Ignaz Semmelweis is remembered by history as a pioneer of prophylaxis, a champion of sanitation and a David standing against the Goliath of antiquated and incorrect theories on how disease formed and spread. But in his time, he was simply a doctor who wanted to save mothers' lives who were dying in his maternity clinic. Through his hard work and the adoption of his techniques, he saved millions of lives. And his reward for doing so was the destruction of his career, his reputation and his sanity.

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• “The Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever” by Ignaz Semmelweis
• “Genius Belabored: Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis” by Theodore G. Obenchain
• “Immortal Magyar: Semmelweis, conqueror of childbed fever” by Frank Slaughter

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Ignaz Semmelweis is remembered by history as a pioneer of prophylaxis, a champion of sanitation and a David standing against the Goliath of antiquated and incorrect theories on how disease formed and spread. But in his time, he was simply a doctor who wanted to save mothers' lives who were dying in his maternity clinic. Through his hard work and the adoption of his techniques, he saved millions of lives. And his reward for doing so was the destruction of his career, his reputation and his sanity.

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• “The Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever” by Ignaz Semmelweis
• “Genius Belabored: Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis” by Theodore G. Obenchain

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The "Battle" of May Island is a testament to desire for more power and speed at the cost of reason. The Royal Navy's K-Class submarines were supposed to be the next evolution in naval combat, but they were difficult to control, miserable to be inside of and prone to errors. On what was supposed to be a training exercise in the North Sea, a small error resulted in one of the most catastrophic disasters in Naval history and a staggeringly high death toll considering that not a single enemy participated. Join us as we talk all about this unbelievable story.

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• https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/world-war-i-articles/the-battle-of-may-island-january-1917-and-k-class-submarines-of-the-first-world-war/
• https://navyhistory.au/the-battle-of-may-island/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZS0RpOgdfQ&

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In part two of our look into the Trials of the Century, we have an insane government-versus-unions case that features several Fantastic History alumni. Then, Sarah discusses a Massachusetts-based case (BUM BUM BUM) that caused riots around the world - more than once!

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• https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2020/09/trials-of-the-century-1900-to-1950/
• https://famous-trials.com/Haywood
• https://www.famous-trials.com/saccovanzetti/766-home

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In this episode, we look at five famous hoaxes that rocked science to the core.

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• https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i9/Crystal-Skulls-Deemed-Fake.html
• https://archive.archaeology.org/0511/etc/giants.html
• https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/services/library/collections/piltdown-man.html
• https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-04-24-8904060814-story.html
• https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/retractions-fraud-peer-review/
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12917551-600-himalayan-scandal-rocks-indian-science/
• https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019/07/25/a-heavy-hoax-the-lying-stones-of-johann-beringer/

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This week, Sarah presents the first in a series of episodes covering some of the court cases that were dubbed "The Trial of the Century" in the 1900s. First up, the murder of architect Stanford White by Harry Thaw, the heir of a coal and rail baron. This story had all the earmarks of a sensational public scandal including a gorgeous young woman, passion, jealousy, and folks being super messy in the press.

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• https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2020/09/trials-of-the-century-1900-to-1950/
• https://www.famous-trials.com/thaw/405-home

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Our second Pinkerton Detective Agency episode sees agents hunting down notorious outlaws in the wild west.

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• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-jesse/
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-life-and-death-jesse-james/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090211021610/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/james/peopleevents/e_banks.html
• https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pinkertons-maim-frank-and-jesse-james-mother
• https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-05-30-9305300394-story.html
• https://www.legendsofamerica.com/butch-cassidy/

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2023 is a wrap, so join us as we look back at some of our favorite moments of the podcast from the past year.

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While these days eggnog is a divisive holiday treat, never has it been more contentious than in 1826, when a secret Christmas Eve party in the barracks of West Point Academy spiraled very, very far out of control.

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• https://www.military.com/history/eggnog-fueled-riot-nearly-brought-down-entire-west-point-class.html
• https://www.treehugger.com/eggnog-riot-4866246
• https://www.history.com/news/when-eggnog-sparked-a-riot-at-west-point
• https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/ridiculous-history-heres-why-west-point-cadets-rioted-eggnog-1826.htm

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It's less Happy Holiday and more Bah Humbug as we explore the several possible inspirations for the covetous old sinner from Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

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• https://earlybirdbooks.com/scrooge-inspirations-charles-dickens
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4y78YB9vVMG1xYrW8CmzjPw/a-life-wasted-who-was-the-real-ebenezer-scrooge
• https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72386/7-real-life-inspirations-dickenss-christmas-carol
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-67577402
• https://familychristmasonline.com/stories_other/dickens/gabriel_grub.htm

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