It’s the catch-up episode!!! Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to days 200-203. This time we examine the days December 21, 1988 as Pan Am Flight 103 Explodes over Scotland, December 28, 2014 as the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire, January 1, 1903 as Topsy the Elephant is electrocuted, and January 1…

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Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 197. This time we examine the year 1936 as London's Crystal Palace Burns Down.. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 196. This time we examine the years 1936 as Robert Johnson begins his recording sessions in San Antonio, and 1942 as Poon Lim begins his 133 days lost at sea. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 195. This time we examine the year 1532 as Francisco Pizarro traps the Incan ruler Atahualpa, and massacres 5,000 Incan soldiers. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz -…

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Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 193. This time we examine the year 1947 as the H-4 Hercules, the “Spruce Goose”, makes its first and final flight. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https:…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 192. This time we examine the year 1881 as the Earp family with Doc Holliday confront the Clanton and McLaury brothers for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.re…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 191. This time we examine the year 1957 as the killer Michael Myers is born. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ye…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 190. This time we examine the year 1810 as the first Oktoberfest is held. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-…

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Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 188. This time we examine the year 1918 as the Liberty Loan Parade causes a major outbreak of the Spanish Flu in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…also Polio, and 1923 as Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.y…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 187. This time we examine the year 1866 as English author H.G. Wells is born, also Warehouse 13 (kind of). - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcas…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 186. This time we examine the year 1814 as Francis Scott Key writes what will eventually be known as the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 185. This time we examine the year 1857 as the Mountain Meadow Massacre occurs. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 184. This time we examine the year 1997 as Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul are killed in a car crash in Paris. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 183. This time we examine the year 79ad as the city of Pompeii and it’s surrounding area (such as the city of Herculaneum), are covered in ash and debris after the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtu…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 182. This time we examine the year 1945 as the Korean peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.c…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 181. This time we examine the year 1897 as German Pharmacist Felix Hoffmann synthesizes a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, the main ingredient in Aspirin, for medicinal application . - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimK…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 180. This time we examine the years 1936 as Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/p…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 179. This time we examine the years 1940 as Bugs Bunny is introduced to the world, and 1921 as insulin is isolated for the first time by Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdven…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 178. This time we examine the year 1969 as NASA’s Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 177. This time we examine the year 1978 as Lee Iacocca is fired from Ford Motor Company by Henry Ford II, and 1865 as Barnum’s American Museum Burns Down. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.rev…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 176. This time we examine the year 1944 as the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus burns down in Hartford, Connecticut. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iT…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 175. This time we examine the year 1613 as William Shakespeare's London Globe Theater burns to the ground. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcas…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 174. This time we examine the years 1937 as Joe Louis becomes boxings Heavy-Weight Champion of the World, and 1938 as Joe Louis defends his title in a rematch against MAx Schmeling. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitz…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 173. This time we examine the years 1844 as Charles Goodyear patents vulcanized rubber, 1219 as the Danish flag begins its journey to become the oldest national flag, 1667 as the first human blood transfusion is performed, 1877 as HenryOssian Flipper bec…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 172. This time we examine the year 1974 as Dolly Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You” reaches #1 on the country chart, 1949 as 1984 by George Orwell is Published, and 1984 as New South Wales decriminalizes homosexual sex between consensual males. - The…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 171. This time we examine the year 1947 as the Doomsday Clock is introduced, 1965 (???) as Oscar the Grouch is born, 1974 as the Heimlich Maneuver is first introduced, and 1938 as Superman first appears in Action Comics No. 1. - Theme music by The Tim Kr…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 170. This time we examine the year 1944 as Muppeteer, actor, director Frank Oz is born, 1977 as Star Wars is released, and 2001 as Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind man to scale Mount Everest. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtu…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 169. This time we examine the year 1980 as Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 168. This time we examine the year 1931 as Fritz Lang’s film thriller “M” is first released in Berlin, Germany. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://p…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 167. This time we examine the years 1982 as the Bluth family creates the celebration of Cinco de Cuatro, and 2013 and 2020 as Disney holds its first Star Wars Day and the state of California formally declares May 4th as Star Wars Day. - Theme music by Th…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 166. This time we examine the years 1947 as the New York Yankees hold the first national Babe Ruth Day in honor of the baseball player. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkr…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 165. This time we examine the years 1973 as serial killer Ed Kemper kills his mother then turns himself in, 1999 as the Columbine Massacre occurs, 2010 as the Deepwater Horizon disaster occurs and 1993 as Uranus passes Neptune . Suicide Hotlines in The U…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 164. This time we examine the years 1570 as Guy Fawkes is thought to have been born. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 163. This time we examine the years 1772 as Catherine the Great repels the beard tax, and 2021 as the first International Asexuality Day is held. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 162. This time we examine the year 1992 as The Silence of the Lambs wins all 5 top Academy Award…awards and 1942 as the SS murder 200 inmates at Traniki labour camp. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ http…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 161. This time we examine the year 1982 as Dr. Barney Clark the first recipient of a permanent replacement heart dies after 112 days. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkrei…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 160. This time we examine the year 1966 as Neil Armstrong and David Scott are launched into orbit for the first time aboard Gemini 8. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkrei…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 159. This time we examine the year 1841 as the African men aboard the Amistad are set free after a 2 year trial. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 158. This time we examine the year 1876 as Rutherford B. Hayes is elected president. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 157. This time we examine the year 1957 as the body of a dead 4 year old boy, wrapped in a blanket and stuffed into a box, was first found. This one deals with a boy who was murdered and may have been sold into sex trafficking so feel free to skip this e…

This episode talks about a murder suicide, so feel free to skip it if it you are so inclined or are triggered by hearing about such things, as always if you or anyone you know is in crisis please reach out for someone to talk to.Suicide Hotlines in The United StatesCrisis Text LineText HOME to 741741National Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-825…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 155. This time we examine the year 2014 as astronomers at the Australian NAtional University discover what is believed to be the oldest star. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 154. This time we examine the year 1887 as the first Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: htt…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 153. This time we examine the year 1905 as the Cullinan Diamond is discovered. Because diamonds are ice! - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts…

Thats all there is there aint SNOW more Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 152. This time we examine the year 1977 as Miami, Florida sees its first and last recorded snowfall to date. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.co…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 151. This time we examine the year 1967 as Dr James Hiram Bedford becomes the first man to be cryogenically frozen. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://…

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 150. This time we examine the year 1709 as The Great Frost arrives in Europe. Update schedule will be temporarily sporadic. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTune…