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WHEN FICTION MEETS FACT (AND FICTION MEETS FICTION): THE STORY OF STEVE BRODIE, MAUD AND PERCY
In July 1886, Steve Brodie, a resident of the Bowery neighborhood of New York City, made a bet to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, into the river below,…
8 years, 1 month ago
BONUS EPISODE: TWO LYNCHINGS AND A PSYCHOLOGIST
Psychologist Kate Bowers Wallinga offers her professional opinion regarding the events which led to the lynchings in New Richmond, Ohio, of George Ma…
8 years, 2 months ago
TWO LYNCHINGS IN ONE SMALL TOWN: 1876 & 1895
The small town of New Richmond, Ohio, was the location of the lynchings of a violent serial rapist and murderer in 1876, and the killer of a beloved …
8 years, 2 months ago
RULES FOR LADIES / RULES FOR GENTLEMEN: 1845
On this episode, we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, by taking a look at a set of Rules for Ladies and Rules for Gentlemen, that was published in the C…
8 years, 3 months ago
McGURK’S SUICIDE SALOON, NEW YORK CITY - 1893-1902
In the 1890s, a wild, lawless (and often terrifying) dive saloon in New York City somehow became a destination for desperate young women who desired …
8 years, 3 months ago
EQUAL IN DEATH: The Last Public Execution in Ohio – 1844
On February 9, 1844, Esther Foster and William Graham were jointly executed by hanging, in Columbus, Ohio, on the same scaffold. It was the last publ…
8 years, 4 months ago
THE WITCH OF PLUM HOLLOW – 1891
The life and true story of “Mother” Elizabeth Barnes, the so-called “witch” of Plum Hollow, Ontario. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Wise Woman of Plu…
8 years, 4 months ago
NEW YEAR'S "CALLS"
It was a very popular custom, during the 19th century, for people to make a short visit to their friends and neighbors on New Year’s day or eve. In t…
8 years, 4 months ago
CHRISTMAS EVE ON WALL STREET – 1882
A spontaneous practical joke, on Christmas Eve 1882, at the New York Stock Exchange, ignited a wild chain reaction of very silly shenanigans. And tha…
8 years, 5 months ago
THE LYNCHING OF THE OUTLAW JEFFERSON DAVIS - 1873
On July 26, 1873, a man calling himself Jefferson Davis was beaten, shot, and dragged through the streets of Ragersville, Ohio, before finally being …
8 years, 5 months ago