The Backstory with Patty Steele
The Backstory with Patty Steele
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The Backstory: Shocking Items from the Sears Catalog
Even if we don’t love it, most of us rely on Amazon for a lot of our basic shopping needs. But 140 years ago, the Victorian version of Amazon arrived on the scene. The Sears catalog was just as huge as Amazon, at one point reaching 2/3rds of all Americans and accounting for 1% of the entire U.S. ec…
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The Backstory: Murder and the Family Next Door
We comfort ourselves by thinking that murder is something that happens to people when they aren’t careful about when, where, and who they mix it up with. But sometimes, as in these two cases, the scariest stories are actually the ones you don’t see coming. Feel free to DM me if you have a story yo…
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The Backstory: Weird Foods: Beaver Tails, Stuffed Mice, and Whale Vomit
What Did History . . Taste Like? Do You Ever Stop to Wonder Why We Eat Certain Foods? There Are Some Pretty Strange Bites Looking Back Over the Millennia. Not Just Unusual… Not Just Exotic… But Foods That Make You Stop, Tilt Your Head Like a Puppy, and Ask, Who on Earth Thought Eating That Was a Go…
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The Backstory: UFOs: Are We Being Watched or Just Now Noticing?
Humans are fascinated by space. We gaze up at the night sky and ask what and who is up there? Ancient cave drawings illustrated those thoughts thousands of years ago. Even “Disclosure Day” poses the question. But recently we’ve added one more question: does the government know something they’re not…
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The Backstory: JFK Sr. and Jackie's Love Story: Image Was Everything
We watched the tragic story of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in the FX series “Love Story.” But while the love story of John’s parents, JFK Sr. and Jackie Kennedy, had major differences, it also had some striking similarities. Feel free to DM me if you have a story you’d like me to cover . . on Fac…
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The Backstory: The Horrifying Afterlife of Lincoln's Guests at Ford's Theater
What Happens to Your Life, if You're Sitting Right Next to a President When He's Assassinated? This Is the Shocking Story of the Folks Who Shared the Theater Box the Night Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Happened. Feel Free to DM Me if You Have a Story You’d Like Me to Cover . . on Facebook It’s P…
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The Backstory: The Secret NASA Test That Almost Ended the Space Race
In December of 1903, the Wright brothers made the first powered flight with a pilot in history. That’s only 122 years ago and yet here we are flying around the moon in Artemis 2. But the unknown dangers explorer types faced then... and still face... is mind blowing. In fact, manned space flight alm…
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The Backstory: Space Junk Falling From the Sky
We’ve been watching Artemis 2 and its $23 million dollar toilet journey to the dark side of the moon this week, but you have to ask a question. As we launch all these rockets, satellites, and space stations into the sky... what happens if they somehow come falling back to Earth? Well, it did happen…
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The Backstory: Artemis 2: To the Moon . . . And Beyond
Artemis 2 blasted off this week on NASA’s first manned trip into deep space in over 50 years. How did we get there and where are we going? The answers are both fascinating and inspirational. Feel free to DM me if you have a story you’d like me to cover . . . On Facebook it’s Patty Steele and on In…
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The Backstory: Mary Todd Lincoln: Hellcat or Victim?
It’s Been 161 Years Since the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He’s Considered Our Greatest President. His Wife Mary Todd Lincoln However, Hasn’t Fared So Well in the Historical Narrative. But There’s a Deeper, More Complex Reason for That. Feel Free to DM Me if You Have a Story You’d Like Me to …
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