71 - Roe of Roe v. Wade
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We discuss the life story of Norma McCorvey, the woman famously known as Jane Roe in the historic Roe v. Wade case, and her journey of becoming the face of the pro-choice movement and then her switch to becoming a prominent activist for pro-life groups.
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70 - Rain, Rain, Bombs Away
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Congress passes legislation to bomb the sky in an effort to make some rain.
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69 - Citizen Hirabayashi
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Gordon Hirabayashi refused to comply with America's Japanese Relocation order to an internment camp. Instead, he fought all the way to the Supreme Court and when ordered to prison, hitchhiked all the way from Seattle to Tucson because the government didn't have the money to send him.
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Special Presidential Trivia
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America the Bizarre will return with new episodes on March 11th. Until then, answer this week's presidential trivia for a chance to win a free t-shirt. Submit your answer to [email protected] or through the contact form at americathebizarre.com
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68 - A History of Anti-Vaxxers
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An enslaved man named Onesimus gave Cotton Mather information to create America's first smallpox inoculation, however, it was immediately met with push back and conspiracy theories.
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67 - Amistad Rebellion
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In 1839, a group of slave captives revolted against the slave ship's crew in an effort to secure their freedom which ultimately led to a fight in the Supreme Court.
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66 - God Machine
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A 19th-century spiritualist believed that he could trap the second-coming of christ in a machine in order to save humanity.
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65 - The Notorious Willie Dee
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The Willie Dee had the worst luck of any battleship during WWII that led to them almost blowing up FDR.
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64 - Human Guinea Pigs
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During World War II, some conscientious objectors chose to serve their country by signing up as human guinea pigs in scientific trials that starved them, infested them with lice, and gave them hepatitis.
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63 - Fly Into The Hurricane
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Colonel Duckworth bet a bunch of British pilots that he could fly his single-engine plane in and out of a hurricane. The loser had to buy the winner a cocktail.
info_outlineGeneral Patton once threatened to level Phenix City, Alabama which was once dubbed "The Wickedest City in America"