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55: John F. Kennedy Part 2: Finding Oswald, Officer Tippit's Murder, and the Warren Commission

Emileigh and Morgan discuss how Lee Harvey Oswald was captured by law enforcement after allegedly assassinating President John F. Kennedy, how he was then murdered, and the findings of the Warren Commission. 
 
Link to V.R. Video of Zapruter film.  
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r5eKpptixo
https://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/bullet-point
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.ba4c34c4-bebd-49f6-8141-7328dd27ffe6?ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb&workflowType=Commerce-TVOD&autoplay=0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXObYpDFmwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GFiqLzeKJ4
https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Assassinations#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20House%20of,in%201963%20and%201968%2C%20respectively.
https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Harvey_Oswald
https://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-John-F-Kennedy/Conspiracy-theories#ref363559
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_CqAwkjiF4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories#Allegations_of_other_conspirators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2Qjxs6KP8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoRWF47UvHA
https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Revisited-Through-Looking-Glass/dp/B09LHGHQH3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Harvey_Oswald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r5eKpptixo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=whBmXPaChh4

One Year Anniversary Special: Bloopers and Outtakes

Thank you so much for sticking with us for an entire year! As a special treat, we're releasing an extra episode this week to celebrate, full of our bloopers, outtakes, and funny moments that didn't make it into our released episodes. We are eternally grateful for all of y'all's support! Here's to another year of Ill-Equipped History! 
 
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54: John F. Kennedy Part 1: Life, Presidency, and Assassination

Emileigh and Morgan dive into one of America's most famous Presidents. This part of a three part special will cover his life, presidency, and a play by play of the assassination. 
 
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Sources:
Mayo Clinic 
https://millercenter.org/president/kennedy/life-before-the-presidency
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-f-kennedy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdkkpaaEb6g&rco=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_John_F._Kennedy_assassination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8XOQD1hEE
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7708799/john-f-kennedy-president-jfk-assassination-kids-caroline-john-jr-patrick-arabella/amp/
https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1a.html#struck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots#:~:text=Garfield%20(1881%2C%20by%20Charles%20J,by%20John%20Hinckley%20Jr.).

53: Lewis and Clark Part 2

Morgan and Emileigh wrap up the story of the Corps of Discovery! The group has to wait out the winter on the Oregon coast and make their way back to the United States. Warning: this episode briefly mentions suicide. If you are struggling, please call the Suicide Hotline at 988. 
 
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Sources:
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (PBS-1997)
The Lewis and Clark Storyhttps://www.lewisandclark.org/learn/story.php 
Seaman’s Fate (James J. Holmberg)https://lewis-clark.org/people/seaman/seamans-fate/
“The Roster of the Expedition of Lewis and Clark” (Dec. 1944) by Chales G. Clarke, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 45 No. 4, pp. 289-305https://www.jstor.org/stable/20611574?read-now=1&seq=17#page_scan_tab_contents 
Sound Credits:
Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/good_b_music-22836301/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=9347">Zakhar Valaha</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=9347">Pixabay</a>  

52: Lewis and Clark Part 1

Today's the day we're finally covering one of the most important events in American history! Join Morgan and Emileigh as they cover the highs and lows of one of the most ambitious expeditions in the 19th century. 
 
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Sources:
 
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (PBS-1997)
 
The Lewis and Clark Story
https://www.lewisandclark.org/learn/story.php
 
Seaman’s Fate (James J. Holmberg)
https://lewis-clark.org/people/seaman/seamans-fate/ 
 
“The Roster of the Expedition of Lewis and Clark” (Dec. 1944) by Chales G. Clarke, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 45 No. 4, pp. 289-305
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20611574?read-now=1&seq=17#page_scan_tab_contents 
 
Sound Credits:
daveincamas https://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/45481/

51: Betty White: Thank You for Being a Friend

Emileigh and Morgan tell the life story of Betty White and relive some of her funniest moments. 
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Sources:
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-life-of-will-smith-ef65ba9e-2e28-4f0f-91c1-0ef79ff45b51
https://www.thethings.com/betty-white-spouse-dick-barker-marriage-eight-months/
Betty White: Pure Gold Documentary
https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/betty-white-kids-4613818/
https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/actors/betty-white
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Betty_White
https://heavy.com/entertainment/lane-allen-betty-white-husband/
Women’s World Tribute Magazine 2203B
List of Shows and Movies by Year 

50: United States Road Trip

Emileigh and Morgan discover the wild and wacky in all 50 states. 
 
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Sources:
https://www.50states.com/state-animals/
Book: Fifty States Every Question Answered by Lori Baird, Marcel Brousseau, and Amber Rose 
https://www.arlingtontours.com/dc-historical-facts
https://www.abouttown.io/features/5-interesting-facts-about-alabama
https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/arizonas-london-bridge-brief-history
https://bestlifeonline.com/craziest-state-facts/
https://www.businessinsider.com/one-weird-fact-about-every-state-2017-9#connecticut-the-first-phone-book-in-the-us-was-printed-in-new-haven-in-1878-7
https://www.loveexploring.com/gallerylist/108084/bizarre-but-brilliant-facts-about-every-us-state
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/13-surprising-ia-facts/
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/maine-facts/
https://mntrips.com/facts-minnesota/
https://www.providentmetals.com/north-carolina/nc-facts.html
https://www.thefactsite.com/washington-facts/
https://www.movoto.com/guide/wi/wisconsin-facts/

49: Cheng Shih, Pirate Queen

Morgan and Emileigh dive into the story of Cheng Shih, one of the most notorious and successful pirates of all time. 
 
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Sources:
“Ching Shih: The Pirate Widow Menace of the South China Sea” by Biographics on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acojc6aZjgE
 
“One Woman’s Rise to Power: Cheng I’s Wife and the Pirates” by Dian Murray. Historical Reflections, Vol. 8, No. 3, WOMEN IN CHINA: Current Directions in Historical Scholarship (Fall 1981), pp. 147-161
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41298765
 
“Tay Son Uprising: Society and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century Vietnam” by Ku Boon Dar
https://www.iias.asia/the-review/tay-son-uprising-society-and-rebellion-eighteenth-century-vietnam
 
“The Chinese Female Pirate Who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws” by Urvija Banerji (2016) 
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ching-shih-chinese-female-pirate
 

48: Woodstock 99

Emileigh and Morgan discuss the catastrophe that was suppose to be one of the biggest festivals in history and how it tainted the Woodstock reputation forever. 
Jimmy Fallon Performance
 
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Sources: 
Woodstock 99 Mojo Video 
https://www.setlist.fm/festival/1999/woodstock-99-13d6fd81.html
https://consequence.net/2019/08/the-lost-woodstocks/3/
Trainwreck Documentary 
https://www.wcvb.com/article/this-day-in-history-woodstock-music-festival-1969/40887372
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_50
https://consequence.net/2019/08/the-lost-woodstocks/4/

47: The Watergate Affair Part 2

Morgan and Emileigh continue the crazy tale of the Watergate scandal, focusing on the Senate hearings, the releasing of the tapes, and Congress' steps towards Nixon's impeachment. 
 
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Ep. 2 Sources
 
Documentary: Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal series by CNN (discovery+) 2022
 
“Watergate: Who Did What and Where Are They Now?” Alice Popovici, history.com. (updated 2023) 
https://www.history.com/news/watergate-where-are-they-now
 
https://watergate.info/
 
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/watergate.htm 
 
“The Watergate Files” presented by the Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/Watergate_files/content.php?section=1&page=a
 
“The Watergate Hearings,” American Archive of Public Broadcasting
https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/watergate 
 
“Watergate and the Constitution” (2017)
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/watergate-constitution
 
“How federal impeachment works” (2024)
https://www.usa.gov/impeachment 
 
“The Saturday Night Massacre: How our Constitution trumped a reckless President,” by Ken Gormley (2015)
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-saturday-night-massacre-40-years-later-how-our-constitution-trumped-a-r 
 
“Nov. 17, 1973 | Nixon Declares ‘I Am Not a Crook’” (2011)
https://archive.nytimes.com/learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/nov-17-1973-nixon-declares-i-am-not-a-crook/ 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Howard_Hunt
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Colson
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ehrlichman  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Haldeman
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Mitchell  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dean 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon 
 
“Smoking Gun” audio recording: https://watergate.info/1972/06/23/the-smoking-gun-tape.html 
 
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titi2 https://freesound.org/people/titi2/sounds/509937/