To help celebrate our nation's birth, Jilli tells Kim all about how George Washington met his end and the long-term repercussions experienced by one man and his family as a result of the Lincoln assassination. Kim also shares that most of her historical knowledge comes from Drunk History... sounds about right.
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Markel, Dr. Howard. “Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George Washington.” PBS NewsHour. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/dec-14-1799-excruciating-final-hours-president-george-washington/
Thompson, Mary V. “Death Defied: Rather than let George Washington's body be submitted permanently to the grave, Dr. William Thornton, a friend and prominent physician, proposed a plan to "resuscitate" the recently deceased body of George Washington.” Mount
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“Treatment by Bloodletting in the past and present” -National Library of Medicine- Natasa Colovic https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27483574/
“A Christmas Murder,” – Diana Loski via The Gettsyberg Experience https://www.thegettysburgexperience.com/a-christmas-murder
“Attending Ford’s Theatre with the Lincolns: The Tragic Lives of Clara Arris and Henry Rathbone” -Maurita Baldock via New York Historical Society Museum and Library https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/attending-fords-theater-with-the-lincolns-the-tragic-lives-of-clara-harris-and-henry-rathbone
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