Why Whiskey? - "Pardon Me are you Aaron Burr Sir?" You are? Cool, put him cuffs boys! - The Aaron Burr Treason Trial

"Pardon Me are you Aaron Burr Sir?" You are? Cool, put him cuffs boys! - The Aaron Burr Treason Trial

11/25/22 • 37 min

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You heard that right! Aaron Burr, our beloved villain from the musical, once tried to take over a country and start his own nation. Lucky for us there were very few folks who liked him and even fewer folks willing to go down with him. But how did it and what really went down? Let's check it out! Cheers.

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"What is your quest? I seek the Grail..."- A look into one of Christianity's most holy relics or it's biggest tale.

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From dangerous trips through the catacombs in Italy to epic battles with the Black Knight to fighting Nazis in the deserts of Egypt to riding fake horses powered by coconuts that may or may not have migrated... the stories around the cup that Christ used at the Last Supper OORRR the cup that Joseph of Aramathea used to catch Christ's blood at the cross as he died, have brought about such grand tales, adventures, myths, legends, and some great movies! But is it real? Did it exist? Can it still be found? Or has it already been found and kept safe in a church in Spain... Let's grab some whiskey and "RRRRUUNNN AAAWWWAAAYYY" to see what we can find!

Whiskey: Benchmark Single Barrel

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The American Legend Series Part 1 - Molly Pitcher with Alycia from Civics and Coffee Podcast

In this episode, I am joined by my wonderful friend and fellow history nerd Alycia as we kick off the American Legend Series. A series of shows dedicated to looking into American Legends and seeing if we can find enough evidence to give the big red FACT stamp OR... send back to the story books with the Fiction stamp.

Molly Pitcher was the name given to multiple women throughout the Revolutionary War. We are focusing on the two most prominent characters who may have earned this title. Both women found themselves on the battlefield, both saw their husbands go down, and both took up their spouse's positions and started fighting back. Join us for that story and more!

CORRECTION: In the EP I state that I was in the room when the first women infantry officers were "commissioned" - that is not true. I was in the room when they were "branched" or selected to serve as Infantry officers. I did not edit or remove that statement for transparency. Thank you.

Sources:

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn00065127/1896-07-03/ed-2/seq-6/#date1=1777&index=7&rows=20&words=Corbin+Margaret&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=margaret+corbin&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

Margaret Corbin - https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/margaret-corbin/#:~:text=On%20July%206%2C%201779%2C%20Congress,what%20a%20man%20would%20receive.

Molly Pitcher or just a legend?

https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/05/mary-hays-mccauleys-claim-to-fame/

Camp Followers

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/molly-pitcher-most-famous-american-hero-who-never-existed-180977229/

Not Margaret Buried here

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/margaret-corbin-grave-west-point

Who is Molly Pitcher

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1999/summer/pitcher.html#nt1