Today we are talking about the Whiskey War — the almost absurd military “conflict” between Canada and Denmark over a tiny Arctic rock.🏦TIP JAR: https://coff.ee/historyhearsay OTHERWISE, the best way to help my channel is just interacting with my videos, so that they get pushed out - You can do that by liking, sharing and COMMENTING =) Thank you so much!!! ~ Christina **PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT a HISTORIAN, I just enjoy learning about history & talking about what I learn. So while I do my best to get all facts correct, this channel is "just for fun" & meant to peak your interest to learn more for yourself on certain topics. Please do not take it too seriously & do you own research** Sources always linked.► Listen on the go - You can find the History & Hearsay PODCAST on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, or if you enjoy the visual aspect you can WATCH right here on Youtube every week! =)Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro

0:52 - The Rock that no one wanted

5:27 - A Resolution

8:36 - Final Thoughts

► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/hans-island https://arcticportal.org/ap-library/news/3585-the-whisky-war-a-tale-of-peaceful-resolution-over-hans-island https://unric.org/en/the-whiskey-war-how-denmark-and-canada-used-diplomacy-to-solve-a-territorial-conflict/ Links to additional sources at the bottom of page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_War Links to additional sources here as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island ►Credits:Edited by Rachel MStill Photographs: Public DomainVideo Clips:🕵🏻‍♀️Video Request Email: historyandhearsayinfo@gmail.com **Include as many photos, links, details, as you'd like ** ► Business inquires: historyandhearsayinfo@gmail.com

If you ever hear someone casually predict a person’s death — and then that person dies days later — you might be a little suspicious. Today's case that's exactly what happened & it revealed an unlikely murderer!

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Sarah Ann Ricketts

6:58 - The Merrifields

2:37 - The Death

17:56 - The Investigation - Questioning Louisa

25:46 - The Investigation - Media Attention

29:46 - The Investigation - Poisoning

34:37 - The Trial

40:08 - Got away with murder?

41:37 - Executed an Innocent Woman? ► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►Sources:https://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/the-chatterbox-killer/ https://edu.rsc.org/download?ac=14223 Lots of articles for this story are on: newspapers.com Poisoning: https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-wales-argus/170210885/ https://capitalpunishmentuk.org/louisa-may-merrifield-the-blackpool-poisoner/ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/workshy-drunk-killed-her-employer-090000959.html Blackpool’s History: https://blackpool.com/heritage-history https://www.personsunknown.net/p/the-strange-case-of-louisa-merrifield https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/spoonful-jam-rat-poison-story-25417279 https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/blackpool-poisoner-drunkard-who-murdered-17079890 ►Credits:Edited by Rachel MStill Photographs: Public Domain🕵🏻‍♀️Video Request Email: historyandhearsayinfo@gmail.com **Include as many photos, links, details, as you'd like ** ► Business inquires: historyandhearsayinfo@gmail.com

In the 1800’s taking a job at a Match Factory could end in a very slow and agonizing death as your body began to rot from the inside out.

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

0:41 - Matches

2:20 - Working conditions

6:50 - Cornelia

10:06 - Phosphorus

14:17 - The Dangers of White Phosphorous

16:46 - Phossy Jaw

20:15 - Factory Conditions

22:05 - Annie Besant

25:33 - A Safer Way

26:41 - The Walk Out

28:23 - The Aftermath

31:38 - Banning White Phosphorus

Sources:

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Match-Girls-Strike/

https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/phossy-jaw-and-the-matchgirls/

2022 Plaque: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/match-girls-strike/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Match-Girls-Strike

https://www.matchgirls1888.org/the-story-of-the-strike

Additional references listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchgirls'_strike

Additional reading: Louise Raw, Striking a Light: The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in Labour History (London, 2011) Lowell J Satre, ‘After the Match Girls’ Strike: Bryant and May in the 1890s’, Victorian Studies 26:1 (1982)Seth Coven, The Match Girl and the Heiress (Princeton, 2015)

https://www.joms.org/article/S0278-2391(07)02033-2/abstract?cc=y

https://www.rdhmag.com/pathology/periodontitis/article/16404967/the-return-of-the-dreaded-145phossy-jaw146

Netflix Film - Enola Holmes 2 - a fictionalized story about the lead-up to the walkout