Tag: American history
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The Rent Collectors by Jesse Katz
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Rent Collectors: Better pay up. Quick synopsis: The story of gang violence in L.A. and a botched murder. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Pray you never have to find out what it is to “keister” something. Fun Fact for History Nerds: When the lake at MacArthur Park was drained,…
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The Mighty Moo by Nathan Canestaro
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Mighty Moo: A very moooooving story. (I said what I said!) Quick synopsis: The story of the USS Cowpens aircraft carrier in World War II. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Mighty Moo was caught in Typhoon Cobra which has 70 foot waves and winds of 120 knots. Fun…
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Perfect Wife (Hulu)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Perfect Wife: Perfect at being a narcissist. Quick synopsis: The story of the disappearance of Sherri Papini. Fact for Non-History People: The crime of kidnapping is hard to number because many people just become missing persons. There were 70,000 missing persons over the age of 18 cases in 2001 for instance.…
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Ask Not by Maureen Callahan
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Ask Not: Ask not what this family did to women, ask why they got away with it. Quick synopsis: The story of all the women destroyed by the Kennedy family. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The firefighter who retrieved Mary Jo Kopechne’s body at Chappaquiddick estimated she stayed alive for…
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The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum by Margalit Fox
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: Her talent was crime. Quick synopsis: The story of Gilded Age crime boss, Fredericka Mandelbaum. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Brooks Brothers was founded in 1818 in New York City and was known for the shoddy products it provided to the Union Army during the Civil…
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Wide Awake by Jon Grinspan
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Wide Awake: I don’t know who they liked, but I do know who they hated. Quick synopsis: The story of the Wide Awakes, who fought against the “slave power” around the time of the Civil War. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: A huge supporter of the Wide Awakes was P.T.…
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Vanishing Act by Dan Hampton
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Vanishing Act: It’s more fun when the Russians don’t know you’re coming. Quick synopsis: The story of why one of the Doolittle Raiders may have ended up in Russia. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: In just two hours of the Pearl Harbor attack, 18 warships and 2,403 Americans were killed.…
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A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean Jobb
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for A Gentleman and a Thief: So smooth you’d thank him for stealing. Quick synopsis: The story of Jazz Age jewel thief, Arthur Barry. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Barry stole over $60 million dollars (in today’s dollars) worth of jewels during the Roaring Twenties. Fun Fact for History Nerds: The…
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The Explorers by Amanda Bellows
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Explorers: The story of people who refused to sit still. Quick synopsis: A look at different explorers who are often overlooked in history. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap. He probably wore a beaver hat. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Sacagawea had an…