TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Trick -Or-Treat
5:07 - The Investigation
13:45 - The Trial and Appeals
21:37 - Lasting Effects


Sources:
https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf
https://abc13.com/post/1974-candyman-turned-halloween-terrifying-pasadena-texas/375883/
https://www.fwweekly.com/2024/10/23/the-man-who-killed-halloween/
https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/59731-3.html
News clips from this case: https://texasarchive.org/2017_03761
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Candy-Man-s-legacy-still-haunting-today-9774087.php
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-Who-Killed-Halloween-still-haunts-holiday-1971811.php
https://www.vice.com/en/article/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man/

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Pirate Myths
3:28 - Pirates & Privateers
7:24 - Pirate Punishments
9:47 - Pirate Attack
14:57 - The Golden Age of Piracy
18:34 - Calico Jack - John Rackman
25:31 - Anne Bonny & Mary Reed
33:12 - Blackbeard - Savage or Soft?
45:02 - Black Bart - Bartholomew Roberts
51:15 - The Golden Age Comes to an End
53:12 - Piracy & Modern Times

►Sources:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Golden_Age_of_Piracy/
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1847/pirate-punishments-in-the-golden-age-of-piracy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger
https://www.worldhistory.org/Calico_Jack/
Scroll to References for 20 sources Calico Jack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rackham
https://www.worldhistory.org/Anne_Bonny/
https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Read/
https://www.nps.gov/people/blackbeard.htm
Black Beard’s real identity? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/three-centuries-after-his-beheading-kinder-gentler-blackbeard-emerges-180970782/
BB’s Ship: https://ancientnc.web.unc.edu/exhibits/shipwrecks/queen-annes-revenge/#:~:text=While trying to enter the,portions of the shipwreck site.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/pirates-history-golden-age-piracy
https://benersonlittle.com/2021/06/18/the-fanciful-mythical-calico-jack-rackham-pirate-flag/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/three-centuries-after-his-beheading-kinder-gentler-blackbeard-emerges-180970782/
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/pirates-bartholomew-roberts-chaloner-ogle-cup
https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartholomew_Roberts/
https://www.beaches.com/blog/real-life-pirates-caribbean/
Modern day: https://desteia.com/blog/modern-pirates

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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the History of Circus Freak Shows!

►Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/art/circus-theatrical-entertainment/20th-century-developments
https://childrenstheatre.org/2024/01/17/the-early-history-of-traveling-entertainment-in-the-u-s/
https://www.aaastateofplay.com/circus-history/#:~:text=Many traveling circuses in the,and the downfall of sideshows
https://lynchburgmuseum.org/sideshows
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elephant-Man
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Stratton
Books about the McCoy Twins: Biography History and Medical Description of the Two-Headed Girl (1869) was sold during their public appearances. Millie-Christine: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (2000)
https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/millie-and-christine-mccoy-1851-1912-african-american-conjoined-twin-performers/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lobster-boy
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/11/millie-christine-mckoy-d-74
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/circus-route-books-project/annie-jones
https://www.britannica.com/art/freak-show
https://allthatsinteresting.com/annie-jones-bearded-lady
https://allthatsinteresting.com/joseph-merrick
https://www.k180.org/faith--film-blog/my-life-is-full-because-i-know-i-am-loved-the-elephant-man-1980
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/julia-pastrana-a-monster-to-the-whole-world/ Additional sources linked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum's_American_Museum

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