BOATS THIS WEEK (SEP 9-15, 2024) — Tuesday this week marks the anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, which we see in the movie 300: Rise of an Empire. Then, of course, we'll be looking at this week's anniversary of the 9/11 attacks from the movie United 93. For our third historical event, we'll learn about A Star-Spangled Story and how an event from this week in history inspired the U.S. national anthem. We'll also learn about the true story behind The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which released exactly 19 years ago today.

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Events from this week in history

Birthdays from this week in history

Thursday: Henry Hudson in The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
Friday: Daniel Defoe in Robinson Crusoe
Sunday: Marco Polo in Marco Polo

Historical movies released this week in history

Friday: The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Also mentioned in this episode

300: Rise of an Empire: Based on a True Story episode #5 about 300
300: Rise of an Empire: Photos from the battlefield at Marathon as it looks today
300: Rise of an Empire: Map of the Battle of Marathon
300: Rise of an Empire: More about the Battle of Marathon's affect on democracy today
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: The Windsor Star 1978 article interviewing the priests
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: National Catholic Register article about the 1998 revised rite of exorcism
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