The Lowdown Murder of Morgan Earp

From The History Guy. The murder of Morgan Earp was a key part of the feud that represents one of the most famous stories of the American Wild West. Yet we know comparatively little about Morgan himself, whose life was not nearly as well documented as that of his famous brother. Check out our new…

This Day in History, March 15

From The History Guy. It is March 15, one of the most famous days in history, owing to March 15, 44 BC, when a group of Roman senators chose to express their disagreement with Julius Caesar’ by stabbing him twenty three times. Since that time March 15 has often been perceived as a day of…

13 March, 1989 Geomagnetic Storm

From The History Guy. Thirty five years ago, on March 13, 1989, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation National News reported “Early this morning six million people across Quebec woke up to darkness and disbelief…the entire province had been hit by a power failure." The people of Quebec were victims of what Dr David Boeteler, head of the…

This Day in History: March 6

From The History Guy. It is March 6th, and 549 years ago today Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born in the Republic of Florence. Known simply as Michelangelo, he was a sculptor, a painter, an architect and a poet. Widely regarded as the greatest sculptor in history, his works can certainly be said to…

Best of: Aviation Pioneers

From The History Guy. Five classic the History Guy episodes on founders of powered flight. Nearly a full hour of the History Guy! 00:00 The Daily Mail and Aviation Challenges 08:56 Richard Pearse: New Zealand’s Aviation Pioneer and Forgotten Dreamer 20:12 Airplane Evolution and Alexander Industries 26:46 USS Pennsylvania and The Birth of Naval Aviation…

Wellington Train Avalanche: 1910

From The History Guy. On March 1, 1910, high up in the Cascade mountains, winter snows the week before had stalled trains along the Great Northern Railway between Spokane and Seattle. Stranded passengers had hopes that the track would be cleared that day, unaware of the disaster to come. Check out our new shop for…

CSS Nashville

From The History Guy. One compelling story of the American Civil War is that of the steamer Nashville. One naval historian described the ship as “a ghost that for months ran the sea lanes of the globe with scores of ships on her trail.” Originally a mail ship for the Union, the Nashville would serve…

America’s Black Heroes

From The History Guy. Six classic episodes of The History Guy about extraordinary men who deserve to be remembered.. Almost a full hour of The History Guy! 00:00 Smallpox Inoculation and Onesimus 12:51 Bass Reeves: Where Legend Meets History, Remembering the Real Lone Ranger 21:30 Mack Robinson, Forgotten Olympian 27:24 Abraham Galloway, Spy for the…

B-47 Nuclear Accidents 1956

From The History Guy. During the decade 1950 – 1960, US strategic thinking and the capabilities and limitations of our military arsenal drove the establishment of new bases on foreign soil, a development that offered new problems, as the risks of accidents offered unique diplomatic challenges. And accidents did happen, including two involving nuclear weapons…

The Enigma Tornado Outbreak of 1884

From The History Guy. Meteorologists today use a tornado intensity scale called the Enhanced Fujita Scale to assess a tornado’s strength, use satellites and doppler radar to track storm cells and see tornadoes form, and and use “storm chasers” to follow the paths of tornadoes. But none of that was around in 1884. In 1884…

Demon Photographer: Adrian C. Duff

From The History Guy. One hundred and twelve years ago this month a pioneering aviator took on a challenge to photograph New York City from the air. His solution was to strap pontoons onto his Wright flier and take along a photographer from the American Press Association. Just 21 years old, the photographer, Adrian C…

Wreck of the Goodyear Blimp Columbia, 1932

From The History Guy. A lesson from the long history of the Goodyear blimps is the realization that airships are exceedingly difficult to fly. That fact was well demonstrated 92 years ago, when the blimp Columbia crashed, spectacularly, in the middle of New York City. Check out our new shop for fun The History Guy…

The Best of: Weird Crime, Volume 2

From The History Guy. From ghost witnesses to attackers from the moon, five classic The History Guy Episodes about weird crimes and cases. Almost a full hour of The History Guy! 00:00 Prospectors, Investors and Colorado Diamonds 09:28 The "Racketeer Nickel" 21:11 The Fairy Trial of Bridget Cleary 33:10 The Greenbrier Ghost and West Virginia…

The SS Cimbria Disaster

From The History Guy. On January 22, 1883 the New York Times lamented: It is a mockery of science and human skill that a ship so well-appointed and furnished with all the modern appliances, that the Cimbria should be run down and sunk, with nearly all on board.” Before the Titanic, there was the Cimbria,…

January 17: This day In History

From The History Guy. Today is January 17, and what happened this day in history? Well, as usual, quite a lot. So to highlight the flow of history, instead of talking about one event, I decided to talk about a few- just a smattering- of the historical events that occurred on January 17 that deserve…

Best of The History Guy: American Civil War

From The History Guy. Four classic episodes about some of the least known events of the War Between the States. Nearly a full hour of the History Guy. 00:00 – CSS Albemarle 14:03 – Cruise of the Black Terror 26:58 – Custer and the Confederate Wedding 40:41- The Battle of Wilson’s Creek Check out our…