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EP 122: Kitty Genovese and the Bystander Effect Feb 14, 2023

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing Kitty Genovese and the Bystander Effect. This is the story of a woman who was murdered outside of an apartment building in a highly populated area of New York and -- despite the fact that dozens of people witnessed the murder -- not a single one called the police. This is a story that has circulated for decades.

The Bystander Effect which essentially says that humans -- when in the presence of others -- are less likely to step up and take responsibility themselves. That, when in a group setting, if we think others also witnessed a crime or witnessed someone in need, we are less likely to actually do something about it because we just assume someone else will.

It would later be revealed though that this egregious story of Kitty Genovese’s horrendous murder -- and the 38 witnesses that allegedly saw the murder and did nothing about it -- has actually been grossly overexaggerated. More recent investigations have found that there are several inaccuracies with the original account and the original story that spread throughout the media.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 121: The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster Feb 07, 2023

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Welcome back for Season Thirteen of the Hashtag History podcast! As tradition dictates, the first episode of every season is a Leah Takeover Episode!

This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing a specific Mount Everest expedition that took place in 1996 where, due to a blizzard during their descent of the mountain, eight climbers died. This tragedy has lead to multiple books, memoirs, and even movies about the experience.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 120: The United Daughters of the Confederacy (with Stephanie and Tux from Beyond Reproach) Dec 27, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History for our Season Finale, we have the wonderful Stephanie and Tux from Beyond Reproach on the show to discuss the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Lost Cause mythology.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 119: Princess Diana (Part Two) Dec 20, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be finishing up our discussion on Princess Diana. This week, we are going to be diving into more of the unhappiness in Diana and Charles’ marriage, the affairs that led - in part - to their awful divorce, the brief period of time that Diana appeared to absolutely thrive post-divorce, her amazing charity work, and then her unfortunate and untimely death and all of the conspiracy theories surrounding that.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 118: Princess Diana (Part One) Dec 13, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing Princess Diana (more accurately, Diana, Princess of Wales) who married into the British Royal Family in 1981, becoming one of the most cherished, loved, and misunderstood figures in History all before her absolutely tragic and untimely death in 1997 when she was only thirty-six years old.

There is so much to say about Diana; the good, the bad, and the ugly. We admire so much about her…but that doesn’t mean she was a perfect person. She was human, as we all are. And we look forward to being able to tell her story and to portray Diana as the human that she was…to the best of our abilities.

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EP 117: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Dec 06, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States of America, marking the first impeachment of a US President.

Johnson had a particularly unpopular presidency, having been thrust into the position following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Many in Congress opposed his Reconstruction plan and his overall practices. They passed a bill called the Tenure of Office Act in March 1867 which essentially restricted the President’s power by prohibiting him from removing certain officials with the approval of the Senate. So when Johnson did just that by attempting to remove Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton from the Cabinet (not once; but twice!) without the proper approvals, the House of Representatives brought forth articles of impeachment for Andrew Johnson. However, failing to meet the two-thirds majority required to convict and officially remove Johnson from office, he would continue to serve out the rest of his presidential term.

Because impeachment does not mean removal from office.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 116: The 2002 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Scandal Nov 29, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the 2002 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Scandal, otherwise known as “Skategate”. In 2002 at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, two ice skating couples - Russian pair Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya and Canadian pair David Pelletier and Jamie Sale - went head-to-head in the pairs ice skating competition. And while both pairs were incredible, it was noted that the Russian couple made a couple of technical flaws during their routine, including Anton not landing a double Axel. And yet, when the final scores were read - to the international audiences’ surprise - the Russian couple won.

Now…was it surprising that Russia won the ice skating competition? No. In fact, Russia had won this event at every Olympic Games since 1960! But 2002 was the first year it looked like another country stood a chance.

When it came down to it though, each country had their own set of judges voting for them with only France in the middle as the swing vote. And that’s when rumors began to swirl that perhaps Russia had bribed the French judge to vote for the Russian couple in a quid pro quo exchange.

So was the French judge bribed by the Russians? That’s what we will find out in this week’s episode.

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

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 115: The Mysterious Civil War Glow Nov 22, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the mysterious Civil War Glow. This refers to a phenomenon that was spotted during the Civil War - during the Battle of Shiloh of 1862 - in which a number of soldiers were seen with a mysterious glow emanating from their wounds. Although unexplainable by both the soldiers experiencing the glow and by the doctors treating them, it was found that the soldiers whose wounds glowed actually had a better chance at living than those that did not. In fact, many soldiers would refer to this as the “Angel’s Glow” and would thank the mysterious phenomenon for saving their lives.

This mystery would remain as such for nearly a hundred and forty years! Amazingly, the mystery would eventually be very likely solved by a high school student in 2001 as part of a science project that he was conducting for school!

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

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 114: The Somerton Man Nov 15, 2022

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing a decades-long mystery…that was actually very possibly solved just earlier this year! After more than seventy years, the identification of the mysterious Somerton Man has - maybe - been discovered.

So who is/was the Somerton Man? On December 1, 1948, the body of a man was discovered on the Somerton Park Beach in Adelaide, Australia. He was found wearing a suit, with no obvious or visible cause of death, and a slip of paper in his pocket which read in Persian “Tamam Shud”. Or, in English, “It is finished.”

So who was the Somerton Man? Was he a spy? A scorned lover? Someone who owed money to the wrong person? A ballet dancer, even?

We are going to dive into all of that this week in addition to discussing the more recent developments in the case which provide a very interesting identification of the mysterious Somerton Man.

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Citations for all sources can be located on our website at www.HashtagHistory-Pod.com.

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- Rachel and Leah

EP 113: The Atlanta Child Murders Nov 08, 2022

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WARNING: Please use discretion before listening to this week's episode. As much as we love to have you here, we want you to take care of YOU! If this week's topic is too distressing, please skip this episode and we will see you next week!

This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the Atanta Child Murders which were a series of murders that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia between 1979 and 1981 and resulted in the deaths of approximately twenty-nine people (the majority of which were children). An Atlanta man named Wayne Williams was eventually arrested and convicted of the murders of two of the adult victims…but still, to this day, no one has officially, legally been charged with any of the other murders…in particular, the murders of more than a dozen children. There are many people that do not believe that Williams was responsible for the deaths of all these children, including some of the parents of the children. In fact, there is some evidence that perhaps the KKK may have been involved in potentially upwards of fourteen of the murders.

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 www.HashtagHistory-Pod.com.

You can also check out our website for super cute merch!

You can now sponsor a cocktail and get a shout-out on air! Just head to www.buymeacoffee.com/hashtaghistory or head to the Support tab on our website!

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- Rachel and Leah

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