History and Hearsay Christina
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On this podcast we discuss lesser known characters and events from history. Some of the details of these historical accounts may be debated and on this show YOU get to decided: Is it History? Or is it Hearsay?
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Force Feeding Suffragettes!?!
► In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing suffragette hunger strikes AND force feeding! TIME STAMPS:0:00 - Intro0:21 - Women’s Suffrage Unions/Groups2:24 - From Peaceful to Militant3:10 - Hunger Strikes & Forced Feedings5:52 - Lady Constance Lytton10:48 - The Cat & Mouse Act13:30 - WWI changes minds18:09 - The 1918 Act - Men couldn’t vote either! 19:44 - The 1923 Act► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►S...
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The MOST Prolific Mother EVER! 69 kids!?! Valentina Vassilyeva
Valentina Vassilyeva was born in Russia in 1707 in the city of Shula, which is northeast of Moscow. She was a peasant and is said that between the years of 1725 and 1765 Valentina & her husband Feodor Vassilyeva had 69 children! There were 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. That means she had 27 pregnancies and deliveries.Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:13 - Valentina & Feodor Vassilyeva1:33 - The Guinness Book of World Records 1:54 - Was this real...
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The Baby Snatcher - Georgia Tann & The Tennessee Children's Home Society
Ya’ll, this lady not only stole children to sell them, but she would also RE-POSSESS them, if the adoptive parents couldn’t pay. She would RE-POSSESS BABIES?!?Timestamps: 00:38 - Early Life and Career5:33 - Georgia’s Reputation & The Truth10:16 - Opportunity for BIG Money!11:55 - Co-Conspirators 13:05 - Norma Sue & her 5 siblings 13:45 - How she got away with all of this? 15:25 - Shady Health Care Professionals & Gene Tapia’s story 16:49 - Free Medical Care Ruse 18:14 - June Camil...
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Butterbox Babies: The Stolen Babies Of Nova Scotia BABY FARMERS
The Butterbox Babies refers to a dark chapter in Canadian history involving the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia. Run by William and Lila Young in the 1920s to 1940s, it presented itself as a sanctuary for unwed mothers. However, behind closed doors, the Youngs operated a black-market adoption scheme, selling babies born at the home to willing adoptive parents. These infants often suffered neglect and mistreatment, with some being buried in small wooden butter boxes on the pr...
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CAMELS in the Civil WAR?!? | The Story of the U.S. Army Camel Corp
Did you know that the 1800's the United States acquired camels from Egypt, in order to use them in the Military? And that some of them ended up severing in the American Civil War? Learn all about the Army Camel Corp in today's Episode! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - The Camel idea to solve a problem for American Pioneers 2:50 - Congress approves the purchase of Camels! 3:59 - Bringing camels to America 5:10 - Field Testing & Training with the Camels 9:06 - Surveying A New Wag...
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Crazy Stories Behind the Weirdest Laws In the US PART 2 How Every States Craziest Laws Came To Be
In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing crazy laws in all 50 states! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Mississippi - No Cursing!1:30 - Missouri - No Bear Wrestling!2:00 - Montana - Dirty Wheels? No Rockets at City Council meetings?2:35 - Nebraska - STD? You can’t marry!2:56 - Nevada - No riding Camels on the hwy!4:21 - New Hampshire - No Seaweed for you!5:00 - New Jersey - No pumping your own gas6:23 - New Mexico - No Hunting in the cemetery 6:36 ...