A chaotic route, mid-race naps, and getting driven over the finish line. The 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon was pure chaos. Join us for the first episode of History After Dark, part one of a four part series about history's wildest events. 

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Sources: 
Abbott, K. (2012, August 7). The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/ 

Rodrigues, A. (2021, August 6). The Unbelievable True Story of the Craziest Olympic Marathon. Runner's World. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/

Episode 1: The Chaos of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

Horses, money, and backstabbing (literally). This episode discusses Ancient Roman emperor and his father, Germanicus, who lived complicated lives. Join us for part two of History After Dark, a four part series about history's wildest events. 

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Sources:
Fisher, M. (2016, January 11). Germanicus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.worldhistory.org/Germanicus/ 
History.com Editors. (2019, June 7). Caligula. History.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/caligula 
Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). Caligula. PBS. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/caligula.html 
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2022, October 14). Vipsania Agrippina. Britannica. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vipsania-Agrippina 
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2022, November 13). Caligula. Britannica. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caligula-Roman-emperor

Episode 2: Caligula and Germanicus

Before anesthesia was used, surgeries were much faster... and much deadlier. Join us for the third episode of History After Dark, part three of a four part series about history's wildest events. 

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Sources:
Robert Liston. 1794-1847. (1918). British Journal of Surgery, 6(23), 333–335. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800062302
Soniak, M. (2012, October 24). 'Time Me, Gentlemen': The Fastest Surgeon of the 19th Century. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/time-me-gentlemen-the-fastest-surgeon-of-the-19th-century/264065/ 
Thomas, B. (2012). Saints and Sinners: Robert Liston. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 94(2), 64–65. https://doi.org/10.1308/147363512x13189526439197

Episode 3: The Surgery That Killed 3 People

Dancing, prayers, and death. This episode covers the chaos of the 1518 Dancing Plague. Join us for the final episode of History After Dark, a four part series about history's wildest events. 

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Sources:
Andrews, E. (2020, March 25). What was the dancing plague of 1518?. History.
https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518
Bauer, P. (2020, October 7). dancing plague of 1518. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518
Jana, R. (2022, May 12). The people who ‘danced themselves to death’. BBC. 
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death

Episode 4: The Dancing Plague

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