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Ida Mae Stull
Today we tell the fascinating story of the first woman in this country to go down in the coal mines to make a living, and how she made it legal for w…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Crash At Clingman's Dome
In the summer of 1946 a training mission for a B-29 Superfortress ended in tragedy. Today we tell the story of that B-29, which crashed into the thir…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Regulator Movement
Who were the men who moved into what’s now East Tennessee, establishing the first local governments there, such as the Watauga Association in 1772 an…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Witch Murders
In 1950 a man shot and killed his sister-in-law and niece in a country store in northeast Tennessee. Why he did that is our story today. Don't forget…
4 years, 9 months ago
The First Integrated Little League Team In The South
In 1951 Little League baseball came to Norton, Virginia. In that very first season the Little League allowed black boys and white boys to play toget…
4 years, 9 months ago
Blennerhassett and Burr
After the end of the Revolutionary War the land north and west of the Ohio River was organized by Congress into the Northwest Territory. Soon settle…
4 years, 9 months ago
Death By Psychic
At the turn of the 20th century, a Kentucky man obsessed with spiritualism, fortune-telling, seances and speaking to the dead, was convinced to marry…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Fraterville Mine Disaster
In May of 1902 one of the best-run mine companies in the Coal Creek, Tennessee, area suffered a disaster when an explosion trapped and killed 216 min…
4 years, 10 months ago
Encore: The Krampus
This holiday season has been a tough one for us, so we haven't had the opportunity to put together this year's Christmas episode. Instead we give yo…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Thealka Explosion
On June 17, 1922, a tremendous explosion happened at the Thealka mine near Paintsville, Kentucky, killing two miners starting up mine equipment. This…
4 years, 10 months ago