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Back to Search#6 BEST OF 457 AT 1001 HEROES: THE LEGEND OF THE DENT'S RUN GOLD
Our #6 Listener Fav: In June of 1863 two US Army wagons were secretly loaded with 26 50 pound gold bars in West Virginia and sent on a mission across…
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OPERATION MINCEMEAT THE GREATEST INTELLIGENCE VICTORY OF WWII
In 1943, following the Battle of Tunisia, the Allies planned to attack Italy through Sicily- but Sicily was extremely well defended by Germany and th…
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#6 of 458 1001 HEROES LISTENER FAVS LONESOME DOVE THE REAL STORY BEHIND ONE OF THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE
Larry McMurtry's screenplay turned novel "Lonesome Dove" reached an estimated 23 million homes when it first aired on CBS in February of 1989, bringi…
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VALENTINE'S DAY ONLINE IN AMERICA
A brief history of how Valentine's day came to be followed by excerpts from online entities such as Quora, Redditt, and others, featuring Valentine's…
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THE LOST COLONY (PT 2): FOUND ! (#4 LISTENER FAVORITE OF 575)
The Lost Colony is the #4 listener favorite of 443 episodes through 9 years of 1001 Heroes. "The Lost Colony PT II: FOUND!" Tells the incredible stor…
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THE LOST COLONY (PT 1) THE DARE STONES (#4 LISTENER FAV OF 575) (SEE PT 2 THE LOST COLONY "FOUND!"
I have added an introduction for this "Best of" episode., which was one of my favorites to make. This is the #4 listener favorite of the 443 (actuall…
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HOW PANCAKE DAY, MARDI GRAS, AND CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNIIES CAME TO BE
The title kind of says it all- just add Shrove Tuesday, Lent, the origins of Easter, explanations as to why you might think twice about gifting your …
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BEST OF 1001 HEROES #3 OF 447 THE 1900 GALVESTON HURRICANE (PT 1) WITH NEW INTRO
In 1900 the port city of Galveston, Texas was the 3rd largest city in Texas, boasting a population of 38,000 people, and they were doing so well with…
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THE 1900 GALVESTON HURRICANE (PT 2) BEST OF 1001 HEROES #3 OF 447
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane struck the island of Galveston, Texas on Saturday Sept. 8th, 1900 as a Cat 4 storm, causing15-25 foot storm surges and k…
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THE VIOLENT YEARS THE STORY OF WILLIAM "BILL" BONSALL
Bill Bonsall , WW2 veteran, Olympic Gymnast, devoted husband and father, and legendary gymnastics coach for WVU, was loved and respected by all who k…
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