The School Bus That Vanished: America’s Most Shocking Kidnapping | True Story of the Chowchilla Kidnapping
It’s July 1976, all month long America has been partying hard for her 200th birthday. But on July 15th in the little town of Chowchilla, California all these celebrations come to a screeching halt when a school bus transporting 26 children vanishes.. poof.. just gone without a trace! People are speculating all kinds of wild things, was it the bus driver, did aliens somehow beem up the bus with the kids still inside.. I mean HOW in the world does a bus full of children just vanish into thin air? If you have never heard of this case, buckle up.. because this has got to be one of the most chilling and unbelievable crimes in American history TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro00:47 - Chatty Cathy1:26 - Chowchilla4:27 - Parents start to worry5:52 - Bus is Hijacked14:36 - Police Call for Backup 16:44 - The Van Stops18:22 - Police Search Continues21:07 - The Hole26:39 - Police & The Media28:16 - Escape Attempt 38:01 - The Rescue 40:56 - Immediate Aftermath49:11 - Man Hunt 52:57 - Police Interrogations & The Plan57:06 - The Plan For Ransom58:25 - After Effects1:00:00 - Childhood Trauma Study1:02:41 - The Trial 1:06:19 - Parole1:08:50 - LegacySOURCES:HBO MAX Documentary - Chowchillahttps://www.cityofchowchilla.org/300/1976-Bus-Kidnapping https://www.cityofchowchilla.org/301/Edward-Ray---A-Local-Hero https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/2/ https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/33/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-kidnapped-bus-full-children-buried-alive-approved-parole-rcna22056
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Poisoned Before Birth: The Horror Behind Thalidomide
Poisoned Before Birth: The Horror Behind ThalidomideThis episode uncovers the chilling story of thalidomide — a drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with severe birth defects across the world.Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Development of Thalidomide 8:36 - Medical Community Concerns10:40 - History of Grünenthal16:12 - Experimenting on Children 17:13 - Birth Defects20:19 - How 1 Woman saved America25:10 - Canada27:20 - Thalidomide finally removed?31:28 - Why was Thalidomide causing this 33:43 - After Effects36:14 - Family reactions46:02 - Criminal Charges50:58 - Civil Court Cases58:39 - The long Legacy of Thalidomide1:00:42 -Thalidomide still in use?1:04:56 - Mother who got samples►Sources:https://ahrp.org/from-the-holocaust-t... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti... https://time.com/archive/6625598/medi... https://www.thalidomide.ca/wp-content...
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A Million-Dollar Baby Race? The Shocking Story of the Great Stork Derby!
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Charles Vance Millar6:25 - Millar's Will10:32 - 9th Clause of the Will12:53- Initial Response15:03 - The Government17:10 - The Great Stork Derby begins21:40 - News Coverage24:08 - Mrs. Lillian Kenny29:25 - Grace Bagnato31:54 - Mrs. X / Pauline Mae Clarke33:17 - Media Headlines37:37 - More Legal Battles41:24 - The Contest Ends44:22 - Court - Mrs Lillian Kenny 48:36 - Mrs. Grace Bagnato - Court51:28 - Court Mrs. X / Pauline Mae Clarke54:43 - Final Decision / Winners Announced 59:02 - How much money they got1:03:06 - What they did with the money ► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►SOURCES: https://canadaehx.com/2023/08/01/the-great-stork-derby/ https://www.thisamericanlife.org/668/transcript https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-stork-derbyhttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-a-dead-millionaire-convinced-dozens-of-women-to-have-as-many-babies-as-possible/https://torontohistory.substack.com/p/the-great-toronto-stork-derby https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-great-stork-derby/https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-great-stork-derby-parshat-shemot/
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A Zoo for Children: The Shocking Truth Behind the Dionne Quintuplets' Childhood!
Welcome to the Story of the Dionne Quintuplets! When Olivia’s brother called the newspaper to ask about the cost of announcing the birth of FIVE babies... all at once... He had no idea this innocent question would spark a CRAZY rollercoaster ride for his family. A ride that would ultimately lead to the creation of something no one could have predicted.. a LITERAL zoo for children.. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - The Pregnancy, Birth & Early Care8:42 - The Word Spreads13:45 - World’s Fair Side Show16:33 - The Red Cross Steps in19:24 - The Government Steps in22:12 - Quintland27:46 - Gift Shops32:22 - Quint Sponsorships34:17 - Photographs & Holidays39:25 - Movies & Fame41:40 - Dr. DaFoe’s Fame44:08 - Dionne Parents Fight for Custody49:15 - The Quints Adult Life53:33 - The Quints Write a Book 56:40 - The Trust Fund & A Settlement58:52 - MuseumsSOURCES:https://northbay.ca/our-community/arts-heritage-culture/heritage-diary-podcast/podcast/?key=O9GVykBxAU29J8yl6IPyAw https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-infantorium/ https://www.britannica.com/story/how-the-first-surviving-quintuplets-became-a-tourist-attraction https://northbay.ca/our-community/arts-heritage-culture/heritage-diary-podcast/podcast/?key=O9GVykBxAU29J8yl6IPyAw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_quintuplets https://smalltowntimes.ca/2021/04/10/the-dionne-quintuplets-facade/ https://www.gettyimages.com/videos/dionne-quintuplets https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/04/19/one-of-canadas-biggest-tourist-attractions-was-a-set-of-quintuplets/ https://www.gettyimages.com/videos/dionne-quintupletshttps://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/evenement-event/dionne# https://canadaehx.com/2023/10/24/the-dionne-quintuplets/
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Babies as Entertainment in Amusement Parks: The Bizarre History of Incubator Exhibits!
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - The Infantorium in Wonderland2:06 - Lions Hachery 4:38 - Copy Cats & Couney8:03 - The World's Fair9:44 - Freak Shows13:20 - Dr Martin's Backstory16:18 - Baby Exhibits20:31 - Amusement Parks24:24 - SAfety Concerna26:12 - The Real Reason27:27 - Finally A Breakthrough30:21 - Beth Allen31:43 - Couney's Reputation & Personal Life32:47 - Conspiracy Theories 41:12 - Final Thoughts SOURCEShttps://www.stltoday.com/the-crime-of-the-decade/article_367b4112-daf7-513d-9dc9-3660e913b62c.htmlhttps://neonatology.net/glry/lion.html https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-infantorium/ https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/martin-couney-and-incubator-exhibits-1896-1943 https://columbiasurgery.org/news/2015/08/06/history-medicine-incubator-babies-coney-islandhttps://engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/2279https://neonatology.net/gallery/exhibitions/new-york-worlds-fair-1939-1940/ https://www.history.com/news/baby-incubators-boardwalk-sideshows-medical-marvelshttps://daily.jstor.org/coney-islands-incubator-babies/
On this podcast we discuss lesser known characters and events from history. Some of the details of these historical accounts may be debated and on this show YOU get to decided: Is it History? Or is it Hearsay?
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