Disease Outbreaks

07/26/23 • 13 min

History Unchained

In this episode, we look at disease outbreaks, both from the distant past as well as more recent outbreaks.

Topics in this episode:

Story 1: Black Death

Story 2: The Great Influenza Pandemic

Story 3: Anthrax Attack

Follow us:

· Instagram: @historyunchainedpodcast

Credits:

· Theme music: Medieval Fantasy by Lexin_Music from Pixabay

· Trumpet sound: Sound Effect from Pixabay

Thank you for listening!

In this episode, we look at disease outbreaks, both from the distant past as well as more recent outbreaks.

Topics in this episode:

Story 1: Black Death

Story 2: The Great Influenza Pandemic

Story 3: Anthrax Attack

Follow us:

· Instagram: @historyunchainedpodcast

Credits:

· Theme music: Medieval Fantasy by Lexin_Music from Pixabay

· Trumpet sound: Sound Effect from Pixabay

Thank you for listening!

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Transportation

The theme of today‘s episode is transportation, anything from cars to airplanes.

Topics in this episode:

Story 1: Bertha Benz and her fateful road trip.

Story 2: History of the Aerocar

Story 3: Who was the first to fly? the Wright brothers or someone else?

Links:
Movie on Carl and Bertha.
James May driving and flying in an Aerocar.
Black and White ad for the Aerocar.
Number 21 Replica in flight in 1997.

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· Instagram: @historyunchainedpodcast

Credits:

· Theme music: Medieval Fantasy by Lexin_Music from Pixabay

· Trumpet sound: Sound Effect from Pixabay

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Topics in this episode:

Story 1: Hawley and Lundy's father and son's fishing trip didn't go as expected.

Story 2: The Bailey's 117 days adrift.

Links:
The Baileys published a book called 117 Days Adrift.

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· Instagram: @historyunchainedpodcast

Credits:

· Theme music: Medieval Fantasy by Lexin_Music from Pixabay

· Trumpet sound: Sound Effect from Pixabay

Thank you for listening!

History Unchained - Disease Outbreaks

Transcript

Intro

Hello, fellow History nerds!

You are listening to History Unchained, the podcast on little-known historical facts and stories. I am your host Hafdis Hafsteins and I‘ve been obsessed with history for as long as I can remember. The theme of today‘s episode is disease outbreaks, both from the distant past as well as more recent, and no we‘re not going to talk about Covid. So grab a drink, get comfortable, and join me on this journey!
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