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Today we remember Jim Croce, the gifted singer-songwriter who left us far too soon on this day in 1973 — just hours after his final performance.

He was only 30 years old.

#JimCroce #OnThisDay #70sMusic #FolkRock #AmericanSongwriter #GoneTooSoon #RememberingJimCroce #curator135

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On this Day in History - August 31st
Cholera, Jack the Ripper, Thomas Edison, baseballs, and Princess Diana. Learn more interesting facts at https://t.co/JplgV6rARD
#onthisdayinhistory #onthisday #august31 #cholera #johnsnow #thomasedison #kinetiscope #baseball #princessdiana

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Who will we meet in year four? You never know. Thank you for listening. Much more to come.

#curator135 #podcast #anthonychebatoris #sickleslasher #FloydCollins #drcream #thejigsawmurders #buckruxton #drseuss #truecrime #valjohnson #valjohnsonincident #hexmurder #BostonCorbett

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The first New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square was held on December 31, 1904. Nearly 200,000 people came to celebrate the opening of the new New York Times building at One Times Square. #NYE2024 #nye #NewYear2024 #curator135

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In 1853 a young woman frustrated numerous police departments and confused the courts because of... pants. Learn about Emma Snodgrass, purveyor of pantaloons.
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#womensfashion #womensrights #emmasnodgrass #curator135

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Episode 65, "The Attica Uprising '71" is available now on all podcast streaming services. For more information on the podcast visit https://t.co/JplgV6rARD

#attica #1970s #uprising #atticaprison #curator135

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On this day in 1967, the private plane carrying Otis Redding, his manager and members of the Bar-Kay band, crashed into Lake Monona on its final approach to Madison, WI. There was only one survivor.
#curator135 #otisredding #OnThisDay #onthisdayinhistory #numberone #madisonwi

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The face of regret. #curator135 #museumquality #vntagepainting #fartart

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Learn all about one of my favorite places in the world, San Xavier Mission. Located just southwest of Tucson, Arizona on the Tohono O'odham reservation. If you're ever out that way, it's a must see.
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The Mystic Swing is a 1901 short, silent film made by the Edison Manufacturing Company. The film showed off the use of early editing tricks as the Professor and Mephisto take turns making the young women disappear and reappear.

#1900s #silentfilm #vintagefootage #curator135

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On this day, sixty years ago.

#JFK #OnThisDay #LeeHarveyOswald #JackRuby #conspiracies

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“In 1920, as cases of the plague spread in Paris, the city allocated money for anyone who presented a dead rat; 500,935 rats were killed between September 1920 and July 1921”

I’ve translated the poster for you.

#rats #curator135 #ratinfestation #1900s #parisfrance #ThePlague

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The late 1970's were a scary time for people in Britain... and for their pets. Though nothing came of it, the 'Rabies scare' lasted for years.

#PSA #publicinformationfilm #Rabies #Outbreak #missinformation #curator135 #rabiesprevention #retro #Britain

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Franz Winkelmeier was a young Austrian promoted around the globe as the world's tallest man. Advertisements claimed that he was 8 ft 6 but he was measured to be 'only' 7 ft 6. The Giant of Friedburg-Lengau died from Tuberculosis at the age of 27.
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"Hunger Artists" were quite the fad in the mid-19th century. This man claimed to go six years without eating and you could see him in person for a mere shilling.

#victorianera #vintageadvertising #hungerartist #19thcentury #curator135 #thefastingman

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Seven Great Children's Shows from the Forties and Fifties https://t.co/M95YtZ7M7E

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A little peek behind the scenes of a recording session. Every time someone walks upstairs it reminds me that I need a professional recording studio.
I hope you're having a great weekend.
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Ripped from the headlines. This story piqued my curiosity but answered none of my questions. In 1907, pet monkeys were all the rage amongst New York's elite. How one ended up in a Kansas hotel is beyond me.
#weirdnews #vintageheadlines #headlines #monkey #petmonkey #curator135

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As the US neared its 11th month of involvement in WWII, many folks thought that the tricks played on Halloween would damage war efforts. Chicago even went so far as to change the name of October 31st to 'Conservation Day'. #vintagehalloween #HalloweenHistory #chicago #Halloween