December 19, 1998
06/24/24 • 30 min
On December 19, 1998, something happened that hadn't happened in the United States in more than a hundred years. President Bill Clinton was officially impeached. Even though newspapers all over the world were printing articles about impeachment, it wasn't the only thing being reported that day. What other crazy things made the news?
SOURCES
Associated Press. “Convicted Child Molester a Suspect in 1998 Disappearance of 8-Year-Old.” Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), November 15, 1998 www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Molester a Suspect in Missing Child Case.” Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon), November 14, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Mom of Missing Boy Thanks Searchers, Tells Them to Go Home to Their Families.” Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Still No Sign of 8 Year Old Lost in Snowy Wilderness.” The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), December 9, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Andrew Lavern Smith.” Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/smith andrew-lavern.htm.
Bunyan, Nigel, and Will Bennett. “1 Million Pound Shakespeare Folio Stolen in University Raid.” The Daily Telegraph (London, England), December 19, 1998.
Burrin, Elliot, and Will Dixon. “Stolen Shakespeare: The Story of Durham’s First Folio.” Palatinate, April 23, 2020. https://www.palatinate.org.uk/stolen-shakespeare-the-story-of-durhams-first folio/#:~:text=In%20December%201998%2C%20seven%20books,Chaucer%2C%20and%20a%20First%20Folio.
“Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson.” Wikipedia, February 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Derrick Engebretson.
“Nokia Cell Phone Ad (Page 7).” Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Pratt, Mark. “500th Execution Since 1977 Held.” Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
“President Clinton Impeached | December 19, 1998.” History.com. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-impeached.
“Raymond Scott Guilty of Handling Stolen Folio of Shakespeare’s Plays.” The Guardian, July 9, 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/09/raymond-scott-stolen-shakespeare-first-folio.
StrangeOutdoors. “The Strange Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson from the Winema National Forest.” StrangeOutdoors.com, August 13, 2021. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/12/4/derrick-engebretson.
“The Trail Went Cold - Episode 254 - Derrick Engebretson & Kurt Newton.” Spotify, December 8, 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sJ99C6zqmxqqaQA6HUC9y.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
On December 19, 1998, something happened that hadn't happened in the United States in more than a hundred years. President Bill Clinton was officially impeached. Even though newspapers all over the world were printing articles about impeachment, it wasn't the only thing being reported that day. What other crazy things made the news?
SOURCES
Associated Press. “Convicted Child Molester a Suspect in 1998 Disappearance of 8-Year-Old.” Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), November 15, 1998 www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Molester a Suspect in Missing Child Case.” Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon), November 14, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Mom of Missing Boy Thanks Searchers, Tells Them to Go Home to Their Families.” Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Barnard, Jeff. “Still No Sign of 8 Year Old Lost in Snowy Wilderness.” The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), December 9, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Andrew Lavern Smith.” Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/smith andrew-lavern.htm.
Bunyan, Nigel, and Will Bennett. “1 Million Pound Shakespeare Folio Stolen in University Raid.” The Daily Telegraph (London, England), December 19, 1998.
Burrin, Elliot, and Will Dixon. “Stolen Shakespeare: The Story of Durham’s First Folio.” Palatinate, April 23, 2020. https://www.palatinate.org.uk/stolen-shakespeare-the-story-of-durhams-first folio/#:~:text=In%20December%201998%2C%20seven%20books,Chaucer%2C%20and%20a%20First%20Folio.
“Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson.” Wikipedia, February 3, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Derrick Engebretson.
“Nokia Cell Phone Ad (Page 7).” Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
Pratt, Mark. “500th Execution Since 1977 Held.” Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), December 19, 1998. www.newspapers.com.
“President Clinton Impeached | December 19, 1998.” History.com. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-impeached.
“Raymond Scott Guilty of Handling Stolen Folio of Shakespeare’s Plays.” The Guardian, July 9, 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/09/raymond-scott-stolen-shakespeare-first-folio.
StrangeOutdoors. “The Strange Disappearance of Derrick Engebretson from the Winema National Forest.” StrangeOutdoors.com, August 13, 2021. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/12/4/derrick-engebretson.
“The Trail Went Cold - Episode 254 - Derrick Engebretson & Kurt Newton.” Spotify, December 8, 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sJ99C6zqmxqqaQA6HUC9y.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Previous Episode
March 3, 1931
In honor of Flag Day this week, I decided to make an episode about something written in honor of the flag of the United States of America--The Star Spangled Banner. Why was it written and when was it officially adopted as out national anthem? And, as always, I have three great additional history stories that go along with the famous date.
SOURCES
.“When an Actress Disappears...” Let’s Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood, January 1, 1970. http://www.precodemisbehaving.com/2016/02/.
Associated Press. “Athlete May Die For Death of Young Girl.” Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas), March 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Term of One to Ten Years For Kirkland.” Carbondale Free Press (Carbondale, Illinois), May 27, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Voted National Anthem.” Stockton Evening and Sunday Record (Stockton, California), March 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
“Camel Cigarettes: Contest Announcement (Page 5).” The Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon), March 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
“Edna Mae Cooper Is Still Missing.” The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), February 28, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
“Edna Mae Cooper, Girl Flyer, Vanishes From Coast Home.” The Brooklyn Daily Times (Brooklyn, New York), February 26, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
“Facsimile of First Newspaper Printing of the Star Spangled Banner.” Library of Congress. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.100010479.0.
“Five Attacker’s In Gary Girl’s Death to Be Arraigned Today.” The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), December 2, 1930. www.newspapers.com.
Francis Scott key: Biography, Lawyer, Star-Spangled Banner writer. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/francis-scott-key.
McNamara, Joseph. “Body of Evidence.” The Daily News (New York, New York), October 3, 1993. www.newspapers.com.
The Ninety-Nines, Inc. “Our History: Women in Aviation History - Bobbi Trout.” The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Accessed May 17, 2024. https://www.ninety-nines.org/bobbi trout.htm.
“Pictorial Story of Murder in Which Dead Woman’s Handshake Figures.” Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas), March 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
reprinted from The Wichita Beacon. “Where Is Your Child To-Night?” The Winchester Star (Winchester, Kansas), April 17, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
Smithsonian Institution. “Star-Spangled Banner.” Smithsonian Institution. Accessed April 15, 2024. https://www.si.edu/spotlight/flag-day/banner-facts#:~:text=After%20several%20decades%20of%20attempts,Hoover%20on%20March%203%2C%201931.
United Press. “Athlete Acts Out the Fatal Scene.” Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) , March 6, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
United Press. “Coroner’s Jury Finds That Victim Died Following Criminal Attack.” The Indianapolis Times (Indianapolis, Indiana), December 1, 1930. www.newspapers.com.
United Press. “Five Are Accused in Death of Girl.” The Times (Indianapolis, Indiana), December 1, 1930. www.newspapers.com.
United Press. “Mystery Cloaks Finding Missing Endurance Flyer.” The Montana Standard (Butte, Montana), March 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
“William Frazer Will Face Murder Charge.” The Gaffney Ledger (Gaffney, South Carolina), March 3, 1931. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Next Episode
MINI - Premature Obituaries
Since today's episode is a mini episode, there isn't just one specific day for the title. The subject, however, is premature obituaries. I've got a bunch of crazy stories for you--and all of them have to do with times that deaths were reported while people were actually still alive. Enjoy! SOURCES
“5 People Who Read Their Own Premature Obituary.” Beyond the Dash, November 25, 2019. https://beyondthedash.com/blog/obituary-writing/people-who-read-their-premature-obituary/7378.
Baker, Russell W. “London Press Overlooked Durability of Hemingway.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), January 26, 1954. www.newspapers.com.
“Cannibal Holocaust.” Wikipedia, June 9, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust.
“Ernest Hemingway .” Biography.com. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/ernest-hemingway.
“Hemingway Lost In Plane Crash.” The Daily Herald (London, London, England), January 25, 1954. www.newspapers.com.
“Luca Barbareschi.” The Movie Database. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55650-luca-barbareschi?language=en-US.
“Mark Twain Seriously Ill.” The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), June 1, 1897. www.newspapers.com.
“Mark Twain.” Wikipedia, June 10, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#:~:text=The%20Almighty%20has%20said%2C%20no,comet%20passed%20Earth%20that%20year.
“Mr. Hemingway’s Escapes In Two Plane Crashes.” The Guardian (London, England), January 26, 1954. www.newspapers.com.
“Snap Shots.” Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), October 8, 1897. www.newspapers.com.
“Twain’s Famous 1897 Quote: The Back Story.” Media Myth Alert, June 1, 2010. https://mediamythalert.com/2010/06/01/twains-famous-1897-quote-the-back-story/.
White, Frank Marshall. “Mark Twain Well.” The Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, New York), June 1, 1897. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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