Episode 103 - History Happy Hour, January 2024: Golden-Tongued Mummies, A Victorian Cipher, And More
History Uncovered31 Tammi 2024

Episode 103 - History Happy Hour, January 2024: Golden-Tongued Mummies, A Victorian Cipher, And More

It's the end of January 2024 and we've picked a few of our favorite history news stories from this month as well as a handful of significant anniversaries from decades past. The mysterious coded note found in the pocket of a 19th-century dress… …the discovery of two mummies in Egypt entombed with golden tongues… …how archaeologists in China came across an ancient wooden celestial calendar… …the surprise discovery of a cemetery in Wales with evidence of "graveside feasting"… …and how a sling bullet found in Spain might confirm the location of an important battle… …as well as a number of historical anniversaries from January, including the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, the "Miracle on the Hudson," and the first sale of the Apple Macintosh. https://allthatsinteresting.com/oxyrhynchus-golden-tongues credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 164 - The Real Stories Behind Some Of Bob Dylan's Most Iconic Songs

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Episode 163 - Chastity Belts: Separating Fact From Fiction

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Episode 162 - The Mysterious Statues Of Easter Island

Episode 162 - The Mysterious Statues Of Easter Island

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Episode 161 - Inside Mexican Singer Chalino Sánchez's Mysterious Murder — And The Note He Was Handed Onstage Just Beforehand

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Episode 160 - What Happened To The Vanished Keepers Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse?

Episode 160 - What Happened To The Vanished Keepers Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse?

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Episode 159 - The Story Of Tom Dooley And The Murder Behind One Of Folk Music's Greatest Classics

Episode 159 - The Story Of Tom Dooley And The Murder Behind One Of Folk Music's Greatest Classics

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Episode 158 - Dusko Popov: The Real-Life Secret Agent Who Inspired James Bond

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Episode 157 - The Unsolved Disappearance Of Child Actor Joe Pichler

Episode 157 - The Unsolved Disappearance Of Child Actor Joe Pichler

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