This Day (An America 250 History Show)

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The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves Jul 22, 2021

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It’s July 22nd. This day in 1975, Congress voted to restore citizenship to Robert E. Lee, more than a hundred years after his death.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by author John Reeves to talk about why this vote took place, how it tied into a false theory about a missing citizenship oath, and what the myth of Lee says about how the Confederacy has been restored in the public imagination.

John Reeve’s book is “The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee: The Forgotten Case against an American Icon”

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Vanessa Williams Loses Her Crown (1984) Jul 20, 2021

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It’s July 20th. This day in 1984, the Miss America pageant issued an ultimatum to Vanessa Williams, the first Black Miss America, to relinquish her title, over the impending publication of nude photographs.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the moral panic over the photographs, how a photographer misled Williams, and the intersection of race, sexuality, and pornography.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Detroit Goes Bankrupt (2013) Jul 18, 2021

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It’s July 18h. This day in 2013, the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how a city that was once the country’s fourth-largest ran out of money, and the way the path to recovery pitted civic interests against each other.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Mary Lincoln's Money (1870) Jul 15, 2021

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It’s July 14h. This day in 1870, Congress authorized a yearly pension of $3000 for Mary Todd Lincoln.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why it took years for the pension to be rewarded, and the many competing narratives about Mary Lincoln and money.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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A Native-Confederate Alliance (1861) Jul 13, 2021

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It’s July 13th. This day in 1861, a treaty is signed between the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes and the Confederate States of America.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why some Native American tribes aligned with the Confederacy, how this complicates the story of the Civil War, and more.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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FDR Wants More (1940) Jul 11, 2021

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It’s July 11th. This day in 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt has a conversation with a supreme court justice to explore whether it would be legal for him to run for a third term.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the rationale for seeking another four years — and another four years after that — plus how the convention of two-term presidencies eventually became established law.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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The Roswell Crash (1947) Jul 08, 2021

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It’s July 8th. This day (July 7th actually) in 1947, two ranchers stumbled across a downed flying object in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the discovery of the “mysterious” object (it was a weather balloon) and why it tapped into a rising tide of conspiracies about UFOs and alien visits.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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The Death of Marsha P Johnson (1992) Jul 06, 2021

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It’s July 6th. This day in 1992, the body of Marsha P Johnson was found floating in the Hudson River off of New York City.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the death and life of Johnson, who for decades had been a central part of the drag scene in New York City and a key activist for gay rights, AIDS awareness, and more.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Garrison's 4th of July Defiance (1854) Jul 04, 2021

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It’s July 4th. This day in 1854, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison burned a copy of the constitution at a rally in Boston, calling it a “covenant with death and an agreement with Hell.”

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss Garrison’s act, and how it folded into a fierce debate about whether the constitution is a pro- or anti-slavery document, or somewhere in between.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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Old Enough To Fight, Old Enough To Vote (1971) Jul 01, 2021

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It’s July 1st. This day 1971, North Carolina voted to ratify the 26th amendment, which lowered the national voting age from 21 to 18.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the long fight to lower the voting age, and how it was often tied to an argument about the age at which Americans were sent to war. Plus: should the age be 17 or 16 or even lower?

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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