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

In 1590, an entire English colony vanished without a trace—no bodies, no signs of a struggle.. Only one clue was left behind…. A single word carved into a tree.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Colonizing the New World
3:35 - Military Colony
7:20 - The Roanoke Colony
12:11 - The Search
15:49 - Relocation Theory
18:32 - Hurricane or Lost at Sea Theory
22:43 - Killed by the Natives
29:02 - The Dare Stones & Georgia.
34:46 - A Hidden Fort
37:54 - Final Thoughts

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In February of 1959, Nine experienced hikers vanished without a trace. They left behind a slashed tent, with barefoot prints in the snow. And when their bodies were discovered, most appeared to have rushed out into the -30 night, wearing only their pajamas. Some of the bodies were crushed, others were missing their tongues. Today more than 65 years later, the question still remains: What could have forced or lured them away from their warm camp, out to almost certain death?

0:00 - Intro

1:47 - The Hikers

4:19 - The Hike

8:19 - The Search

11:21 - More about the Hikers

18:44 - The Discovery

22:38 - Theories - The Mansi

24:43 - Theories - The Government

31:41 - Other Theories… Yeti’s?

33:43 - Case Re-opened after 60 years

35:17 - Case Solved?

41:36 - 2025 Update

43:36 - Final Thoughts

Sources:

https://dyatlovpass.com

https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass

Discovery UK video where I shared the clip of hikers names from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGQml3cWuA

Possible answer to the mystery: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2021/01/a-new-take-on-an-old-mystery.html

Study about possible avalanche: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8

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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the Ghost Army of WWII and how they used INFLATABLE tanks, planes and even weapons to fool the Germany Army?!? This is a wild one, so buckle up! =)
~ Christina

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Jasper Maskelyne & The British
4:46 - The Ghost Army
12:37 - Ghost Army Operations
16:10 - Fooling the Allies
18:22 - Bill Blass
20:59 - Ralph Ingersoll & Hilton Railey
23:42 - Finally Honored

►Sources:
Book: The Ghost Army of World War II - Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyer
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/traveling-exhibits/ghost-army-combat-con-artists-world-war-ii
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/jasper-maskelyne-the-magician.html
https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/ghost-army-wwii/
PBS Documentary can be watched here: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-ghost-army-t5k1jv/ with a subscription to KERA. It is also available to rent on Amazon Prime title “The Ghost Army”
https://ghostarmy.org/
For info on the Ghost Army book, documentary, or tour, or Rick Beyer's appearance schedule? Go to ghostarmy.com
https://www.thirteen.org/blog-post/ghost-army-soldiers-wwii-art-schools/
https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii
https://www.britannica.com/event/Operation-Fortitude
Clip of the men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgRBpT2kDVI&t=30s
Full Video - Ceremony Men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/live/QT8KqceRFG4?t=337s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ghost-army-of-wwii-used-art-to-deceive-the-nazis-180980336/
https://nationalvmm.org/the-ghost-army-world-war-iis-secret-weapon/

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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the mysterious disappearance of 3 lighthouse keepers in Scotland. A disappearance that is STILL unsolved decades later. Let me know what YOU think happened! ~ Christina

Timestamps:
0:0 - Intro
1:05 - The Flannel Isles
3:20 - Construction of the Lighthouse
5:37 - Becoming a Lighthouse Keeper
10:25 - Eilean Mòr Lighthouse
11:52 - The Disappearance
15:31 - The Investigation
22:29 - Legends of the Island Theory
23:48 - Honorable mention Theories
27:49 - Lighthouse Keepers Gone Mad Theory
30:35 - Logical Theory
34:28 - Automation & Final thoughts

►Sources:
Lightkeeping: https://www.nlb.org.uk/history/lighthouse-keeping/
https://www.nlb.org.uk/history/flannan-isles/#:~:text=After a careful examination of,the West landing, to secure
https://blog.nrscotland.gov.uk/2023/12/12/flannan-isles-lighthouse-keepers-the-disappearance/
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/western-isles-lewis-scotland-b2379063.html
https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/eilean-mor-light-house-mystery
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Eilean-Mor-Lighthouse-Mystery/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/flannan-isle-mystery
As mentioned some of what is said to have been found in lighthouse are now believed to be false - This article lists some of those things: https://www.historyhit.com/the-flannan-isle-mystery-when-three-lighthouse-keepers-vanished-overnight/
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-flannan-isle-mystery-the-three-lighthouse-keepers-who-vanished
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/what-caused-disappearance-flannan-isle-lighthouse-keepers

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In the 1930s, America believed that some children were born too stupid to ever learn. If your IQ was low, the science of the day said it was hopeless—your blood was “bad.”

Thousands of orphans were locked away in institutions, labeled “feebleminded,” and forgotten. But two young researchers at an Iowa orphanage decided to test that idea… and what they discovered would tear down one of the darkest chapters in American science.

This is the true story of the Orphans of Davenport.

Sources:

Iowa Childrens Home: https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011824/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=243&nt=207&nt2=239

Book: The Orphans of Davenport: Eugenics, the Great Depression, and the War over Children's Intelligence by Marilyn Brookwood- Buy Book: https://amzn.to/4oS9D2r

https://www.byuradio.org/won-2021-10-14-the-davenport-orphans

https://medium.com/leading-brains-review/two-hopeless-little-girls-abandoned-to-a-mental-institution-with-astounding-results-c9ac9a06ec28

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-iowa-orphans-who-helped-resolve-the-fight-over-childrens-intelligence/2021/08/11/51bde2d6-de75-11eb-b507-697762d090dd_story.html

Interview with Researchers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0bQFsodlf4

https://time.com/archive/6780590/education-nature-v-nurture/

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-11958-020

Papers written by the doctors: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Harold-M-Skeels-2047761714

1939: https://time.com/archive/6760602/medicine-feeble-minded-love/

https://origins.osu.edu/read/sterilization-carrie-buck

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eugenics-finding-carrie-buck/

https://libguides.davenportlibrary.com/c.php?g=757345&p=5430552

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