For this week's mini episode, I decided to do something extra unique. Sometimes, the internet produces wild claims about historical events. But, how many of the claims are actually true...at least according to newspapers? Listen to find out!
SOURCES
“11 Oct 1909, 5 - The BUCYRUS Evening Telegraph At Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://www.newspapers.com/image/600936107.
“7 Oct 1909, 4 - The BUCYRUS Evening Telegraph At Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://www.newspapers.com/image/600936088/?terms=chris+kiess&match=1.
Associated Press. “Albert Einsein's Brain Studied By Pathologist.” The Paris News (Paris, Texas), August 1, 1978. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Einstein's Brain Remains Center of Hospital Dispute.” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio), April 20, 1955. www.newspapers.com.
“Buried Alive.” The Elyria Republican (Elyria, Ohio), February 14, 1884. www.newspapers.com.
Don Colburn. “Picking Albert Einstein's Brain.” The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), May 12, 1985. www.newspapers.com.
“Girl Marries A Ghost.” The Wilmington Democrat (Wilmington, Delaware), January 12, 1901. www.newspapers.com.
“Has Married A Ghost.” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), October 2, 1900. www.newspapers.com.
Kelly, Erin. “5 Terrifying True Stories of People Being Buried Alive.” All That's Interesting. All That's Interesting, August 25, 2021. https://allthatsinteresting.com/buried-alive.
“Marriage License for January /January Deaths.” The Dayton Herald (Dayton, Ohio), January 31, 1884. www.newspapers.com.
Rowley, Jim. “Weird Historical Stories That Sound Made up (but Aren't).” Ranker, August 5, 2020. https://www.ranker.com/list/historical-weird-true-stories/jim-rowley.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
