It’s fascinating to see how someone faces personal challenges and then becomes more than they dreamed. Ted Knight wanted to be a serious TV star but he became a comedy icon of 1970s sitcom TV playing Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

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It&rsquo;s fascinating to see how someone faces personal challenges and then becomes more than they dreamed. Ted Knight wanted to be a serious TV star but he became a comedy icon of 1970s sitcom TV playing Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Feel free to DM me if you have a story you&rsquo;d like me to cover . . on Facebook it&rsquo;s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele

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Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.

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The Backstory: How an Iconic TV Star Found His Voice

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Did you ever stop to think what’s beneath city streets and parks that we walk on everyday? Take the NY Public Library and Bryant Park on NYC’s 5th Avenue. Did you know that that 4 acre piece of land once held a 50 foot tall reservoir that held 20 million gallons of water for NYC? Where did the water come from and where did that massive mid town reservoir and it’s aqueduct disappear to?

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Did you ever stop to think what&rsquo;s beneath city streets and parks that we walk on everyday? Take the NY Public Library and Bryant Park on NYC&rsquo;s 5th Avenue. Did you know that that 4 acre piece of land once held a 50 foot tall reservoir that held 20 million gallons of water for NYC? Where did the water come from and where did that massive mid town reservoir and it&rsquo;s aqueduct disappear to?
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The Backstory: What’s Under Your Feet in NYC?

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Trick or treating on Halloween is a rite of childhood. But it’s origins go back several thousand years and they were pretty dark, including human sacrifice. Centuries later, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought less violent traditions to America where Halloween evolved into something that again became fairly violent. So, how did it turn into the festive celebration we know today? Big business found a way to cash in.

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Trick or treating on Halloween is a rite of childhood. But it&rsquo;s origins go back several thousand years and they were pretty dark, including human sacrifice. Centuries later, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought less violent traditions to America where Halloween evolved into something that again became fairly violent. So, how did it turn into the festive celebration we know today? Big business found a way to cash in.
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The Backstory: The Not So Innocent Origins of Trick or Treating

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The riots in France last week were all about the same things that caused the American Revolution in 1776 as well as the French Revolution in 1789. Distrust and disappointment in how the government treats us. In France 250 years ago, it was actually a stolen diamond necklace that began the downfall of the monarchy.

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The riots in France last week were all about the same things that caused the American Revolution in 1776 as well as the French Revolution in 1789. Distrust and disappointment in how the government treats us. In France 250 years ago, it was actually a stolen diamond necklace that began the downfall of the monarchy.
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The Backstory: The Diamond Necklace That Led to 17,000 Beheadings

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The Backstory: How an Iconic TV Star Found His Voice

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