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    Chicago History Podcast

    Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World – Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.

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    Episode 217 - The Beatles in Chicago with author John F. Lyons Feb 20, 2021
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    The Beatles were one of the biggest bands of the 1960s and a HUUUUGE presence here in Chicago. Author John F, Lyons joins me to talk about his new book Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago, and the 1960s, available now wherever you buy books (link below).
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    Episode 216 - Antarctic Snow Cruiser, The Feb 13, 2021
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    In 1939, Chicago was the site of the production of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, a 37-ton rolling laboratory with ten-foot-tall tires designed for research at the South Pole. From concept to launch, there were... a few problems.
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    Episode 215 - Marshall "Major" Taylor: The Black Cyclone Feb 06, 2021
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    He has been called the first international African American sports superstar and in his time was the biggest star of any sport. Although he wasn’t born in Chicago, some of Marshall "Major" Taylor's most lasting accomplishments occurred here.
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    Episode 214 - Roller Skating in Chicago Jan 30, 2021
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    Fun and physical exercise with wheels on your feet! Chicago's connection to roller skating runs deeps, from the late 1800's and the first roller rinks in the city to one of the most prominent skate manufacturers in the country.
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    Episode 213 - U-505 German Submarine in Chicago, The Jan 23, 2021
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    It was one of the defining moments for the United States during World War II - the capture of a German U-boat on the Atlantic Ocean. Hear the story and the event's many Chicago connections.
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    Episode 212 - School By Radio: The 1937 Polio Outbreak in Chicago Jan 16, 2021
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    In 1937, 83 years before the current pandemic forced kids to find ways to learn outside of the traditional classroom, Chicago school children took classes by radio while trying to stay safe from the threat of polio.
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    Episode 211 - Earle T. Cook and the Airplane Bombing Jan 09, 2021
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    He was a manager at a Coca-Cola bottling plant, married, with two teenage sons living the good life in suburban Naperville, IL in 1967. When a bomb exploded aboard a plane on which his wife Jeanne was a passenger, Earle T. Cook quickly became the focus of the FBI investigation.
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    Music From This Episode Includes:
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    Episode 210 - Dr. Bernard Fantus and The Blood Bank Jan 02, 2021
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    There was a time when in order to receive blood at a hospital, it needed to be donated directly from a donor to the recipient. One man changed that with the invention of a way to store blood in a "blood bank." Along the way, that man spoke out against fake "cures" that did more harm than good and also tried to make children's medicine a little easier for kids to swallow. This is the story of Dr. Bernard Fantus and The Blood Bank.
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    Episode 209 - Captain Santa and The Christmas Tree Ship Dec 25, 2020
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    In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a familiar sight near the river and Clark Street was the Rouse Simmons, also known as The Christmas Tree Ship, and its captain Herman Schuenemann, who became known to families as Captain Santa.
    During a trip from upper Michigan to Chicago in November of 1912, all of that changed.
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    Episode 208 - Chicago History Podcast At The Movies - Home Alone (1990) Dec 18, 2020
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    In November of 1990, a film about a young boy accidentally left at home at Christmas who defends his house against burglars became a worldwide sensation. This is the story of Home Alone.
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