The Year Was

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November 23rd...Robert Johnson and Poon Lim

November 23, 2022 • 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 196. This time we examine the years 1936 as Robert Johnson begins his recording sessions in San Antonio, and 1942 as Poon Lim begins his 133 days lost at sea.

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November 16th... Pizarro and Atahualpa

November 16, 2022 • 6 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 195. This time we examine the year 1532 as Francisco Pizarro traps the Incan ruler Atahualpa, and massacres 5,000 Incan soldiers.

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November 9th...Kristallnacht

November 9, 2022 • 7 mins

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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Trans Lifeline

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TrevorLifeline

1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth)

Veterans Crisis Line

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Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 194. This time we examine the year 1938 as the Kristallnacht, or t...

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November 2...The Final Flight of the Spruce Goose

November 3, 2022 • 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 193. This time we examine the year 1947 as the H-4 Hercules, the “Spruce Goose”, makes its first and final flight.

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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October 26th...Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

October 26, 2022 • 16 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 192. This time we examine the year 1881 as the Earp family with Doc Holliday confront the Clanton and McLaury brothers for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

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October 19th...Michael Myers

October 20, 2022 • 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 191. This time we examine the year 1957 as the killer Michael Myers is born.

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October 12th...Oktoberfest

October 13, 2022 • 6 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 190. This time we examine the year 1810 as the first Oktoberfest is held.

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October 5th...The Solar Temple Deaths

October 5, 2022 • 7 mins

Suicide Hotlines in The United States

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

Trans Lifeline

1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community)

TrevorLifeline

1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth)

Veterans Crisis Line

1-800-273-8255, Press 1

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September 28th...The Liberty Loan Parade

September 28, 2022 • 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 188. This time we examine the year 1918 as the Liberty Loan Parade causes a major outbreak of the Spanish Flu in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…also Polio, and 1923 as Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin.

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September 21st...H.G. Wells

September 21, 2022 • 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 187. This time we examine the year 1866 as English author H.G. Wells is born, also Warehouse 13 (kind of).

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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September 14th...The War of 1812 and The Star Spangled Banner

September 14, 2022 • 6 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 186. This time we examine the year 1814 as Francis Scott Key writes what will eventually be known as the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem.

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September 7th...The Mountain Meadow Massacre

September 7, 2022 • 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 185. This time we examine the year 1857 as the Mountain Meadow Massacre occurs.

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August 31st...The Death of Princess Diana

August 31, 2022 • 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 184. This time we examine the year 1997 as Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul are killed in a car crash in Paris.

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August 24th...Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii

August 24, 2022 • 8 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 183. This time we examine the year 79ad as the city of Pompeii and it’s surrounding area (such as the city of Herculaneum), are covered in ash and debris after the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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August 17th...The 38th Parallel

August 17, 2022 • 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 182. This time we examine the year 1945 as the Korean peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel.

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August 10...Felix Hoffmann and Aspirin

August 10, 2022 • 5 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 181. This time we examine the year 1897 as German Pharmacist Felix Hoffmann synthesizes a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, the main ingredient in Aspirin, for medicinal application .

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August 3rd...Jesse Owens Wins Gold

August 4, 2022 • 7 mins

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 180. This time we examine the years 1936 as Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics.

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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