 7th, 1941. 63 of the Arizonas 1, 177 dead were brothers. At this point going into WWII, fathers, sons, and brothers serving together were not uncommon. Author Walter Borneman gives us a preview here of a story that needs to be shared and remembered- that America must always maintain its vigil and must be ready at all times to defend herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Holidays are approaching and at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast our shows themes every Sunday will be  turning to FAMILY and HONOR -SINCE MANY OF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT   BRINGING FAMILY TOGETHER, RECONNECTING , SEEKING CLOSURE ON ACCOUNT OF LOST ONES, seeking justice,  KEEPING THE PEACE. HONORING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS.   A FEW EXAMPLES: AT 1001 HEROES WE BRING NEW EPISODS EVERY Sunday at noon eastern and a 'best of "listener favorite every Thursday night at 9PM ET- MOST OF THESE Best ofs after Halloween will also carry similar themes that unite with these topics. I'll tag them as Fall Family and Honor Themed  Beginning this last week of October and lasting through the holidays, we are offering a number of interview-base shows dealing with subjectS that go straight to the heart starting with "LIVE, LAUGH, AND FIND TRUE LOVE: A STEP BYSTEP GUIDE TO BUILDING   NEW RELATIONSHIPS- OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR AND LONG TIME L.A. DIVORCE ATTORNEY SARAH INTELLIGATOR- She is empowering, inspirational and packed with powerful tools to help you, male or female, to a healthy, fun and fulfilling relationship- whether youre on the brink of a marriage or just starting out or hoping to find a lasting love- don't miss this interview and book! We'll talk about the 5FasilFactors- Fundamental values, fear, Foundation, Fixing, and Fairy Tales-I guarantee you will appreciate her honest take. The following week Sunday NOV 2: Holidays are tough on the families of murder victims and missing relatives: A son's12 year long search for the killer of his father as we interview   California Congressman ,author, and law firm partner Mike Gatto- who is still actively searching for clues  to his fathers murder– And asking each of you to offer your theories and ideas as to new ways to look at the evidence which he lays out in his book Noir by Necessity And in this interview.  This book is a True Crime page turner with a powerful Family theme… On Sunday Nov 9th  Retired Police Sgt Bert "Maverick" Gonzalez reminds us why families of those who are constantly working in service to others in police, military, and rescue throughout the holidays are sacrificing so much to keep the peace-- in his new book The Real Greatest Show on Earth- all lessons learned and stories told  gathered from his 40 years of service in Florida's Miami Dade county- it's a well told story that bridges the gap between crime scenes and calm and in a family sense, because it shows the important link between mental health and community engagement is just as important as tactics Thesae are just three examples of our FALL FAMILY ORIENTED SHOWS AT 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries-now thru December is solid family, holiday-themes, honoring the men and women in uniform whose prence will be missed at many dinner tables this coming holiday,, and heart-felt stories and advice.  We'll be doing the same thing at 1001 Classic Short Stories & tales so stay tuned for that update as well- and  This is Jon Hagadorn, your host at 1001 Heroes, legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast- Make sure to share our Fall family and Honor themed shows over the next 9 weeks and bring us new listeners!  Also check our our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com for our entire archives of all 12 1001 shows, sign up at any "Newsletter Sign Up Page- and that newslatter will cover the coming week 's specials and shows, offering lots of insight and sometimes personal stories. One more thing- the holidays are a time for giving- and we really appreciate those who give monthly to cover our basic expenses here at 1001 Stories network. By going to patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork and   signing ing up for a few dollars a month to help us forward.  I have also been bringing on new help with some terrific talents which you've heard or enjoyed in Gizelle Ericksen and Lena Alsup- and I'm seeking a male voice for narrating some good stories for Old West and others.

His name was James J. Braddock. In 1929 he was the middleweight contender for boxing champion of the world. He had it all- a wonderful wife, 3 kids, a nice home, and money in the bank- because boxers were the highest paid athletes in those days. The depression hit, his bank failed- and all his money was gone. He lost his house, his boxing skills faded after breaking his right hand in a bout, and he soon found himself working part time at the docks to try to support his wife and kids who were living in a run- down apartment. He finally had to go on welfare. He had a manager named Joe Gould, who never gave up on him, and got him a big fight in 1934- which he won, And then another. Then he took $300 and took it to the county welfare office and paid them back for what he had taken. Then he got the chance of a lifetime- to fight Max Baer for the heavyweight title. Max Baer had killed a man in the ring, and considered Braddock to be a washed up has-been. Max Baer had a surprise in store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our interview with Los Angeles relationship author and divorce attorney covers every angle of getting into new relationship with a strong chance they will last if you follow her gre3at advice. The holidays are a good time for strengthening our friendships and family. Sarah's Book I highly recommend: LIVE, LAUGH, FIND TRUE LOVE: A Step by Step Guide to Finding A Meaningful Relationship Sarah A.Intelligator Want to know the secret to finding a meaningful and long-lasting relationship? Who doesn't! Whether you are divorced or looking to remarry, you have been in-and-out of failed relationships, you are uncertain about an existing relationship or you are simply prepared to ditch the single life . . .Whatever your race, gender, religion or sexual identity or orientation—this book is for you. Most relationship guides are written by therapists who base their advice on success stories. This is not that book. This is not your average relationship book. This book emerged from failure and offers a unique and fresh perspective. (Think, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," except the albatross is Zsa Zsa Gabor). Written by a divorce attorney with more than twenty years' experience, this book works backwards, scrutinizing and dissecting the reasons relationships go wrong, to help you find the right relationship. In working with thousands of divorcing couples, author Sarah Intelligator, has distilled several unmistakable patterns among failed relationships. She has reduced these patterns into six categories, "F-Words": Fundamental Values, Fear, Foundation, Fixing, Fairy Tale, and Family. This book will teach you to recognize and avoid these predictable patterns in your own search for a life partner, so that you may find a fulfilling and enduring relationship. Throughout the course of this book, you will be guided on an introspective journey of deep self-reflection. You will come out the other side not only with a more solid understanding of what you want in a relationship, but how to go about finding a partner best suited for you, because you deserve to love and be loved in a healthy way.

There is an urban legend surrounding a very old but still used rairoad trestle in Kentucky which involves a mythical half-man, half-goatmonster that lures people onto the 100 foot-high  trestle where they are caught in the headlights of a fast-moving train and are left with a run,jump, or die response that usually ends in a quick death.  The story of the non-existent monster, its appeal to youth, and its growing number of victims follows.  Warning: do not chase this legend.  Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com and browse over 2,500 episodes from short stories to Shwerlock Holmes to myths and legends- and leave us a review! Thanks

In Texas, Friday night lights herald the local high school football games and that's when life really begins in small town Texas. In West Texas, there are other lights- much more mysterious lights, which have been spotted in the mountains outside of Marfa, Texas, for over 100 years. These are called The Marfa Lights, and they are the subject of lots of stories and urban legends. This is the story of the Marfa Lights. NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West (Spotify)- https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw   APPLE USERS (NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 1001 Stories From Roy's Diner at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/1001-stories-from-roys-diner/id1594740377 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 30's, 40', and 50's, "white lightning', or strong mountain brewed whiskey, was an important revneue source for the mountain communities in Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. But getting it out of the stills and down to the thirsty cities was tricky, as G-Men (revenue agents) did their best to put a stop on the distribution. Getting past the feds meant fast cars, fearless drivers, and some very top engineers capable of creating cars which could carry a ton a whiskey yet still make corners at high speeds and outrun their pursuers. In 1958 a movie called Thunder Road starring Robert Mitchum came out telling the story of a legend of a famous purportted incident in which a mountain boy, urged by his distiller father to make one last run, lost his life by crashing a roadblock and piling into a trnsformer station outside of Knoxville, Tennesee.  This is the fascinating story of the Legend, the song that Mitchum wrote for the movie that he starred in and mostly directed, the effect that the movie had on the South and moonshiners in general, and how the hot cars, the chases down those dark, twisting back roads, and the movie all came together to birth NASCAR. #Nascar #ThunderRoad #RobertMitchum  Sources: ●    Willie Clay Call - The Uncatchable ●    The crossroads of history: local distillery crafts historic moonshine for North Wilkesboro Speedway ●    Moonshine Runners And Their Role In The History Of Hot Rods - Street Muscle Magazine ●    A Knoxville Legend, Revealed: The Truth About Thunder Road ●    The legend of Thunder Road - farragutpress ●    Hear Thunder Road Roar: Beyond the Mythology of Moonshine | Appalachian Free Press The Ballad of Thunder Road at YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwUpxkfSJw  

Ten Little Known Stories From The Civil War includes: 1)How the 101 st Airborne 'Screamin' Eagles' came to be; 2), Mosby's Treasure from the raid on the Fairfax Courthouse; 3), Wounds that glowed in the Dark; 4), Seven US Presidents that served in the Civil War; 5), General Butler's Chamber Pots- How General Butler failed to charm the women of New Orleans; 6), The story of the first medal of honor; 7,) How the Civil War stared in Wilmer McClean's kitchen in Manassas and ended in his parlor in Appomattox; 8), America's first female detectives save Lincoln's life; 9), The ghosts of Antietam; 10), The story of Taps.  APPLE USERS New! 1001 Tales of Escape and Suspense at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-tales-of-escape-and-suspense/id1689248043 Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-crime-solvers/id1657397371 Catch 1001 Heroes on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 Classic Short Stories at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Great link for those who want the full story:"The Murder of George Wythe" https://wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php/Murder_of_George_Wythe   Title page from Boyd and Hemphill's pamphlet reprint, The Murder of George Wythe: Two Essays (Williamsburg, VA: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1955). Julian P. Boyd (1903 – 1980), renowned editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, contributed to a special issue of The William and Mary Quarterly in October, 1955. The issue was published in recognition of the Marshall-Wythe celebration at the College of William & Mary Law School on September 25, 1954, for the bicentennial of John Marshall's birth. The journal pairs Boyd's essay on "The Murder of George Wythe,"[1] with another by W. Edwin Hemphill, "Examinations of George Wythe Swinney for Forgery and Murder."[2] Hemphill had rediscovered witness testimony given for Sweeney's murder trial in 1806, and both authors made use of this new information. Boyd and Hemphill's work was published as a pamphlet reprint the same year, under the title: The Murder of George Wythe: Two Essays (Williamsburg, VA: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1955). Article text, October 1955 Page 513 The Murder of George Wythe Julian P. Boyd* The murder of George Wythe was, in the deeply-felt words of his greatest student and admirer, Thomas Jefferson, "such an instance of depravity [as] has been hitherto known to us only in the fables of the poets."[3] Few if any crimes have so greatly aroused the inhabitants of Virginia. Popular indignation rose to fever pitch, for the circumstances of the crime left no room for divided feelings. The murderer was the grandnephew and residuary legatee of the Chancellor, a favored beneficiary of Wythe's many acts of kindness and generosity. He was young, apparently reckless, no doubt a gambler and spendthrift, and certainly a callous ingrate. Wythe was eighty years old, universally beloved, and too generously trusting to be suspicious of those closest to him. The story is worth telling, though it is unrelieved in its grimness, because history, no less than judicial process, took a strange course in its attitude toward this brutal crime and its perpetrator. Bv

There are ten generations which have been given names, and these date back to births starting in 1890. The naming of generations is a sort of haphazard process, and is usually , but not always, predicated upon a book title such as 'The Greatest Generation' or 'Generation X'. In this story we discuss all the named generations, how they got their names, why and to whom they are important, and the characteristics common to those born into those generations. You should find it interesting as to how well the characteristics match those of you and your family. NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West (Spotify)- https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw  Catch all our shows at www.bestof1001stories.com   APPLE USERS (NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West-  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618   REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In part two of "Our Canine Heroes" we cover search and rescue (and K-9) training, where rescue dogs w,ee first employed), life-saving stories, diffent types of rescue dogs:  did you know some dogs are trained specifically to sniff out drowning victims in water as deep as 40 feet?  We explain how this is done. They were very busy in Texas this past year with flood victims, giving closure to many familys. And there are many more specially trained rescue dogs- some trained to sniff out their master's oncoming seizure before it happens and lead them to a predestined safe spot. Others are trained for a wide variety of rescues and searches. Here is a video of "Air Scent" dogs trained to find drowning victims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1HooroM10

The explosive true story of the Green Berets heroic role fighting the top-secret war in Cambodia, Laos, and North Vietnam in the late sixties as told by one of the few who survived it- John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer, author of Across The Fence-The Secret War in Vietnam. HONORING OUR NATIONS HEROES: This is the first of two Veteran's day interviews we did. Our guest here is Green Beret John Stryker Meyer, author of Across The Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam, which tells the story of the special forces operators who volunteered to be dropped into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam to monitor and hamper the movements of the attacking North Vietnamese Army as they brought hundreds of thousands of soldiers and weapons down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The mission of these Green Berets and their courageous South Vietnamese Special Forces counterparts was secret and deadly- the deadliest fighting done in that war. This is his story. ANDROID USERS-  SEEWWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618   Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, part 3A of a two episode "Our Canine Heroes"installment, we share actual stories of hero rescue dogs and why search and rescue relies so heavily upon them, especially when time is critical in saving lives.  We also discuss the 2022 movie 'Rescued By Ruby', a family-friendly movie about a state policeman who desperately wanted to partner with a search and rescue dog but had been turned down bercause of a physical condition. We chose to illustrate the movie because it shows how SAR dogs are trained and how the dog and master need to pass a series of tests to qualify for the honor of becoming a team.    We invite you to stop by our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and browse our podcasts, sign up for our newsletter, and leave us a kind review- Thanks! 

Our stories today: 1), Larry the Lawn Chair Pilot- who actually followed his dream up past the clouds and into LAX airspace while sitting in a lawn chair powered by 43 helium balloons; 2) Miracle in Rio- A blind boy is struck by a bullet during a new year's celebration and wakes up in the hospital to some good news; 3) A Disaster Foretold;- some Titanic stories 4) Ritchie Ashburn's Human Target- its my favorite baseball story; 5. They'll Never Take Me Alive- the story of Elmer McCurdy's busy afterlife; 6) Joshua L. Cowen's Invention, besides lighted flower pots; 7) Mary Edwards Walker- the only woman to win a Medal of Honor, 8) The Blood Amethyst- The London Museum keeps this one under lock and key,9) A Letter to Henry Ford (from Clyde Barrow) 10) The Carpet Caper- three college kids see a rolled up, carpet lying on a sidewalk and decide to take it back to their apartment 11) The English Professor- An English professor assigns a special online project to two students- their simple goal is to collaborate on writing a story. ANDROID USERS- www.bestof1001stories.com APPLE USERS   Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618   Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we discuss the human element required to locate missing persons.  Police, FBI, Investigators, and trackers are discussed, as a number of organizations which work free of charge to help families find their loved ones and provide comfort where possible (listed below).  We'll relate online stories from former investigators and provide statistics relating to the number of missing persons cases called in yearly, the number that are solved, and the states with the highest number of cases. https://websleuths.com/ https://www.doenetwork.org/closedmain.php https://texasequusearch.org/about-us/#mission_statement https://adventureswithpurpose.com/pages/contact-us http://tracelabs.org/about/search-party-rules https://www.investigationsforthemissing.org/ 1-800-THE-LOST or 1-800-843-5678   

For years it was rumored that the Nazis, in their final days before the end in 1945, had dropped boxes fullof stolen gold into the depths of Lake Toplitz in Austria , but the lake, being very deep and piled with dead trees, was extreme,y dangerous for divers. Finally, expeditions were organized and searches made...searches that exposed a huge Nazi scheme to ruin England economically...and this is the story.  We also reveal where most of the stolen Nazi gold was found near the end of our story.   Visit our new website at www.beswtof1001stories.com today and sign up for our newsletters (#3 is next), plus leave reviews at our shows.

The Australian Waler horse is known for its stamina and courage as well as its ability to perform in the worst of conditions. Over 130,000 Waler horses were deployed in the Middle East campaigns and during that time earned the respect and admiration of the Light Horse Troopers who rode them into history at Beersheba and other battles.  They were also used by Merrill's Marauders in the treacherous New Guinea and Burma campaigns in WWII, again earning respect for their toughness and endurance.  This story is a tribute to the breed. Introduce Your Listeners to Siri  Siri can help listeners find and subscribe to your show in Apple Podcasts, so spread the word on your website, in your newsletter, and wherever else you communicate with your audience. For example, to find your show, encourage them to say things like: "Play [show name]."(1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales Podcast) (1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast)(1001 Stories For The Road Podcast) (1001 Radio Days Podcast)"Play my newest podcasts.""Play the first episode of [show name]."  YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Check out our new Maltese Cross Pendants at our new shop "the1001store" at Etsy- the world's largest online craft marketplace. Like what you see?   Each pendant comes with a " Legend of the Maltese Cross" insert. The link www.etsy.com/shop/the1001store.    Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple  iTunes!   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 HEROES now at Apple iTunes Podcast App:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622?mt=2 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901?mt=2 ANDROID USERS- CATCH OUR SHOWS AT WWW.CASTBOX.FM  SUBSCRIBE FREE  THEN SHARE  THANK YOU 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE:  https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:  https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id381734?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries:  https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1114843?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eight powerful stories revealing how DNA,Geneology.and cold case detectives solved missing persons case., some found alive, someproviding a final asnwer and closure for grieving relatives. COMING NEXT: FALL SERIES (EPISODE 2)  CALLING COLTER SHAW  (When trackers succeed) Join us at our website at www.bestof1001stories.com and sign up forour newsletters, which just started. Also find this episode, if you liked it, and leave a review for others.    https://websleuths.com/ https://www.doenetwork.org/closedmain.php https://texasequusearch.org/about-us/#mission_statement https://adventureswithpurpose.com/pages/contact-us http://tracelabs.org/about/search-party-rules https://www.investigationsforthemissing.org/ 1-800-THE-LOST or 1-800-843-5678   

On July 2nd,1966, 3 young suburban Chicago women drove to a popular beach south of Chicago on Lake Michigan, parked their car, and walked to a spot on the beach at Indiana Dunes State Park. They were last seen getting on a boat with 3 men- and from there they disappeared, never to be seen again. Their blankets and personal effects were all left behind. A huge manhunt ensued. Detectives were left without a shred of evidence- despite lots of clues to their private lives and their associates. Someone, somewhere knows something- and it is hoped even today that a clue will reveal itself so friends and family can get some closure.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com   CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS!  SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  In 1915, Russian defenders launched a gruesome counterattack that repelled the German invaders.  What made it so gruesome? The Russians were the victims of German gas warfare, involving chlorine and bromine gases, which devastated the Russian garrison at Osowiec Fortress.  It did not quite work out the way the Germans planned however.  The Germans had underestimated the sheer will and determination of the Russian defenders.  In this episode, part of our series, Summer of Last Stands,  we give you the gore and the glory, the details of the Russian countercharge by survivors that were walking dead men, their flesh dissolving before the eyes of the terrified German offence, as the enemy scrambled in panicked retreat.  Resources used "Attack of the Dead Men" - History Insights "Attack of the Dead Men" - Wikipedia "Attack of the Dead Men: The World War I Battle That Was Like a Scene Out of a Horror Movie" - War History Online "How Did Russian Soldiers Continue To Fight Following Exposure To Deadly Gas During World War I?" - ScienceABC "Osowiec Fortress" - Wikipedia "Representations of the Poison Gas War on the Eastern Front, 1915–1917" - The Cambridge World History of Genocide (Chapter 27) "The Defense of Osowiec Fortress in WWI" - Gordon Hesterberg, Prezi Links to Song mentioned in the podcast: Aria - "Attack of the Dead" https://youtu.be/6MY-g2FcN90?feature=shared Sabaton - "Attack of the Dead Men" https://youtu.be/-AFdwoyNT24?feature=shared    

The movie Raiders of the Lost Ark was the highest grossing movie of 1981 and ensuring lasting stardom for Harrison Ford and Debra Allen. The plot, centered in the 1930's, featured an archeology professor from the US vying against Hitler's agents to recover the Lost Ark of the Covenant, which the Germans believed had power they could harness for war. In this story we cover the true story of the German quest to prove Aryan supremacy by searching the world for archeological proof of their superiority as well as the challenges faced by the movie actors and production staff-challenges which included working with thousands of poisonous snakes and in extreme temperatures. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The closing days of the war in Europe provided some of the most dramatic mmoments of the war, and the battle at Castle Itter in the Tyrolean Alps, a well-guarded Nazi "prison" for high-value political prisoners, was no exception. With Hitler's suicide followed by the announcement of Germany's surrender, many German troops began running for cover or surrendering, as did the castle guard at Castle Itter, however, the ever faithfull Waffen-SS had not surrendered and was killing as many prisoners and combatants as they could, The prisoners in the castle knew the Americans were approaching, and sent for help. Some of the prison guards changed allegiance and vowed to protect the prisoners. Soon a mixed crew of Austrian resistance fighters, ex-Nazi's, castle prisoners, including a famous tennis star, and American soldiers were holding off a Waffen-SS forceof 300 seasoned fighters intending to wipe out the castle's defenders- but despite their artillery and numbers, the castle defenders put up an incredible fight. This is the story!   Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com for many more "Last Stand" stories!

Our story details the legendary last stand of Commander William Desobry's Team of 400 troops and 15 Sherman tanks who were assigned to capture and defend  Noville, France , thereby preventing the German ofensive from overwhelming Bastagnge and Antwerp in Dec '44-Jan of 1945.  Deobry's units, as well as others, faced 10-1 odds, including an entire Panzer division, for 2 whole days, taking over 50% losses, and giving the allies the critical hours needed to prepare defenses for Bastogne. 

In just a few minutes you can treat yourself to one of the greatest historical paradoxes ever written at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age- Its 1910 ( or so) .Anne of Green Gables is headed for college. She will actually attend classes in daytime No wild parties No drinking Actual studying No demonstrations No burning police cars This will rock your idea of what colleges should be about!   Apple LInk (for anyone)    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age/id1485751552

It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this) at noon EDT  -Chapter 1 of the 3rd 'Anne of Green Gables' story- called 'Anne of the Island'- narrated by Gizelle Erickson- who is introducing herself soon over at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age.  Its a combination romance/adventure/coming of age story that will take you back to a simpler time! Join us at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Apple Users: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age/id1485751552 Spotify" https://open.spotify.com/show/5sUUFDVTatnGt7FiNQvSHe Website ( and ALL our Anne  stories) at 1001 Stories from The Gilded Age: www.bestof1001stories.com

1001 had the rare opportunity to speak face to face (on Skype) with physicist, lecturer, and professional UFOlogist Stanton Terry Friedman last year and at that time he shared his knowledge of UFO's as well as his ties to the story known as The Braxton County Monster. This episode is offered here in his honor, as we lost him this pat May 13th. He will be sorely missed in the UFO believers community. He was the first civilian to investigate the Roswell incident and he worked a number of top secret projects for the US government concerning nuclear (and other) types of propulsion. The quality of this Skype call to his home in Maine isn't that good but his conversation more than makes up for it in my opinion. Enjoy 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on the Podbean Podcast App today! Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.podbean.app.podcast iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podbean-podcasts-on-the-go/id973361050?ls=1&mt=8 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1909 the Phoenix Gazette published an incredible story about an archeological find, sponsored by the Smithsonian, of a cave within the Grand Canyon which supposed held a large store of artifacts thought to belong to an ancient civilization. The story quickly faded from sight, but was revived in the 70;s by certain authors seeking attention for exposing what they felt was a massive cover up being perpetrated by the Grand Canyon National Park and the Smithsonian. .In this story we discuss the original article describing the find, three audacious hoaxes pulled off in those times (over 100 years ago), and the truth regarding the origin of the Kincaid's Cave story. ANDROID USERS- HEAD FOR SPOTIFY OR WWW.BESTOF1001STORIESNETWORK   1001 Radio Days  1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle)   1001 Stories for the Road   APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618     REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a new suburban development outside of Fairfax, VA, in 1970, a young military man and his bride to be were stopping to visit a family member who had recently purchased a new home across from a vacant lot. Suddenly a man in a bunny suit approached their car, slinging an axe, and shouting at them to leave.  He then broke their car window,  splattering the young lady with glass, and, before they were able to pull away, threw the axe into the car as he screamed "You people are destroying the land...all of you have to leave".  He was then seen either skipping or running away, according to the story they gave to police. The young lady was unharmed but thoroughly shaken.  Since that day the story has morphed, pulling elements from unproven sources...elements regarding escaped mental asylum patients, dead rabbits, murdered children, and placing it all near the old Colchester Bridge in Clifton, VA. In this story we investigate to see if there is even a grain of truth to the story which has grown aroundnot one but two Bunnyman appearances in 1970.   Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com for all our podcasts and episodes, sorted by category for easy listening.

Hannah Dustin was a colonial Massachusetts Puritan mother who was taken captive by the Abenaki tribe during King Phillips War along with her nursemaid and newborn daughter, who was killed by her captives. Showing incredible courage, she killed her captors and escaped, bringing their scalps back for reward. She was the first woman in America to be honored with a statue in her name and likeness. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers!   Get all of our shows at one website:WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM  CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On 21 January 1968, the PAVN surrounded and besieged the key US Marine base near the border of Laos. In the ensuing five months, KSCB and the hilltop outposts around it were subjected to daily North Vietnamese artillery, mortar, and rocket attacks, and several infantry assaults. More than 274 U.S. troops were killed and more than 2,500 wounded. This is their story. Resources: •    "BRCC PRESENTS - The Siege at Khe Sanh." Black Rifle Coffee Company, YouTube •    "Battle of Khe Sanh." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation •    "Khe Sanh." HISTORY.com Editors, HISTORY, A&E Television Networks, August 2, 2011 (Last Updated: February 27, 2025) •    "Khe Sanh Incident." Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) •    "Khe Sanh Remembered: A Marine's Vietnam War Story." By Petty Officer 1st Class Pedro Rodriguez, The Official United States Marine Corps Public Website, January 27, 2023 •    "Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam." City of Allen - ACTV, YouTube •    "The Siege That Failed: America's Stand at Khe Sanh." Historycentral, YouTube •    "US Marines in Vietnam | Episode 12: Siege of Khe Sanh." Valorous TV, YouTube •    Researched and written by Gizelle Erickson

All of us have experienced grief at the loss of a loved one. Many of us seek answers to questions such as "where do we go after this life?" and "is there a heaven?." In this episode we offer some answers to those questions, including the story of a mom in Georgia who receives a warning on her cell phone via her home security camera that someone has entered her house- only to find the image of her deceased son present on the video in the kitchen.; a portion of an account from Arthur Conan Doyle regarding his experiences talking to, touching, and seeing his deceased relatives while in the presence of a medium; portions of an interview with Dr. Eben Alexander, author of 'Proof of Life", his story of his journey to heaven while legally brain dead and in a coma; and an interview with author Jane Moe (Visions of Heaven) courtesy of PrioritizeYourLife.com website. The stories are heart warming and compelling. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us!   ANDROID  all 12 shows avaialble at www.bestof1001stories.com APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- Coming Soon Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-crime-solvers/id1657397371 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

# 2 In our summer series "Famous Last Stands" is The Valiant Defense of Rorke's Drift, which was a 10 hour battle between a beleagured British outpost in the center of Zulu territory which was attacked by a very large Zulu force in 1879. Outnumbered 40 to 1 , the small garrison fought bravely, often in hand to hand combat, with many surviving and claiming 20 Zulus for every fallen soldier.  Coming Sunday 12:30 ET: The Battle of Khe Sanh "Hold At All Costs". 2,500 US Marines, Army, AF, and ARVN vs. 40,000 enemy troops The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead of the 24th Regiment of Foot, began once a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from the main force during the final hour of the British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879. They travelled ten kilometres (six miles) to attack Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day. Just over 150 British and colonial troops defended the station against attacks by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The massive but piecemeal attacks by the Zulu on Rorke's Drift came very close to overwhelming the much smaller garrison, but were consistently repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to individual defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honors. Resources •    "The last stand at Isandhlwana" by Charles Edwin Fripp and "The Defence of Rorke's Drift" by Alphonse de Neuville. : r/BattlePaintings". Reddit Discussion. •    "Battle of Rorke's Drift". Wikipedia Article. •    "Bold Stand at Rorke's Drift". Article from Warfare History Network. Arnold Blumberg. July 2017. •    "Defence of Rorke's Drift". Article from National Army Museum. •    "Eye witness accounts Rorkes Drift.". Forum Content from rorkesdriftvc.com. •    "Rorke's Drift by Those Who Were There". Event/Talk Description from National Army Museum. Featuring Ian Knight. 20 January 2023. •    "The Battle of Rorke's Drift | Zulus Vs British | Total War Cinematic Battle". YouTube Video Transcript from "Historical Total War Battles" channel. •    "The Defense of Rorke's Drift". Narrative Compilation Source.  •    "The Last Stand at Isandhlwana". Article from The British Empire website. •    "Hook's account of the Battle". Private Henry Hook's account, published in The Royal Magazine. Hosted on rorkesdriftvc.com. February 1905. Credits Produced and Narrated by: Jon Hagadorn Research & Writing: Gizelle Erickson        

In 1764 in a small province in south central France,a wolf-like beast began to prey on the people of that community. For three years it continued killing, savagely, terrorizing the region, while eluding all efforts to kill it. Many thought it was unstoppable-that it was the beast from hell. In this story we cover all the theories as to what this beast was and what happened to it in the end. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901  astchoices.com/adchoices

Part one of our six part summer series "Last Stands" at 1001 Heroes! Reviews Appreciated! The incredible story of Greece's effort to fight off the Persian Empire's attempt to occupy Greece by sending their best warriors from their united city-states- the battle being ended with the last 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas in a 7 days long effort to fend off 200,000 Persians. The Spartan ethos remains today not only in our military but in each one us as we seek the determination and courage to face our live's challenges.  COMING SOON: RORKE'S DRIFT (Zulu Wars 1879) Join us at our new website www.bestof1001stories.com..  Look for "Categories" under "Episodes". 12 podcasts- 2500 episodes. #1 History Podcast. Resources used: •    Excerpts from "Battle of Thermopylae | EBSCO Research Starters", published in 2022 by Chara, Paul John, Jr. •    Green, Peter. The Greco-Persian Wars. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. •    Pressfield, S. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. New York: Bantam Books, 1999. •    Excerpts from "Did 300 Spartans Hold Off a Persian Army of Millions? | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Aquariums, Attractions, Museums", Author: Engrid Barnett; Published on: March 27, 2024 •    Excerpts from "Herodotus on Thermopylae - Livius": Website: Livius.org;  •    Excerpts from the transcript of the video "Herodotus' Account of The Battle of Thermopylae"; YouTube Channel: S.A.R Histories •    Excerpts from the transcript of the video "King Leonidas I: The True Meaning of Being a Relentless Warrior"; YouTube Channel: Story of the Apex •    Excerpts from the transcript of the video "Last Stand of Thermopylae | The 300 Spartans"; YouTube Channel: The Northern Historian •    Excerpts from "Last Stand of the 300 - Wikipedia": •    Excerpts from "Millennia After Leonidas Made His Last Stand at Thermopylae, a Ragtag Band of Saboteurs Thwarted the Axis Powers in the Same Narrow Pass"; Authors: Myke Cole and Michael Livingston. Published on: February 5, 2024. •    Excerpts from the transcript of the video "The Battle of Thermopylae": YouTube Channel: Pritzker Military Museum & Library •    Excerpts from the transcript of the video "The Battle of Thermopylae: Last Stand of the Greeks Explained": YouTube Channel: Captivating History •    Excerpts from "THERMOPYLAE 480 BC: ANCIENT ACCOUNTS OF A BATTLE"; Author: Jan P. Stronk.  Credits Produced and Narrated by: Jon Hagadorn Research & Writing: Gizelle Erickson

The story of The Pea Island Life Saving Station on North Carolina's Outer Banks and the rescue of 9 passengers and crew from the E.S. Newman by Richard Etheridge and crew in 1879; plus stories of life-saving legends Dunbar John Davis (NC) and Capt. Joshua James (Massachusetts).. Etheridge, a former Union soldier and slave who was born on the Outer Banks, was awarded head keeper of the Pea island Life Saving Station, the only all-black life saving facility in the country, and unlike many of  his white counterparts,, his crew was overlooked when medals were given to surfmen who had acted courageously to save lives. Etheridge;s crew's saving of the 9 passengers aboard the storm-tossed E.S. Newman during hurricane conditions was submitted for review recently and the well earned awards were given posthumously. Methods used to save lives are discussed in this story, which you should find interesting. Shanks, Ralph, Wick York and Lisa Shanks US Life Saving Service: Heroes, rescues, and Archetecture of the Early Coast Guard. Costano Books, Petaluma CA 1996 Wright, David, and David Zoby, Fire On The Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers, Scribner, NY, 2001  The Rescue of the E.S. Newman Pea Island Cookhouse Museum —    The Pea Island Life Saving Station    —     The Rescue of the E.S. Newman Marker image. Click for full size. Photographed by Brandon D Cross 1. The Rescue of the E.S. Newman Marker Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.   Graveyard of the Atlantic Where the cold water Labrador Current meets the warm water Gulf Stream Current with, "awesome displays of savage fury, seafaring men call it the Graveyard of the Atlantic." — David Stick, 1953 Thousands of vessels have met their fate wrecked along the North Carolina coast—most by storms, others by wars and pirates. It was along this coast where Richard Etheridge and his crew performed their duty, rescuing victims from the rages of the sea. The 1896 hurricane season produced the highest Atlantic tides in 50 years, destroying structures and property from the Carolinas to New Jersey. E.S. Newman Rescue Their most famous rescue was the wreck of the E.S. Newman on the night of October 11, 1896. The 393 ton schooner—carrying six crewmen, Captain Garner, his wife, and three-year-old son Tommy—ran aground south of the station during a hurricane. The hurricane was so intense that the ocean and sound became one body of water. Beach patrol was suspended because the Keeper knew it wasn't safe for his men to walk the beach, but the men kept watch in the tower Paid Advertisement Click on the ad for more information. Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor. atop of the station. Theodore Meekins was standing watch when he saw what he thought was a faint red streak just south of the station. He called Keeper Etheridge up to the tower and another red flare was spotted. The Keeper mustered the crew. While others on the island took cover to wait out the storm, Richard Etheridge and his crew went out into the storm. In waist deep water the men hauled the beach cart to the site of the wreck. After quickly assessing the situation, it became apparent to Etheridge that none of the equipment on the cart could be used to rescue the people off the ship. He called for volunteers to jump into the raging surf and swim out to the E.S. Newman that was stuck just beyond the inner bar. Theodore Meekins and Stanley Wise stepped forward; the two men bound themselves together with a line, and the other end of the line was secured by surfmen on shore. Meekins and Wise slowly made their way out to the E.S. Newman through the raging surf. Dodging debris from the wreckage, the two men reached the wreck. They were able to get a line aboard the wreck using a heaving stick, and three-year-old Tommy was the first to be saved. Tucked tightly in the arms of a surfman, the three were pulled through the surf by the surfmen on shore. The remaining eight persons were rescued from the ship in that same manner. After each trip, two different  The Rescue of the E.S. Newman Marker image. Click for full size. Photographed by Brandon D Cross 2. The Rescue of the E.S. Newman Marker surfmen would make the dangerous trek out to the wreck. Legend has it that Theodore Meekins made all nine trips out to the Newman that night. Their brave efforts would go unnoticed for the next one hundred years. Finally on March 5, 1996, Richard Etheridge, Benjamin Bowser, Dorman Pugh, Theodore Meekins, Lewis Wescott, Stanley Wise and William Irving were posthumously awarded the U.S. Coast Guard Gold Life-Saving Medal. TWO NEW MEMBER ONLY SHOWS NOW AVAILABLE TO  PATRONS!  www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork.  Thank you. 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Journey with me back to 1938 as a young couple named Mike and Leone Goulding, having invested in a trading post in Navaho Country and fallen in love with the beautiful landscape and the Navaho people who populated what we call Monument Valley Utah/Arizona today- saved their pennies and photos and took a long road trip to Hollywood to find director John Ford and convince him that their valley would be the ideal place to film his next western movie, despite there being no lodging, no restaurants, and no electricity.  Its a great story and a few quotes and movie memories are offered. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!

The story of Sgt. Don Dinwiddie, radioman on the B-17 GI Sheets, and his crew as they barely survived being shot down in German-held territory on Jan 29th, 1944,as told by author Terry Irwin. Today's history classes really don't teach the many ways that commen men with uncommon courage fought for our freedom in WWII- and this story is a great example. Saturday, January 29, 1944 -- it was the day that forever changed the life of T/Sgt. Don Dinwiddie, radioman on the G.I. Sheets, a B-17 bomber on a mission to destroy Nazi targets in Frankfurt, Germany. Hobbled by a bad engine and struggling to make it back to safety amidst enemy flak and German fighter planes, the G.I. Sheets was shot down over Belgium. Aided by members of the Belgian underground, Don evaded capture for nearly four months before being betrayed and handed over to the Germans; he finished the remainder of the war as a POW, spending the last eighty-six days behind enemy lines on a 600-mile forced march. Sgt. Dinwiddie's War is the story of the G.I. Sheets, its crew, and their fight for freedom in war-torn Europe.   Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com!  Thanks for listening!

Tom Phillips and his three young children disappeared from the isolated rural Waikato town of Marokopa on 9 December 2021. New Zealand Police believe that the children were taken by their father to a location somewhere in the western Waikato, after a dispute with their mother. Phillips is alleged to have committed a bank robbery in September 2023, but the first sighting of all three children with their father was on 3 October 2024, when they were spotted walking through Marokopa farmland. However, despite a three-day search of the area, including the use of a military helicopter, they have not yet been located. Background Marokopa seen from above Before their disappearance, Tom Phillips lived in Ōtorohanga in New Zealand's Waikato district with his three children.[ They also spent much of their time at the family farm in Marokopa. Phillips had been separated from his wife Catherine for several years and was homeschooling the children.[citation needed]  He is an experienced hunter and camper. The Phillips family has farmed in the area for generations.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_family_disappearances https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/world/new-zealand-tom-phillips-missing-children-intl-hnk-dst https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532022/missing-marokopa-family-detective-spearheading-the-search-for-tom-phillips-and-his-three-children-reveals-what-he-believes-phillips-motive-is https://nypost.com/2024/10/11/world-news/new-zealand-mothers-chilling-theory-as-missing-kids-re-emerge-in-bushland-with-father-tom-phillips/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9DnIfQ_EuM (use this one for finding–middle of the story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0lvbGxGfuY (supportive of the father) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pVjMwhYr7M (too long) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O0xExooPio (use for starting of story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4E9dM69PI (good mom info) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/17/three-years-in-the-wild-how-a-fugitive-father-has-hidden-his-children-for-so-long-ntwnfb https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/08/timeline-disappearance-of-tom-phillips-and-marokopa-children/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/missing-marokopa-family-waikato-ute-owners-plea-for-sightings-after-theft/GBX5NWPJRBAKBIJVA4RKOUDFN4/    

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In September 1942, Boyington rejoined the Marine Corps. In early 1943, he deployed to the South Pacific and began flying combat missions in the F4U Corsair fighter. On August 14, 1943, he took command of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 ("Black Sheep"). In January 1944, Boyington, outnumbered by Japanese "Zero" planes, was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after downing one of the enemy planes. He was captured by a Japanese submarine crew and was held as a prisoner of war for more than a year and a half. He was released shortly after the surrender of Japan. The television series Baa Baa Black Sheep was inspired by Boyington and his men in the "Black Sheep" squadron. It ran for two seasons in the late 1970s.   Catch all 120 of our WWII stories at www.bestof1001stories.com

By 1880 the ATS&F Railroad had laid tracks from Kansas City to California- and people and products were starting to move through the still untamed west. Food along the way, however, was a spotty proposition, and the railroad was faced with a dilemma. Cooks were hard to keep employed, and waiters were hard to find. Thats when Fred Harvey, who had emigrated from England to the US at age 15 and got into the restaurant, and then the train business- saw an  opportunity. He went to the offices of the Atcheson, Yopeka, & Santa Fe Railroad and offered them a plan. If the railroads would give him the dining cars and let him upgrade the stops every hundred miles or so- he (Harvey) would provide first class food services. It was a win-win. But Harvey didn't stop tghere. He placed ads in central US newspapers looking for educated, proper young ladies who were willing to head west with the railroads while working for a select group of upscale restaurants. Many young girls who saw no future in their lives outside of farm and domestic work lept at the opportunity- and the Harvey Girls were born.  This is their story.   Citations and Sources:  Citations and Sources: 1 Setting the Standard: The Harvey Girls. Exhibition, New Mexico History Museum, 2020. https://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/exhibition/details/1950/setting-the-standard-the-fred-harvey-company-and-its-legacy. 2 Ibid. 3Ibid. 4 "Winslow Harvey Girls - Oral Histories: Lucy Delgadillo Moore, Dorothy Hunt and Janice Stewart" by Robin White, Phyllis Kachinhongva, and Michael Quinn, Grand Canyon National Park. Mar 24, 2005. https://vimeo.com/193114476. 5 "Roy and Edna Lemons - Oral History Interview" by Michael Quinn, Grand Canyon National Park. September 7, 1995, https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=FBEC96EC-0899-4EB5-9785-A28BFE960084. 6 Lesley Polling-Kempes. The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West (Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press, 1989), 87. 7 "Winslow Harvey Girls - Oral Histories: Lucy Delgadillo Moore, Dorothy Hunt and Janice Stewart". 8 Colleen Lucero. When I Worked for Fred Harvey: The Hopi Harvey Project. Exhibition, 2014. 9 Setting the Standard: The Harvey Girls. Exhibition.

This summer enjoy "JON'S TOP 10 WWII STORIES" every Friday morning at 12:30 am- a great choice for our night hawks! To find more like this one, check out our website www.bestof1001stories.com  then "episodes", "categories"- dropdown  "Last Stands and Long Shots". On October 25, 1944, through a series of naval movements, a small 13 ship destroyer task force found itself the only thing between a huge 23 ship Japanese battle fleet and the American landing force attempting to free the Japanese held Philippine Islands. When the choice came to run south, one destroyer commander named Ernest Evans,a Cherokee Indian who had joined to fight, charged the entire Japanese fleet alone, guns blazing and torpedoes firing, while the crew of largest battleship in the world, the Yamato, watched in stunned amazement. This incredibly brave action gave the rest of the small support force named Taffy 3 the incentive to attack, which they did, ultimately wreaking huge damage upon the surprised Japanese fleet, saving the Philippine invasion,and handing the Japanese navy a defeat from which they never recovered. SEE NEW WEBSITE FIOR MORE WWII ACTION: https://www.bestof1001stories.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 26th of March, 1863, the first six Medals of Honor were awarded to 6 surviving members of the Andrew's Raiders, who, one year earlier , had participating in a daring union raid into the south to commandeer a railroad engine and hobble Confederate supply lines around Chattanooga. The first of the six went to private Jacob Parrott. This is the story. Resources: •    https://www.thoughtco.com/great-locomotive-chase-2360250 •    Andrews Raiders - Warfare History Network https://warfarehistorynetwork.com •    Bravery remembered: Civil War raiders recognized for Great Locomotive Chase: https://www.army.mil •    Great Locomotive Chase - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase •    Marker Monday: Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel - Georgia Historical Society https://georgiahistory.com •    The Great Locomotive Chase - AMERICAN HERITAGE https://www.americanheritage.com •    The Great Locomotive Chase - Largest U.S. Army Veteran Directory + Service History Archive  https://www.togetherweserved.com •    The Great Locomotive Chase - WVTF https://www.wvtf.org •    The Great Locomotive Chase: The First Awarded Medals of Honor  https://www.cmoh.org Capturing a Locomotive: My Account of the Great Railroad Adventure by Rev. William Pittenger   R Resources: https://www.thoughtco.com/great-locomotive-chase-2360250 Andrews Raiders - Warfare History Network https://warfarehistorynetwork.com Bravery remembered: Civil War raiders recognized for Great Locomotive Chase: https://www.army.mil Great Locomotive Chase - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase Marker Monday: Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel - Georgia Historical Society https://georgiahistory.com The Great Locomotive Chase - AMERICAN HERITAGE https://www.americanheritage.com The Great Locomotive Chase - Largest U.S. Army Veteran Directory + Service History Archive  https://www.togetherweserved.com The Great Locomotive Chase - WVTF https://www.wvtf.org The Great Locomotive Chase: The First Awarded Medals of Honor  https://www.cmoh.org Capturing a Locomotive: My Account of the Great Railroad Adventure by Rev. William Pittenger Music and Sound Effect Credit: Sound Effect by Kammerin Hunt from Pixabay: Run Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay: One Train, Men working, small steam locomotive, steam train at crossing, train horn and passing Sound Effect by Pig Bank - Mood from Pixabay: Rain Sound Effect by Sandro Lima from Pixabay: Train #3 Sound Effect by Roger Harding from Pixabay: Steam Engine Pulling Away Sound Effect by Paweł Spychała from Pixabay: Train Passing Production Assistant: Gizelle Erickson - Imagination Weaver

Our 12 stories: 1) Frank Finkel, survived Custer's Last Stand; 2) Vesna Voluvik, sole survivor of terrorist-caused airplane crash over Czech republic 1972; 3) Julieanne Koepcke, when her plane broke up, she fell two miles, strapped in her seat, and landed in the Amazon Rain Forest, where she survived 11 days with multiple injuries until finding help;, 4) Salvador Alvarenga, out for a day of fishing with his friend, was blown further out ton sea in a storm, and survived 438 days at sea with no supplies; 5) Aron Ralston, exploring a remote canyon in Utah, had is arm trapped by a boulder and after 6 days, realizing he could not free himself, cut off his own arm in order to survive; 6) William Bryden, a surgeon with the British Army in Afghanistan, survived an ambush that killed 4,500 of his fellow soldiers and thousands of non-combatants; 7) 13 tear old Bahia Bakari, with a broken collarbone, hung onto a piece of plane wreckage in the Indian Ocean for 9 hours in choppy water, to become the only survivor of that disaster; 8) Peter Siebold civilian astronaut on a Virgin Galactic flight, survived falling from 55,000 feet when the rocket disintegrated; 9) Lt. Col Vivian Statham, serving as a nurse in Indonesia in WWII, survived a massacre by the attacking Japanese as she and her fellow nurses were forced naked into the ocean before being shot in the back; 10) Ben S. Cauley, trumpet player for the Barkays, survived the plane wreck that took mthe lives of Otis Redding and most of the band; 11) Alexander Selkirk complained to his ships captain of the terrible working conditions aboard that ship and was marooned on a deserted island, where he survived for three years ; 12) Marcus Latrell, Navy Seal, survived an ambush by Taliban warriors in Afghanistan and went on to write his biography which became a movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is our interview with filmmaker/producer Steve Edmiston ("The Maury Island Incident", Youtube) regarding the Maury Island UFO incident which occurred in June 1947 in the Seattle/Tacoma area. For all of you who live within a day's drive of Seattle WA you really need to consider attending the 4th annual,MIBB- the Men in Black Birthday Bash-to honor the event which all began with the alleged sighting of three UFO's by Harold Dahl, son, and boat crew in 1947, just a few days before. Come dressed in black. Aliens welcome. This is one of the craziest UFO stories out there, and it doesn't get much attention because there was no early report or investigation and the initial facts were blurred by Dah's friend /partner who was possibly tyring to profit by magnifying an incident which may or may not have been a legitimate otherworldy visit.   Flaming metal shards, according to Dahl's account, were released by one the disc-shaped crafts that flew by his boat, striking the boat, landing on the deck, killing his son's dog, and burning his son, panicking the crew and causing the boat to be beached on Maury Island. It was later suggested that the power source for one of the craft had exploded, causing the shrapnel. Dahl and Crisman reported that "men in black" visited their homes and workplaces askling questions about the event, of which they were already aware, and telling they and the families to be quiet about what had happened.  Later Dahl retracted his story. Both the Air Force and the FBI labed the story a hoax.  Every year for the past three years the area celebrates the event with week long festivities and calls it 'The Men in Black Birthday Bash" and visitors can attent multiple events as well as a hike along the Southside UFO Trail.  Holy flying saucers! The Men in Black Birthday Bash (aka MIBBB Fest) is landing again starting June 13, 2025, bigger, funnier and quirkier than ever in 2025. This year's celebration of the Washington State origins of the mythic Men in Black will boast nine days of events. The festival commemorates the historic Maury Island Incident. This 1947 UFO sighting prompted the first reported encounter with a Man in Black, right here in the Pacific Northwest.  Alien Abductee Look-Alike Contest is Friday, June 13 The festival kicks off on Friday, June 13, 2025 with an alien abductee look-alike contest inspired by the recurring SNL character Colleen Rafferty (Kate McKinnon). Alienvitation Scavenger Hunt Starts Friday, June 13 Friday the 13th also launches seven days of an Alienvitation Scavenger Hunt at the Westfield Southcenter Mall, where you can solve clues, collect prizes, experience new museum-quality Maury Island Incident and Men in Black interactive exhibits. You can even use a phone booth to invite the 1947 aliens back to see what's new. The Maury Island Incident Film Screening June 20 Immerse yourself in our region's UFO history and mythology at Saucers and Sass. This big-screen showing of the multiple award-winning The Maury Island Incident film will be followed by a drag queen-hosted sci-fi trivia contest and party. Men in Black Birthday Bash is Saturday, June 21 The festival's signature cosplay event, the Men in Black Birthday Bash, happens Saturday, June 21. Guests come dressed in variations of black and white for an evening of music, entertainment and quirky traditions that celebrate the origin story of the iconic Men in Black. The Waterland Arcade hosts an afterparty with DJ'd, space-themed music. Bash attendees and cosplayers will receive a discounted entry.   

JON'S TOP TEN WWII FAVORITES:  #1 OF 10  BEST "The Commando Raid on St. Nazaire: the Most Daring Raid of WWII": The St. Nazaire Raid, also known as Operation Chariot, was a British Amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie drydock at St. Nazaire on March 26th, 1942. The objective of the raid was to destroy the drydock in German-held St. Nazaire, thus denying an Atlantic repair port to the new and powerful German battleship Tirpitz, which by itself was capable of winning the battle for the North Atlantic and cutting off England from much needed supplies. A joint operation involving over 200 British Commandos supported by Naval forces and RAF, the raid, costly in human lives, was the most decorated single action in British WWII naval history. #WWII #Commandos #TheGreatestRaidofAll #StNazaire #Podcast #HistoryPodcast  . Music: mattia cupelli and machinamasound.com Bradham, Randolph (2003). Hitler's U-boat fortresses. Santa Barbara: Greenwood Publishing Group. Dorrian, James (1998). Storming St. Nazaire: the Gripping Story of the Dock-Busting Raid, March, 1942. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Ford, Ken (2001). St. Nazaire 1942: The Great Commando Raid; Osprey Campaign series #92. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices CHECK OUT OUR NEW 2025 WEBSITE AT WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM The obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown, accompanied by 18 smaller craft, crossed the English Channel to the Atlantic coast of France and rammed into the Normandie dry dock south gate. The ship had been packed with delayed-action explosives, well hidden within a steel and concrete case, that detonated later that day, putting the dock out of service until 1948.[4] A force of commandos landed to destroy machinery and other structures. German gunfire sank, set ablaze, or immobilized virtually all the small craft intended to transport the commandos back to England. The commandos fought their way through the town to escape overland but many surrendered when they ran out of ammunition or were surrounded by the Wehrmacht defending Saint-Nazaire. Of the 612 men who undertook the raid, 228 returned to Britain, 169 were killed and 215 became prisoners of war. German casualties included over 360 dead, some of whom were killed after the raid when Campbeltown exploded. To recognise their bravery, 89 members of the raiding party were awarded decorations, including five Victoria Crosses. After the war, St Nazaire was one of 38 battle honours awarded to the commandos. The operation has been called "the greatest raid of all" in British military circles.  

The Tuskeegee Airmen of WWII were the first black pilots to break the color barrier in our Army/Airforce- a job in itself- and this is their heroes story as they paved the way for big changes in our military as well as our industries in the 40's and beyond. Included you will find our 2022 interview with Lt.Col. Harry Stewart as he shares his stories and gives advice to our younger generation about being the best you can be if you want to succeed in life. Lt, Col. Stewart passed this past Feb 2025 at age 100. He turned 100 on July 4th, 2024. RIP.  It was a huge honor for me to interview him on his life and career as found in his book 'Soaring To Glory', which I HIGHLY recommend. Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com for hundreds of WWII stories like this one!

The incredible true story of Moe Berg- a major league baseball player who became a WWII spy and infiltrated the Nazi top scientist group to find out if the Nazis were close to making the atom bomb. Credits: Music: Chuck Brodsky, Baseball Ballads Compass/Red House Records www.chuckbrodsky.com Records Smithsonian Magazine 'Baseball Player Turned Spy Moe berg Went Undercover to Assassinate the nazi Top Scientist' Zachary Clary Central Intelligence Agency: Moe Berg, Baseball Player, Linguist, Lawyer, Intel Officer   APPLE USERS   Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-crime-solvers/id1657397371 Catch 1001 Heroes on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 Classic Short Stories at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901  Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM  My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I first heard this story on Paul Harvey years ago., and I've retold it in part but never in full. This is the story of Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O'Hare (March 13, 1914 – November 26, 1943) who was an American naval aviator of the United States Navy, who on February 20, 1942, became the Navy's first fighter ace of the war when he single-handedly attacked a formation of nine Japanese medium bombers approaching his aircraft carrier. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he was credited with shooting down five enemy bombers and became the first naval aviator recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II.  Butch's father had been the attorney for gangster Al Capone for years and at some point had agreed to go undercover for the US Treasury Service in order to expose Capone for tax evasion- the spoken legend being that Eddie (EJ), Butch;'s father, knew that by testifying to Capone's dirty dealings he would be putting a target on his own back, and agreed to give up Capone in exchange for the promise that Butch could attend  the US Naval Academy. EJ testified, Capone went to prison, and in revenge, as the legend (most likely true) goes, EJ was shot and killed while driving to work.  On September 19, 1949, the Chicago-area Orchard Field Airport was renamed O'Hare International Airport, sin honor of Butch o'Hare.. An F4F Wildcat, in a livery identical to the aircraft ("White F-15") flown by O'Hare, is on display in Terminal 2. The display was formally opened on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his Medal of Honor flight  See picture of Butch and his wife while being awarded the Medal of Honor. at our web page at 1001 heroes here: www.bestof1001stories.com. 

 This is one of my all-time favorites) In 1952, a Pueblo, Colorado housewife named Virginia Tighe volunteered for a hypnosis session, unaware that she would be revealing the fully detailed life of an Irish woman named Bridget Kathleen (Bridey) Murphy (1798-1864),. It it was detailed-featuring a full view of Cork and Belfast in the early 1800's, and containing lots of details that couldn't have been found in any books, as well as unusual words, folk songs, social morays and customs, names of shops, streets. crops, schools, and much more. And Virginia had never been to Ireland. The full story became a best seller, then a movie,in 1956, before a steady stream of journalists as well as religious leaders began a campaign to discredit the story, Join us for one of the most incredible stories from world of psychiatry and the paranormal......and a story that will challenge your beliefs in reincarnation.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1991stories.comk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(One of my top ten all time favs at 1001) In 1952, a Pueblo, Colorado housewife named Virginia Tighe volunteered for a hypnosis session, unaware that she would be revealing the fully detailed life of an Irish woman named Bridget Kathleen (Bridey) Murphy (1798-1864),. It it was detailed-featuring a full view of Cork and Belfast in the early 1800's, and containing lots of details that couldn't have been found in any books, as well as unusual words, folk songs, social morays and customs, names of shops, streets. crops, schools, and much more. And Virginia had never been to Ireland. The full story became a best seller, then a movie,in 1956, before a steady stream of journalists as well as religious leaders began a campaign to discredit the story, Join us for one of the most incredible stories from world of psychiatry and the paranormal......and a story that will challenge your beliefs in reincarnation. NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552    Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 For full transcript see our website at www.bestof1001stories.com at each episode at 1001 Heroes-Thank you!  and any review telling us that this show was not well researched can pound sand while gleefully tring to listen to the early recordings while reading the BOOK the reviewer recommended. !  Full transcript available at website (www.bestof1001stories.com - see 1001 Heroes episodes)If you enjoy and appreciate what we have shared with these deep-dive , well researched, music included, episodes  please send your reviews-Thanks! JH   Resources Used: https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music https://publicdomain4u.com Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. The Memphis blues. 1923. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669804/ Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. St. Louis blues. 1922. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669595 https://jfderry.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/charlie-patton-1891-1934-father-of-the-blues-part-2/ https://visitmississippi.org/experiences/the-history-of-mississippi-delta-blues-music/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ma-rainey-mn0000237213/biography https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ma-rainey-about/14074/ https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197432/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104187.Bessie: A comprehensive biography detailing Bessie Smith's life and career. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bessie-smith-about-the-empress-of-the-blues/724/: An informative documentary exploring her impact on the music world. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-smith: A detailed biography highlighting her contributions to music and culture. https://www.biography.com/musician/wc-handy [Library of Congress's collection](https://www.loc.gov/collections/w- c-handy-papers/about-this-collection/) Explore B.B. King's discography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/discography Listen to B.B. King and Eric Clapton's "Riding with the King": https://www.jamendo.com/track/riding-with-the-king Discover more about B.B. King's honors: https://rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king B.B. King's Official Website: https://www.bbking.com AllMusic Biography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/biography For more information on the blues and its history, visit https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org https://blues.org https://folkways.si.edu/blues https://www.memphisrocknsoul.org https://mohistory.org/ https://stlouisbluessociety.org/ https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival.html is a must-visit for blues enthusiasts. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1217091.Sammy_Davis_Jr_ [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom](https://www.imdb.com/title https://classicsdujour.com/classic-rock-hits-that-are-actually-blues-songs/ https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/ https://www.pbs.org/robertjohnson/notebooks/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/blues-paramount-records/ - A comprehensive history of Paramount Records, the label that recorded some of Willie Brown's notable tracks. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/robert-johnson-the-search-for-the-man-behind-the-myth-116078151/ 

"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.      See our collection of Urban Legends at  https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/categories/legends-and-urban-legends/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you for joining us on this episode of 1001 Heroes.  Please leave a review for this show and let Jon know you are enjoying stories of this kind.  Let him know, what is your favorite blues artist or song?  For now we leave you with Ma Rainey.  See 'The Birth of the lues' at our website (www.bestof1001stories.com) for full transcript To the reviewer who low scored us for "poor research": please see "Resources" below- then pound sand trying to listen to the the birth of the blues with the BOOK you recommended.  For those of you who appreciate the efforts it took to do this Blues special please kindly let us know-Thanks! [MUSIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl2CpegOuXY Black Bottom, Ma Rainey] Resources Used: https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music https://publicdomain4u.com Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. The Memphis blues. 1923. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669804/ Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. St. Louis blues. 1922. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669595 https://jfderry.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/charlie-patton-1891-1934-father-of-the-blues-part-2/ https://visitmississippi.org/experiences/the-history-of-mississippi-delta-blues-music/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ma-rainey-mn0000237213/biography https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ma-rainey-about/14074/ https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197432/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104187.Bessie: A comprehensive biography detailing Bessie Smith's life and career.  Resources Used: pt 1,2 https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music https://publicdomain4u.com Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. The Memphis blues. 1923. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669804/ Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. St. Louis blues. 1922. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669595 https://jfderry.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/charlie-patton-1891-1934-father-of-the-blues-part-2/ https://visitmississippi.org/experiences/the-history-of-mississippi-delta-blues-music/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ma-rainey-mn0000237213/biography https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ma-rainey-about/14074/ https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197432/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104187.Bessie: A comprehensive biography detailing Bessie Smith's life and career. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bessie-smith-about-the-empress-of-the-blues/724/: An informative documentary exploring her impact on the music world. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-smith: A detailed biography highlighting her contributions to music and culture. https://www.biography.com/musician/wc-handy [Library of Congress's collection](https://www.loc.gov/collections/w- c-handy-papers/about-this-collection/) Explore B.B. King's discography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/discography Listen to B.B. King and Eric Clapton's "Riding with the King": https://www.jamendo.com/track/riding-with-the-king Discover more about B.B. King's honors: https://rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king B.B. King's Official Website: https://www.bbking.com AllMusic Biography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/biography For more information on the blues and its history, visit https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org https://blues.org https://folkways.si.edu/blues https://www.memphisrocknsoul.org https://mohistory.org/ https://stlouisbluessociety.org/ https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival.html is a must-visit for blues enthusiasts. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1217091.Sammy_Davis_Jr_ [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom](https://www.imdb.com/title https://classicsdujour.com/classic-rock-hits-that-are-actually-blues-songs/ https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/ https://www.pbs.org/robertjohnson/notebooks/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/blues-paramount-records/ - A comprehensive history of Paramount Records, the label that recorded some of Willie Brown's notable tracks. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/robert-johnson-the-search-for-the-man-behind-the-myth-116078151/  

Interview with Command Sgt. Maj. Bart Womack New Book- IMBEDDEDD ENEMY Shortly after deploying for the war in Iraq, an unprecedented attack was about to take place; the first of it's kind in U.S. military history. Embedded Enemy is the true story of the deadly attack against the men and women of Headquarters and Headquarters Company First Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. The Bastogne Brigade was staged at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait where they prepared for combat. During the early morning hours of 23 March 2003, a fellow American soldier, Sergeant Hasan Akbar, executed the unthinkable by throwing hand grenades into his Chain of Command's tents. He then followed up with small-arms fire while his Commanding Officers slept in preparation for war.Shortly after deploying for the war in Iraq, an unprecedented attack was about to take place; the first of it's kind in U.S. military history. Embedded Enemy is the true story of the deadly attack against the men and women of Headquarters and Headquarters Company First Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. The Bastogne Brigade was staged at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait where they prepared for combat. During the early morning hours of 23 March 2003, a fellow American soldier, Sergeant Hasan Akbar, executed the unthinkable by throwing hand grenades into his Chain of Command's tents. He then followed up with small-arms fire while his Commanding Officers slept in preparation for war.    Join our email list at www.bestof1001stories.com and check out browsing our 12 story-rich shows! We are the biggest history/literature story podcast on the internet. 10 years, 25M listens, 4.7/5 rating

In part two we cover the start and rapid growth of the Bielski partisan camps in Belarus, their raids on Gernan patrols and on German sympathizers, and the hard and often times deadly choices that needed to be made to protect the forest clans. We also cover what happened to the four brothers after the war and the filming, which was done in Lithuania, which borders Belarus. We also discuss the controversy that faced the movie as well as criticisms that the movie basically whitewashed the story to cover up crimes committed by the Bielski Partisans. as well as their alliance with the Russian army. I believe all their actions are covered evenly here and the listener is left to judge their actions. For reference and study:: The Bielski Brothers, Peter Duffy. (2004), Defiance by Nechama Tec (1993),, and With Courage We Shall Fight (Francis and Mary Berger.. Also The History Channel Documentary titled The Bielski Brothers: Jerusalem in the Woods.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices   mORE STORY AT OUR WEBSITE  wwws.bestof1001stories.com

This is part one of the story of the Bielski Brothers- a tightly knit group of 4 brothers- the yoiungest 13, and the oldest 33, who formed an armed resistance group in the forests of Belarus during WWII to save Jews from certain death in the hands of the Nazis. Led by Tuvia Bielsky, the group created a working community in the forest which was capable of defending itself against Germans, formed an alliance with a local Russian partisan group from whom they were able to get their first weapons, and raided German patrols and camps for weapons, medicine, and food on a regular basis, killing hundreds of Nazis in the process. They saved 1, 246 Jews from death through their efforts, which basically went unheard of until fairly recetly when Tuvia Bielsky's journal was translated from Yiddish to English. The movie "Defiance", starring Daniel Craig, which was released in 2008 and is currently shown on Netflix, is closely based upon this story. In later parts we will cover the making of the movie. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Stitcher here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to https://1001storiespodcast.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Britain was fully involved in WWII in 1940-41 prior to the US entering the war- and they were defending their island against Germany to the last man if need be. So many British pilots had been killed that they despertaely needed women to ferry war planes, both new and "shot up" to and from factories and bases all over England. It was dangerous work involving over 140 types of planes.  The American women, all licensed flyers, who answered the call were gutsy, determined women who proved themselves time and again. They came first, before the WASPS, who gained fame in movies and documentaries, and when they returned to the US there were no flyiing jobs available for them.  They deserve their place in history- and 'SPITFIRES' is their story.  ARTICLE : Women Take Wing in Wartime https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/women-take-wing-wartime    

1001 Heroes takes a deep dive into one of the most tragic stories in history- The incredible true story of Russia's murder of tens of thousands of Polish surrendered officers, town leaders, intelligentsia, men, women, and children- and their attempt to cover it up and when that became impossible- to blame it on Germany.(Not that Germany wasn't committing other war crimes as well).. The Katyn massacre was a series of mass executions of nearly 22,000 Polish military and police officers, border guards, and intelligentsia prisoners of war carried out by the Soviet Union, specifically the NKVD, at Joseph Stalin's order in April and May 1940. SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON If you appreciate the work we do here to bring you accurate history please help to support our basic expenses here at 1001 Heroes. Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork\ YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Our new website:  www.bestof1001stories.com Though the killings also occurred in the Kalinin and Kharkiv NKVD prisons and elsewhere, the massacre is named after the Katyn forest, where some of the mass graves were first discovered by Nazi German forces in 1943.[2] The massacre is qualified as a crime against humanity,[3] crime against peace,[3] war crime[3][4] and (within the Polish Penal Code) a Communist crime.[5] According to a 2009 resolution of the Polish parliament's Sejm, it bears the hallmarks of a genocide.[6][7] The order to execute captive members of the Polish officer corps was secretly issued by the Soviet Politburo led by Stalin.[8] Of the total killed, about 8,000 were officers imprisoned during the 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland, another 6,000 were police officers, and the remaining 8,000 were Polish intelligentsia the Soviets deemed to be "intelligence agents and gendarmes, spies and saboteurs, former landowners, factory owners and officials".[9] The Polish Army officer class was representative of the multi-ethnic Polish state; the murdered included ethnic Poles, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and 700–900 Polish Jews.[10] The government of Nazi Germany announced the discovery of mass graves in the Katyn Forest in April 1943.[11] Stalin severed diplomatic relations with the London-based Polish government-in-exile when it asked for an investigation by the International Committee of the Red Cross.[12] After the Vistula–Oder offensive where the mass graves fell into Soviet control, the Soviet Union claimed the Nazis had killed the victims, and it continued to deny responsibility for the massacres until 1990, when it officially acknowledged and condemned the killings by the NKVD, as well as the subsequent cover-up by the Soviet government. An investigation conducted by the office of the prosecutors general of the Soviet Union (1990–1991) and the Russian Federation (1991–2004) confirmed Soviet responsibility for the massacres, but refused to classify this action as a war crime or as an act of mass murder. The investigation was closed on the grounds that the perpetrators were dead, and since the Russian government would not classify the dead as victims of the Great Purge, formal posthumous rehabilitation was deemed inapplicable. In November 2010, hoping to improve relations with Poland, the Russian State Duma approved a declaration condemning Stalin and other Soviet officials for ordering the massacre. In 2021, the Russian Ministry of Culture downgraded the memorial complex at Katyn on its Register of Sites of Cultural Heritage from a place of federal to one of only regional importance.[13]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Part One of our 1001 Heroes deep dive history covers the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939, is widely considered the start of World War II in Europe. Germany, using a strategy of Blitzkrieg, quickly overwhelmed the Polish army and occupied much of the country. The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east on September 17, further dividing and occupying the country.    Part Two covers the Soviet war crimes known as 'The Katyn Forest Massacre "SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON Become an Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great resume enhancement) and support us at Patreon today! Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork\ YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED!  Catch ALL 12 1001 SHOWS at one place by going to www.bestof1001stories.com- o  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taking a Selfie: A strange yearning to experience the thrill of  being photographed in a near-death situation which has taken hold of our "under 30" population- not just here in the US but around the world.  Its an obsession being fed by social media and its called "Death by Selfie". We offer dozens of real-life situations and we explain the hows and whys  of the social media obsession to be "seen/liked/followed by others"in this story and hopefully give you listeners the motivation to have that "dangers of social media"discussion with the people who are most affected. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34466322 https://www.nga.gov/features/east-of-the-mississippi-nineteenth-century-american-landscape/early-decades.html#:~:text=Photography%20was%20introduced%20to%20the,major%20cities%20in%20the%20East. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ultimate-selfie-claimed-480-lives-133625749.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADPSPvm3DrSD2aFzANmlFJQv-u21-JXXvHtSDLZ1rw7lRzw25rn-J-RXF2N3XULM0i-zLIEaJO97XSZqilNiOqbQzhl8QkuOKiaCgF5Bc0QR_2Dj4s4pmvkVYt24Hg6MYUzBONFFsw99OuzvYr8IHo_ZPAFmwJ9Xgei2Zmc9NbVz https://photoaid.com/blog/american-selfie-habits-survey/#:~:text=Over%20half%20of%20Americans%20(60,while%20traveling%20(18.65%25)   https://theswiftest.com/selfie-death-database/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths#:~:text=A%2054%2Dyear%2Dold%20Slovak,rock%20while%20taking%20a%20selfie.&text=A%20walker%20in%20the%20Brecon,rod%2C%20causing%20death%20by%20electrocution https://nexusrecoveryservices.com/blog/selfie-addiction/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influencer https://globalnews.ca/news/8039812/sofia-cheung-influencer-dies-selfie-waterfall-hong-kong/ https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2023/03/dangerous-selfies-aren-t-just-foolish--we-need-to-treat-them-lik https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10568398/#:~:text=Recommended%20risk%20treatments%20were%20limited,5%20in%20the%20United%20States).     Leave us a review at www.bestof1001stories.com ! 

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 daughters, Abigail and Rebecca. They spotted the ship, and knowing their was not enough time to warn the town, got out a fife and drum that they had learned how to play that summer, and, hidden from sight of the ship, started playing "Yankee Doodle", loudly enough that the sound carried across the water to the ship and the barges. The ship had waited until high tide so it could slip over the sand bar and into the harbor, but upon hearing "Yankee Doodle" made the assumption that there were colonial troops present, troops that might have a cannon, and the ship was not within easy range of cannon fire. it was too great a risk to take-and the troops returned to the ship. The origin of the song "Yankee Doodle" is told here. Special thanks to Tim Abbott for his blog www.greensleeves.typepad.com, where we found this story and others. Our website, with both of our shows, 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries and 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales, is at www.1001storiespodcast.com. Facebook  www.facebook.com/1001Heroes Support our show and keep the family friendly shows coming at www.patreon.com/1001Heroes. ENJOY STORIES JUST LIKE THIS ONE AT WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1001 HEROES CONFIDENTIAL APRIL 20, 2025:  THE SEARCH FOR AMY LYNN BRADLEY Amy Lynn Bradley (born May 12, 1974) is an American woman who went missing during a Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas in late March 1998 while en route to Curaçao. Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. She was a 23-year-old Longwood University graduate at the time of her disappearance.  After midnight on Monday March 23, 1998, Amy and her younger brother Brad headed to the ship's nightclub to go dancing. Records show that Brad decided to return to his cabin earlier than Amy. The ship's door lock records show that Brad had entered his cabin at around 3:35 am, and Amy soon followed five minutes later. The two chatted before heading to bed. Amy's father Ron awoke around 6:00 a.m. to check on his daughter only to find her missing from the balcony she had slept on earlier. When authorities were alerted that Amy was missing, the Netherlands Antilles Coast Guard conducted a four-day search in the surrounding waters and along the cruise lines to no result. Authorities began to speculate that she may have fallen overboard and drowned. There have been possible sightings of Bradley in Curaçao. In August 1998, tourists saw a woman resembling Bradley on a beach and in 1999 a member of the U.S. Navy claimed a woman in a brothel said she was Bradley and asked him for help. In the years following Amy's disappearance, some new evidence would arise leading to theories including Amy being sold into a human trafficking industry or potential remains. As well as this program, the case has been presented on Dr. Phil in a segment entitled The Search for Natalee: Amy Bradley, and also on America's Most Wanted. Resources: If you or someone you know is in danger of human trafficking or has information about potential trafficking activities, please reach out to these resources immediately: National Human Trafficking Hotline (24/7): 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733 FBI Tipline: 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) INTERPOL Human Trafficking Unit: Contact your local law enforcement to reach INTERPOL Cruise Line Security: Contact your ship's security office immediately or dial emergency extension National Human Trafficking Hotline Website - Available for confidential reporting and support National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Resources for families and reporting archive of cruise line incident reports Submit a Tip: If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley, please contact your local FBI office, or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. Field Office: Washington D.C. Clock Tick Sound Effect by https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community Music credit: Song: Shattered Glass Composer: Cjbeards Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCarvKz1XSCON68oeSZ1mlkg License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free      

Today we cover the stories of 1),Kokopelli, the Hopi Indian legend, 2.) Grutte Pier, the 16th century Frisian folk hero who exacted revenge upon an entire nation for the loss of his family, 3) Buford Pusser, the sheriff who  wouldn't back down against organized crime in his county, whose wife was killed in a drive by shooting, and who promised and enacted revenge upon the criminals who had done it, 4) Finn McCool, the legendary Giant who created the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, 5.) Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox Babe, the legend of the American northwoods, 6),"Coyote in Indian legend, 7) Anansi, the spider who gives us the magic or storytelling, 8), and Australia's "bad guy" folk hero- Ned Kelly, whose bullet proof suit of armor stopped bullets but couldn't prevent his being hanged for murder. Save at Ancestry now and discover your roots! Use www.ancestry.com/1001 and support our sponsors! TWO NEW MEMBER ONLY SHOWS NOW AVAILABLE TO  PATRONS!  www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork.  Thank you. Join for one dollar a month and get THE BEST OF 1001, mostly ad free! Join at 2.99/month and up and get PRIME CUTS- visit us at http://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork and check us out! YOUR REVIEWS  AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... APPLE USERS  Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple  iTunes!   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE:  https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TV history was made in 1951 when the first episode of I Love Lucy aired on CBS starring a fiery red head Irish actress named Lucille Ball and her real life husband, Cuban American band leader Desi Arnaz as New York City apartment dwellers Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. The show would air 6 years, making #1 in ratings 4 of those years, and breaking single episode viewer ratings twice- once when Lucy announced she was pregnant, and again when she went to the hospital to have their baby.  Today we remember the show, the cast, the techniques and inventions that DesiLu Productions gave to the  television industry., and most of all the millions of laughs the Lucille Ball and company gave  and still give to viewers. Our website: www.bestof1001stories.com Resources: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38507213/lucille-ball-husband-desi-arnaz-marriage-secret/ https://www.nydailynews.com/2022/11/29/i-love-lucy-lucille-ball-and-desi-arnazs-relationship-through-the-years/ https://lucydesi.com/i-love-lucy-history/fast-facts/#:~:text=%2313,viewed%20broadcasts%20in%20TV%20history. https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/lucille-ball-and-desi-arnaz-how-the-i-love-lucy-stars/197550#:~:text=To%20prove%20that%20they%20could,providing%20their%20product%20to%20CBS https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8qc0910/#:~:text=He%20wrote%20the%20pilot%20and,years%20of%20its%20six%20seasons. https://www.tumblr.com/papermoonloveslucy/174017237498/bob-hopes-love-affair-with-lucy https://people.com/all-about-lucille-ball-desi-arnaz-children-grandchildren-8629699 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucy%E2%80%93Desi_Comedy_Hour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucy_Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_Lucy#Proposed_spin-off https://ldvb112.tripod.com/id210.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frawley#:~:text=In%201957%2C%20at%20the%20end,a%20lucrative%20opportunity%20and%20accepted. https://people.com/tv/the-day-lucille-ball-said-goodbye-to-costar-vivian-vance/ https://www.metv.com/stories/what-happened-to-desi-arnaz-in-the-aftermath-of-his-divorce-from-lucy https://people.com/movies/how-lucille-ball-said-goodbye-to-desi-arnaz-two-days-before-he-died/ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/5-ways-i-love-lucy-transformed-television-history/19407/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_the_Ricardos https://www.reddit.com/r/ILoveLucy/comments/1b0l98k/desi_arnazs_wrote_a_tribute_to_his_exwife_lucille/?rdt=51685

On July 4th, 1910. in Reno, Nevada, a fight for the Heavyweight Championship of the World took place between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries. Jack Johnson was a black man- the first black man to hold the heavyweight title in boxing, which he had won two years before. His lifestyle was, by 1910 standards, flagrant- he was frequently seen acting indecently in the company of white blond prostitutes, he drank and gambled to excess, and he liked fast sports cars. In the past two years a number of white boxers had tried him and all of them had lost. In 1909, white boxing fans turned toward a retired heavyweight champion named James L. Jeffries, naming him "The Great White Hope". You have two ringside tickets waiting...... Get all of our shows at one website:www.bestof1001stories.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... O  Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to https://1001storiespodcast.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Full Transcript at  https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/ In light of the recent release of thousands of previously classified documents concerning the Kennedy Assassination we present an in-depth look at the aftermath, which left investigators wirth the murder of the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald by strip club owner Jack Ruby, who was said to be heavily in debt to the New Orleans mafia, and the suspected murder by poison of journalist and popular tv game show contestant Dorothy Kilgallen, who was only reporter to interview Ruby twice, and who said she was close to busting the investigation of the Kennedy conspiracy wide -open.  Many, many details as shared by "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much" author Mark Shaw and others lead to the sensible conclusion that Dorothy was murdered for what the mafia suspected she knew.  Our guest writer, researcher, and voice talent is Gizelle Erickson. Reviews appreciated! FYI   How many reporters who spoke with Jack Ruby ended up dead? Reports vary on the exact number of journalists who interviewed Jack Ruby and later died, and the circumstances of their deaths are sometimes disputed. However, some prominent cases often cited include: Jim Koethe: A journalist for the Dallas Times Herald who interviewed Ruby and was planning to write a book about the case. He died on April 23, 1964, allegedly from a karate chop to the neck.  Bill Hunter: Another journalist who interviewed Ruby. He reportedly died the same day as Jim Koethe, April 23, 1964, from the accidental discharge of a weapon in a police station.  Dorothy Kilgallen: A crime reporter for the New York Journal. She secured a private interview with Jack Ruby during his trial. Kilgallen died in November 1965, with the official cause of death ruled as an accidental overdose of alcohol and barbiturates . It is important to note that these deaths have fueled numerous conspiracy theories, with some claiming they were murdered due to their knowledge or investigation of the JFK assassination and Jack Ruby's role in it. However, official investigations have attributed their deaths to other causes, and the veracity of claims related to their alleged murders remains controversial.

When Mary Magdalane, Mary Salome, and Mary Cleopas landed on the shores of pagan France with their group of faithfuls- they had a mighty task to accomplish.  Taking refuge under a Roman Temple- they began to preach the word of Jesus- simple and pure, 350 years before Catholicism. Legend says that she brought with her The Holy Grail, and that after her death it was kept safe from invading Saracens and the armies of the Pope's Inquisition. Even the German Nazis joined in the search, convinced thata group of early believers called Cathars had buried it in the catecombs beneath their mountain fortress at Mont Segur. Join us as we sort through a milennium of legends from Southern France to find traces of Mary Magdalene's legacy and the Holy Grail. SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork.  Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS  AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally!  The incredible two part story beginning with the journey of "The Three Marys"- Mary Magdalene, Mary Cleopas, and Mary Salome- and their group of believers in a rudderless boat with no sails as they are cast adrift in the Mediterranean Sea after being exiled from Judea by enemies of Christ after his crucifixion. They survive to land on the coast of France and begin to spread the word of Christ in its most basic form. Part Two,   traces the legends that have sprung up all over Southern France- legends that Mary brought with her The Holy Grail, stories of the Cathars- a large group of followers that made their home and fortress in the foothills of the Pyrenees, rejected Catholicism, and were nearly wiped out by Catholic forces bent upon their destruction, the story of Otto Rahm, the Nazi archeologist who combed the Cathar ruins for the Holy Grail, and the stories of the other exiled passengers on that boat, including Lazarus, Mary Salome, Mary Cleopas, Sidonius, Joseph of Aramathia, and Maximinus- all who would preach the gospel of Jesus to the pagan worshippers that lived under the shadow of Roman occupation. SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork.  Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS  AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.bestof1001stories.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1929 an Australian named Harold Bell Lassiter announced that he had found a fabulously rich gold deposit in the Northwest Territory years ago and that he needed the cash to raise an expedition to go after it.  At first, he had no takers, but as the depression took hold and his story spread the money appeared and a group of experts gathered for a 1931 expedition.  It wasn't long before Lasseter's story began to crumble, he had no samples and no map and very vague recollections- and the party ended up abandoning him as well as the project. He kept on, and some sources say he found the gold "reef" before his untimely death. There are still many people searching for that deposit, said to be above ground in quartz rock strata 7 feet wide and 10 feet thick. Was he a charlatan- a cheat? a liar? Or was there some truth to his story? Time will tell. 'Lasseter's Reef' Bandcamp Music Coutesy of Kira Janowsky   Sources below: Resources • Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter • Lasseter's Reef • Lasseter's lost reef • Has Lasseter's Reef been found? • Exploration Mysteries: Lasseter's Reef • Lasseter's Reef and One Man's Maddened Quest for Gold • Almost a century on, the search continues for Lasseter's elusive gold reef in the Australian outback • Has Lasseter's Reef been found? • Harold Lasseter • Find a Grave: Lasseter • Lewis Hubert Lasseter (1880–1931) by G. P. Walsh • LASSETER HISTORY • Historical Locations connected with Lasseter's Grave, Petermann Ranges, Central Australia Referenced Films, Songs and Books Strike Me Lucky (1934) Phantom Gold (1936) Expedition Unknown, Episode "Lasseter's Gold" "Lasseter's Last Ride"; the first by Peter Dawson and Edward Harrington and performed by Peter Dawson (May 1940) "Lasseter's Last Ride" Dean Thomas (September 2012) "Lasseter's Dream" (Keith Glass) "Lasseters Reef of Gold" (Brian Letton) Luke Walker's 2013 documentary feature Lasseter's Bones Lassiter's Last Ride, written by Ion L. Idriess Lasseter's Reef: One Man's Journey Uncovers the Truth, by Bill Decarli The Mine with the Iron Door by Harold Bell Wright  

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Part Two tells the story of the hunt for both lions, and how Lt.Col Patterson corners them both, as well as the time things got so bad with the coolies being killed that most of them left the bridge project.     

In this episode we look at the history of one of America's best-known paranormal hotspots- the Skinwalker Ranch, in Northeast Utah, as well as the current scientific research being carried on there under the eye of a History Channel film team for a tv show called "The Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch". New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us!   Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM  REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The incredible true story (the 1996 movie is largely fiction) of a British railroad project in Kenya in 1898 that was being harassed by man-eating lions which would attack coolies in the night,dragging them out of their tents screaming for help. Coolies, African workers, teamsters, and British authorities were mauled over a peroid of 9 months, with an estimated death toll of 150. A man named Lt. Col John Henry Patterson  tracked the lions for months, finally bringing them down in December of 1898.  He wrote a book called 'The Maneaters of Tsavo' from which we quote passages often as his account is first-hand and gripping. It also reveals the history of Kenya at the turn of the century with British, Portuguese, and Arab influence. His book, while in the public domain (1907) is also featured at Amazon, and we highly recommend it. Enjoy all of our 1001 collection at www.bestof1001stories.com Support our efforts to tell history the way it really happened by chipping in a little every month at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Follow us a facebook.com/1001heroes!   Thanks   Other 1001 Podcasts: Found Everywhere 1001 Sherlodck Holmes Stories & the Best of Arthur Conan Doyle Sun 12 pm ET, Best Of Wed 5pm 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Sun 12 pm ET, Wed best of 5:00 pm ET 1001 Stories From The Old West  Sun 12 noon ET, Wed 5pm ET 1001 Stories For The Road (current- The Count of Monte Cristo 1001 Radio Days Best of Old Time Radio  Sun 12 noon ET,Wed 5pm ET 1001 Radio Crime Solvers  Sun 12 noon ET,Wed 5pm ET 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft  12 noon ET 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age  Women Writers Short Stories  12noon Sun 1001 True Crime From Another Time  Haunting True Crime Stories  12 noon Sun ET 1001 Best of Jack London  Sun 12 noon ET 1001 History's Best Storytellers  Sun 12 noon ET 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries  Sun 12noon ET, Best of Fridays 1AM ET

"Was My Brother In The Battle?"- What Civil War meant to my family-Six hundred thousand men died or were wounded in the American Civil War. Just as many families were affected. Mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers all felt the hopelessness of not knowing if their sons and brothers would ever come home. Steven Foster captured this feeling of helplessness and rage in his song "Was My Brother In The Battle?, which is sung here, credits below, and thanks to Cinzi Lavin and Jennifer Love, arrangement and vocals respectively, for their rendition. Did the Civil War really matter? Sadly, many people today don't know who fought in the war, when it took place, or who won it. Many more don't know why they fought. It's popular now to look back and say what a waste it was and that it should never have been fought, but history can't be written off so simply like that. Those who write it off have to look at it in context- meaning you have to put yourself in that time and place, understand what tensions were building, and why. Only then do you realize that it was unavoidable. Both sides could not have found the answer any other way, and the memories of the men on both sides, North and South, who were caught up in the war need to be preserved, not torn down. This is the story of my great-great Uncle, who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, and who gave his life to preserve one nation, undivided, at the Battle of Petersburg in 1864. He joined the New York 5th Infantry, a Zouave Regiment, and was involved in a number of engagements, including Cold Harbor, Charleston, Fort Sumter, and Petersburg. Their sacrifice gave us an end to slavery, a united America, a path to voting and equal rights, veterans hospitals, and the opening of the west, to name just a few. It also gave us the most powerful nation on earth. Here you'll find the story of William Carney, the first black man to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, which he did while fighting for the Massachusetts Volunteer 54th Infantry, who was wounded under heavy fire as he delivered the union flag to his comrades on the front line, saying "Boys, don't worry, it never touched the ground". It is a true story. He survived the war. He risked death for the flag and what it stood for. So did Horace Hagadorn., who paid the ultimate price. He died fighting at Petersburg. His two letters to his sister Rebecca are included here. A huge thanks to Cinzi Lavin for allowing us to use her music. "Was My Brother in the Battle?" Music and lyrics by Stephen Foster; lyrics adapted and piano/vocal arrangement by Cinzi Lavin. Jennifer Love vocals, Cinzi Lavin piano.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 They say behind every good man there is a strong woman- and if ever men needed strong moral support it was during the harsh winter of Valley Forge (1777-78), where the wives of George Washington, Henry Knox, Nathaniel Greene- and members of the "camp followers"- wives and children of the soldiers- tended to the sick, washed laundry, cooked what food there was, and helped to keep the flame of liberty which had brought them there alive. This is their story... Resources: Martha Washington's birthday cake: https://home.nps.gov/articles/000/great-cake-recipe.htm Thompson-Neely House and Grounds: https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/park/thompson-neely-house-farmstead-upper-park/ https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/women-valley-forge https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/martha-washington/martha-at-the-front https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/lucy-flucker-knox https://www.dar.org/museum/exhibitions/general-henry-knox https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/lucy-knox-1756-1824 https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/ https://emotich.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/african-american-servants-slaves-and-camp-followers/ https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/valley_forge/health%20_medicine.html https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/sickness-vaccines https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/winter-encampment-at-valley-forge-pennsylvania-u-s-a-1777-1778 https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/history/vstory_unhealthy https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/catharine-greene-1755-181 https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/catharine-littlefield-greene-miller/ Kristin E. Holmes, "Revolutionary Slave an Afterthought No More," October 7, 2015, Philadelphia Inquirer, http://articles.philly.com/2015-10-07/news/67170806_1_american-revolution-marian-anderson-lane. https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/valley-forge-stories/ https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/polly-cooper/ https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/hannah-till/ https://www.tehistory.org/hqda/html/v43/v43n3p084.html https://www.irishamerica.com/2022/03/george-washington-irish/ https://www.oneidaindiannation.com/polly-cooper-from-cook-to-oneida-icon/

The story of old Adolph Ruth, who used a map whiich his son had found (supposedly the old Peralta Map) to venture into the Superstitions to find the gold. He never made it out. This is the story of how he was found and others that followed.

This is the story of most famous legend of buried gold in the west.  An old prospector who mined in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona was witnessed to have possessed hi grade gold. Many men have tried trying to find his mine but noone ever has,  There is an old Apache superstition that the mountain takes revenge on those who get close.

In part two we cover a recap of the3 flood path and devastation, survivor and media accounts,  causes and blame,including the 2016 report, Clara Barton's efforts with the Red Cross, and the Johnstown floods of 1936 and 1977, showing that Johnstown still isn't safe from being destroyed again. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com.

Nikola Tesla was an American electrical engineer and inventor who made significant bounds in the areas of electrical applications, motors, remote controlled boats, dynamos, and the invention of alternating current motors which could power cars. To honor Tesla's contribution, Elon Musk, the head of the electric car company Tesla, named his company after the great inventor. One of the least known of Tesla's many projects was the particle accelerator, which some people have named the "Death Ray". In this story we discuss Tesla as well as the story of the legendary Ark of the Covenant, which the Jews used to terrify their enemies. It was a wooden box lined with gold which, according to biblical accounts, emitted a deadly energy source that would kill anyone who touched it. At the end of our story Tesla gives his opinion as to how the Ark got its power. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327   Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr.  Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On May 31st 1889 the earthen dam holding back Lake Conemaugh 15 bmiles upstream from Johnstown, PA burst duriung heavy spring rains, sending a 40 foot wave of death down a narrow river valley in which was located 80,000 persons, and finally reaching Johnstown with houses, alive and dead persons, trees, and scrap of all types, which caught on fire when it all hit the bridge at Johnstown, literally roasting many survivors alive in the conflagration. We feature survivor and author accounts in part one, and in part 2 we deal with the aftermath and investigations. This is a unique history lesson in that there had been warnings, and there had been prior floods- and no action was taken to shore up the dam which caused all the deaths.   Join us at www.bestof1001stories.com

TSUNAMI  WAVES OF DEATH: Deep below the surface of the Indian Ocean, near the island of Sumatra, two portions of the Earth's crust which had been pushing against each other for the past milennia, one plate, actually the India Plate, gave way along a 1,000 mile faultline, creating a huge fissure in the sea floor as it subducted beneath the pressing Burma Plate, suddenly displacing trillions of tons of water, and causing powerful shock waves in every direction, waves that would introduce untold death and destruction to 14 countries within the coming minutes and hours, causing between 230,000 and 280,000 deaths and unimaginable destruction of property. It was December 26th, 2004. Less than 7 years later, a 8.9 earthquake in Japan set another group of Tsunami waves in motion which caused the loss of 5,000 lives and billions of dollars in losses, despite Japan's awareness of the threat. This episode covers the stories of the 2004 and 2011 Tsunamis, as well as giving us the science of how Tsunamis are created. I  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The amazing story of John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1 continues. We cover the FBI raid on the Little Bohemia resort, which turned into a public relations nightmare for Hoover and the FBI, as well Dillingers face-changing operation, two of the Dillinger gang's most memorable bank robberies, AnnaSage's betrayal of Dillinger and the FBI's execution of Dillinger outside a theater in Chicago, and the hunting down of Dillinger's gang, including Van Meter and Baby Face Nelson in the aftermath of Dillinger's death. NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the episode we take a look at the life and early career of America's most notorious gangster, John Dillinger. His gang, within a one year period from 1933 to 1934 robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations, killing or wounding a number of policemen and creating fear and panic in 5 states, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552   Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two woman in Nazi-occupied Paris, bith close friends over 50 years old create a daring escape line that rescued dozens of allied servicemen . With one still in prison,  one was returned to the states on a prisoner swap and wrote a tell-all book which the publishers added to to boost sales, and the one in prison was "re"-discovered and treated mercilessly. The story is a gripping qaccount of courage and fortitude, and sheds an intense light on the terror of fascist regimes.

  1001 interviews author and veteran Mark Hager regarding his new book 'The Last of the 357th Infantry Harold Frank's WWII Story of Faith & Courage- which is an incredible story of a WWII veteran who participated in the Normandy invasion as a BAR man, was wounded after 30 days on non-stop fighting during which most of his division was killed or wounded, and survived a German prison camp.. His survival is credited to the lessons he learned during the depression in North Carolina and his faith in God and family.  APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618   Get all of our shows at one website:  WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM  REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look into the mystery of how the shroud could have gone missing for 1200 years after Christ's death and try to solve the puzzle of its authenticity, Was it just a hoax created in the 14th century?Or was it kept safe and hidden by believers who feared it would be destroyed if discovered? And we explore one theory that it may have been kept safe in England by the Knights Templar- the secretive organization of honorable knights who fought hard in battle but lost it all in the game of "Kings" in 1307. CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! A SECOND NEW SHOW AT 1001- 1001 HISTORY'S BEST STORYTELLERS- OUR INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF TODAY'S BEST HISTORY AUTHORS ...LINKS BELOW... all shows available at www.1001storiespodcast.com The Apple Podcast Link for 1001 History's Best Storytellers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026  SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1898, a young attorney in Italy who was also an amateur photographer was given permission to be the first person allowed to photograph the burial cloth that was said to be the one that covered Jesus's body when Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared him for burial. It had been in possession of that church in Turin Italy for hundreds of years and was considered sacred. The photographer, Pia Secondo,and two men of the church were busy developing the pictures of the shroud, which was 14 feet long, and carried the very faint image of a man lying on his back.that was said to have been Jesus. Pia was holding the negative plate in his hand, and as he looked at it he drew back in shock, almost dropping it. The face and body of the man in the negative were now visible in stunning detail . Pia Secondo was looking at what he believed to be the face of his lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Join us for the incredible story of the Shroud of Turin. Comments on our thread at www.facebook.com/1001Heroes are appreciated.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901   ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for hijacker D.B. Cooper has perplexed the F.B.I. and hundreds of investigators for 50 years. The History Channel contacted us at 1001 to let us know they are launching a new show called Histories Greatest Mysteries on Nov 14th and asked if we would like to interview the lead investigator for the premier show of the series, titled THE FINAL HUNT FOR D.B. COOPER- and this is that interview (with Erc Ulis).   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The land campaign on Guadalcanal The initial amphibious assault on the southern Solomons represented a superb coordination of Allied naval, air, and ground forces. Warships laid down heavy barrages to screen the approach of troop transports and carrier-based planes, and U.S. Army Air Forces bombers softened Japanese defenses. Landing craft took the Marines ashore at key points throughout the islands. The Marines rapidly secured a beachhead on Guadalcanal and captured the almost-complete airstrip that would become Henderson Field. They also seized the smaller islands of Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanombogo. While the Japanese construction units on Guadalcanal were overcome with comparative ease—or simply melted away into the jungle—the defenders of Tulagi and Gavatu included elements of the elite Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF), and they fought desperately. The battle for Tulagi saw the Japanese garrison destroyed virtually to the last man; this would serve as a grim preview of later engagements in the U.S. campaign in the Pacific.     #Semper Fi

When Berlin fell in April-May of 1945 under the Russian onslaught, Adolph Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun, as the story went for years, committed double suicide- he by a gunshot to his head, and she by cyanide. The story continued that their bodies were carried outside of their bunker and set ablaze by their personal guards. For years the Russians kept the whereabouts of their corpses a secret, and conspiracy theories abounded. Some said they had escaped by plane or submarine to South America, Others said that Hitler's body double, not Hitler, was the body that had been burned. Author Robert Hutchinson with his new book The Death of Hitler, examines the evidence and delivers the true story of what happened to Hitler and Braun as well as the stories of the attempted assassinations of Hitler which came very close to ending his life and his atrocities, had it not been for what many call "the luck of the devil".   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com REVIEWS are now EASY! CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Dangerous Loner... The Perfect TARGETS... THYE VERY FIRST PLOT TO KILL JFK Jon talks with NYT Best-selling authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mentz about THE JFK CONSPIRACY- The secret plot to kill Kennedy- and why it failed.   Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com Give us a like at our new Twitter account   @1001Stories AND help support our basic expenses with $5/month at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork- We are one of the last independent podcasters in the top 10% and we plan on staying that way- but we need your support!  

In 1945 the Chicago Cubs baseball team was trying to end a many years long losing streak and it was game 4 of the playoffs taking place right there in Chicago. Just before that game, which would have clinched it for them, a local bar owner bought a ticket for himself and his pet goat only to discover that the goat, which he had brought for good luck, wasn't allowed. He demanded to talk to the owner, PJ Wrigley, who told him he could come in but the goat could not. Why, asked the owner. because your goat stinks! was the answer. According to legend, the bar owner put a curse on the team , saying they would never win another series as long as he lived. And the curse lasted until 2016, despite all kinds of efforts to break it. This is the story. Voice of Cubs legendary announcer Harry Caray at end. Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM  REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A four year-old boy in Oklahoma begins telling his mom all about his other life- that he had had four wives, three brothers and two sisters, and had lived in a big home with a pool, and literally hundreds of other details. He did not know his prior name- but he knew that he was in a movie and had danced on Broadway- so he and his mom began visiting the library looking for old hollywood books with pictures.  They finally found his picture- but he was an extra in a 30's movie and in the book the extras were not identified.  By this time hiis mom wrote to the University of Virginia to see if they could get some help from the past lives researchers there- and from that point on the story grows. Its an incredible story of reincarnation which has been proved beyond any doubt.  For access to ten years of 1001 stories visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com.

New York's Catskill Mountains have long been the place where legends abound. When gangster Dutch Schultz needed a safe place to bury a steel safe with gold, diamonds,and bonds valuing over $150 million, he and his driver Lulu Rosencrantz headed for the little town of Phoenicia, and finding a good spot next to Esopus Creek- that's where he left it. Soon after, he and Lulu were killed in a hit ordered by Lucky Luciano. But a police stenographer was with Dutch as he was dying, and his last words sounded pretty convincing. By the way, if I sound a little out of breath I have good reason. The voice is coming back soon.   CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS!   SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... O  Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to  WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Jan 2, 1932, in a rural area in southwest Missouri, 6 lawmen were shot and killed and two wounded in a shootout as a groupof 11 sheriffs and deputies surrounded a farmhouse in which two or three well-armed fugitives were holedup. They were brothers named Harry and Jennings, and possibly Paul, and they were wanted- Harry for murder of a lawman, the others for operating a multi-state auto theft ring.  Just about every rule in modern policing was broken- but this was 1932, it was a rural area, and police forces were basically just peacekeepers in farm towns in those days. They had lots of courage but little training. Inside the house were two brothers who had won area shooting contests for years, they had been in prison, and did not want to go back,  Check out all 12 1001 podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.comand catch our latest podcasts 1001 True Crime From Another Time and 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age. 

1001 Heroes takes a deep dive into Loch Ness to find Nessie- and ends up with a story which has evolved into a timeless legend.. Included in latter half-an interview with Loch Ness's own Tony Harmsworth- author, blogger, and skeptic who was once a believer. Tony has been deeply involved along with Adrian Shine in setting up information/display centers for visitors and in assisting research on Loch Ness and its marine inhabitants. Find his website at www.loch-ness.org and list of books he has authored (science fiction) at harmsworth.net   Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Incredible Story That Inspired the Spielberg Movie", tells of Project Serpo, a top-secret U.S. government program that arranged an exchange program with aliens that sent 12 astronauts to a planet 40 light years away with hopes of gaining insight to another civilization and their technologies. Inspired largely by a well-known physicist named Dr. Hynek, who had been the head of the classified "UFO Project Blue Book", and was hired by Speilberg and Columbia Pictures to advise the production of the 1977 film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", certain story lines and scenes, such as the one showing 12 astronauts boarding an alien craft near the end of the picture, are said to have been very close to reality. Must see Paul Hellyer Video "Earthshaking Confession" UAMN TV Feb 13, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgrCQpWz6iI&t=315s #CloseEncountersofthethirdkind #StevenSpielberg #projectbluebook #projectserpo #UFO #paulhellyer   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By Christmas of 1914 the war in Europe had been raging for 5 months. A 500 mile long line of trenches stretched from the North Sea, France and Belgium to the Swiss border- the trenches sometimes as close as 100 feet apart. Here we share a number of documented stories of moments of truce beginning on Christmas Eve- when men from opposing armies met in the no man's land between the trenches to exchange tobacco, buttons, and even handshakes before returning to their posts. In some places along the front, men played football (soccer) using whatever was available.   Get all of our shows at one website:  www.bestof1001atories.com    for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Few history buffs are aware of the existence of enlisted entertainers (MOS 442) or TEAM SNAFU. Bob O'Connor's novel Jeep Show  follows the life of Jim Tanzer as he follows front line combat infantry to the border of Germany and puts on a last-minute Christmas show for the service members and civilians trapped in Bastogne on Christmas Day 1944.  Jeep Show reflects extensive research on wartime culture, soldier sland, and daily life in the army for enlisted men, as well as the Battle of the Bulge and the defense of Bastogne which occurred 80 years ago as the Germans mounted their last ghreat offensive puch against the Allies.  Catch all our shows and episodes at www.bestof1001stories.com. Follow us at Twitter (X)  @1001Stories

In the winter of 1915-1916 Jack and his wife Charmian London sailed their Snark to Hawaii, It was a bittersweet return to paradise for both of them, Jack have come there twice before, one of those times with Charmaine. But this was his last year of life, and he wanted to spend it on the islands he loved the most. In what we call part 1, Charmian adds a preface and Jack begins a two part story of how Hawaii became an American territory- taking time to extoll the virtues of their terrific surfing and fishing sports, as well as their heavioy Japanese demographics. Link to Best of Jack London (APPLE PODCASTS): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Links to Best of Jack London (SPOTIFY) https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF

"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 one week,before dying. Theories as to the cause of his death have abounded for decades. His doctor had ordered him not to drink, fearing that a lesion close to his brain could lead to his death. Others suggested he was forced to drink alcohol at the polling place and was a victim of "cooping", by which innocent bystanders were grabbed off the street and forced to drink, then vote multiple times. Still others suspect a variety of causes, from murder to rabies. Even more mysterious is the fact that until recently, and for 80 years, a cloaked man was seen visiting the original grave of Poe every year on the same date, where he would leave three roses and a half drunk bottle of cognac behind. Will he come back next year?   Credits: Monica Gil performs Annabel Lee (YouTube) Christopher Lee performs "The Raven" WBAL-TV Baltimore  News Report on "the Poe Toaster"   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In December of 1914,71 year-old decorated CivilWar Major,  accomplished journalist, and  famous author Ambrose Bierce wrote his Niece and his secretary to tell them he was going to Mexico to cover the Mexican insurrection led by Pancho Villa and others.He felt likely thathis fate would be probably be that of being lined up against a wall and shot- as these insurrectionists were quick-tempered killers. Not long after, Bierce disappeared completely, and years of searches have not brought any concrete evidence of what happened to him- but the legend told by those who daid they saw him or knew of him in his last days tells the story very much like the one he envisioned. This is his story.

In 1907 Navy had been losing every year to Army in the annual Army-Navy football game.Finally they tasked Charless A Zimmerman, the new band leader, to devise a song that would put Navy over the op if it was played during the game. Zimmerman came though and Anchors Aweigh was born. Play this podcast before every Army Navy game and Navy will win. They have every year I have played this. Crank it up during the two music sections and they will win by 10 points. Just sayin.....   Get allof our 1001 podcasts wherever podcasts are found- you can take a quick look at all 12 at www.bestof1001stories.com

On a sping day in 1986 two people walked into the Cokeville Elementary School in Cokeville Wyoming and held 154 children and adults hostage in a 50' X 50' room for 2 1/2 hours,  claiming that this was a revolution, and that they wanted a ransom payment of  $2 million dollars for every child in the room.  They entered the building with a gas bomb capable of blowing the side of building out easily if it were detonated.  The wife of this crazed husband wife team accidentally triggered the bomb in the crowded room.  Shrapnel from the blast peppered the walls but miraculously, only one of the four explosive devices ignited despite the gas flames that shot the woman across the room, and most of the blast went straight up through the ceiling.  Other than the man and wife, who died, not another person was killed, although one was shot and many were burned.  Some said it was an incredible piece of luck. But as the children's stories began to come out in the days and weeks that followed- their lives were saved by much more than luck. Their story follows- Trailer for TC Christensons "the Cokeville Miracle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLwaKDaW5ZY Interviews with students and parents; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj9j6L694X4 Book: the CokeVille Miracle: When Angels Intervene by Hartt and Judene Wixom ; https://www.amazon.com/Cokeville-Miracle-When-Angels-Intervene/dp/1462117619/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542396721&sr=8-1&keywords=cokeville+miracle+book Armstrong, Jamie. LDS Living"The Astonishing True Story Behind The Cokeville Miracle Movie" published at www.ldsliving.com/the-Cokeville-miracle/s/79933 Co.Ag Music "Rage" Copyright Free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On July 4th, 2026, in fact, all that year, America's Liberty Bell and all its brothers and sisters in every state will be ringing out loud and clear to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  There are many stories surrounding the original Liberty Bell, its crack, and its many renditions both here and abroad, as well as how it is perceived with love and respect by most Americans. It was first given the name 'The Liberty Bell" by the abolishionist movement as they fought for their freedom, and the women's Liberty Bell, which they called the Justuce Bell, was there when they cheered the passage of the 19th amendment giving them the vote. It was there behind the head of Abraham Lincoln as he lay in an open casket on his final trip home.  The story of the Liberty Bell is OUR story, and a big part of what makes America special.  Check out our two new 1001 podcasts (1001True Crime From Another Time and 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age) wherever you listen topodcasts as well as at our new website www.bestof1001stories.com. Don't forget to visit www.tomlovesthelibertybell.com to discover the location and story of the Liberty Bell in your state.,and plan now to give it a ring between now and July 4th, 2026. (Yes, Hawaii, you are there too).

The Amber Room was an ornate chamber decorated in custom crafted amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors and located in the Catherine Palace in Tsarke Selo near St. Petersburg. It was a gift from Prussia to Russia in the 18th century in order to promote an alliance against Sweden. It was stolen from the palace by Nazi Germany in WWII and moved to Konigsberg Castle in Germany, where some say it was destroyed by either Soviet or RAF bombing raids which destroyed most of that city. Konigberg was annexed by Russia and is called Kaliningrad. today. Many theories exist regarding the fate of the Amber Room and we cover them here, as well as provide additional research on Swedish and Argentine financing of the Nazi war machine, the sinking of the Wilhelm Gusloff with nearly 9,000 refugees onboard (and possibly the Amber Room in crates), and German theft of many priceless pieces of art, some of which were recovered by the "Monuments Men", and others which are still missing.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.1bestof1001stories.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For a few months back in the summer of 1972, a shaggy beast terrorized the tiny town of Louisiana Missouri, scaring the living bejezuz out of kids and adults and mystifying researchers. He had been spotted at a year previous but forgotten- passed off as a prank, but when he came back, he did so with a vengeance- killing at least one dog, and running one family out of their home. He left genuine three toed footprints, smelled like long dead meat, and had thick black hair covering his face and body. He was witnessed by dozens, He was also accompaniied by very strange lights and objects in the sky, Sometime after 1972, the beast called MoMo (for Missouri Monster) ,like Puff the Magic Dragon, slipped sadly back into his cave. But his legend survives as the monster that time forgot. Moran, Mark & Scheurman, Mark. Weird US Barnes & Noble Books. Place, Marian (1978). Bigfoot All Over the Country. Dodd, Mead. pp. 130–32.  Zullo, Allan. The Ten Creepiest Creatures n America Troll Publishing. Crowe, Richard (December 1972). Monster in Missouri. Fate Magazine. Clark Publishing Company. pp. 58–66. Blackburn, Lyle. Momo: The Strange Case of the Missouri Monster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we explore the myths that have grown up around Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and we include the eyewitness report of Pvt. Thompson, who earned a Medal of Honor for his heroic trips through Indian occupied ravines to get water for wounded and dying fellow soldiers. Stay tuned at the end for a number of new reviews from Indian lovers and ad haters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Custer edges closer to Sitting Bull's village and splits his forces 3 ways- sending Capt. Benteen to the South, and Major Reno to the opposite side of the river. He orders Reno to attack- and that's where everything begins to go wrong. Benteen takes command in the deadliest siege in Western history.  Check out all 12 of our 1001 podcasts, get on our email list, make comments, leave reviews here: www.bestof1001stories.com Follow us at Twitter (X)   @1001stories Join us at Facebook:  www.facebook.com/1001Heroes Support our basic expenses with a few dollars a month at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork  

In part one we cover the personalities and events that led to one of the most one-sided battles in history- a devastating defeat for the 7th Cavalry- and the beginning of the end of freedom for the remainder of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians who had not yet succumbed to life on the reservation. Credits: The Last Stand, Nataniel Philbrick; White, Richard, The Winners of the West, The Battle of the Greasy Grass, National Geographic, Kershaw, Robert, The Red Sabbath. TWITTER (x)   @1001STORIES FACEBOOK.COM/1001hEROES WEBSITE: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM  CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED    SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its 1 TO 10$ a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this interview with U.K. radio personality and author Neil Nixon (www.neilnixon.com) we discuss all things mythical and legendary about Elvis the King,including  #"It's Now or Never" (song),  #Fortean Magazine, #'Elvis' movie (2022), #AustinButler, ##The Colorado Mine Company  (8,000 calories Elvis Sandwich), #That Someone You Never Forget (Elvis written song), #GailBrewerGiorgio  (author) , # '#'Orion' (book), # 'Is Elvis Alive?' (book), #Elvis The man Is Alive (FB Group, #Porthcawl, Wales  (Celebrates Elvis yearly), #TheMilliondollarquartet, #alicecooper, #Lizaminelli #chubbychecker, #HomeAlone, #RaymondMoody, #Elvisfaithhealing, #LarryGeller, #Jerryshilling, #EstelleBrown, #SylviaShamwell, #BenRafford, #weeklyworld, #sheilaryan #1001Heroeslegendshistories&mysteries  #bestof1001stories.com

Unsung Heroes of the American Revolution (Pt 1): The Culper Spy Ring, Nathan Hale, and others: Few people leaving the Banana Republic Store at 66th and 3rd st Manhattan, NY, stop to notice the plaque on the outside wall that mentions the spot less than 100 yards away where courageous young Nathan Hale spoke his famous last words "I regret that have but one life to give for my country'- before being hung from a tree by his British captors. And many probably have no idea how and why those words stirred General Washington's heart so profoundly when he heard them. And Lady Gaga probably had no idea that her Rivington Street Rebels derived their name from Washington's greatest spy- James Rivington- or the Beastie Boys, for that matter, when they chose a picture of Manhattan's Rivington Street for the cover of their album ,Paul's Boutique. Or the people leaving the Burger King at the intersection of Gregory Ave. and River Dr. in Passaic NJ who drop trash near the forlorn historical marker located on a small concrete pad right there near a utility pole in the parking lot…the sign that just begins to note the incredible accomplishments of a one-time British Lord, William Alexander –better known , and loved, by his Continental Troops as Lord Sterling. Although it says much more, these few words say it all: "American Patriot, Friend of George Washington". The American Revolution stretched for eight years, from 1775 to 1783, during which time Commander in Chief George Washington had to depend on his network of spies and most trusted soldiers to stay one step ahead of the noose. The AMC series TURN, based on Alexander Rose's book "Washington's Spies", gives a highly fictionalized account of the actions of Washington's greatest spy ring- The Culper Ring. This is the real story of the courageous men and women who risked and sometimes suffered hanging, beginning with Nathan Hale. While Part I focusses mainly on the Culper Spy Ring,, Part Two will provide many rarely told stories about the unsung heroes who risked everything for the cause of liberty, including the slave spy James Armistead Lafayette, Margaret Corbin, Molly Pitcher, Francis Marion , aka The Swamp Fox, and many others. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution (New York: Penguin, 2013), 105-108. DHT Shipley $ Michael Burns, Coffee, Tea, & Conspiracy, www.breedshill.org Beverly Tyler: A Case for Anna Smith Strong: Three Village Historical Society.org Alexander Rose. Washington's Spies. (New York: Bantam Dell, 2006) Music: Mattia Cupelli: The Call; Sam Garner, Patriotic Theme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very enjoyable intervoiew with author Jeremy Dauber we discuss his new blockbuster  book American Scary , which is a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror on American culture from the taught, terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the sharply chilling folms of Jordan Peele. Along the way we talk about Washington Irving, Arthur Machem. Alfred Hitchcock, the movie 'The Blob', Uncle Tom's Cabin, Frankenstein, and much more, but we probably only cover 1% of the contents of this terrific book, which is really a history of horror genre books and movies. Catch our latest texts and comments at X (formerly Twitter) by following us @1001Stories Send reviews and catch all 12 of our podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com JOIN US AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/1001HEROES    Send us a kind review and share our show with friends and family! Follow our brand new podcast 1001 True Crime From Another Time right here!  https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/1001-true-crime-from-another-t-5597246 Please help to support our show's basic expenses by contributing monthly at www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork 

James Dean was a film star in the 50's whose career was brought to an abrupt end when his Porsche Spyder crashed, taking his life. There was a chain of tragedies that followed with respect to the people involved with the car-right down to the chassis and parts that were sold off. The curses, in order: The Curse of King Tut's Tomb The Kennedy Curse Tecumseh's Curse on American Presidents The Superman Curse The First Commandment and Fabio The Hope Diamond James Dean's Little Bastard Go to www.harrys.com and take advantage of the free offer to get a complete Harrys Shaving Kit- put 1001 in the promo box and get a bonus bottle of Post Shave Balm now. the kit is an $18 dollar value and all you pay is $3 shipping. You won't get the post shave balm unless you add the numbers 1001 in the promo code box at check out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In October of 2009 the Jamison Family (Bobby, aged 44, Sherilynn, aged 40, and Madison, age 6), packed thir pickup truck into drove into a nearby state forest, apparently to camp. Three days later their pickup truck was discovered by hunters with their malnourished dog inside and all their belongings, including ID and phones, as well as $32,000 in cash. Their remains were discovered 4 years later 2.7 miles from their truck. This remains one of the most perplexing unsolved cases in the country. We provide the details- you have been assigned to solve the case. Leave reviews/comments at www.bestof1001stories.com, at the episode at 1001 True Crime From Another Time 

This is the story of the bloody battle for Okinawa in 1945- the last stop before the invasion of the island of Japan, which continued to refuse to surrender even though Emperor Hirohito and the top military elite knew they had no chance of winning.The Japanese dug in with 140,000 army regulars and Okinawan conscripts and prepared for an all out suicide war using civilians as human shields. Over 1000 Kamikaze planes were turned loose on the fleet supporting the Okinawa invasion, and for 81 straight days the American forces on land and sea fought a hellish battle against an unyielding enemy. The Battle of Hacksaw Ridge and the role of conscientiousobjector Desmond Doss is an integral part of this story.   Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A handpicked marine unit of 40 men is dropped behind Japanese lines on Saipan. Their orders are to use deadly silent force to break Japanese resistance, and they have been trained in killing techniques that few people are aware of. For 17 days of brutal fighting on Saipan they did their jobs, and paid for it, The son of the company commander, Joe Tachovsky, had never been told what his father did on Tinian and Saipan- he was to find out after his father's death. This is the incredible story of this decorated marine unit and the men who were called The 40 Thieves. This book, The 40 Thieves On Saipan, is now available at Amazon and anywhere fine books are sold.   Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.bestof1001stories.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Demarest, former TV host of the hit show, Ghost Hunters International, takes us on a tour of the some of the spookiest places in the world. C  Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to  WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COMes

The first villager, Sarah Bishop, is chosen to be hung, 19 others follow. Anne Putnam Jr. and others put on courtroom shows, accusing innocent people of witchcraft, and the judges and jury all fall for it. This is the story of the victims and the Salem Village citizens, including the handful that stood up for truth in a town gone mad with witch hysteria in 1692. Get all of our shows at one website: www.bestof1001stories.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments:  [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In March of 1692 the little village of Salem Massachusetts became a hotbed of lies, deception, and fear as a group of teenage girls went into convulsions and named selected locals as witches who were possessing them. The judge, the reverends, and most of the townspeople were caught up in the frenzy and fear and those who spoke up faced sure retribution. When the witch hunt started it gained momentum- and was at its worst when a four year old girl whose mother had already been accused was interrogated for two weeks until she finally broke down and admitted she was a witch so she could go to the gallows with her mother. Get all of our shows at one website: WWW.BESTOF1001STORIES.COM REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1919, 8 Chicago White Sox players either participated directly in or failed to report a plan to sabotage the best of 8 World Series games against the Cincinnati Reds for profit.. The Reds won 5 games to 4 and the matter seemed to drop- until the following season,when a grand jury was convened to get to the truth. One of the gamblers involved testified,and some of the players admitted they had been in on the plot. One of the best players on the team, Shoeless Joe Jackson, ,who had played perfectly throughout the series, was named in the scandal and paid for it by being from pro baseball for the rest of his life. Many people today felt he has been unfairly wronged. This is his story.   Support our show and checkout www.simplisafe.com/1001! Only 14.99/mo- no long contracts-no tools required. This is a great product- highly reviewed (40,000 Amazon reviews)- we recommend it.  Catch all our shows at www.bestof1001stories.com 1001 Heroes 1001 Classic Short Stories 1001 Sherlock Holmes 1001 Stories From The Old West 1001 Stories For the Road 1001 Best of Jack London America's Best of Times- A Boomer Journal 1001 Radio Days 1001 Radio Crime Solvers 1001 Stories From the Gilded Age 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For days Forsyth's men laid in their shallow holes trying not to get shot, but the doctor was hit badly, Beecher was dying, and qa half dozen others were either dead of wounded, including Forsyth, who was still commanding his men. They had sent scouts but it was 100 miles to the nearest post and the chances the scouts would make it through the Indians was minimal.  The rations were gone, and the only option after 4 days was rotting horse meat. Death was staring them in the face. This is their story.

One of the most moving stories we have ever done jhere at 1001 Heroes- This one deserves a movie!

PART tWO- DON'T MISS IT!

Born in the South to a poor black family, young Eugene Bullard ran away from his family when his only parent, his father, was being pursue for a supposed crime. He made it to France and became a fighter pilot for the French air force in WWI.His incredible story follows.

August, 1868  General Phil Sheridan offers a special commission to his top officer Col. Forsyth to hire 50 good, tough men to bring the fight to the Indians that have been marauding throughout the central and northern West. Armed with Spencer repreating carbines and fast horses, they take the fight to Cheyenne Chief Roman Nose, who has gathered 600 warriors under his command. They meet at Beecher's Island on the Arikara River on Sept. 17th, 1868, in one of the biggest battles of the Indian wars.

This episode tells the story-behind-the story regarding the making of the movie that many critics claim is the greatest movie ever made, including the fact that the movie was filmed while WWII was raging and that many of the people involved in the making of the movie had escaped from Nazi-dominated Europe and had yet to loose family members in German concentration camps. The cast, the creators, and the story outlining the importance of Casablanca as vital link for escaping refugees, are brought to light here, along with movie gaffs listed at the end. For appropriate ages studying World War II, this episode combined with a viewing of the movie, would make an excellent prelude to studies of 1941-1943. This episode briefly and simply explains France's occupation by Germany and its political division between the Vichy Government (pro-Nazi) and the French Resistance government under DeGaulle, drawing similarities between this division and that of America during their revolution. Listen to this episode just before watching the movie and you'll enjoy Casablanca 100% more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ghost hunting America's historical sites has become a popular way to teach youngsters history- because its exciting and can be rewarding. Civil war battlefields and hospitals are the most popular areas to visit, and many offer ghost tours in addition to guided tours. In this story we begin with the two most popular sites- Gettysburg and Antietam, and then offer dozens of our locations. Some promised links: Our new podcast 1001 Stories from The Gilded Age Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age/id1485751552  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5sUUFDVTatnGt7FiNQvSHe Our new website: www.bestof1001stories.com Our new podcast: America's Best of Times: A Boomer Journal Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-americas-best-of-times-a-boomer-journal-1949-1969/id1483649026 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QyZ1u4f9OLb9O32KX6Ghr

Was the sinking of the Titanic Sept 14-15 of 1912  a foretold event?  What mysteries still surround it today? We explore the stories, mysteries, and legends that have emerged from the disaster. Featuring: The USNA Academy Glee Club's rendition of "The Navy Hymn- For Those Who Perish On The Sea", recollections of Ruth Baker and Frank Prentiss, and Libera-Eternal Father Strong to Save, (Libera.org.uk). SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON!  www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork.  Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The moving story of the life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, whose tragic death and early retirement as a result of ALS touched the entire world.  ALS has since been known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Millions of people enjoy visiting Madame Tussauds Wax Museums each year, but only a very few know the macabre history behind the first one that opened in London in 1831, containing the death masks and wax figures of actual victims of the French Revolution on 1789-1793- which were made by a 20 year old young lady named Anna Marie Grosholtz who had trained to be an artist and sculptor of wax and worked in the employ of her uncle at his shop in Paris.  Through that work she became close with the sister of the King, and when the revolution broke out she was sent to prison- soon to be released with the agreement that she would provide death masks and lifelike wax figures of the often royal victims of the guillotine including Marie Antionette, Robespeirre, and many others. She later parlayed her horrific experience into a business which has lasted to this day.

Heinrich Himmler, second in command only to Adolph Hitler, rebuilt Castle Wewelsburg (pronounced VIVES-BORK) in Germany to house special meetings which included all types of idol worship and satanic rituals for his SS commanders, to which he gave Death's Head rings to symbolize their lifelong devotion to the Nazi party. The castle served as a training academy for new SS, where they were steeped in Himmler's own view of Aryan history, a center for exploration and archeology that supported his theories of a master race, and a laboratory for engineering study of a crashed UFO which was brought there for study., and from which the Nazi's developed a flying saucer.  Over 11,500 "death rings" were returned to Himmler, who hid them prior to the end of the war, one legend being that he buried them in a crypt below the castle.