On June 5, 1976, the Teton Dam in eastern Idaho burst and flooded many of the nearby towns with water. What else was being reported on such a devastating day? ***** SOURCES “Advertisement: Texas Instrument Calculator (Pg. 26).” Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, Maine), June 5, 1976. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “15,000 Leaving Homes As Teton Dam Breaks.” Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Washington), June 5, 1976. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Quinlans Won't Profit From Article.” The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey), June 5, 1976. www.newspapers.com. “Attorney Cites Gruesome Photos.” Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), November 19, 1977. www.newspapers.com. azcentral.com, The Republic |. “Key Players in the Don Bolles' Murder Case.” The Arizona Republic. Arizona Republic, July 6, 2016. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/06/02/key-players-don-bolles-murder-case/84447770/. “Don Bolles.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, September 28, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bolles. “History - Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice.” Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice - Hospice care in North & Northwest, New Jersey and Pike County area, PA., March 7, 2016. https://karenannquinlanhospice.org/about/history/. “Karen Ann Quinlan.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 5, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Ann_Quinlan. Keegan, Frank. “Kizer Letter Gives Child Abuse Law.” The Journal and Courier (Layfayette, Indiana), June 11, 1976. www.newspapers.com. “Men Indicted In Two Deaths Post Bonds.” Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), August 4, 1976. www.newspapers.com. Nate Sunderland, EastIdahoNews.com. “The Teton Dam Broke 44 Years Ago Today. This Man Was Sitting on It When It Happened.” East Idaho News, June 5, 2020. https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/06/the-teton-dam-broke-44-years-ago-today-this-man-was-sitting-on-it-when-it-happened/#:~:text=Just%20minutes%20before%20noon%2C%20the,below%20the%20dam%20in%20minutes. Ruelas, Richard. “The Story That Haunted Don Bolles Isn't the Story Most People Think They Know.” AZCentral. The Arizona Republic, December 14, 2019. https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/don-bolles/2019/12/03/wiretapping-story-haunted-reporter-don-bolles-until-his-death/4265879002/. Teton Dam Flood Documentary "One Saturday Morning". YouTube, n.d. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKOVQDJEq5E. “Teton Dam.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 25, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Dam. United Press International. “Autopsy Shows Girl Was Beaten To Death.” The Herald (Jasper, Indiana), June 5, 1976. www.newspapers.com. West, Jack, and Earl Zarbin. “Figure In Attack On Reporter Surrenders.” The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), June 5, 1976. www.newspapers.com. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
It's another random clippings episode! I'll tell you a bunch of the weird, funny, and sad mini stories that I've been clipping and saving just for this occasion. ***** SOURCES “200 Ladies At Door Make Slot Machine Seekers Plenty Sore.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 31, 1938. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Fireworks Hid In Oven Explode Before Fourth.” The Wilkes-Barre Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), July 4, 1938. www.newspapers.com. “Case of Brownies.” The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), November 21, 1983. www.newspapers.com. “Charles W. Morse.” The News-Journal (Mansfield, Ohio), April 15, 1912. www.newspapers.com. “Charles W. Morse.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 14, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Morse. Dahlburg, John-Thor. “'Demon Weed' Causes Chaos At County Breakfast Party.” The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota), June 18, 1983. www.newspapers.com. “Empties Bottle, Thinking It Poison.” Bisbee Daily Review (Bisbee, Arizona), April 6, 1909. www.newspapers.com. “Missing Vet of World War I, Found As Vet of World War II.” The Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio), August 7, 1945. www.newspapers.com. “Reaches High Notes; Dies Few Hours Later.” The Times-Democrat (New Orleans, Louisiana), April 15, 1912. “Sgt John Thomas Bragg (1872-1963) .” Find a Grave. Accessed April 24, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110682964/john-thomas-bragg. “A Simple Word Makes He-Men Of School Boys.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 31, 1938. www.newspapers.com. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. InspectorJ. “Bell, Candle Damper, A (H4n).wav.” November 17, 2017. www.freesound.org. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
The events of May 31 and June 1, 1921, were the culmination of rumors and years of unrest in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In a bloody race war, many people were killed and a good chunk of the city burned. What else was being reported on such a sad day in United States history? ***** SOURCES “1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.” Tulsa Historical Society & Museum, May 11, 2021. https://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/#flexible-content. “65 Years after Murder Charge, Man Still Opposes Death Penalty.” AP NEWS. Associated Press, November 16, 1986. https://apnews.com/article/0b2f2bc83095df06d755aefe19052469. “Advertisement: Beecham's Pills (Page 3).” Bisbee Daily Review (Bisbee, Arizona), June 1, 1921. www.newspapers.com. “Boy, 11, On Trial For Life.” The Union Republic (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), June 9, 1921. www.newspapers.com. “Decker Arrested At Marion.” Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana), March 16, 1921. www.newspapers.com. “Isadora Duncan to Teach ‘Red Society’ to Prance.” The Yonkers Herald (Yonkers, New York), June 1, 1921. www.newspapers.com. “Isadora Duncan.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 17, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan. “Isadorables.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 6, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadorables. “Martial Law Halts Race War.” The Tulsa Tribune (Tulsa, Oklahoma), June 1, 1921. www.newspapers.com. The Monroe News. “100 Years Ago in the Monroe Evening News, April 1921.” Monroe News. The Monroe News, April 7, 2021. https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2021/04/07/100-years-ago-monroe-evening-news-april-1921/7010887002/. N. E. A. Staff Special. “Who Killed Little Benny Slavin?” The Buffalo Times (Buffalo, New York), March 3, 1921. www.newspapers.com. Randels, Lasca. “Timeline from the Past: Revisiting the Decker Murder Case.” InkFreeNews.com. InkFreeNews.com, March 21, 2022. http://www.inkfreenews.com/2022/03/21/timeline-from-the-past-decker-murder-case/. United Press. “Boy Accused Of Killing Friend And Double For Insurance Goes On Trial.” Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, Illinois), June 1, 1921. www.newspapers.com. United Press. “Boy Of Eleven On Trial For Murder.” Petaluma Argus-Courier (Petaluma, California), June 1, 1921. www.newspapers.com. United Press. “Isadora Duncan Dies When Shawl Catches In Wheel Of An Auto.” The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), September 15, 1927. www.newspapers.com. Universal Service. “Isadora Duncan Is Fatally Hurt.” Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas), September 15, 1927. www.newspapers.com. Walker, Malea. “Tulsa Race Massacre: Newspaper Complicity and Coverage.” Tulsa Race Massacre: Newspaper Complicity and Coverage | Headlines and Heroes, May 27, 2021. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/05/tulsa-race-massacre-newspaper-complicity-and-coverage/. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Right as the United States was on the brink of entering World War II, Mt. Rushmore was finally completed after many years of work in the Black Hills of South Dakota. What else was being reported on that day, just weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor? ***** Associated Press. “Aviators, Alone On A Mountainside, Discover It's A Small World.” San Angelo Standard-Times (San Angelo, Texas), November 2, 1941. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Conduct Hunt For Four Army Aircraft Lost.” The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois), October 25, 1941. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Fiancee Still Confident Flier Will Be Found.” The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California), October 31, 1941. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Police Sirens Scream On Wild Trip By Car.” The La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, Wisconsin), November 2, 1941. www.newspapers.com. “Granite Giants Done.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), November 2, 1941. www.newspapers.com. History.com Editors. “Mount Rushmore.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, December 16, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/mount-rushmore-1. Menagh, Fred. “Murder In The Music Room.” The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington), November 2, 1941. www.newspapers.com. “Missing P-40 Located in Southern Sierra.” Missing P-40 Located in Southern Sierra :: SuperTopo Rock Climbing Discussion Topic. Accessed April 19, 2022. http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2832908/Missing-P-40-Located-in-Southern-Sierra. “She Is Britain's Champion Housewife.” Sunday Pictorial (London, England), November 2, 1941. “Streetcars in Cincinnati.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 1, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_Cincinnati. “Two Passengers Are Hurt, Traffic Snarled For Blocks, When Trucks Hit Streetcars\.” The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), November 4, 1941. www.newspapers.com. West, Jack C., and Leonard C. Lydon. “West Expected Long Stay in Sierra Cabin/Lydon Tells How He Bailed Out Of Plane.” The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California), November 1, 1941. www.newspapers.com. “Woman Hit.” The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), November 15, 1941. www.newspapers.com. Writer, Staff. “Local History: Church Basement Held Sinister Secret in 1941.” Akron Beacon Journal. Akron Beacon Journal, April 17, 2016. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/lifestyle/2016/04/17/local-history-church-basement-held/10606421007/. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Today's mini episode is about a man I'm sure you've heard of. His name graces museum and aquariums and other attractions around the world. How did Robert Ripley get his start and what are some of his most unique finds? You can believe this episode, or not. ***** SOURCES “400 At NY Rites for Bob Ripley.” The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California), June 1, 1949. www.newspapers.com. “'Believe It Or Not' Robert Ripley Dies.” Santa Maria Times (Santa Maria, California), May 27, 1949. www.newspapers.com. Bull, Laura. “The Amazing Story of Ripley.” The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California), July 2, 1996. www.newspapers.com. Distasio, Steph. “Aquariums, Attractions, and Weird News.” Ripley's Believe It or Not!, April 14, 2022. https://www.ripleys.com/. “Norbert Pearlroth.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 14, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Pearlroth. “Robert Leroy Ripley (1890-1949) .” Find a Grave. Accessed April 13, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1399/robert-leroy-ripley. “Robert Ripley.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 6, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ripley. “The Unbelievable Life of Robert Ripley.” PBS. Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed April 13, 2022. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/ripley-believe/. Villanueva, Jari. “Robert Ripley and the Star-Spangled Banner.” Taps Bugler, March 3, 2022. https://www.tapsbugler.com/robert-ripley-and-the-star-spangled-banner/. Individual facts taken from The Lexington Herald(Lexington, Kentucky) December 8, 1929, Pg. 32; Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) September 19, 1931, Pg. 2; The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Pg. 8; Fort Worth Star-Telegram (May 4, 1941) Pg. 10); The Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky) February 20, 1938, Pg. 13; The Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky) April 6, 1930, Pg. 28; The Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky) January 4, 1931, Pg. 15. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Today's episode date marks the day newspapers around the country first reported about an event that would come to be known as the deadliest natural disaster in United States history--the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. What else was being reported on such a famous day? ***** SOURCES “1900 Galveston Hurricane.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 31, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane. “Advertisement: Rosenthal's Palace (Page 1).” The Deadwood Daily Pioneer-Times (Deadwood, South Dakota), September 9, 1900. www.newspapers.com. “Does Columbus Haunt His Ships.” History? Because it's Here! Accessed April 12, 2022. https://historybecauseitshere.weebly.com/does-columbus-haunt-his-ships.html. “Evidently Crazy.” Evening Star (Washington D. C.), September 8, 1900. www.newspapers.com. “Galveston Isolated.” The Houston Post (Houston, Texas), September 9, 1900. www.newspapers.com. History.com Editors. “1900 Galveston Hurricane.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 9, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/1900-galveston-hurricane#:~:text=Tulsa%20Race%20Massacre-,Galveston%20Hurricane%3A%20September%208%2C%201900,homes%20and%20buildings%20were%20destroyed. Little, Becky. “How the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Became the Deadliest U.S. Natural Disaster.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, August 29, 2017. https://www.history.com/news/how-the-galveston-hurricane-of-1900-became-the-deadliest-u-s-natural-disaster. “Made Scene At White House.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), September 9, 1900. www.newspapers.com. “Mystery of the Caravels.” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), September 9, 1900. www.newspapers.com. “Woman Lost For A Week.” The New York Times (New York City, New York), September 9, 1900. www.newspapers.com. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
March 9, 1916, is a date that doesn't necessarily ring a bell for most people. But, it was a day of horror and suffering nonetheless. That was the day Pancho Villa and his men attacked New Mexico, killing many people. The events were shocking, but they weren't the only thing being reported in newspapers that day. What else was happening around the country and world? ***** SOURCES “Advertisement: MME. C.J. Walker Six Week's Treatment (Page 2).” The New York Age (New York City, New York), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com. “Columbus Is Raided By Mexican Outlaws.” The Evening Herald (Albuquerque, New Mexico), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com. “For Busy Readers (Page 6).” Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana), March 14, 1916. www.newspapers.com. “Former Greensboro Man Killed By His Wife.” The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, North Carolina), March 9, 1916. History.com Editors. “Pancho Villa.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 9, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/pancho-villa. Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. “Madam C. J. Walker.” Essay. In Ladies First: 40 Daring American Women Who Were Second to None, 42–45. National Geographic Society, 2006. “Nathan Cohen (1880-1916) .” Find a Grave. Accessed April 7, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177898818/nathan-cohen. “Nathan Cohen, Man Without A Country, Finally Passes Away.” Butler County Democrat (Hamilton, Ohio), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com. “Pancho Villa Attacks Columbus, New Mexico.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 16, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pancho-villa-attacks-columbus-new-mexico. “Some Bull In Michigan City.” The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com. “Walker Worked Hard For Success.” Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida), March 4, 2008. www.newspapers.com. Weingarten, Bob. “Man without A Country: 103-Year-Old Mystery Solved in Westport.” Connecticut Magazine, January 2, 2020. https://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/man-without-a-country-103-year-old-mystery-solved-in-westport/article_99c4c5a6-2d7b-11ea-86d2-c71aa6ca44c1.html#:~:text=From%20The%20Pittsburg%20Press%2C%20an,hand%20in%20front%20stopping%20him.&text=WESTPORT%20%E2%80%94%20They%20called%20him%20the,Westport%20at%2037%20years%20old. Wills, Matthew. “Why Did Pancho Villa Invade the U.S.” JSTOR, March 18, 2016. https://daily.jstor.org/pancho-villa/. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Today's mini episode is about a woman named Violet Jessop, and she's possibly the world's luckiest person--or possibly the world's unluckiest person. No matter which option you choose, I think you'll enjoy this great story of survival. SOURCES “HMHS Britannic.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 14, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Britannic. Jessop, Violet. “Titanic Disaster.” Shepherd's Bush Gazette and West London Post , July 25, 1958. www.newspapers.com. Jessop, Violet. Titanic Survivor. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 2012. www.newspapers.com. “Olympic.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed April 17, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Olympic. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
This week marks the anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on April 28, 1986. Unfortunately, Ukraine has been in the news again the last few months for the horrible things happening in their country. How did the incident in Chernobyl affect the world and what else was being reported on the same day it made headlines around the globe? SOURCES “Advertisement: Waiola Estates.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii), April 28, 1986. www.newspapers.com. “Al Capone.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 18, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone. Associated Press. “Child Fine after 4-Story Fall.” The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York), April 29, 1986. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Witnesses Attacked In Boston.” Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), April 26, 1986. www.newspapers.com. Associated Press. “Witnesses Beaten, Harassed after Sentencing.” Springfield Leader and Press (Springfield, Missouri), April 26, 1986. www.newspapers.com. “Baby, Thrown from Window, Caught.” The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee), April 28, 1986. www.newspapers.com. Boorstin, Robert O. “Infant Is Tossed from 4th Floor, but It Is Caught.” The New York Times. The New York Times, April 28, 1986. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/28/nyregion/infant-is-tossed-from-4th-floor-but-it-is-caught.html. “Geraldo Rivera.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 6, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldo_Rivera#Talk_shows,_specials,_and_guest_appearances. History.com Editors. “Chernobyl.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, April 24, 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/chernobyl. Kennedy, John H. “Man Gets 7-10 Years in Racial Attack.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), April 17, 1986. www.newspapers.com. Learish, Jessica. “Horrifying Photos of Chernobyl and Its Aftermath.” CBS News. CBS Interactive, March 11, 2022. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/horrifying-photos-of-chernobyl-and-its-aftermath/5/. “Lexington Hotel.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 21, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_Hotel. “The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 25, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone%27s_Vaults. Quill, Ed. “Civil Rights Violator Loses His Appeal.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), December 3, 1987. www.newspapers.com. Williams, Carol J. “Accident Reported At Soviet Nuclear Plant.” Daily Sitka Sentinel (Sitka, Alaska), April 28, 1986. www.newspapers.com. Wishart, Bob. “Gang War Declared over Capone Show.” The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California), April 28, 1986. www.newspapers.com. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Tomorrow marks the 27th anniversary of a devastating event in United States history. On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City was bombed, killing dozens of adults and nearly twenty children. What else was being reported on such a sad day? *** SOURCES ABC News. “After 29 Silent Year, Ex-Miss America Hears.” ABC News. ABC News Network, January 6, 2006. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=116819&page=1#:~:text=Sept.,winner%20who%20bursts%20into%20tears. “Advertisement: K&B Drugs.” The Yazoo Herald (Yazoo City, Mississippi), April 19, 1995. www.newspapers.com. CLC Member. “We Remember Iqbal Masih's Life.” Strop Child Labor, April 16, 2021. https://stopchildlabor.org/we-remember-iqbal-masihs-life-a-call-to-human-rights-vigilance/. Gannon, Kathy. “Boy's Voice of Courage Is Silenced by Gunman.” The Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida), April 19, 1995. www.newspapers.com. Hawkes, Jeff. “Swarr Case Closed with Last Guilty Plea.” Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), April 19, 1995. www.newspapers.com. “Heather Whitestone.” Premiere Speakers Bureau. Accessed March 21, 2022. https://premierespeakers.com/christian/heather-whitestone/bio#:~:text=In%20Heather's%20first%20book%20entitled,in%20the%20summer%20of%201999. “Heather Whitestone.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, September 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Whitestone. History.com Editors. “Oklahoma City Bombing.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, December 16, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/oklahoma-city-bombing. “Iqbal's Story.” The World's Children's Prize. Accessed March 21, 2022. https://worldschildrensprize.org/iqbalstory. Lower, Greg. “Explosion Rocks OKC Fed Building.” Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Oklahoma), April 19, 1995. www.newspapers.com. “Oklahoma City Bombing.” FBI. FBI, May 18, 2016. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing. Potempa, Philip. “Miss America Speaks Out.” Vidette-Messenger of Porter County (Valparaiso, Indiana), April 19, 1995. www.newspapers.com. Reinert, Jed. “Swarr Murder Case Was Finally Closed in 1995, after 16 Years.” LancasterOnline, April 19, 2020. https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/swarr-murder-case-was-finally-closed-in-1995-after-16-years-lancaster-that-was/article_9de6272a-7f46-11ea-be9a-333d1cb82da9.html. “Terry Nichols.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 20, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols. SOUND SOURCES Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music. Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music. Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.