Holly and Tracy discuss the disruptive French Republican calendar, banana dishes, the Universal Chopper, and other kitchen implements. 

Holly and Tracy discuss the disruptive French Republican calendar, banana dishes, the Universal Chopper, and other kitchen implements.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Calendars and Kitchen Gadgets

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Part two of this 2020 episode looks at some of the specifics of the COINTELPROs that targeted black liberation organizations and the New Left, as well as how these programs were finally exposed to the public. 

Part two of this 2020 episode looks at some of the specifics of the COINTELPROs that targeted black liberation organizations and the New Left, as well as how these programs were finally exposed to the public.&nbsp;

SYMHC Classics: COINTELPRO 2

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Holly shares a story of accidentally taking ephedrine. Tracy shares her delight at a pronunciation of the word catastrophe.

Holly shares a story of accidentally taking ephedrine. Tracy shares her delight at a pronunciation of the word catastrophe.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Whoopsy Whimsy

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On November 1, 1755, a massive earthquake took place on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Lisbon, Portugal. The destruction in Portugal led to one of the first coordinated government responses to a natural disaster.

Research:
Algarve History Association. “The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and the Algarve.” https://www.algarvehistoryassociation.com/en/portuguese-history/algarve-history/194-the-1755-lisbon-earthquake-and-the-algarve
Blanc, P.-L.: Earthquakes and tsunami in November 1755 in Morocco: a different reading of contemporaneous documentary sources, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 725–738, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-725-2009, 2009.
Borlase, William. “The Natural History of Cornwall.” Oxford : printed for the author; by W. Jackson: sold by W. Sandby, London; and the booksellers of Oxford. 1758.
Cavendish, Richard. “Pombal and the Inquisition in Portugal.” History Today. 5/5/2001. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/pombal-and-inquisition-portugal
Dynes, Russell R. “The Lisbon Earthquake in 1755: The First Modern Disaster.” University of Delaware Disaster Research Center. Preliminary Paper #333.
Joel, Lucas. “November 1, 1755: Earthquake Destroys Lisbon.” EARTH. November/December 2015.
Lai, Dria. “The Great Lisbon Earthquake: A Journey through the First Modern Disaster.” https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e30a2ea6401e4f2e8805dfbcfa604dc5
Lisbon Earthquake Museum. “Inquérito.” https://lisbonquake.com/en-GB/blog/inquerito
Lisbon Earthquake Museum. “Providências.” https://lisbonquake.com/en-GB/blog/providencias
Martínez-Loriente, S., Sallarès, V. & Gràcia, E. The Horseshoe Abyssal plain Thrust could be the source of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami. Commun Earth Environ 2, 145 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00216-5
Mascarenhas, J., Belgas, L., Branco, F.G., Vieira, E. (2024). The Pombaline Cage (“Gaiola Pombalina”): An European Anti-seismic System Based on Enlightenment Era of Experimentation. In: Endo, Y., Hanazato, T. (eds) Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. SAHC 2023. RILEM Bookseries, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39603-8_5
Molesky, Mark. “The Vicar and the Earthquake: Conflict, Controversy, and a Christening during the Great Lisbon Disaster of 1755.” e-JPH, Vol. 10, number 2, Winter 2012.
Penwith Local History Group. “The Mounts Bay Tsunami.” https://www.penwithlocalhistorygroup.co.uk/on-this-day/?id=269

Pereira, Alvaro S. “The Opportunity of a Disaster: The Economic Impact of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.” The Journal of Economic History , Jun. 2009. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40263964

On November 1, 1755, a massive earthquake took place on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Lisbon, Portugal. The destruction in Portugal led to one of the first coordinated government responses to a natural disaster.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Algarve History Association. &ldquo;The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and the Algarve.&rdquo; https://www.algarvehistoryassociation.com/en/portuguese-history/algarve-history/194-the-1755-lisbon-earthquake-and-the-algarve</li>
<li>Blanc, P.-L.: Earthquakes and tsunami in November 1755 in Morocco: a different reading of contemporaneous documentary sources, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 725&ndash;738, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-9-725-2009, 2009.</li>
<li>Borlase, William. &ldquo;The Natural History of Cornwall.&rdquo; Oxford : printed for the author; by W. Jackson: sold by W. Sandby, London; and the booksellers of Oxford. 1758.</li>
<li>Cavendish, Richard. &ldquo;Pombal and the Inquisition in Portugal.&rdquo; History Today. 5/5/2001. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/pombal-and-inquisition-portugal</li>
<li>Dynes, Russell R. &ldquo;The Lisbon Earthquake in 1755: The First Modern Disaster.&rdquo; University of Delaware Disaster Research Center. Preliminary Paper #333.</li>
<li>Joel, Lucas. &ldquo;November 1, 1755: Earthquake Destroys Lisbon.&rdquo; EARTH. November/December 2015.</li>
<li>Lai, Dria. &ldquo;The Great Lisbon Earthquake: A Journey through the First Modern Disaster.&rdquo; https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e30a2ea6401e4f2e8805dfbcfa604dc5</li>
<li>Lisbon Earthquake Museum. &ldquo;Inqu&eacute;rito.&rdquo; https://lisbonquake.com/en-GB/blog/inquerito</li>
<li>Lisbon Earthquake Museum. &ldquo;Provid&ecirc;ncias.&rdquo; https://lisbonquake.com/en-GB/blog/providencias</li>
<li>Mart&iacute;nez-Loriente, S., Sallar&egrave;s, V. &amp; Gr&agrave;cia, E. The Horseshoe Abyssal plain Thrust could be the source of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami. Commun Earth Environ 2, 145 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00216-5</li>
<li>Mascarenhas, J., Belgas, L., Branco, F.G., Vieira, E. (2024). The Pombaline Cage (&ldquo;Gaiola Pombalina&rdquo;): An European Anti-seismic System Based on Enlightenment Era of Experimentation. In: Endo, Y., Hanazato, T. (eds) Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. SAHC 2023. RILEM Bookseries, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39603-8_5</li>
<li>Molesky, Mark. &ldquo;The Vicar and the Earthquake: Conflict, Controversy, and a Christening during the Great Lisbon Disaster of 1755.&rdquo; e-JPH, Vol. 10, number 2, Winter 2012.</li>
<li>Penwith Local History Group. &ldquo;The Mounts Bay Tsunami.&rdquo; https://www.penwithlocalhistorygroup.co.uk/on-this-day/?id=269</li>
</ul>
Pereira, Alvaro S. &ldquo;The Opportunity of a Disaster: The Economic Impact of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake.&rdquo; The Journal of Economic History , Jun. 2009. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40263964

On November 1, 1755, a massive earthquake took place on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Lisbon, Portugal. The destruction in Portugal led to one of the first coordinated government responses to a natural disaster.

Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755

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