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Dutch Schultz: The Beer Baron of the Bronx 6 Feb 2024 --- Beer, bloodshed, and buried treasure. That is the legacy left behind by one of New York’s most notorious malefactors, mobster and bootlegger Dutch Schultz. Like many other criminals, Schultz saw Prohibition as the golden ticket to a life full of riches. And he was right, although many people had to die for him to achieve his goal. He fought not one, but two bloody gang wars in order to firmly establish himself as New York’s premiere distributor of illegal hooch, the cause of (and solution to) all of life’s problems. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/index_1.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dutch-schultz-is-born https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/index_1.html https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:6682zm70z https://www.biography.com/crime/dutch-schultz https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/index_1.html https://www.legendsofamerica.com/dutch-schultz/ https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/index_1.html https://www.biography.com/crime/dutch-schultz https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/brick-from-the-palace-chop-house-dutch-schultz-murder-case https://archive.org/details/killdutchmanstor00sann/page/114/mode/2up?q=noe&view=theater https://www.biography.com/crime/dutch-schultz https://archive.org/details/killdutchmanstor00sann/page/n135/mode/2up?q=noe&view=theater https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/william-kennedy-selling-landmark-leg-diamond-17824396.php https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/10/13/102169864.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1931/04/27/98331455.pdf https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/brick-from-the-palace-chop-house-dutch-schultz-murder-case https://www.theirishstory.com/2022/02/01/vincent-mad-dog-coll-the-gangster-from-gweedore/ https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/vincent-mad-dog-coll https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/01/22/99287185.pdf https://www.theirishstory.com/2022/02/01/vincent-mad-dog-coll-the-gangster-from-gweedore/ https://archive.org/details/killdutchmanstor00sann/page/152/mode/2up?view=theater&q=coll https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/rackets_3.html https://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/46/mode/2up?view=theater&q=schultz https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/rackets_4.html https://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_s8f3/page/46/mode/2up?view=theater&q=schultz https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/end_6.html https://archive.org/details/killdutchmanstor00sann/page/24/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/11/archives/schultzs-killer-freed-in-treton-charles-workman-served-23-years-of.html https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/schultz/1935_7.html https://nypost.com/article/searching-for-gangster-dutch-schultzs-gold/%5D https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/modern-hunt-for-dutch-schultz-treasure-catskills-16317319.php Selwyn Raab - Five Families Paul Sann - Kill the Dutchman Crime Library New York Times Archive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetEric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uybStoryrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazineKarl's Socials:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwoodFurther Reading:https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1967-037A  https://www.nasa.gov/history/Apollo204/find.html#:~:text=3.-,FINDING%3A,of%20death%20was%20thermal%20burns.  https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-4/#:~:text=The%20first%20all%2Dup%20test,three%20stage%20Saturn%20V%20rocket.&text=On%20November%209%2C%201967%2C%20the,flight%20returning%20from%20the%20Moon. https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-4/#:~:text=The%20first%20all%2Dup%20test,three%20stage%20Saturn%20V%20rocket.&text=On%20November%209%2C%201967%2C%20the,flight%20returning%20from%20the%20Moon. https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/apollo-4-was-first-ever-launch-from-nasas-kennedy-space-center/ https://www.nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-the-first-test-flight-of-the-apollo-lunar-module/#:~:text=During%20the%20Jan.,return%20them%20into%20lunar%20orbit. https://www.nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-the-first-test-flight-of-the-apollo-lunar-module/#:~:text=During%20the%20Jan.,return%20them%20into%20lunar%20orbit. http://nasa.gov/mission/apollo-6/ https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-7/ https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-8/ https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/apollo-8-christmas-eve-message-genesis-reading https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-9/ https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/apollo-missions/apollo-9#:~:text=Launched%20on%20March%203%2C%201969,service%20modules%20piloted%20by%20Scott. https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-10/ https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/apollo-missions/apollo-10 https://www.nasa.gov/missions/apollo/apollo-10-mission-details/ https://www.history.com/news/apollo-10-disaster-apollo-11-practice-run https://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-nasa-names-apollo-11-crew/#:~:text=On%20Jan.,landing%2C%20fulfilling%20President%20John%20F. https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/former-astronauts/former-astronaut-neil-a-armstrong/ https://www.nasa.gov/former-astronaut-edwin-buzz-aldrin/ https://www.nasa.gov/former-astronaut-michael-collins/ https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/apollo-11-moon-landing#:~:text=A%20Saturn%20V%20rocket%20carrying,to%20watch%20the%20lift%20off. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/moon-landing-1969#timeline-of-the-1969-moon-landing https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/a11/a11.1201-pa.html#:~:text=So%20what%20was%20happening%20during,a%201202%20alarm%20was%20generated. https://www.nasa.gov/history/apollo-11-mission-overview/ https://communicateonline.me/category/industry-insights/post-details/viewable-history-five-most-watched-television-events#:~:text=Apollo%2011%20Moon%20Landing%20(1969)&text=On%20July%2020th%2C%201969%2C%20500,the%20surface%20of%20the%20moon. https://www.nasa.gov/history/apollo-11-mission-overview/  https://www.nasa.gov/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PAUL REVERE: The Midnight Ride that Changed History #sponsored 18 Feb 2025 --- #paulrevere #history #biography Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Esther Forbes - Paul Revere & the World He Lived In Charles Ferris Gettemy - The True Story of Paul Revere https://www.paulreverehouse.org/biography/ https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=99&img_step=1&mode=transcript#page1 Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fox Sisters: The Frauds Who Helped Found Spiritualism 31 Oct 2023 --- As the spiritualist movement grew, an argument began over whether it was heretical. Proponents argued that if one believed in angels, devils, and life after death, all part of Christian dogma, one must necessarily believe in the existence of the immortal soul. Spiritualism was the art of contact with part of that immortal soul, and was thus neither witchcraft nor heresy. Why some possessed the ability while others did not was a subject of debate. Later arguments against spiritualism were based on science, rather than Biblical verses. Whether some humans possess the ability to communicate with the dead is an argument which still rages, and countless mediums still practice it today. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Social Channels and Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://georgeanderson.com/books-about-loss/ https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4170&context=byusq https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/exhibits/show/post-family-papers/the-posts https://poklib.org/the-poughkeepsie-seer-andrew-jackson-davis/ https://www.ohiomagazine.com/ohio-life/article/spirit-rooms-seances-and-ohio-in-the-19th-century https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/k/kane-wlisha-kent.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-mr-mumler-man-who-captured-lincolns-ghost-camera-180965090/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/ https://www.visitportsmouth.co.uk/conan-doyle/arthur-conan-doyle/spiritualism#:~:text=Apart%20from%20Sherlock%20Holmes%20perhaps,he%20lost%20close%20family%20members. https://www.all-about-psychology.com/houdini.html https://nsac.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul John Knowles: The Brutal Rampage of The Casanova Killer 2 Feb 2024 --- Paul John Knowles had a way with people, especially with women. His charm and good looks made people trust him and lower their guard. British journalist Sandy Fawkes described Knowles as "tall, well over six foot, broad-shouldered, narrow-hipped and as slender as a wraith" and a “cross between Robert Redford and Ryan O’Neal.” And as you will soon find out, she had a unique, personal perspective on the ruthless killer. All of this was for show, however. Beneath the confident and affable smile was hiding something dark. Ever since he was a little boy, Paul Knowles decided that rules and laws weren’t meant for him; and that he could take whatever he wanted and do whatever he pleased to anyone. His entire life was one steady escalation of brutality and sadism - from petty theft to robbery, to sex crimes, and, ultimately, to murder. A four-month-long savage killing spree left, at least, 18 people dead. In custody, Knowles showed no remorse or regrets over his actions, and, soon after, left the world the only way he knew how - in violence. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://web.archive.org/web/20090209050705/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/john_paul_knowles/3.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-john-knowles https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/270/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-john-knowles https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/270/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/126/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://web.archive.org/web/20120107113338/http://www.ajc.com/news/cold-case-solved-girl-1266898.html https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/126/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-emmett-and-lois-joh/41257936/ https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/126/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-suspected-knowles-vi/128140662/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/26448294/ https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/128/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater Crime Library Michael Newton - The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers David K. Frasier - Murder Cases of the Twentieth Century Sandy Fawkes - Killing Time David Everitt - Human Monsters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lost Battalion: An Epic True Story of American Courage in World War I 28 Oct 2023 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Further Reading: Finding the Lost Battalion by Robert Laplander, Lulu Press 2006 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mikhail Gorbachev: The Last Soviet Leader #sponsored 30 Mar 2025 --- #biography #russia #history Check out LELO's F2S now! Click my link to get yours and start your pelvic fitness journey today - https://lelo.to/Biographics → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Gorbachev: His Life and Times by William Taubman https://books.google.co.za/books?id=iNDADQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=william+taubman+gorbachev&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0ld-x8OmJAxWiUkEAHZNVK0QQ6AF6BAgHEAI References https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1990/gorbachev/biographical/ https://www.gorby.ru/en/gorbachev/biography/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/who-was-mikhail-gorbachev-wife-raisa-b1022024.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/03/12/gorbachev-becomes-soviet-leader-hours-after-chernenko-dies-at-73/696b5b18-96ae-4428-bbff-33aa5e3e707b/ https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/remarks-and-question-and-answer-session-luncheon-radio-and-television-journalists https://archive.org/details/gorbachevheretic00dode/page/76/mode/2up https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/glasnost https://archive.org/details/gorbachev00mcca/page/52/mode/2up https://www.britannica.com/topic/perestroika-Soviet-government-policy https://journalonworldaffairs.org/2021/03/30/uskorenie-perestroika-glasnost-how-and-why-gorbachev-killed-the-soviet-union/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/glasnost https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Gorbachev_s_Gamble.html?id=swxbXnHMC-oC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/perestroika-and-glasnost https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-tanks-roll-into-afghanistan https://www.britannica.com/event/Chernobyl-disaster https://www.un.org/en/observances/chernobyl-remembrance-day/background#:~:text=No%20reports%20were%20released%20until,somewhere%20in%20the%20Soviet%20Union. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet-union#:~:text=Gorbachev's%20decision%20to%20loosen%20the,Communist%20rule%20throughout%20Eastern%20Europe. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Berlin-Wall https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-elected-president-of-the-soviet-union https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/08/30/coup-attempt-mikhail-gorbachev/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/03/02/gorbachev-to-run-for-president/2d7bb9d5-bd9b-4977-b251-0d4527963476/  https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/17/world/neither-ridicule-nor-rancor-halts-gorbachev-election-bid.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/08/30/mikhail-gorbachev-soviet-leader-dies/  https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-mikhail-gorbachev-obituaries-5cb7a604243668f08dfaed953c09559e  https://www.politico.eu/article/why-putin-could-forgive-yeltsin-but-not-gorbachev/  Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balto the Siberian Husky is remembered for leading a team of sled dogs to deliver medicine that saved the town of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic. He became a national hero, and his photo was on the front page of every newspaper in the country. A statue was erected in his honor in Central Park in 1925, and it is still one of the most beloved tourist attractions today. Many of you may have grown up watching the 1995 animated film by Universal Pictures, and that may be the extent of what you know about Balto. But the true story is far more dramatic than what you ever learned from cartoons and children’s books. On today’s Biographics, we bring you the story of Balto, the canine hero.→Subscribe for new videos every Monday and Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Visit our companion website for more: http://biographics.orgCredits:Host - Simon WhistlerAuthor - Shannon QuinnProducer - Jennifer Da SilvaExecutive Producer - Shell HarrisBusiness inquiries to [email protected] Biographics Videos:Napoleon Bonaparte: The Strategic Geniushttps://youtu.be/7wXauVk7DXsToussaint L’Ouverture: the Black Napoleon who Freed Haiti’s Slaveshttps://youtu.be/bCKND0cF9f8Source/Further reading:https://www.cdc.gov/about/24-7/savinglives/diphtheria/index.htmlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=JsOWKVnhSiAC&lpg=PP1&dq=The%20Cruelest%20Miles&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=Kaasen%20&f=false https://www.cmnh.org/baltohttps://books.google.com/books?id=xsWHAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=balto&pg=PT20#v=onepage&q=gold&f=false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5cpLyErs5Ihttps://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/75 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold: The Man Who Built the United Nations 22 Dec 2022 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Reed: The Romantic Revolutionary #sponsored 27 May 2025 --- Get your copy of The Book: ‘The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization’ now at https://bit.ly/3Rdqrm5 and use code BIOGRAPHICS10 at checkout! #thebookofmyprophecies , #hungrymindsbooks, #howtorebuildcivilization #hungryminds / https://www.youtube.com/@HungryMindsArt → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: This script was created primarily through several biographies. The exact pages are linked where appropriate: John Reed by Eric Homberger https://archive.org/details/johnreed0000homb/mode/1up John Reed The Making Of A Revolutionary by Granville Hicks  https://archive.org/details/johnreedmakingof0000gran Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed by Robert A. Rosenstone https://archive.org/details/romanticrevoluti00rose  John Reed and The Writing of Revolution by Daniel Wayne Lehman https://archive.org/details/johnreedwritingo0000lehm/mode/2up  John Reed by David C. Duke https://archive.org/details/johnreed00davi_0/mode/2up  References https://publicseminar.org/2017/11/john-reed-romantic-revolutionary/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Reed https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-john-reed-1887-1920/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/john-reed https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/John_Reed/L_HBAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22Eric+Homberger%22&printsec=frontcover https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/john-reed#:~:text=John%20Reed%20(1887%2D1920),New%20York%20City%20in%201913. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-colorado-coalfield-war https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/war-in-the-coalfields-the-ludlow-massacre-and-its-impact-on-the-eight-hour-workday.htm https://www.britannica.com/event/Ludlow-Massacre http://www.saint-petersburg.com/famous-people/louise-bryant/#:~:text=The%20wife%20of%20John%20Reed,the%20subject%20of%20political%20persecution. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/wilson-america-war/#:~:text=At%20the%20start%20of%201917,a%20formal%20declaration%20of%20war. https://helenrappaport.com/russia/lenin-stalin-revolution/john-reed-writing-the-russian-revolution/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April Fools Special! Leslie Nielsen: The Funniest Man in Hollywood 1 Apr 2025 --- #biography #airplane #leslienielsen → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Leslie Nielsen and David Fisher - The Naked Truth https://walkoffame.com/leslie-nielsen/ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/leslie-nielsen https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/629824/leslie-nielsen-actor-facts https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11862150 https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-leslie-nielsen-20101129-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/29/leslie-nielsen-obituary ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William T Sherman: The First Modern General 11 May 2024 --- #civilwar #biography #ushistory William Tecumseh Sherman is forever linked with his famed March to the Sea in the late autumn of 1864. In truth, his subsequent march through South Carolina and part of North Carolina was far more destructive, a fact Sherman acknowledged in his memoirs. He commanded a regiment in the First Battle of Bull Run, a Union defeat which led to him suffering a bout of depression. Northern newspapers questioned his sanity, with one Cincinnati newspaper openly calling him insane. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Stuff: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA Free cosmic horror ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Linktree to Other Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4361/4361-h/4361-h.htm http://sfmuseum.org/hist6/sherm40s.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Louisiana-State-University-system-Louisiana https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/bull-run https://www.americanheritage.com/new-sherman-letters https://www.nps.gov/shil/learn/historyculture/shiloh-history.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/ulysses-s-grant-s-path-to-victory-the-1864-overland-campaign.htm https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2014/12/02/war-is-marching-our-way/22204076007/ https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/Images/igphoto/2000746039/ https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/bennett-place-surrender https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/where-the-buffalo-no-longer-roamed-3067904/ https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2010/06/uncle-billys-racism/57886/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Cause Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack London: The Call of Survival 12 Mar 2024 --- Jack London was arguably America’s first celebrity author. His life, though short, was one of adventure and often controversy. He was a poacher, a failed gold miner, worked in a cannery, spun jute, and rode the rails as a hobo, all before reaching the age of eighteen. He became a world-famous writer, an outspoken advocate for animal rights, workers’ rights, eugenics, socialism, and atheism. His work as a writer made him fabulously rich, and he flaunted his wealth shamelessly. A lifelong unashamed love of drinking led to his admitted addiction to alcohol, and a frank discussion of alcoholism in his memoir/novel John Barleycorn. London wrote of the titular character, a euphemism for whiskey, “He gives clear vision, and muddy dreams. He is the enemy of life, and the teacher of wisdom beyond life’s wisdom”. In his book, he gave a new term to the English lexicon, describing the drunkard, whom, stupid with drink, “…falls frequently in the gutter, and who sees, in the extremity of his ecstasy, blue mice and pink elephants”. Seeing pink elephants has been a metaphor for drunkenness ever since. London’s work was marked with a realism the reader often sensed and the writer had often experienced. His most evil character, the sadistic sea captain Wolf Larsen in The Sea Witch, was based on a seafarer he had known in his youth. The Yukon characters of White Fang and The Call of the Wild were based on people he knew during his own adventures in the north. Though he exuded a hale and hearty appearance, his health was often frail, and he was subject to several illnesses, most of them aggravated by his chronic drinking. He rose from rags to riches, though he never lost sight of the rags. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Check out Eric's Stuff: Storytelling Deep Dive Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/318/318-h/318-h.htm https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/heinolds-first-and-last-chance-saloon https://www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/goldrush.htm http://exhibits.lib.usu.edu/exhibits/show/jacklondon/russojapanese https://www.americanheritage.com/tr-and-nature-fakers https://americanliterature.com/author/jack-london/short-story/love-of-life https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/evolution-today/social-darwinism https://www.who.int/health-topics/yaws#tab=tab_1 https://jacklondonpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Death-of-Jack-London-Fact-and-Fiction-by-Lou-Leal-2016.pdf https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/10/28/four-legs-good Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Cullen - America's Most Notorious Angel of Death 16 Mar 2023 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arthur Conan Doyle: The Creator of Sherlock Holmes 7 Sep 2023 --- Check out NordVPN and get 4 months EXTRA on a 2-year plan by going to https://nordvpn.com/bio. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Check out Karl's channels: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg And check out https://www.biographics.org for more of your favorite biographies. Further Reading: https://www.arthurconandoyle.com/ This is the official site of Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate https://www.thenational.scot/news/20152034.legacy-sir-arthur-conan-doyle---creator-worlds-famous-detective/ This site provides information on Doyle’s legacy in Scotland https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/conan_sir_arthur_doyle.shtml This site provides additional information on Doyle’s work as a journalist during the Second Boer War and its aftermath https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Main_Page This site includes interviews of Doyle, content of some of his lectures, essays, articles, letters, and other documentation Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle. Daniel Stashower. 2000. Penguin Books Biography Note: Nearly all of Doyle’s published writings are in the public domain and are available to be read online at several sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan Palach: The Ultimate Sacrifice Against Soviet Tyranny 3 Aug 2024 --- #biography #history #biographyhistory In the first half of 1968, a window of hope and freedom opened beyond the Iron Curtain. A new government in Czechoslovakia dared to do the unthinkable in Soviet-controlled, totalitarian, Eastern Europe: abolish censorship and liberalize society. The Party leaders in Moscow would not tolerate the outrage of what became known as the “Prague Spring” and responded to societal reforms with tanks. One young man in Prague could not stand aside and bear a life under tyranny. To reawaken the consciousness of his people, he would undergo a fiery sacrifice and become a human torch. This is the story of Jan Palach, martyr of the Prague Spring. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.janpalach.cz/en/default/jan-palach/detstvi https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia https://english.radio.cz/czech-martyr-jan-palachs-enduring-legacy-50-years-after-his-self-immolation-8141155 https://english.radio.cz/jan-zajic-story-human-torch-number-two-8137669 https://www.scribd.com/book/484438942 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/soviet-invasion-czechoslavkia ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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James Monroe: The Era of Good Feeling 11 Apr 2024 --- The first four decades of what has come to be called the “American Experiment” were turbulent in the extreme. First there was a revolution to be won, despite the opposition to its goals expressed by nearly a third of the population. A failed attempt at a national government under the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of a strong federal government, creating disputes over the role of state’s rights that continue to the present day. Partisan politics created divides so wide that at one point a sitting Vice-President, Aaron Burr, killed a former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, in an illegal duel. Though the causes of their enmity were many, at their core was a fundamental disagreement over politics. There were armed insurrections over taxes, over veteran’s benefits, over slavery. During the John Adams administration, the United States fought an undeclared naval war with France. Jefferson sent the US Navy and Marines to fight a war along the North African coast and ordered an embargo against trade with Britain that proved ruinous to American commerce. Quarrels with Britain over free trade and freedom of the seas led to another, nearly disastrous war with the British Empire. Settlers struggling into the western lands of the Northwest Territory and the southern lands found hostile tribes opposing them and a federal government unable to defend them. Then came a period of eight years of relative peace, during which American commerce thrived, the nation's borders expanded through peaceable means, and the United States gained respect on the world stage. In the wake of the tumultuous years that followed, it became known as the Era of Good Feelings. It was the period of the administration of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, and the last of the Founders to hold that office. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://millercenter.org/president/monroe/life-before-the-presidency https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-monroe https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/northwest-ordinance https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about https://www.britannica.com/event/Reign-of-Terror https://www.loc.gov/collections/meeting-of-frontiers/articles-and-essays/alaska/russian-colonization/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/16/monroe-doctrine-united-states-latin-america-foreign-policy-interventionism-china-gop/ https://millercenter.org/president/monroe/impact-and-legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Fiorello La Guardi: America's Favorite Mayor #sponsored 20 Jun 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #biography #history #newyorkcity → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: The Napoleon of New York by H. Paul Jeffers, John Wiley and Sons 2002 Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry Thaw: The Original Killer Playboy 7 Dec 2023 --- “Trial of the century” - it’s a short and snappy phrase that grabs people’s attention. That’s probably why the press has relied on it whenever dealing with a high-profile court case to drum up as much interest as possible for a juicy story that dominates the headlines. Hey, even we here at Biographics haven’t shied away from using that old adage when describing some of the stories we’ve covered such as the trial of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle for the murder of Virginia Rappe or the trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard who stood accused of killing his wife. But today we’re going back even further, to one of the first-ever cases to earn the moniker of “trial of the century” and, to this day, still one of the most intriguing and shocking - the 1906 murder of renowned American architect Stanford White at the hands of mentally-unstable playboy Harry Thaw, ostensibly to protect the honor of his wife, famed supermodel Evelyn Nesbit. So what made this case so compelling? One contemporary reporter listed all the qualities of this murder scandal that gripped the nation: "You see, it had in it wealth, degeneracy, rich old wasters, delectable young chorus girls and adolescent artists' models; the behind-the-scenes of Theatredom and the Underworld, and the Great White Way. . . the abnormal pastimes and weird orgies of overly aesthetic artists and jaded debauchees…" This is the story of a love triangle that ended in murder and became front-page news all over the country as America waited to find out with bated breath what fate would befall Harry Thaw, the killer playboy. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Paula Uruburu - American Eve Benjamin Atwell - The Great Harry Thaw Case Gerald Langford - The Murder of Stanford White Crime Library - https://web.archive.org/web/20121007084604/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/white/1.html Library of Congress - https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-stanford-white-murder PBS - https://web.archive.org/web/20160318043417/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/century/sfeature/sf_interview.html NYTimes archive - https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/02/23/171350602.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Gilbert Graham: The Denver Dynamite Fiend 7 Jul 2024 --- #biography #history #crimestory In 1955, flying in an airplane was still considered a glamorous activity: men and women dressed up in their fanciest clothes before heading to the airport. In the 1950s, air travel was just starting to take off, if you’ll pardon the pun, in the US, with more routes being added, fares being lowered, and aircraft offered that were faster, more comfortable, and above all, safer than their predecessors. The very idea that anyone would want to blow one of them up was the furthest thought from anybody’s mind. And yet, that is exactly what happened on the night of November 1st, 1955, just outside of Denver, Colorado. A United Airlines plane was blown out of the sky by a bomb, sending 44 men, women, and children plummeting to their deaths. It was the first confirmed case of mid-air sabotage in US history, requiring investigators to come up with new techniques to solve the case, techniques that are still being used today. The bombing of the plane sent shockwaves around the country, and so did the identity of the perpetrator: Jack Gilbert Graham, a young man who hated his mother so much that he put a bomb in her luggage to blow her out of the sky, showing absolutely no remorse for everyone else he killed at the same time. Because of this, Colorado made sure to exact the ultimate price from him for his evil deed: death in the state’s gas chamber. This is the true story of the downing of United Airlines Flight 629, a truly groundbreaking case that created laws, changed long standing customs, and gripped a nation from start to finish. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Eric is featured in Grimdark Magazine this month! GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Free Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Mainliner Denver: The Bombing of Flight 629 by Andrew J. Field, Johnson Books 2005 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daisy and Violet Hilton: The Siamese Twins of Vaudeville 26 Sep 2023 --- Video Description - Check out Squarespace: Website Builder — http://squarespace.com/biographics — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS Beginning in the 1830s in Europe and the United States, traveling carnivals and circuses gained popularity. One feature of the traveling shows was a collection of acts and displays known as the sideshow. Usually separate from the main acts of the show, and thus requiring a separate admission fee, the sideshows displayed what may politely be called “curiosities”. Little people, called midgets, were popular. So were bearded ladies; overly obese people; heavily tattooed men and women (which wouldn’t present much of a curiosity today); “wild” men advertised as coming from Borneo, Tasmania, or some such exotic locale; and many others. One of the most popular attractions were conjoined twins, known as Siamese Twins, though their link to that Southeast Asian kingdom was for the most part in the imaginations of the presenters. They, together with their fellow performers, many of whom were fakes, formed what became known as freak shows. When vaudeville and burlesque theaters gained popularity, the freak shows accompanied them. Conjoined twins, particularly those who exhibited other artistic talents, became a large part of vaudeville acts. In the United States and Europe, one of the most famous acts in the early 20th century were the conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. They performed in vaudeville and burlesque, carnivals, circuses, and even films. Their act included musical performances, with Daisy on violin and her sister playing the saxophone, and dancing. Eventually both sisters played saxophones and clarinets as part of their act. Despite their immense popularity they were ruthlessly exploited and physically abused by their “owners”, who denied them their own earnings, kept them under lock and key, and subjected them to physical and mental abuse. Theirs is a sad tale of exploitation, abuse, and unfortunately does not end in redemption. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Check out Karl's channels: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg For more of your favorite biographies, check out https://www.biographics.org Further Reading: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2332195/?page=1 https://memoriesofsanantonio.com/2021/02/05/violet-and-daisy-san-antonios-conjoined-twins-their-uplifting-story-facing-the-odds-and-adversity/ https://www.thebioneer.com/houdini-training/ https://archive.org/details/liveslovesofdais0000jens/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/12/21/the-c-e-o-of-comedy https://archive.org/details/liveslovesofdais0000jens/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022913/ https://prod-www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/556437/chained-for-life/#synopsis https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/mark-washburn/article9124838.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernard Montgomery: The Spartan General 3 Nov 2022 --- Go to https://nordvpn.com/bio to get a 2-year plan plus 4 months for free with a huge discount! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by NordVPN. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Harpe Brothers: America’s First Serial Killers 4 May 2025 --- #biography #history #truecrimestories → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Free Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F56N12VH Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.lincolnherald.com/story/patriot-turned-pirate https://schistory.org/october-1780-the-battle-of-kings-mountain/ https://www.kentuckyhistory.co/kentucky-governors/jamesgarrard https://www.shawneeforest.com/cave-in-rock/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/cave-in-rock-and-americas-river-pirates/146392 https://wckyhistory-genealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Accounts-of-the-Harpe-Brothers.pdf https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/606 https://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/historyculture/index.htm#:~:text=The%20Old%20Natchez%20Trace%20is,%2C%20Chickasaw%2C%20and%20Choctaw%20nations. https://www.hannapub.com/concordiasentinel/the-rise-fall-of-old-greenville/article_a05bf116-ff1b-11e4-a489-1fa6fc4f2360.html http://tnency.utk.tennessee.edu/entries/micajah-and-wiley-harpe/ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucille Ball: The Red Head With Moxy Who Changed TV Forever 13 Feb 2024 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://medium.failfection.com/lucille-ball-her-journey-to-overcome-failure-2871418e34bf Ball of Fire by Stefan Kanfer Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by Coyne Stevan Sanders and Thomas W. Gilbert Lucy & Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television’s Most Famous Couple by Warren G. Harris Lucy and Desi (2022) - Documentary Extra sources used for Karl's edits - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44026428 https://medium.failfection.com/lucille-ball-her-journey-to-overcome-failure-2871418e34bf https://www.bloodmoonproductions.com/lucy-one.htm#:~:text=As%20a%20teenager%2C%20she%20broke,worked%20as%20a%20nude%20model. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/lucille-ball https://www.popsugar.co.uk/beauty/Lucille-Ball-Natural-Hair-Colour-46472035?utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=US:GB&utm_source=www.google.com Socials: Instagram: Jameswritessometimes (https://www.instagram.com/jameswritessometimes/?hl=en) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswritessometimes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvin Heemeyer: Architect of the "Killdozer" 16 Jan 2024 --- On the morning of June 4th, 2004, Granby, Colorado was no different from hundreds of other small towns all across the United States. It was the kind of idyllic little mountain town you moved to in order to get away from the crime and chaos of big cities like neighboring Denver. By by the end of the day on June 4th, Granby looked like it had been through a warzone, with buildings destroyed, trees ripped up, streetlights and fire hydrants knocked down. You might be forgiven for thinking the cause of this municipal carnage was some sort of natural disaster, but the truth was so much more bizarre: a bulldozer, modified with armor plating to make it impervious to gunfire, had spent the afternoon driving around deliberately smashing into things. The man at the controls of the machine nicknamed the “Killdozer” was well known to the townspeople of Granby. Marvin Heemeyer was one of their neighbors, a local business owner who had a lot of friends but was also infamous for his well publicized disputes with the local town government. Few people had recognized the simmering anger under Heemeyer’s skin, that he’d apparently been holding onto for years, until finally he emerged with a suicidal plan to get revenge on anyone who he’d ever felt had wronged him. Many people, even his victims, were in awe at the sheer audacity of his attack, including the time, effort, and resources that went into building such an infernal machine in the first place. Marvin has been held up as a hero in the years since his rampage by many, particularly among anti-government types who view him as a good person who finally snapped after being pushed too far by “The Man.” The truth, however, is far more sad: that Heemeyer was a successful man who became consumed with perceived slights and petty grievances made against him, until he became so consumed with rage that he threw away everything that he’d ever worked for in a rampage that was just as much about self-destruction as it was about, well, regular destruction. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Killdozer: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage by Patrick Brower, Wilcox Swanson 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Maximinus Thrax: The Barbarian Emperor of Rome 16 Apr 2024 --- #rome #biography Nothing lasts forever. Today we remember the might of the Roman Empire but it could not go on endlessly. When exactly the decline began is something for historians to debate, but we can argue that the empire reached its peak in the 2nd century AD, during the reigns of the Five Good Emperors, and slowly went downhill afterward. Then, that slow decline fell off a cliff 50 years later when the end of the Severan Dynasty brought about a long period of great instability and weakness known as the Crisis of the Third Century. And this upheaval was triggered by the violent and murderous reign of a giant of a man, a Thracian barbarian known as Maximinus Thrax. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Stuff: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg Link Tree for Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Herodian - History of the Roman Empire since the Death of Marcus Aurelius Historia Augusta Edward Gibbon - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://www.worldhistory.org/Maximinus_Thrax/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hideki Tojo -The Face of Japanese Militarism in WWII 23 Mar 2023 --- Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video. Go to https://nordvpn.com/bio to get a 2-year plan plus 4 months for free! It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by NordVPN. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Friedrich Paulus: Surrender at Stalingrad #sponsored 13 Aug 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://archive.org/details/nemesisofpowerge0000whee/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/operation-barbarossa https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210908-an-unprecedented-humanitarian-catastrophe-the-siege-of-leningrad-80-years-on https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-stalingrad https://www.npr.org/2022/08/23/1119139781/stalingrad-germans-soviets-hitler-stalin-wwii-world-war-ii https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/stunning-victories-ultimate-defeat/ https://jmvh.org/article/stalingrad-the-hinge-of-history-how-hitlers-hubris-led-to-the-defeat-of-the-sixth-army/ https://en.nuremberg.media/cross-examination/20210211/112113/Five-minutes-to-Paulus.html https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/friedrich-paulus-9843.php Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neanderthal - The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s Closest Relative By Radu Alexander → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetKarl's Channels:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/neanderthals-lost-history/540507/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130635/https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/johann-carl-fuhlrotthttp://scihi.org/discovery-neanderthal-man/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/first-adult-neanderthal-skull.htmlhttps://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/johann-carl-fuhlrotthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603088/#:~:text=Virchow%20believed%20that%20the%20Neanderthal,Neanderthals%20are%2C%20indeed%2C%20ancient.https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/la-chapelle-aux-saintshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7062415.stmhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html#:~:text=The%20Neanderthals%20have%20a%20long,physical%20evidence%20of%20them%20vanisheshttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.html#:~:text=Measurement%20of%20our%20braincase%20and,of%20Neanderthals%20with%20careful%20measurement.https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-we-descended-from-neanderthals/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/531286ahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/homo-antecessor-common-ancestor-of-humans-and-neanderthals-143357767/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7062415.stmhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02536.xhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200128-how-did-the-last-neanderthals-livehttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-neanderthal-in-us.htmlhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html#:~:text=The%20Neanderthals%20have%20a%20long,physical%20evidence%20of%20them%20vanisheshttps://archive.archaeology.org/1007/etc/artifact.htmlhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/oldest-known-neanderthal-engravings-discovered-in-french-cave-180982408/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/21/engravings-french-cave-oldest-known-neanderthals-scientistshttps://www.nms.si/en/collections/highlights/343-Neanderthal-flute#:~:text=The%20oldest%20musical%20instrument%20in%20the%20world%2C%20a%2060%2C000%2Dyear,and%20has%20four%20pierced%20holes.https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/15/world/neanderthal-shell-tools-scn/index.htmlhttps://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2020-06-16/ty-article/.premium/arrows-in-sri-lanka-over-45-000-years-ago-showcase-humanity/0000017f-f11d-da6f-a77f-f91f8f1a0000https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/the-invention-of-spears-and-bows-and-arrows-may-have-helped-early-humans-drive-neanderthals-to-extinction/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/131216-la-chapelle-neanderthal-burials-graveshttps://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/shanidarzhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2233918-70000-year-old-remains-suggest-neanderthals-buried-their-dead/https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/did-neanderthals-bury-their-dead-flowers-iraq-cave-yields-new-n1138601https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/who-were-the-neanderthals#:~:text=Some%20surmise%20that%20competition%20from,simply%20became%20outnumbered%20by%20humans.https://news.stanford.edu/2019/11/07/new-theory-neanderthal-extinction/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/october/neanderthal-extinction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Albert Anastasia: The Lord High Executioner of the American Mob #sponsored 14 May 2025 --- #truecrimestories #themob #biography Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Michael Newton - Boss of Murder, Inc.: The Criminal Life of Albert Anastasia https://www.crimelibrary.org/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/gambino/2.html https://books.google.ro/books?id=oOnaDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=ro#v=onepage&q&f=false https://vault.fbi.gov/Albert%20Anastasia/Albert%20Anastasia%20Part%201%20of%204%20/view https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/albert-anastasia/ https://books.google.ro/books?id=3-YCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Albert+Anastasia%22&pg=PA44&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=%22Albert%20Anastasia%22&f=false Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francisco de Miranda: First Supreme Chief of Venezuela #sponsored 26 Jun 2025 --- Thank you Nolah for sponsoring! Click here https://nolahmattress.com/biographics and use CODE BIOGRAPHICS to get an extra $50 off your mattress. #biography #history #spain → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.nps.gov/places/000/general-simon-bolivar-memorial.htm https://research.kent.ac.uk/warandnation/1822-to-1825-the-struggle-against-the-royalist-stronghold-of-popayan/ https://www.spanishacademyantiguena.com/blog/2018/11/05/don-honorific-title-explained-and-how-to-use-it/ https://www.britannica.com/summary/Spanish-Inquisition-Key-Facts#:~:text=The%20Spanish%20Inquisition%20was%20a,to%20widespread%20death%20and%20suffering. https://www.amrevmuseum.org/spain-and-the-american-revolution#:~:text=Along%20with%20their%20military%20support,American%20Revolution's%20impact%20on%20Spain. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/bernardo-de-galvez https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/william-stephens-smith-1755-1816/ https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/People/Francisco_de_Miranda/ROBMIR/4*.html https://www.britannica.com/event/Reign-of-Terror https://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/the-invasion-of-buenos-aires-june-1806/ https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/directors-and-organizational-leadership/william-s-smith https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/03/26/in-1812-a-national-catastrophe-helped-topple-a-weak-government/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-de-Miranda https://pamasonictemple.org/speaker-series/a-revolutionary-fraternity-freemasons-and-the-global-fights-for-liberty-in-the-18th-19th-centuries/ https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2023/8/3/independence-in-colombia-the-crossing-paths-of-francisco-de-miranda-and-simon-bolivar Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene Roddenberry: The Creator of Star Trek 18 Sep 2023 --- Science fiction may not be your cup of tea, but you may have heard of a certain intellectual property called Star Trek. You may have never watched an episode, but its presence in popular culture is so pervasive that you may have picked up that there is a character with pointy ears and that extras wearing red shirts always get killed. If you are indeed a fan of Star Trek, you may know that its creator was credited as one of the most visionary authors in this genre. But only hardcore Trekkies may be familiar with this man’s life story, one that involved life-threatening adventures and serial seduction worthy of his lead character Captain Kirk. This is the long and prosperous life of Gene Roddenberry, decorated war veteran, civil aviation hero, police officer, and creator of Star Trek. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet And check out Karl's channels: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wikiweekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Star-Trek-series-1966-1969 https://news.va.gov/105640/gene-roddenberry-creator-of-star-trek/ https://disciplesofflight.com/j3-cub-to-uss-enterprise/ https://intl.startrek.com/database_article/roddenberry https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2019/11/07/gene-roddenberrys-near-death-experiences-in-the-pacific-war/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/roddenberry-eugene-wesley-gene https://humanists.uk/humanism/the-humanist-tradition/20th-century-humanism/gene-roddenberry/ https://edu.inaf.it/approfondimenti/personaggi/gene-roddenberry-star-trek/ https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/26/movies/gene-roddenberry-star-trek-creator-dies-at-70.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/10/25/gene-roddenberry-creator-of-star-trek-series-dies/10d845c7-7384-44ad-894e-34d1951acc4e/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-10-9406100089-story.html https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/09/star-trek-gene-roddenberry-was-misogynistic-hack/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seabiscuit was born (or more accurately ‘foaled’) on May 23rd, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the son of a nasty-tempered rogue named Hard Tack, and a gentle mare named Swing On. Seabiscuit’s father had great speed, no doubt owing to his own pedigree. His father, Man o’ War, was considered by most experts at the time to have been the greatest racehorse ever produced… although his grandson would certainly go on to challenge that claim. The problem with Hard Tack was that he was uncontrollable... Even hall of fame trainer ‘Sunny’ Jim Fitzsimmons couldn’t tame him.→Subscribe for new videos every Monday and Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Vote for the Biography you want us to next. Click here to vote:http://biographics.org/you-choose-the-biography/Visit our companion website for more: http://biographics.orgCredits:Host - Simon WhistlerAuthor - Steve TheunissenProducer - Jack ColeExecutive Producer - Shell HarrisBusiness inquiries to [email protected] by the book, get Seabisquit's biography from Amazon: http://amzn.to/2yAxW0mOther Biographics Videos:Muhammad Ali Biography: The Greatest Ever?https://youtu.be/AIN2Zke74V8?list=PLy3kHTZWA8Oj5vyn_0mlCwaAHeGjbat8kAmerica's First Serial Killer - H. H. Holmes Biographyhttps://youtu.be/qkmJ2i4kZ1c?list=PLy3kHTZWA8OiHluQu0uWbFrWqkHy4ktsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Gaines: MAD MAGAZINE'S Leading Man #sponsored 28 Jun 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #biography #history #magazinestory → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081695/ https://blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts/2024/05/censorship-the-comic-book-and-seduction-of-the-innocent-at-70-a-roundtable-discussion/ https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hugh-hefner-published-trump-magazine-no-not-that-one https://www.comichron.com/titlespotlights/mad.html https://archive.org/details/crackedmagazine https://www.cnn.com/2011/12/04/us/al-jaffee-mad-magazine/index.html https://www.openculture.com/2015/02/a-gallery-of-mad-magazines-rollicking-fake-advertisements-from-the-1960s.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbcurio/3419563269 https://www.dc.com/mad https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/introduction-mad-about-the-movies Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The War of the Currents - AC Vs DC #sponsored 24 Jul 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #biography #acdc #history → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Francis Ellington Leupp - George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements https://www.biography.com/inventors/george-westinghouse https://westinghousenuclear.com/about/history/ https://time.com/5698700/current-war-real-history/ https://edison.rutgers.edu/life-of-edison/essaying-edison/essay/the-current-wars https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_warcur.html https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power https://www.edn.com/edison-electric-light-co-begins-operation-october-15-1878/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WILLIAM PALMER: The Notorious Crimes and Trial of the Prince of Poisoners 14 May 2024 --- #truecrimestories #crime #doctor Charles Dickens described William Palmer as “the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey dock.” Other writers and journalists of the day awarded Palmer other monikers such as “the Rugeley Poisoner” and the almost-complimentary epithet “the Prince of Poisoners.” And then, when William Palmer was due to hang, over 35,000 people crowded the streets of Stafford to witness the grisly event, with some even camping overnight to find good spots as if they were attending a festival or waiting for the new pair of Jordans to drop. So what did Palmer do to earn such a fearsome reputation? The crime that earned him a trip to the gallows was the murder of his friend John Cook with strychnine. However, looking back at his history, it was hard not to notice that so many other people in Palmer’s life died in suspicious circumstances, often with him profiting from their deaths. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Stuff: Storyrant: OEI analog horror experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg Free cosmic horror ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Link Tree to Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: - Stephen Bates - The Poisoner - Charles Dickens - Old Lamps for New Ones - https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/taylor_image_2.html - https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/03/25/william-palmer-the-rugeley-poisoner/ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006/04/11/local_heroes_doctor_william_palmer_feature.shtml - https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/history/tale-rugeley-poisoner-described-dickens-6908677 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norman Schwarzkopf: America’s Last War Hero 14 Jun 2024 --- In the summer of 1990, President George HW Bush found himself confronted with a major international crisis. The dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, had invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait, then turned his guns threateningly towards Saudi Arabia, threatening to destabilize a region whose oil reserves were absolutely critical across the globe. Bush decided that Saddam’s aggression needed to be checked, and sent in the military. The man he entrusted to lead the troops was one of the Army’s most experienced generals. Norman Schwarzkopf [Shwarz-koff] was a military man through and through, having been immersed in Army culture from the time he was a small boy. Highly decorated in Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was one of a cadre of officers that oversaw the rehabilitation of the military from its lowest point at the end of that war, helping to institute new training, technology, hardware, as well as boost morale among the young men and women who made up America’s fighting force. It all culminated in those climatic months in the desert. Schwarzkopf’s decisive victory in the Gulf War not only changed the course of history and the geopolitical map of the entire region, but it also turned him into a war hero, perhaps the last one the country will ever produce. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Link: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg Free Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Links to other books and socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte OEI analog horror experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices