Dec 26, 2019
We discuss the origins of snake oil, how it was brought to America by Chinese Immigrants in the 1800's, and then how snake oil tradesmen created their own concoctions.
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Sources:
“Chinese in the Post-Civil War South: A People Without History”
by Lucy M. Cohen
“The...
Dec 19, 2019
Jordan and Jeremy discuss the history of West Point and what happened when the cadets couldn't hold their egg nog.
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Sources:
“When Eggnog Sparked a Riot at West Point” by Christopher Klein
“A Brief History of West Point” by the United States Military...
Dec 12, 2019
We talk about the history of how alcatraz went from just and island, to a military prison, to a federal prison, and then a cultural center for native americans that established an occupation on the island.
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Sources:
“Alcatraz Origins” by the Federal Bureau of...
Dec 5, 2019
Jordan and Jeremy discuss the Honey War, the civil war between the state of Missouri and the territory of Iowa, all because a surveyor got a little sloppy while determining the border between the two.
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Sources:
“The Honey War” by Craig Hill
“One Sloppy Land...
Nov 28, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to our first Thanksgiving episode. This week, Jordan and Jeremy talk about the history of the presidential turkey pardon and Rebecca, the raccoon that President Calvin Coolidge pardoned from his Thanksgiving table.
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Sources:
"Where Pardoned...