JEEP SHOW: A TROUPER AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, REMEMBERING BASTOGNE 80 YEARS AGO IN DEC '44
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Release Date: 12/22/2024
BEST OF (#46 OF 502) DUTCH SCHULTZ'S CATSKILL TREASURE
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New York's Catskill Mountains have long been the place where legends abound. When gangster Dutch Schultz needed a safe place to bury a steel safe with gold, diamonds,and bonds valuing over $150 million, he and his driver Lulu Rosencrantz headed for the little town of Phoenicia, and finding a good spot next to Esopus Creek- that's where he left it. Soon after, he and Lulu were killed in a hit ordered by Lucky Luciano. But a police stenographer was with Dutch as he was dying, and his last words sounded pretty
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THE YOUNG BROTHERS MASSACRE: A BAD DAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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On Jan 2, 1932, in a rural area in southwest Missouri, 6 lawmen were shot and killed and two wounded in a shootout as a groupof 11 sheriffs and deputies surrounded a farmhouse in which two or three well-armed fugitives were holedup. They were brothers named Harry and Jennings, and possibly Paul, and they were wanted- Harry for murder of a lawman, the others for operating a multi-state auto theft ring. Just about every rule in modern policing was broken- but this was 1932, it was a rural area, and police forces were basically just peacekeepers in farm towns in those days. They had lots of...
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BEST OF (#45 of 501) IN SEARCH OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
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1001 Heroes takes a deep dive into Loch Ness to find Nessie- and ends up with a story which has evolved into a timeless legend.. Included in latter half-an interview with Loch Ness's own Tony Harmsworth- author, blogger, and skeptic who was once a believer. Tony has been deeply involved along with Adrian Shine in setting up information/display centers for visitors and in assisting research on Loch Ness and its marine inhabitants. Find his website at www.loch-ness.org and list of books he has authored (scien
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: THE STORY WHICH IS SAID TO HAVE INSPIRED THE MOVIE
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"Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Incredible Story That Inspired the Spielberg Movie", tells of Project Serpo, a top-secret U.S. government program that arranged an exchange program with aliens that sent 12 astronauts to a planet 40 light years away with hopes of gaining insight to another civilization and their technologies. Inspired largely by a well-known physicist named Dr. Hynek, who had been the head of the classified "UFO Project Blue Book", and was hired by Speilberg and Columbia Pictures to
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THE HEARTWARMING STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914:
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By Christmas of 1914 the war in Europe had been raging for 5 months. A 500 mile long line of trenches stretched from the North Sea, France and Belgium to the Swiss border- the trenches sometimes as close as 100 feet apart. Here we share a number of documented stories of moments of truce beginning on Christmas Eve- when men from opposing armies met in the no man's land between the trenches to exchange tobacco, buttons, and even handshakes before returning to their posts. In some places along the front, men p
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JEEP SHOW: A TROUPER AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, REMEMBERING BASTOGNE 80 YEARS AGO IN DEC '44
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Few history buffs are aware of the existence of enlisted entertainers (MOS 442) or TEAM SNAFU. Bob O'Connor's novel Jeep Show follows the life of Jim Tanzer as he follows front line combat infantry to the border of Germany and puts on a last-minute Christmas show for the service members and civilians trapped in Bastogne on Christmas Day 1944. Jeep Show reflects extensive research on wartime culture, soldier sland, and daily life in the army for enlisted men, as well as the Battle of the Bulge and the defense of Bastogne which occurred 80 years ago as the Germans mounted their last...
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: PLAYING NOW AT 1001 BEST OF JACK LONDON; OUR HAWAII by CHARMIAN AND JACK LONDON (SEE SHOW NOTES FOR LINKS)
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BEST OF (#44 OF 577) THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
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"the Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe"-On September 7, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe, at the top of his career, kissed his fiance goodbye at his home in Richmond, VA, and began a business trip to Philadelphia. He then dropped out of sight for a week, he was found in Baltimore on October 3rd, inside a bar-turned-polling place, drunk and disheveled, wearing clothes that did not fit him, and unable to speak clearly. He was rushed to a hospital, where he lingered on the edge of insanity for nearly one week,before dy
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THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AMBROSE BIERCE
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In December of 1914,71 year-old decorated CivilWar Major, accomplished journalist, and famous author Ambrose Bierce wrote his Niece and his secretary to tell them he was going to Mexico to cover the Mexican insurrection led by Pancho Villa and others.He felt likely thathis fate would be probably be that of being lined up against a wall and shot- as these insurrectionists were quick-tempered killers. Not long after, Bierce disappeared completely, and years of searches have not brought any concrete evidence of what happened to him- but the legend told by those who daid they saw him...
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ANCHORS AWEIGH- HOW NAVY GOT ITS THEME SONG FOR THE ARMY-NAVY GAME
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In 1907 Navy had been losing every year to Army in the annual Army-Navy football game.Finally they tasked Charless A Zimmerman, the new band leader, to devise a song that would put Navy over the op if it was played during the game. Zimmerman came though and Anchors Aweigh was born. Play this podcast before every Army Navy game and Navy will win. They have every year I have played this. Crank it up during the two music sections and they will win by 10 points. Just sayin..... Get allof our 1001 podcasts wherever podcasts are found- you can take a quick look at all 12 at...
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