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• Establishment of Liberia

  In 1847, a group of former slaves from the Americas established the nation of Liberia on the west coast of Africa. Many people hailed the move as an option for other blacks in the Americas. And while that sounds all well and good, it would be a much more complex and divisive effort. This is the story of the establishment of Liberia. Sources "https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/liberia-proclaims-its-independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liberia" Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Liberia.svg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Erfurt Latrine disaster

  On a summer day in 1184 a large group of nobles and clergy were gathered in Erfurt, modern day Germany, debating control over the city. The event was being presided over by the son of the Holy Roman Emperor. All was normal until the floor gave way and dozens of people fell into the cesspit below the castle. 60 people died, many drowning in human waste. This is the story of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. Sources The Fort Weekly Curio #1: The Erfurter Latrinensturz "Water Technology in the Middle Ages Cities, Monasteries, and Waterworks After the Roman Empire" By Roberta J. Magnusson https://www.erfurt-lese.de/streifzuege/geschichtliches/erfurter-latrinensturz/ History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Oleg Gordievsky - MI6's most valuable Cold War Spy

  In 1983, the Kremlin became convinced NATO was preparing to strike first with nuclear weapons. However, British Intelligence had a man inside London’s Soviet Embassy who discovered just how dangerously close the world was to nuclear war. His warnings to MI6 and Washington may be the only reason the Cold War didn’t go hot. This is the story of Oleg Gordievsky - MI6's most valuable Cold War Spy. Presented by Ian Sanders of the Cold War Conversations Podcast. Sources Cold War Conversation by Ian Sanders - https://coldwarconversations.com Select Podcast Episodes 1983 - the year the Cold War almost turned hot: https://coldwarconversations.com/episode316/ Fred Haise Conversation: https://coldwarconversations.com/episode254/ Codename Sunbeam – The story of MI6’s greatest Cold War spy: https://coldwarconversations.com/episode418/ Shooting down of KAL 007 - https://coldwarconversations.com/episode229/ Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Reagan_and_Gordievsky.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• St. Guinefort the Greyhound

  In the Middle Ages a cult emerged based up around a dog - a greyhound - named Guinefort. The dog had saved the life of a baby from poisonous snake - but had then been killed by the baby’s father - a knight - who thought the dog had attacked his child. The local people would embrace the heroics of the animal - and proclaim him a saint. This is the story of St. Guinefort the Greyhound. Sources https://www.thegreyhoundsaint.com https://barteredhistory.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/the-dogma-of-saint-guinefort-the-holy-greyhound/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Guinefort History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Tarrare - the World's Hungriest Man

  Around 1772, in Lyon, France, a man who today is known only as Tarrare was born with an absolutely insatiable appetite. He would eat garbage, live cats, dead bodies, and even allegedly a toddler. He was a medical marvel that became a street performer, and even got noticed by the French army for the potential to be a spy. This is the story of Tarrare - the World's Hungriest Man. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare London Medical and Physical Journal: Volume 42 page 203-205 History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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