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Yes! That Really Did Happen

Yes! That Really Did Happen

by Jon Phenicie

History Documentary

Season 1

The Story of the NS Savannah the Worlds First Nuclear Powered Merchant Ship

Ever wonder why Cargo Ships are not Nuclear Powered? The story of the NS Savannah might be the answer.

Jet Powered Trains? Yes they have been built.

In what can only be described as the locomotive equivalent of a Wiley Coyote ACME product, we explore what happens when you strap a jet engine to the roof of a train car.

Nuclear Powered Aircraft? Yes, we really did try that!

What ways can you power an aircraft? Turbine power, yes, piston power yes, Air Cooled Nuclear Reactor...........OH HELL NO!

Silver Thursday, Market Manipulation or Currency Paranoia?

In 1980 the Hunt Brothers controlled 2/3rds of the world's privately held Silver Bullion Market. was it market manipulation or fear of the us economy crashing?

The Crash at Crush what passed for entertianment in 1896

Have you ever used the term "It's like watching a train wreck?" Well in the late 19th century people paid good money to do exactly that. in 1896 People paid the equivalent of $130 do watch two locomotives crash

Sports Promotions That Really Missed Their Mark

Promoting Sports can be hard, sport are unpredictable, bit then a lot of human behavior is predictable, Follow along as I discuss a few.

The Hollywood Origins of Big League Chew

Hollywood, Single A Baseball, people who defied Authority and Chewing Tobacco, all adds up to over 1 billion pouches of gum sold.

Disco Demolition Night. Another Night of CHaos at a Major League Baseball Game

50,000 angry rock and roll fans, explosives and baseball, what could go right?

Ten Cent Beer Night, A really Bad Idea

What happens when you sell beer for 10 Cents a cup with no limit? Well a Baseball riot like you've never seen.

The Great Boston Molasses Flood

2.3 million gallons of molasses raced through the streets of Boston at 35 MPH, how does that happen?

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