It’s the catch-up episode!!! Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to days 200-203. This time we examine the days December 21, 1988 as Pan Am Flight 103 Explodes over Scotland, December 28, 2014 as the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire, January 1, 1903 as Topsy the Elephant is electrocuted, and January 11, 1787 as William Herschel discovers Uranus’ moons Oberon and Titania. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdvent...
Jan 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 201
Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1 Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 198/199. This time we examine the days December 7th, and December 14-and the years 1946 as the Winecoff Hotel Fire starts and 2012 as there is a school s...
Dec 14, 2022•9 min•Ep. 200
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 197. This time we examine the year 1936 as London's Crystal Palace Burns Down.. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.you...
Dec 02, 2022•8 min•Ep. 199
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 196. This time we examine the years 1936 as Robert Johnson begins his recording sessions in San Antonio, and 1942 as Poon Lim begins his 133 days lost at sea. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify...
Nov 23, 2022•8 min•Ep. 198
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 195. This time we examine the year 1532 as Francisco Pizarro traps the Incan ruler Atahualpa, and massacres 5,000 Incan soldiers. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/sh...
Nov 16, 2022•7 min•Ep. 197
Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1 Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 194. This time we examine the year 1938 as the Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass starts the Holocaust. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band htt...
Nov 09, 2022•7 min•Ep. 196
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 193. This time we examine the year 1947 as the H-4 Hercules, the “Spruce Goose”, makes its first and final flight. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvr...
Nov 04, 2022•9 min•Ep. 195
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 192. This time we examine the year 1881 as the Earp family with Doc Holliday confront the Clanton and McLaury brothers for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: h...
Oct 26, 2022•17 min•Ep. 194
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 191. This time we examine the year 1957 as the killer Michael Myers is born. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtub...
Oct 20, 2022•7 min•Ep. 193
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 190. This time we examine the year 1810 as the first Oktoberfest is held. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...
Oct 13, 2022•7 min•Ep. 192
Suicide Hotlines in The United States Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community) TrevorLifeline 1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth) Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255, Press 1 Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 189. This time we examine the year 1994 as The Order of the Solar Temple Commits a Murder Suicide anticipationg the end of...
Oct 05, 2022•8 min•Ep. 191
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 188. This time we examine the year 1918 as the Liberty Loan Parade causes a major outbreak of the Spanish Flu in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…also Polio, and 1923 as Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Pod...
Sep 28, 2022•8 min•Ep. 190
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 187. This time we examine the year 1866 as English author H.G. Wells is born, also Warehouse 13 (kind of). - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6...
Sep 21, 2022•7 min•Ep. 189
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 186. This time we examine the year 1814 as Francis Scott Key writes what will eventually be known as the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spot...
Sep 14, 2022•6 min•Ep. 188
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 185. This time we examine the year 1857 as the Mountain Meadow Massacre occurs. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.you...
Sep 07, 2022•9 min•Ep. 187
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 184. This time we examine the year 1997 as Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul are killed in a car crash in Paris. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/...
Aug 31, 2022•7 min•Ep. 186
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 183. This time we examine the year 79ad as the city of Pompeii and it’s surrounding area (such as the city of Herculaneum), are covered in ash and debris after the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean...
Aug 24, 2022•8 min•Ep. 185
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 182. This time we examine the year 1945 as the Korean peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube...
Aug 17, 2022•8 min•Ep. 184
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 181. This time we examine the year 1897 as German Pharmacist Felix Hoffmann synthesizes a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, the main ingredient in Aspirin, for medicinal application . - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://the...
Aug 10, 2022•6 min•Ep. 183
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 180. This time we examine the years 1936 as Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https...
Aug 04, 2022•7 min•Ep. 182
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 179. This time we examine the years 1940 as Bugs Bunny is introduced to the world, and 1921 as insulin is isolated for the first time by Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.po...
Jul 27, 2022•8 min•Ep. 181
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 178. This time we examine the year 1969 as NASA’s Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA YouTube: https://www.yout...
Jul 20, 2022•9 min•Ep. 180
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 177. This time we examine the year 1978 as Lee Iacocca is fired from Ford Motor Company by Henry Ford II, and 1865 as Barnum’s American Museum Burns Down. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: ht...
Jul 13, 2022•8 min•Ep. 179
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 176. This time we examine the year 1944 as the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus burns down in Hartford, Connecticut. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...
Jul 06, 2022•8 min•Ep. 178
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 175. This time we examine the year 1613 as William Shakespeare's London Globe Theater burns to the ground. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6...
Jun 29, 2022•7 min•Ep. 177
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 174. This time we examine the years 1937 as Joe Louis becomes boxings Heavy-Weight Champion of the World, and 1938 as Joe Louis defends his title in a rematch against MAx Schmeling. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean: https://theyearw...
Jun 22, 2022•8 min•Ep. 176
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 173. This time we examine the years 1844 as Charles Goodyear patents vulcanized rubber, 1219 as the Danish flag begins its journey to become the oldest national flag, 1667 as the first human blood transfusion is performed, 1877 as HenryOssian Flipper becomes the first African American to graduate Westpoint, and 1878 as the first moving pictures were caught on camera. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Ba...
Jun 15, 2022•12 min•Ep. 175
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 172. This time we examine the year 1974 as Dolly Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You” reaches #1 on the country chart, 1949 as 1984 by George Orwell is Published, and 1984 as New South Wales decriminalizes homosexual sex between consensual males. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple...
Jun 08, 2022•6 min•Ep. 174
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 171. This time we examine the year 1947 as the Doomsday Clock is introduced, 1965 (???) as Oscar the Grouch is born, 1974 as the Heimlich Maneuver is first introduced, and 1938 as Superman first appears in Action Comics No. 1. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ye...
Jun 01, 2022•12 min•Ep. 173
Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 170. This time we examine the year 1944 as Muppeteer, actor, director Frank Oz is born, 1977 as Star Wars is released, and 2001 as Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind man to scale Mount Everest. - Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 Podbean...
May 25, 2022•7 min•Ep. 172
