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EP 62: Anna Anderson, the Anastasia Imposter Apr 06, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing Anna Anderson, probably the most well-known Grand Duchess Anastasia impostor. After the Romanov family was executed by firing squad in 1918, it was widely believed that two of the bodies (more specifically, the body of the Romanov’s only son, Alexei, and the body of the youngest daughter, Anastasia) had not been located which led many to believe that they had survived the massacre. In the following years, dozens of people came forward claiming to be surviving Romanov family members. The most famous of which was a woman named Anna Anderson who, in 1920, was institutionalized in a Berlin mental hospital following a suicide attempt. She was known around the hospital as “Miss Unknown'' because no one could determine her identity. But in March of 1922, she came forward with claims that she was indeed the Grand Duchess Anastasia.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 61: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Mar 30, 2021

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We're back for Season Seven! And as tradition dictates, the first episode of each season is a Leah Takeover Episode!

This week on Hashtag History, Leah takes a deep dive into the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, an infamous disaster that struck the coast of Northern California on an early April morning in 1906 with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. It was felt as far north as Eureka, California (some even say as far north as Oregon) and as far south as Salinas, California, sparking devastating fires and causing over 3,000 deaths. Tune in to hear the legacy of this devastating earthquake...and maybe even pick up a boozy cake recipe along the way!

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- Rachel and Leah

BONUS EPISODE | The Black Dahlia: Part One (with the Murder History Girls) Mar 21, 2021

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In a special, bonus, collaboration episode, the ladies of Hashtag History teamed up with the lovely ladies of the Murder History Girls podcast to discuss what is often referred to as the most infamous unsolved murder in American History, the Black Dahlia.

Because there was just so much information to cover, we split this episode into two parts! To hear Part Two of our coverage of the Black Dahlia, you will need to hop on over to the Murder History Girls' feed. Part Two will be made available on their feed at the exact same time that Part One is available on ours' so you don't have to wait one second!

In our Part One coverage, we discuss the Black Dahlia victim, Elizabeth Short, and her upbringing, the absolutely heinous murder and discovery of the body, the investigation, and the ways in which the media obsessed over this case.

For coverage of the suspects and theories surrounding this case, head on over to listen to Part Two on the Murder History Girls podcast!

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 60: A Tour of Her Own (Featuring Special Guest, Founder and Owner of TOHO, Kaitlin Calogera) Feb 16, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are so honored and so excited to have the lovely Kaitlin Calogera on the podcast! Kaitlin is the founder and owner of A Tour of Her Own, the first tourism company in Washington, D.C. to focus exclusively on Women's History.

Kaitlin shares all about TOHO, the amazing tours and events they put on, how they have pivoted and adjusted business during COVID-times, and what the future looks like for TOHO and Women's History as a whole.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 59: Anita Hill Feb 09, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about Anita Hill and the infamous event that thrust her into the spotlight when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 about accusations that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, while in his capacity as her manager at both the United States Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, had sexually harassed her. This event truly changed History. Tune into this week's episode to learn how!

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 58: Centennial Olympic Park Bombing Feb 02, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park Bombing, an absolutely tragic incident in which a pipe bomb was placed at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia during the Summer Olympics that would take the life of one person and injure another 111. This bomb was placed by Eric Rudolph, an American terrorist, who would go on to plant three more bombs over the course of the next two years. Perhaps one of the worst things to come from the Centennial Olympic Bombing though is that the blame would be placed on the wrong man. Jewell would be investigated by the FBI and publicly blamed for the bombing - socially ridiculed and isolated - for several months before the FBI shifted their focus to Rudolph.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 57: Apollo 13 Jan 26, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing Apollo 13. Apollo 13 was the third spacecraft of the Apollo Missions that was meant to land on the moon. However, when an oxygen tank exploded on their way to the moon, the crew had to instead loop around the moon, returning to Earth a week after they took off.

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Citations for all sources can be located on our website at HashtagHistory-Pod.com. You can also check out our website for super cute merch!

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 56: The Heaven's Gate Cult, Part Two Jan 19, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are completing our coverage of the Heaven's Gate cult. They were/are a religious cult centered around the idea that God is an extraterrestrial being and that, in order to reach the highest level (what they call “the next level”) was to be swept up by a Comet.

The most tragic part about this story though is that, in 1997, 39 cult members (including their leader, Marshall Applewhite), were found to have committed suicide in order to attain this “next level”, making it the largest mass suicide on US soil.

In this Part Two special, we cover how Applewhite had to completely restructure the doctrine of Heaven's Gate in order to explain the death of co-founder, Bonnie Nettles. The theory up to this point was that we would all one day be swept up by a UFO to attain the Next Level. But this isn’t what happened with Nettles though. And so Applewhite explained it away by saying the only way to attain the Next Level now was to physically, earthly die at which point the soul would evolve into an alien and progress to the Next Level but the body - the “vehicle” - would remain here on earth. And this is where it begins to lay the seeds for the horrific mass suicide we will be discussing in this week's episode...

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can always call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-TALK (that’s 1-800-273-8255). They are a 24/7, free, confidential line that is there to help you.

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Citations for all sources can be located on our website at HashtagHistory-Pod.com. You can also check out our website for super cute merch!

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 55: The Heaven's Gate Cult, Part One Jan 12, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing the Heaven's Gate cult. They were/are a religious cult centered around the idea that God is an extraterrestrial being and that, in order to reach the highest level (what they call “the next level”) was to be swept up by a Comet.

In this Part One special, we will be covering the background of both of the leaders, Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, a deep look into the followers, and how the death of Nettles would change everything.

And then stay tuned for next week's Part Two conclusion episode where we will dig into all of the tragedy.

Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode.

Citations for all sources can be located on our website at HashtagHistory-Pod.com. You can also check out our website for super cute merch!

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

- Rachel and Leah

EP 54: The Burke and Hare Murders Jan 05, 2021

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This week on Hashtag History, we are discussing the Burke and Hare murders. These were a series of murders that occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland in the year 1828 in which William Burke and William Hare killed sixteen different people and then turned around and sold the corpses to an anatomist for his dissections. In essence...getting paid to murder. Yikes!

Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode.

Citations for all sources can be located on our website at HashtagHistory-Pod.com. You can also check out our website for super cute merch!

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

- Rachel and Leah

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