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02Mar
Arthur Conan Doyle Interview
Here’s a 1927 interview with author and spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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04Nov
The Ballad Of Bruno Hauptmann
To be clear, that isn’t really the title of the piece of music you’re about to be subjected to hear. The song is titled “The Trial Of Bruno Richard Hauptmann” as sung by Bill Cox. Bill Cox was apparently a
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01Nov
That Was No Martian, It’s Halloween
Here is a very short excerpt of Orson Welles being questioned after the famous broadcast. The audio is screwed up at the beginning, but the words aren’t important here. Look at how Welles presents himself to the reporters. Almost like
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