Almost Immortal History Podcast

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Satchel Paige - Part 1 Jul 22, 2020

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Many of us have heard of Cy Young, whose immortalized name adorns the award given to the best pitchers each year in Major League Baseball. When we debate who’s the greatest pitcher of all time, we hear names like Young, Nolan Ryan, Walter Johnson and others.

What many might not know is that if baseball had been integrated twenty years sooner than it was in 1947 by the immortal Jackie Robinson, it is not out of the question that the Cy Young award might today be named the Satchel Paige award and there would be plenty arguing for his name to be included in, or at the very top of, the list of the greatest pitchers. As talented as he was with the ball, he was an equally talented showman and personality who did more than most to help bring about baseball’s long overdue integration.

Margaret Chase Smith - Part 2 Jun 10, 2020

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Thanks for joining the second and final part of the Margaret Chase Smith Story. When we left off in part one, Congresswoman Smith had just made history by becoming the first woman in America to win election to both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Now as a Senator in her first year, she will face her strongest test and rise to her greatest moment as she takes on Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism that gripped Washington and the country in so much suspicion and fear.

So sit back and enjoy the conclusion of today’s episode , Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine.

Margaret Chase Smith - Part 1 Jun 10, 2020

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The first Senator to stand up to Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism of the 1950s. The only female Senator in 1950 and a member of the same party as McCarthy. Smith’s courage was a refreshing dose of conscience and character for the nation and the world.

The first woman to be elected and re-elected to both the U.S. House and Senate. The first woman to run for and have her name placed in nomination for President of United States. Her story stretches from the Industrial Revolution of 1897 to the rise of the internet in 1995. A pioneer and trailblazer, her story is captivating and inspiring to all.

Almost Immortal History Podcast - Introduction Jun 10, 2020

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Famous figures. Forgotten stories - a history podcast that brings them back.

History at its best is telling a compelling story that moves its audience. We all have our favorites whether in books, movies, tv shows or podcasts.

We immortalize figures like Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Winston Churchill and rightfully so. But what about all of the other incredible people in history whose birthdays we don’t observe or who don't have movies made or dozens of books written about them?
They were famous in their time, but their stories for some reason are less known today. They are "almost" immortal.

They are politicians, athletes, scientists, military and business leaders and many more. They are from every generation. They all are worth knowing about and a lot of fun to get to know.
So if you love a good story, please join us at the Almost Immortal History Podcast.