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Welcome to Top Fold, a podcast about “All the news that would have been” with your host Luke Heffley. Here at Top Fold we explore monumental events that didn't make the top story only because -- that spot was already taken.

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    Lone Survivor: Final Answer

    Would you believe a man survived an airplane crash in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and no one could locate him or the crash for thirty-six hours! Then, when rescued, it still didn't make the top story! What was happening in Washington D.C that had everyone's attention? Do you know the answer? Find out on this episode of Top Fold.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Lone Survivor: Final Answerhttps://www.goiam.org/news/page/1145/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091011090505/http://readthehook.com/76798/alone-mountain-true-story-flight-349 https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591030-0 https://time.com/archive/6809957/aviation-one-mans-anguish/ https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/d/d-day-the-normandy-invasion-combat-demolition-units.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/quizshow/ https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/artifact/testimony-patty-duke-hearings-held-special-subcommittee-legislative-oversight-television https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/quizshow-herbert-stempel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_quiz_show_scandals#Twenty-One https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Subcommittee_on_Legislative_Oversight#Quiz_show_hearings https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/07/28/the-joy-of-quizzing https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/86/s1898 https://www.jeopardy.com/about/history https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-great-debate https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/quizshow.php

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    Sparks Fly - Season 4 Ep 8

     When a major catastrophe at a nuclear missile facility happened most people weren't aware because another major event on the West Coast stole the headlines. Find out what it was on this episode of Top Fold. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Season 4 Ep 8https://onlyinark.com/culture/titan-ii-missiles-in-arkansas/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/titan-ii-missile-accident-9001/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Searcy_missile_silo_firehttps://mybaseguide.com/missile-silo https://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/Historical-Vignettes/Military-Construction-Combat/018-ICBM-Silos.aspx https://titanmissilemuseum.org/https://documents.latimes.com/get-whitey-scream-blood-hungry-mobs/ https://documents.latimes.com/watts-riots-coverage-robert-richardson/ https://cdrewu.libguides.com/c.php?g=363324 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg6HYwZ_ePQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgXGIP6suow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/649342

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    Your Number is UP - Season 4 Ep. 7

    The Boeing Company is currently trying to stay out of the headlines, but to no avail.  Once they created a huge publicity event that was sure to make wonderful headlines all over the world, but hardly anyone noticed.  What monumental event took the spotlight?  Find out on this episode of Top Fold.  Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Season 4 Ep 7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_747_operators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmc9qJHCML4 AP footage of this flight.  No sound.https://cartoblography.com/2023/02/03/the-last-747/ https://sites.northwestern.edu/747anniversary/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_mQ-24XJg Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Promo Film #2 - 1969https://www.historynet.com/jumbo-boeing-747/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Everett_Factory https://onemileatatime.com/news/final-boeing-747-delivery-flight/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_draft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl29gRRppBg The 1969 Draft Lottery https://www.historynet.com/live-from-dc-its-lottery-night-1969.htmhttps://time.com/6051363/vietnam-war-women-memorial/ https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/ https://www.americanwarlibrary.com/vietnam/vwc24.htm casualties by monthhttps://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal75-1213988

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    Yeltsin 2 Kremlin: "I QUIT !" - Season 4 Ep. 6

    When the President of Russia abruptly decided to quit and transfer power to an unknown former KGB agent, it surprised everyone including the United States.  What event was making headlines all over the world that when the leader of a nuclear superpower suddenly resigned, it WASN’T the top story?  Find out on this episode of Top Fold.  Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Season 4 Ep6https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yeltsin-resigns/ https://www.history.com/news/soviet-union-leaders-orderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_KoNZkf-2k KGBT 4 Archives - Valley Residents Prepare For Y2K (December 28, 1999) Albersons Grocery Store)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/Y2K-bug/ https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/features/y2k071899.htm 

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    The Beat Goes On Season 4 - Ep. 5

    Would you believe that the shocking news from the murder trial of a National Civil Rights Icon did not make the top story? What huge event on this day was changing headlines across the nation?  Find out on this episode of Top Fold.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Season 4 Ep 5 https://southernchanges.digitalscholarship.emory.edu/sc16-1_001/sc16-1_003/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y88N8vxP4A Beckwith biohttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/medgar-evershttps://www.mec.cuny.edu/history/justice-of-medgar-evers/https://casetext.com/case/de-la-beckwith-v-statehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/11/live-washington-coliseum/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemaniahttps://www.thefest.com/this-week-in-beatles-history-feb-13-21-1964/https://daytrippin.com/2017/02/06/the-beatles-first-visit-to-new-york-city-in-1964-a-day-by-day-diary/https://www.edsullivan.com/artists/the-beatles/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles https://flashbak.com/the-beatles-1964-first-tour-of-the-united-states-the-photos-and-the-mania-7137/ https://lithub.com/did-medgar-evers-killer-go-free-because-of-jury-tampering/ https://blog.genealogybank.com/beatlemania-comes-to-america-7-february-1964.html https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/13/travel-new-york-miami/ https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/02/18/beatles-meet-cassius-clay/https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/05/1964-beatlemania/100745/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break-up_of_the_Beatles   

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    Going Down, Down, Down - Season 4 - Ep. 4

    What catastrophic events happened on Lake Michigan within days of each other and STILL wasn’t the top story?  What huge event captured front page headlines during that week in almost EVERY newspaper? Find out on this episode of Top Fold.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Season 4 Ep 4 Going Down, Down, Downhttps://shepherdexpress.com/culture/ae-feature/wreck-s.s.-milwaukee/ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?27506 https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/650 https://pbswisconsin.org/shipwrecks/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Senator https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/564?region=Index https://divermag.com/story-of-a-senator/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=354663141281754&set=here-is-the-story-of-the-ss-wisconsin-its-sinking-on-black-friday-1929-its-a-bit https://www.mlive.com/news/2016/05/senator_shipwreck_nash_motors.html https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/senator-shipwreck-dive/https://www.cbs58.com/news/divers-find-shipwreck-from-1929-near-port-washington https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/chicagohistory/71/804xx7t/ https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash https://divermag.com/story-of-a-senator/ https://www.britannica.com/event/stock-market-crash-of-1929https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/stock-market-crash-of-1929https://www.history.

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    An Instant Classic - Season 4 - Ep. 3

    Would you believe that the news of an American soccer team being almost killed by the opposing players and fans and then again playing just two days later in the same stadium WASN'T what everyone was talking about? Instead of reporting about the melee, ALL the major networks were coving a HUGE announcement.  Find out what it was on THIS episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Season 4 Ep 3Game Ended by Fight, New York Times April 22, 1985, Section C, Page 6 Multiple texts and phone discussions with Brenthley Yiraiyah Babb (Jan-Apr., 2023)Multiple texts and phone discussions with L. Roitman Brooklyn College Kingsmen & Friends 1977-1992  FB page  Robert De Gale, (gave permission for usage of photos)https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/04/23/Foreign-News-Briefs/3337483080400/ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-exciting-80s-in-nepals-football-history  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANFA_Cup https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/anfa.html#85 https://www.cosmosoccerleague.com/CSL/Team/6849 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-14-sp-930-story.html Len Roitman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnEIJcG8IW4  talking to parents and kids.  https://static.cunyathletics.com/custompages/championship%20programs/2008-09/2008%20Men's%20Soccer%20Program.pdf https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/anfa.html (entire list of the game)ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s9LDhIGHoU&t=210s Harold Bursonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbtQQGOuoA debuthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqvTMPY8Q_8www.goizuetafoundation.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Cokehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-ColaCreative Commons - Max Headroom images -public domain

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    Beverly Hills Cantina Season 4 Episode 2

    How could a tragic nightclub fire with mass casualties not be what everyone was talking about? What started out as an afterthought, then suddenly became the headline story? Find out what was on this episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S4 E2 Beverly Hills Cantinahttps://www.zippia.com/beverly-hills-club-careers-1223190/history/?src=sp-popout-timedhttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2021/05/28/opinion-history-says-supper-club-fire-no-accident/7427554002/https://www.nkyviews.com/campbell/text/eastern_sin_city.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egmqhcziIm4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Zk6yRmstE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcCWWkC9E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPaTUB5mnyQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Supper_Club_firehttps://history.ky.gov/2018/11/26/collection-preserves-beverly-hills-supper-clubs-story/ https://www.looper.com/249198/what-it-was-really-like-to-see-star-wars-in-1977/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcCWWkC9E4https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/12/18/1977-long-time-ago-theater-not-far-awayhttps://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/519 https://www.wcpo.com/news/northern-kentucky/new-homes-coming-to-redeveloped-site-of-deadly-1977-beverly-hills-supper-club-fire https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/12/18/1977-long-time-ago-theater-not-far-away

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    A President, a Bishop, & a King - Season 4 Ep1

    The Induction of an Archbishop, a visit to the United Nations, and even a scheduled trip to Hawaii for discussions on ending the Vietnam War were not enough to keep President Johnson the top story.  What happened on this day that changed everything? Find out on this episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S4 E1https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/lbjfinalspeech.htmhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national/did-the-news-media-led-by-walter-cronkite-lose-the-war-in-vietnam/2018/05/25/a5b3e098-495e-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html https://medium.com/useless-knowledge-daily/which-us-presidents-chose-not-to-run-for-a-second-term-eba9cb2660cb http://www.lbjlibrary.net/collections/daily-diary.htmlhttps://prde.upress.virginia.edu/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUcXJAmBGRY https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/martin-luther-king-jr-stabbed-book-signing-1958-article-1.2798298 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Cookehttps://www.nps.gov/lyjo/planyourvisit/johnsoncemetery.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUcXJAmBGRYMLK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTZ7r9n1z6Y http://www.lbjlibrary.net/collections/on-this-day-in-history/april.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZm56WUXe9E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqIidpUmFr8 

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    Stone Kohl Killers - Season 3 Episode 6

    At the exact same time that the President was giving the Medal of Freedom to  former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, almost 1700 miles away there were bombs, bullets, and bedlam.  Find out why the headlines changed and the news story truly shocked America on this episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S3 E6https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Kohlhttps://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/New/html/19990420-1374.htmlhttps://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/Work/042099.htmlhttps://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/New/html/19990420-1374.htmlhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?122649-1/medal-freedom-presentationhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-kohl/world-leaders-bid-farewell-to-germanys-kohl-as-force-for-european-unity-idUSKBN19M3EE Kohl’s funeralhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQX8KNXP14w https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacrehttps://www.denverpost.com/1999/04/21/columbine-high-school-shooting/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacrehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mUpUHk3nE Murder At Columbine High School (Mass Shooting Documentary) | Real Crime https://extras.denverpost.com/news/chs0416j.htm Patti Nielson interviewhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/stories/school050499.htm Going back to school  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQX8KNXP14w President Clinton's Remarks Regarding Columbine HS Shooting (1999)https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings 

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    Innocence Lost - Season 3 Episode 5

    Would you believe that the brutal murders of four young employees at a fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana was NOT top headlines?  How could such a horrific event, with no suspects NOT be the lead story all over the country?   Find out what was on this episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S3 Ep5 Innocence Losthttps://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-disturbing-mystery-of-the-burger-chef-murders-f7400972854https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Chef_murdershttps://www.insider.com/burger-chef-murders-unsolved-speedway-indianahttps://abcnews.go.com/US/40-years-jonestown-massacre-jim-jones-surviving-sons/story?id=57997006https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Joneshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/40-years-jonestown-massacre-jim-jones-surviving-sons/story?id=57997006https://www.history.com/news/jonestown-massacre-radio-recordings-jim-joneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Speier

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    The Burning Question - Season 3 Episode 4

    Would you believe that a deadly fire at the largest casino in Las Vegas was NOT what everyone was talking about?  How could such a monumental disaster not be the topic of conversations all around the country? Find out what was on this episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S3 Ep4 THE BURNING QUESTIONhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM_Grand_firehttps://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/hell-on-earth-40-years-ago-a-historic-fire-at-the-mgm-grand-2181965/https://classiclasvegas.com/clv-history-blog/2020/11/20/40-years-gone-the-mgm-grand-firehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH7 ln4 Disasters TV showhttps://classiclasvegas.com/clv-history-blog/2020/11/20/40-years-gone-the-mgm-grand-fire https://www.qrfs.com/blog/271-the-deadliest-fires-in-u-s-history-the-mgm-grand-fire-in-las-vegas/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_shot_J.R.%3Fhttps://outsider.com/news/entertainment/dallas-jr-ewing-shot-this-day-1980-leading-who-shot-jr-campaign/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbl2-RA-_m8

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    Shattered Season 3 Episode 3

    Would you believe the top story was NOT an explosion in a Texas harbor that was SO massive that it leveled every building in sight, blew out windows TEN MILES away and registered on a seismograph over a thousand miles from the destruction?  The high death count and extreme devastation was NOT what everyone was talking about.  Find out what was on this episode of TOP FOLD.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S3 Ep3 SHATTEREDhttps://abc13.com/disaster-fire-explosion-texas-city/1865491/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fertilizer-explosion-kills-581-in-texashttps://www.britannica.com/event/Texas-City-explosion-of-1947https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:1947_Texas_City_Disasterhttps://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/remembering-texas-city-explosion/https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=robinja02&y=1947http://www.apbr.org/reddevils.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VE0-ynbg4Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MT7jEz3kOUhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-04-15-1997105101-story.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2017/04/15/jackie-robinson-was-as-brilliant-on-the-field-as-he-was-important/https://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/04151947.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stevens_(baseball) https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/As-Jackie-Robinson-made-history-Texan-became-a-1807596.phphttps://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mickey-livingston/ https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/p-e68ddf2b https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-lh12696/y-1956https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season 

  14. 18

    Executive Branch Season 3 Episode 2

    Would you believe that a popular governor perishing in a plane crash was NOT the lead story? On the exact same day, the networks were airing ANOTHER huge breaking news event . Find out which one on this episode of Top Fold. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S3 Ep2https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1993/aprilhttps://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/36677https://apnews.com/article/a1fed0e707db61d979c1b336006d024a https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_0eb2b9f3-ebd2-5c6d-ace8-e9475fecdd10.htmlhttps://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_48e631c4-9113-57cd-a1e0-c15306f1b0d2.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-20-mn-25062-story.htmlhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/19/south-dakota-plane-crash-governor/2095881/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/20/governor-7-others-die-in-plane-crash/8474b74c-b22f-47a6-83a3-ccb838336077/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Mickelsonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mickelson https://www.zippia.com/john-morrell-careers-28168/history/ history of the planthttps://www.history.com/topics/1990s/waco-siegehttps://www.britannica.com/event/Waco-siegehttps://abcnews.go.com/US/survivors-1993-waco-siege-describe-happened-fire-ended/story?id=52034435https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/timeline5.html

  15. 17

    Holy Toledo - Season 3 Episode 1

    How could ten thousand union strikers battling 1300 Ohio National Guardsmen in hand-to-hand combat in the streets of Toledo NOT be the main headline? What other story could everyone else have been talking about even when two people were killed in the melee?  Find out which one on this episode of Top Fold.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S3 Ep1https://woodstockwhisperer.info/2019/05/23/auto-lite-battle-of-toledo/https://libcom.org/history/overview-1934-toledo-auto-lite-strike-philip-korth-margaret-r-beeglehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Lite_strikehttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clydehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Bonnie-and-Clyde-American-criminalshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clydehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Methvinhttps://texashideout.tripod.com/victims.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hamerhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clydehttps://texoso66.com/2016/07/07/funerals-of-bonnie-and-clyde/#:~:text=Bonnie's%20funeral%20was%20held%20at,to%20family%20members%20and%20friends.https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/bonnie-clyde-50/#:~:text=On%20a%20sunny%20day%20in,miles%20away%2C%20in%20South%20Dallas.

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    Mayday Mayday - Season 2 Episode 8

    Everyone should have been discussing the catastrophic airplane crash into the icy waters of the East River in New York City, instead everyone from coast to coast were talking about another historic event?  Find out which one on this episode of Top Fold.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep8https://www.wikizero.com/en/American_Airlines_Flight_320https://www.wikizero.com/en/American_Airlines_Flight_320https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft_in_the_United_States https://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/01/prweb15062541.htm Angel on the Wing, Flight 320, Come inhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Pacoima_mid-air_collisionhttps://www.startribune.com/feb-3-1959-the-day-the-music-died/290777121/http://www.chimesfreedom.com/2013/01/31/who-flipped-a-coin-with-ritchie-valens-the-day-the-music-died-and-the-coin-toss-controversy/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Hollyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bopperhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Valenshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_and_the_Belmontshttp://www.chuckberry.us/winterdanceparty1959https://www.history-of-rock.com/bobby_vee.htm https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/the-day-the-music-died/  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Winter_Dance_Party_Tour_Schedule%2C_1959.svghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died https://www.history-of-rock.com/winter_dance_party.htm list of musicians and tour dates AFTER crash

  17. 15

    A Monster Storm - Season 2 Episode 7

    Would you believe that when the first documented female serial killer in the United States confessed to multiple murders, it didn’t make the headlines?  What monumental event kept her story from newspapers all over the country?  Find out now on this episode of Top Fold.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold. What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep 7 - A Monster Stormhttp://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornoshttp://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yi2dbaQ3mM 2003 Confessionhttps://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/last-call-for-aileen/Content?oid=2264882 Liz Randell, Orlando Weekly https://anthurium.miami.edu/articles/10.33596/anth.381/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEbkwTJ0tps CNN Headline News 1/16/1991https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxWit4HWKPE Breaking news coverage of Desert Storm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEiyamDB5W4 Bush’s address to the nation Jan. 17, 1991https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf_Jr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKi3NwLFkX4 Gen. Schwarzkopfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Warhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vki7L-Iw3NA Thunder In the Gulf - Airpower used. 6/8/91https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDv0ZG0AFDw Victory parade 

  18. 14

    Met Their Match - Season 2 Episode 6

    On the night of the biggest ever break-in of an FBI office, NO ONE heard or saw a thing.  What had EVERYONE'Ss attention for days before, during, and after the raid which kept the crime from making headlines until much later.  Find out on this episode of Top Fold! Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 E6 -Met Their Matchhttps://monthlyreview.org/2014/09/01/how-we-found-out-about-cointelpro/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens%27_Commission_to_Investigate_the_FBIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hooverhttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-08-sp-2333-story.htmlhttps://theintercept.com/2016/06/06/in-1971-muhammad-ali-helped-undermine-the-fbis-illegal-spying-on-americans/ (talks about promoters not allowing it on tvhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm2txwP7qYoFrazier-Ali Fight of the Century March 8, 1971, Radio Broadcast (PART I)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC5ZiL BR8 Frazier-Ali Fight of the Century March 8, 1971, Radio Broadcast (PART II)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-08-sp-2333-story.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Alihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hooverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPROhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_(2014_film)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMWuJipChs0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoTjCrq2BDc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQk5cUMhI8khttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century

  19. 13

    Cheerio, Ta-Ta, and Amen - Season 2 Episode 5

    Her Royal Majesty came to America, on the world's largest yacht no less, but no one was talking about Her.  What had everyone's attention that the Queen of England was NOT the top story.  Find out in this episode of Top Fold!Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep  5 Cheerio, Ta-Ta, and Amenhttps://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/queen-elizabeths-visit-to-san-diego-in-1983/509-828f384d-2b4a-4aea-bcdc-72c1797ae7bchttps://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-queen-elizabeth-ii-visits-california-1983-20160420-snap-htmlstory.htmlhttps://www.biography.com/royalty/queen-elizabeth-iihttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/26/Queen-Elizabeth-II-was-greeted-Saturday-in-her-first/6886415083600/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/25/The-following-is-a-schedule-for-Queen-Elizabeth-IIs/5765414997200/ (Queen’s schedule)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAtG6VAG5fAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_EsEPWPcVIhttps://www.stripes.com/news/reagan-queen-saddle-up-for-a-ride-at-windsor-castle-https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/02/us/queen-s-party-fords-streams-in-rain.htmlhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/14/The-last-episode-of-M-A-S-H-was-a-royal-flush/3459416466000/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Farewell_and_Amenhttps://www.metv.com/lists/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-m-a-s-h-finalehttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-episode-of-mash-airshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/28/106-million-people-watched-mash-finale-35-years-ago-no-scripted-show-has-come-close-since/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_EsEPWPcVIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_M*A*S*H_characters#Henry_BlakeRatings Analysis.https://www.mash4077tv.com/articles/gfa-ratings/https://variety.com/2019/tv/ratings/game-of-thrones-series-finale-draws-19-3-million-viewers-sets-new-series-high-1203220928/

  20. 12

    Skating The Law - Season 2 Episode 4

    Would you believe the arrest of a CIA double agent who spied for Russia  and had at least ten foreign agents killed wasn't the headline story?   What possibly could have had everyone's attention so that nothing else mattered?  Find out in this episode of Top Fold!Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep 4 Skating the Lawhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ameshttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/aldrich-ames#:~:text=Aldrich%20Hazen%20Ames%20was%20arrested,for%20the%20Russians%20since%201985.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/02/24/even-a-mailbox-has-its-15-minutes-of-fame/4f3daacd-317d-4d15-b6ab-77f5ec68fbb4/http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/March-April-08/On-this-Day--Aldrich-Ames-Sentenced-for-Role-as-Double-Agent.htmlhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/aldrich-ames#:~:text=Aldrich%20Hazen%20Ames%20was%20arrested,for%20the%20Russians%20since%201985https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skater-nancy-kerrigan-attackedhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a15172746/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-timeline-scandal-hit/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Hardinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oksana_Baiulhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerriganhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-10-23-9410230405-story.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/02/gif-guide-figure-skaters-jumps-olympics/357723/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA32W9t8YOUhttps://www.oregonlive.com/tonya-harding/1994/02/1994_winter_olympics_tonya_har.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-02-25-9402250278-story.html

  21. 11

    High Rise and Fall - Season 2 Episode 3

    It should have made front page headlines all over the country and the world.  After years of planning Philippe Petit pulled off what Time magazine would call the "Artistic Crime of the Century".  Instead of being in the news for weeks, it was barely noticed outside of New York City.  What history changing event was being discussed by everyone all over the nation?  Find out in this episode of Top Fold!Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep 3  High Rise and Fallhttps://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/30/archives/aerialist-a-hit-in-central-park.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF9l5RNsNWo (Man on Wire, 2008)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3zZVQPaKKQ (TED Talk)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BouCsOqMzEMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLJWSQlEzrY CBS news August 8, 1974https://ny.curbed.com/2015/9/30/9916096/world-trade-center-philippe-petit-the-walkhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/philippe-petithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwbil5puqng news story about Petithttps://france-amerique.com/en/philippe-petit-the-last-sky-poet/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/newyork-tightrope/https://gothamist.com/news/why-new-yorkers-couldnt-stand-the-twin-towershttps://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/30/archives/aerialist-a-hit-in-central-park.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/080974-3.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_White_House_tapes#The_%22smoking_gun%22_tapehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/071773-1.htm

  22. 10

    Out of Nowhere - Season 2 Episode 2

    What if you heard that Martians were invading the world? Within hours New York City was gone, death and devastation coming across the radio airways. And that still wasn't the biggest story of the week? When the 23 year-old phenom Orson Welles broadcast across the radio airways his adaptation of War of the Worlds - many feared for their lives, and the entire newspaper industry aimed to end his career.  It didn’t look good. Then, EVERYTHING changed in a minute. What took the headlines away from Welles and quite possibly saved not only his program, but his entire profession?  Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep 2  Out of Nowherehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles_filmographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bergenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism#Copernican_heliocentrismhttps://faculty.virginia.edu/rwoclass/astr121/mars-in-popular-culture.htmlhttps://shepherdexpress.com/news/milwaukee-history/milwaukee-didnt-panic-over-orson-welles/#/questions http://www.jimramsburg.com/the-1938-39-season.htmlhttp://tbgreats.com/seabiscuit/rr.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Admiralhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Seabiscuithttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/01/seabiscuit-war-admiral-horse-race-1938-pimlicohttps://www.americasbestracing.net/the-sport/2016-seabiscuit-true-rags-riches-storyhttps://www.liveabout.com/seabiscuit-vs-war-admiral-3862278http://tbgreats.com/seabiscuit/rr.html https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/SANTA-ANITA-HANDICAP-Seabiscuit

  23. 9

    A Game Changer - Season 2 Episode 1

    What made reporters, photographers, and thousands of spectators suddenly lose interest in a football game?  What changed headlines during a weekend like no other? You don't have to be a sports fan to realize that more than football changed on this day! Find out why on this episode of Top Fold?Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for S2 Ep 1 A Game Changerhttps://bleacherreport.com/articles/90449-the-most-forgotten-game-ever-played-dec-7-194https://vault.si.com/vault/1971/12/06/when-football-went-to-warhttps://www.d3football.com/notables/2003/when-willamette-went-to-warhttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/footsie-britt-2459/http://www.ncaa.org/champion/1941-willamette-and-san-jose-state-football-teams-went-hawaii-pearl-harbor-attack-changed-theirhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/seventy-years-ago-teams-from-san-jose-state-and-willamette-were-in-hawaii/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/06/1941-willamette-football-team-called-arms-after-pearl-harbor/2230806002/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto https://www.history.com/news/pearl-harbor-facts-wwii-attack#:~:text=The%20attack%20killed%202%2C403%20service,killed%20and%20one%20taken%20prisoner. https://pearlharborwarbirds.com/interesting-pearl-harbor-factshttps://www.census.gov/history/pdf/pearl-harbor-fact-sheet-1.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Britt

  24. 8

    EPISODE 8 She's Doing Well

    After a life changing medical diagnosis, it seemed like First Lady Nancy Reagan would be the top story for the foreseeable future.  But then ALL EYES went from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to just over 1600 miles away.  Find out why headlines instantly changed on this episode of Top Fold?Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, or when the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The -name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Episode 8 She's Doing Wellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZMIvHNeJ0https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/10/18/nancy-reagan-undergoes-mastectomy-for-cancer/51f60703-87ef-4e9f-a24e-da9d92d44106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5fXR7tbRkghttps://www.biography.com/personality/baby-jessicahttps://apnews.com/90d8de93eca501e61b59ba7ff8d623e2https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baby-jessica-rescued-from-a-well-as-the-world-watcheshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-reagan-breast-cance_b_9447300https://www.cancernetwork.com/breast-cancer/nancy-reagans-choice-mastectomy-seems-have-influenced-many-breast-cancer-patients

  25. 7

    EPISODE 7 We Interrupt This Broadcast

    Beaming American television to Japan for the first time was a big deal.  Just hours before the first satellite transmission, EVERYTHING changed. Since it was so early in the Space Race, success was far from certain. What interrupted the VERY first broadcast from the United States and changed the world forever? Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on 9/11, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD"-TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Episode 7 We Interrupt This Programhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay_programhttps://ethw.org/Milestones:First_Transpacific_Reception_of_a_Television_(TV)_Signal_via_Satellite,_1963https://www.edn.com/relay-1-communications-satellite-launches-december-13-1962/https://ethw.org/Milestones:First_Transpacific_Reception_of_a_Television_(TV)_Signal_via_Satellite,_1963#cite_note-refnum3-8https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/telstar-and-world-1962https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-communications-satellites-helped-world-mourn-jfkhttp://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=695798113https://www.mpoweruk.com/satellite_communications.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_z6T9u-tw David Brinkley Commentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=749gdCqSXuo The cancelled broadcast https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/a-brief-history-of-jfk-and-japanhttps://www.businessinsider.com/jfks-funeral-seen-around-the-world-2013-11https://www.upi.com/Archives/1963/11/22/Rusk-planes-turns-back-on-word-of-Kennedy-assassination/3844805205231/https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1a.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1963/11/22/Rusk-planes-turns-back-on-word-of-Kennedy-assassination/3844805205231/ http://www.ronaldecker.com/tokyo.html 

  26. 6

    EPISODE 6 I'm Speechless

    President Reagan could communicate like no other.  It would take skills that even he didn't know he had to assure the country that everything would be alright. What happened that made him totally change his prepared remarks just hours before he was to go before Congress and the nation? Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on the day JFK was assassinated, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died other news events were on peoples’ minds, in the headlines and on the evening news, but after this event, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines or top story? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD" - TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Episode 6 I'm Speechlesshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_Theaterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1956%E2%80%9357https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_filmography https://history.house.gov/Institution/SOTU/State-of-the-Union/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_State_of_the_Union_Addresshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_Unionhttps://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/06/us/white-house-introducingthe-ghostly-speechwriters.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/state-of-the-union-explainedhttps://www.history.com/news/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-challenger-shuttle-disasterhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disasterhttps://thehill.com/policy/transportation/184939-1985-super-bowl-champs-to-get-white-house-visit-postponed-by-space-shuttle-accidenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disasterhttps://history.nasa.gov/reagan12886.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/29/us/the-shuttle-explosion-reagan-postpones-state-of-union-speech.htmlhttps://www.duarte.com/presentation-skills-resources/remembering-the-challenger-and-one-of-historys-greatest-speeches/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/29/us/the-shuttle-explosion-reagan-postpones-state-of-union-speech.html

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    EPISODE 5 Minnesota Nice Show

    A trip of a lifetime.  An American tourist living the dream.  A proud father, husband, and just a great guy, Todd Bachman from Minneapolis, Minnesota. deserved national headlines but didn’t get them.  Find out why on this episode of Top Fold.  Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on the day JFK was assassinated, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died other news events were on peoples’ minds, in the headlines and on the evening news, but after this event, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines or top story? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD" - TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Episode 5 Minnesota Nice Showhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McCutcheonhttp://www.startribune.com/mccutcheon-s-family-steers-career-path-again/115815129/https://www.twincities.com/2012/07/06/olympics-4-years-after-bachman-tragedy-hugh-mccutcheon-lindsey-berg-return-to-games/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpyZjdPI7iUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g33VS4U9KJYhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2008/08/09/bachman-ceo-killed-and-wife-injured-in-beijing-attackhttps://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?n=todd-l-bachman&pid=116240865&fhid=9267https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/dale-bachman-retires-minneapolis-bachmans/https://www.gardencentermag.com/article/susan-bachman-west-president-bachmans/

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    EPISODE 4 Roosevelt and the Massive Split

    Former friends, now bitter rivals -- a previous president tries to unseat his protégé who occupies the highest seat in the land. Everyone is talking about this election, and then in a flash, they weren’t.  Find out why on the next episode of Top Fold.   Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on the day JFK was assassinated, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died other news events were on peoples’ minds, in the headlines and on the evening news, but after this event, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines or top story? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD" - TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Episode 4 Roosevelt and the Massive Splithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payne%E2%80%93Aldrich_Tariff_Acthttps://learnodo-newtonic.com/william-howard-taft-accomplishmentshttps://www.history.com/news/remembering-the-1912-presidential-electionhttps://millercenter.org/president/taft/campaigns-and-electionshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-speech-that-saved-teddy-roosevelts-life-83479091/.  https://spiderbites.nytimes.com/1912/articles_1912_10_00002.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_inquiry_into_the_sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanichttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E3DC133CE633A25752C2A9669D946396D6CFhttps://www.history.com/news/shot-in-the-chest-100-years-ago-teddy-roosevelt-kept-on-talkinghttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic/Aftermath-and-investigation

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    EPISODE 3 Game Over

    Game OverOne mid-summer day in June, there were a lot of monumental sporting events happening all over the nation.  A major golf tournament, a victory parade, World Cup opening ceremonies, an NBA basketball game, and more.  THEY were the headlines ALL DAY until suddenly...they weren't.  This episode of Top Fold explores that day and what took them so dramatically out of the headlines.Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on the day JFK was assassinated, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died other news events were on peoples’ minds, in the headlines and on the evening news, but after this event, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines or top story? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD" - TOP FOLD.Original music by David "Beezer" WaglerSources for Episode 3 Game Over podcast...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_U.S._Open_(golf)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cuphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7djSloJyUM (Ranger’s Stanley Cup parade)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_NBA_Finalshttps://abc7ny.com/oj-simpson-timeline-of-the-white-bronco-chase/5350306/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-oj-simpson-boosted-dominos-sales-2014-6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIy4g4Juw4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDHi3M9A5GA

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    EPISODE 2 Senator Needed Some Space

    Would you believe that at one time most powerful senator in the United States was involved in an automobile accident resulting in the death of a young woman -- that wasn't his wife? This had to be on the front pages for days - it wasn't! This episode of Top Fold explores this event and what took it out of the headlines. Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on the day JFK was assassinated, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died other news events were on peoples’ minds, in the headlines and on the evening news, but after this event, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines or top story? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD" - TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" WaglerSources for Episode 2  Senator Needs Some Space podcast...https://www.history.com/news/ted-kennedy-chappaquiddick-incident-what-really-happened-factshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-true-story-chappaquiddick-impossible-tell-180968638/https://www.rd.com/true-stories/really-happened-chappaquiddick/https://apnews.com/f1f418144f184688a7d002b383bbe095https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jo_Kopechnehttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11https://www.space.com/26631-apollo-11-flight-log-july-24-1969.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)https://www.space.com/michael-collins-remembers-apollo-11-moon-landing.htmlhttps://www.edn.com/apollo-11-celebration-begins-august-13-1969/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1969/08/14/Astronauts-emotion-filled-at-ticker-tape-parade/4021558541250/https://www.fastcompany.com/90374120/the-apollo-11-astronauts-went-on-a-world-tour-when-they-got-home-from-the-moon-and-it-was-more-surreal-than-beatlemaniahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTULkjq1e4 (Ticker tape parades)https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11CongressJOD.htmlgoogle81993961334a134d.html

  31. 1

    EPISODE 1 Air Jordan

    What if all eyes were on the greatest basketball player ever anticipating his announcement of coming out of retirement and back into the game he dominated, and then in the blink of an eye, it no longer mattered? You know Michael Jordan's story but what happened after "The Last Dance"?  What everyone was talking about one moment, they weren’t the next. Episode 1 explores this event.  Top Fold is dedicated to, "All the news that would have been". What does that mean? That means that on the day JFK was assassinated, the Hindenburg exploded, or Elvis Presley died other news events were on peoples’ minds, in the headlines and on the evening news, but after this event, headlines were replaced and stories fell below the fold.What event happened that was huge but wasn’t talked about because something else monumental took the headlines or top story? The  name of the podcast comes from a combination of "TOP Story" and "Above the FOLD" - TOP FOLD. Original music by David "Beezer" Wagler.Sources for Episode 1 Air Jordan podcast...http://assets.espn.go.com/nba/news/2001/0914/1251388.htmlhttps://www.espn.com/nba/news/2001/0925/1255032.htmlhttps://clutchpoints.com/every-michael-jordan-sponsor-ever/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Jamhttp://assets.espn.go.com/nba/news/2001/0914/1251388.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKsDztq_5Zc Today show opening 7:00 am east coast.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1R5ZyIjpdM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1R5ZyIjpdM CBS (WUSA)  News Coverage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Slineyhttps://jalopnik.com/man-who-grounded-4-000-planes-on-9-11-was-on-first-day-5838772https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closings_and_cancellations_following_the_September_11_attackshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-michael-jordan-otd-september-25-2011-story.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainment_affected_by_the_September_11_attackshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attackshttps://www.espn.com/nba/news/2001/0925/1255032.html

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Welcome to Top Fold, a podcast about “All the news that would have been” with your host Luke Heffley. Here at Top Fold we explore monumental events that didn't make the top story only because -- that spot was already taken.

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