Podcast
The Wayback Machine Podcast
Hosted by Delmarva Studios · EN
Hop into the "Wayback Machine" as we look through historical events that has shaped our world. A fun & interactive show. Hosted by George Hobbs.
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Episode 10: TWA Flight 800
Nov 10, 202000:39:52Tap to summarizeTrans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 8:31 p.m. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome, with a stopover in Paris. All 230 people on board died in the crash; it is the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. DelmarvaStudios.netTwitter @DelmarvaStudiosDelmarvastudios@mail.com
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Episode 9: Hands Across America
Oct 30, 202000:26:58Tap to summarizeHands Across America was a public fundraising event on Sunday, May 25, 1986, in which approximately 5 to 6.5 million people held hands for fifteen minutes in an (ostensible) attempt to form a continuous human chain across the contiguous United States.
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Episode 8: Apollo 11, The Moon Landing
Oct 27, 202000:37:44Tap to summarizeApollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the Command Module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours, 36 minutes on the lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base before lifting off to rejoin Columbia in lunar orbit. DelmarvaStudios.net
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Episode 7: Operation Paperclip
Oct 15, 202000:24:33Tap to summarizeOperation Paperclip was a secret program of the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) largely carried out by special agents of Army CIC, in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians, such as Wernher von Braun and his V-2 rocket team, were taken from Germany to the United States, for U.S. government employment, primarily between 1945 and 1959. Many were former members, and some were former leaders, of the Nazi Party
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Episode 6: Baby Jessica
Oct 6, 202000:20:06Tap to summarizeJessica McClure Morales (born March 26, 1986; also known as "Baby Jessica" in 1987 fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Between that day and October 16, rescuers worked for 56 hours to free her from the 8 in well casing 22 ft below the ground. DelmarvaStudios.net
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Episode 5: Bay of Pigs Invasion
Sep 27, 202000:38:08Tap to summarizeWe take the wayback machine to April 1961, and revisit one of the most controversial decisions ever made by the US government. Hosted by George Hobbs.DelmarvaStudios.net
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Episode 4: Heavens Gate Cult
Sep 23, 202000:35:45Tap to summarizeHeaven's Gate was an American UFO religious cult based near San Diego, California. It was founded in 1974 and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985). DelmarvaStudios.net
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Episode 3: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Sep 17, 202000:32:55Tap to summarizeThe Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the United States space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. Hosted by george Hobbs. Delmarvastudios.net
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Episode 2: Jonestown
Sep 13, 202000:50:46Tap to summarizeWe take the Wayback Machine to November 18, 1978. Jonestown became internationally known when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple-run building in Georgetown, Guyana's capital city. The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations.[
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Episode 1: The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
Sep 12, 202000:33:21Tap to summarizeWe hop in the wayback machine and land on an impoertant day in European history, the fall of the Berlin Wall. A fun show, hosted by George Hobbs.
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