The Origins of Santa Claus and Modern Christmas
Forgotten & Found
Santa Claus is the most popular image surrounding Christmas today. But where did he come from? How is it that people around the world tell their children about a jolly magical man who comes down the chimney every year? What does St. Nick have to do with Santa? And when did Christmas get so Christmasy? Join us as we dive into the origins of Santa and modern Christmas in this festive holiday episode. "Space 1990-B" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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The Puzzling Fate of Jefferson Davis
Forgotten & Found
What happened to Jefferson Davis after the Civil War? Did he stand trial for his role in the nation's bloodiest conflict? Did he face the hangman's noose? Why does the figure of Davis seem to drop out of the history books after the events of 1865? Join us in discovering the surprising fate of one of America's most divisive figures. Opening Music "Space 1990-B" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License * Begin Show Notes * Jefferson Davis’s Fate Hook On April 9th, 1865, the guns of the Civil War finally went quiet....
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Hitler's Dream of Destroying NYC
Forgotten & Found
Adolf Hitler long dreamed of bombing New York City and spent numerous years and multiple projects attempting to reduce America's greatest city to rubble. This episode dives into the results of his efforts and pulls back the curtain on the lengths that those in Nazi Germany would go to kill American civilians during World War II. * Begin Transcript * On the evening of November 29, 1944, two men swam ashore through cold waters. The men had been put in by the German U-boat – U-1230 off the foggy coast of Maine. They were German spies tasked with gaining information about America’s...
info_outlineSanta Claus is the most popular image surrounding Christmas today. But where did he come from? How is it that people around the world tell their children about a jolly magical man who comes down the chimney every year? What does St. Nick have to do with Santa? And when did Christmas get so Christmasy? Join us as we dive into the origins of Santa and modern Christmas in this festive holiday episode.
"Space 1990-B" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/