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  • Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
    Dec 10 2025
    On Nov 10, 1975, a storm swept over Lake Superior. For hours and hours, the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald was tossed and battered. Then, a little after 7:00 pm, contact was lost with one of the biggest and most celebrated vessels to ever sail the Great Lakes. This is the story of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald https://shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald/ Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI Image: Credit: Greenmars - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmund_Fitzgerald,_1971,_3_of_4_(restored;_cropped).jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 min
  • Spruce Goose

    Spruce Goose
    Dec 9 2025
    During WWII, America was seeking a way to avoid the German submarine fleet that prowled the waters of the Atlantic. Businessman Henry Kaiser would team up with aviation pioneer and film director Howard Hughes to find a way to bypass to this problem. That solution was the largest plane ever constructed. And the amazing thing is that they were going to construct it out of wood. This is the story of the Spruce Goose. Sources https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/exhibit/the-spruce-goose/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H-4_Hercules_2.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 min
  • Sink the Bismarck

    Sink the Bismarck
    Dec 8 2025
    On May 24, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck faced off against the pride of the British Navy - the HMS Hood. The Hood lasted eight minutes - sending the British admiralty into a frenzy. If the new, powerful Bismarck could get into the shipping lanes in the North Atlantic - Great Britain could be choked off of critical supplies from Canada and the United States. And so word was sent from the highest sources, Sink the Bismarck. Sources https://www.kbismarck.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_193-04-1-26,_Schlachtschiff_Bismarck.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 min
  • The Amazing Life of Ima Hogg

    The Amazing Life of Ima Hogg
    Dec 5 2025
    We all love a good silly pun name. There are the classics, such as Harry Pitts, or Seymour Butts. But one of the best was also a real person - Ima Hogg. Born in the late 1800’s to the governor of Texas, she would - either despite or because of her interesting name - lead a remarkable life. She became a patron of the arts, contributor to historic preservation, and an early proponent of mental health research and care. This is the story of Ima Hogg. Sources https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hogg-ima https://www.humanitiestexas.org/programs/tx-originals/list/ima-hogg https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/hall-of-fame/ima-hogg/ Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ImaHogg.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 min
  • Sterling Hall Bombing

    Sterling Hall Bombing
    Dec 4 2025
    On Aug. 24, 1970, a bomb went off outside of Sterling Hall, the home of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The destruction damaged 26 buildings, killed one man, and injured several others. It was, until 1995, the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in United States History. This is the story of the Sterling Hall Bombing. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Hall_bombing https://mediamilwaukee.com/special-projects/sterling-hall-bombing/ https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/the-blast-that-changed-everything/ Images https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sterling_Hall_bombing_after_explosion_1.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sterling_Hall_Bombers.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 min
  • Rafael Hernández Marín

    Rafael Hernández Marín
    Dec 3 2025
    Born in 1892, Rafael Hernández Marín rose from humble origins to one of the greatest musicians in history. He started playing professionally at the age of 14, served in a military band in WWI, and ended up touring the world. His style took influences from African American music, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and others. He wrote over 3,000 songs, and is one of the greatest Latin American artists of all time. This is the story of Rafael Hernández Marín. Sources https://en.enciclopediapr.org/content/rafael-hernandez-marin/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/rafael-hernandez "Preciosa" by Marc Anthony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbbB1BFL-qg&list=RDRbbB1BFL-qg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 min
  • Hodag

    Hodag
    Dec 2 2025
    In 1893, a newspaper in northern Wisconsin reported the discovery of a Hodag - a mythical creature associated with Paul Bunyan. Reports of the creature would continue to pop up over the next few years - until one was captured and put on display at the local county fair. However, interest from the scientific community quickly revealed the Hodag to be a hoax. But that did not stop the Hodag from cementing its place in American folklore. Sources https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2321 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag Image: by Gourami Watcher - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hodag_002.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 min
  • Battle of Cannae

    Battle of Cannae
    Dec 1 2025
    Under a hot afternoon sun in 216 BC, the great Carthaginian general Hannibal scored one of the greatest victories in military history. Outnumbered by 30,000 men, he lured the Roman army into a trap, surrounded and destroyed the entire army. This is the story of the Battle of Cannae. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 min