America The Bizarre
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55 - The Pledge
Join us during our 1 year birthday to discuss how the pledge of allegiance was written by a socialist nationalist in order to sell flags to children.
54 - The Year Without A Summer
In April of 1815, the volcano Mount Tambora erupted and caused a massive ash cloud that cooled the entire Earth. Americans dealt with snowstorms that occured all throughout 1816 and struggled to grow crops and keep their animals alive.
53 - Government Poisoned Alcohol
During prohibition, people still drank a lot. In order to combat this, the government began to poison industrial alcohol that ended up killing around 50,000 Americans.
52 - Surprise Guam, It's America
Guam was never aware that the Spanish-American War was happening until America showed up to take over.
51 - Louisiana Hippo Farms
At the turn of the 20th century, America was facing a massive meat shortage. The solution? Hippo farms in Louisiana
50 - Wickedest City In America
General Patton once threatened to level Phenix City, Alabama which was once dubbed "The Wickedest City in America"
49 - Coney Island Babies
Premature babies had extremely high mortality rates until a showman doctor opened up his incubator baby exhibit on Coney Island, attracting visitors and desperate parents from all over the world to marvel at this new technology.
48 - The President's Party Blew Up
President John Tyler threw a huge party on the USS Princeton to celebrate the future annexation of Texas. Then tragedy struck.
47 - The Great Taxidermist
Carl Akeley revolutionized taxidermy while also becoming a prolific inventor, hunter, and conservationist. There was also that time he killed a leopard with his bare hands.
46 - Ludlow Massacre
In 1914, Rockefeller ordered to have strikers in his mining company shot and their homes burned to the ground.