Superstitions, Traditions, and Definitions
Want to know the history behind common traditions, superstitions, and idioms? Tune in so we can share what we know with you!
Episodes
196 episodes
Brief Moment in Time October 13
October 13, 1975...John Denver was named Entertainer of the Year, but the envelope containing his name was lit on fire.#country #entertainer #johndenver #silverfox #fire #lighter #alcohol #brokenbone #funny #jokester #ange...
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Brief Moment in Time October 12
October 12, 1773...Eastern State Hospital has been around since the American Revolution.#mentalhealth #awareness #helpingothers #hospitals #americanrevolutionarywar #eastern #williamsburg #virgina #houseofburgesses
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Brief Moment in Time October 11
October 11, 1987...a project to remember people lost to AIDS now weighs 52 tons.#rememberme #aidsawareness #lovedones #lost #memorial #namesproject #sanfrancisco #washingtondc #lgbtqia #event #honored #remembered #loved
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Brief Moment in Time October 10
October 10, 1886...the tuxedo became the staple for men's formalwear.#clothing #fashion #history #mensfashion #tuxedo #fashionabledress #fashionhistory #newyork #tuxedopark #tuxedoclub #highsociety #teenagerebellion #start...
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Ghosts
In this episode we explore the ancient world's beliefs of ghost and returning from the afterlife.
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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#AITA Historical Edition 32
Sir Richard Brown and Richard Sprye...19th century London saw a myriad of problems. Overcrowded cemeteries was a major one, and these gentlemen were determined to solve it.
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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Brief Moment in Time October 9
October 9, 1635...Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for advocating a separation of church and state and fair treatment of native Americans.
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Brief Moment in Time October 8
October 8, 1856...Chinese laundry owners organized to combat the discriminatory laws passed by the city San Francisco.
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Brief Moment in Time October 7
October 7, 1988...Three dolphins trapped in the ice off the coast of Alaska during the Cold War, brought the US and the Soviet Union together to free them.
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Brief Moment in Time October 6
October 6, 1889...The Moulin Rouge opened in Paris, quickly becoming a popular night club for locals and tourists alike.
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Vampires
The idea of creatures roaming, sucking the life force from the living has been a superstition for millennia. The superstition has morphed over time, but the fear of the dead returning from the grave to take the living to afterlife with th...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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Brief Moment in Time October 5
October 5, 1945...This striker by Hollywood set designers was influential in the passing of the Taft-Hartley Act which limited union's abilty to advocate amd negotiate for their members.
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Brief Moment in Time October 4
October 4, 1583...Most Europeans were using the Julian calendar, but there were miscalculations in this method of time keeping. Slight changes meant a new calendar, a loss of 10 days, and fear of papal interference in protestant and ortho...
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Brief Moment in Time October 3
October 3, 1960...The Andy Griffith Show premiered on CBS, showing America the comfort and camaraderie of small town life.
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Brief Moment in Time October 2
October 2, 1950...Charles Schultz created the "Peanuts" comic strip, giving us all our favorite pet, Snoopy. Charlie Brown and his friends have kept the world entertained while providing guideance and teachable moments for nearly seven an...
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Brief Moment in Time October 1
October 1, 1982...The compact disc was introduced to Japanese market, eventually do away with the beloved mixed tape.
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Brief Moment in Time September 30
September 30, 1947...The 1947 MLB World Series was a barrier breaking one! Jackie Robinson, the first and only black man signed to an MLB team played, desegregating major league baseball, and it was televised for the first time.
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Brief Moment in Time September 29
September 29, 1940...Routine two plane training flights for the Royal Australian Air Force ended with leading aircraftmen parachuting out of their planes and one man successfully landing both planes simultaneously.
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#AITA Historical Edition 31
Charles Hatfield...Was he a rainmaker or a skilled weather predictor? The devastation caused by the flooding in San Diego in 1916 took decades to repair. Stiffed on the $10,000 he was promised might have been a blessing, if it meant...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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Brief Moment in Time September 28
September 28, 1928...a simple mistake in a lab lead to a lifesaving medication.
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Brief Moment in Time September 27
September 27, 1854...The SS Arctic steamship carrying approximately 400 people on board collided with the SS Vesta due ot limited visibility in dense fog.
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Brief Moment in Time September 25
September 25, 1957...Racial segregation was ruled unconstitional in 1954, but many schools did not implement integration for years after. Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas made national news when the governor called in the Arka...
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Brief Moment in Time September 24
September 24, 1657...the autopsy and coroner's jury was summoned in Colonial America, setting the stage for forensic science.
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