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Underwear Chronicles Seven: Annette Kellerman
Annette Kellerman was a swimmer from Australia who rose to stardom for her speed and grace, but also changed the world of swimsuits. She once perform…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 67: Violet Jessop, The Effie Afton, and more Shipwrecks
Violet Jessop survived not one, not two, but three shipwrecks involving White Star Line's incredible Olympic-class ships, including the Titanic. The …
3 years, 10 months ago
Underwear Chronicles Six: Charles Lee
Charles Lee was George Washington's "Frenemy," and his duplicitous behavior got him caught with his pants down.
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 66: Weather Wonders
Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita played an important role in understanding the impact of the atomic bombs of WWII. He brought that knowledge to America and appli…
3 years, 11 months ago
Underwear Chronicles Five: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln wore some pretty plain underwear. We know because they made a few "surprise appearances." NEWSFLASH: The Underwear Chronicles are gon…
4 years ago
Episode 65: Samuel And J.C.
The year 1913 saw the births of two incredible Black Americans. One was Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a Civil Rights pioneer and all-around incredible perso…
4 years ago
Underwear Chronicles Four: Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige went from burlap hand-me-downs to silk patterned boxers. Along the way we came one of the most dynamic baseball players in history.
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 64: Oh, So Many Birds!
Eugene Schieffelin filled American skies with Starlings, who replaced the Passenger Pigeons that once (literally) darkened the skies. John James Audu…
4 years, 1 month ago
Underwear Chronicles Three: Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton could take a fall like no one else, and that skill carried him from the Vaudeville stages to the movie screen. He made people laugh, da…
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 63: More Accidents, More Toys
Chance has given us some great toys. Explore the accident that led to Silly Putty, the chance repurposing that led to Silly Putty, a few men who stum…
4 years, 2 months ago