Hello, and welcome to What You Didn't Hear, the
podcast where we dig through history's junk drawer
to find the weird, wild, and wonderful events
that got completely overshadowed by something
louder and flashier. Sure, everyone remembers
the moon landing, but did you know someone also
patented the first self -filling dog bowl that
same day? No? Well, that's what we're here for.
Because while the world was busy watching the
big stuff, plenty of other strange and fascinating
things were happening. They just didn't make
the front page. Now let's get into what you didn't
hear. I wanted to start this episode with a little
bit of house cleaning now that we're on the third
episode of What You Didn't Hear. If you're just
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September 3rd marks the official end of the American
Revolutionary War in 1783, I think what you didn't
hear about September 3rd throughout history will
also pique your interest. Kicking off in the
year 301, San Marino is founded by St. Marinus.
San Marino is known as one of the smallest nations
in the world at 23 .6 square miles and is the
oldest republic still in existence. Pope Gregory
I, Bishop of Rome, becomes the Pope in 590. In
1189, Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of
England, immediately following his coronation.
False rumors spread that Richard the Lionheart
had called for the Jews to be killed, and angry
mobs burnt down many homes within the Jewish
community of York, and murdered around 30 Jewish
people. King Richard ordered that the Jews of
England be protected. This, however, did not
end the antisemitic search, and more Jews would
be targeted in the following years. Now let's
hop forward several hundred years to 1650, when
the English army under Oliver Cromwell defeated
a Scottish force in a surprise attack at the
Battle of Dunbar. The Battle of Dunbar was the
first major battle of the 1650 invasion of Scotland,
which was sparked by Scotland's acceptance of
Charles II as King of Britain following the beheading
of his father, Charles I, the year before. On
the same day, just eight years later, Oliver
Cromwell's son, Richard Cromwell, also known
as Tumbledown Dick, fun bestorical factoid, would
succeed his father as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
In 1683, on September 3rd, Turkish forces would
break the defenses of Vienna and enter the city.
However, before gaining complete control of the
city, a large European relief army would break
the siege efforts and the Holy League, a coalition
cavalry, broke the Ottoman ranks, and forced
their retreat. This defeat at Vienna triggered
the end of Ottoman dominance in the region. In
1697, the Treaty of Reiswick is signed, ending
King William's War in America between France
and the Grand Alliance, which was comprised of
England, the Dutch Republic, and the Habsburg
Monarchy. In 1709, the first major group of Swiss
-German colonists reached North and South Carolina.
Led by Swiss nobleman Christoph von Grafenried,
the Swiss German settlers would found New Bern,
North Carolina, named after von Grafenried's
hometown, Bern, Switzerland. In 1752, a great
scandal occurred when Britain and the British
Empire, to include the American colonies, would
adopt the Gregorian calendar. This would cause
the loss of 11 days in the month of September.
Civil unrest boiled over and led to the calendar
riots, where the people were convinced that 11
days of their lives had been stolen. It should
be noted that there is no official record of
these riots, and it has been speculated that
the reports of the riots may have been satirical
commentary on the public's opposition to the
adoption of the Romani calendar named for Pope
Gregory XIII. It's also very likely that this
did occur in some fashion or another. What is
clear is that many people were very displeased
with the loss of 11 days. A significant event
in US history occurs on September 3, in 1777,
when the flag of the United States is flown in
battle for the first time at Couches Bridge,
Delaware. In 1791, the French Constitution is
passed by National Assembly, declaring France
as a constitutional monarchy. In 1812, the world's
first cannery is opened in England to supply
food to the Royal Navy and the Royal Army. I'll
leave this one at this, but I intend to dedicate
a full episode to this topic. Canned food sounds
boring on the surface, but if you're a fan of
bestorical factoids, there is a lot of detail
behind the first cannery. On September 3rd, 1826,
The USS Vincennes, a Boston class sloop of war,
would depart from New York to embark on its voyage
to become the first warship to circumnavigate
the globe. Ship chaplain Charles Samuel Stewart
published a book about the voyage titled A Visit
to the South Seas. After almost four years, the
ship would return to its birth in New York and
two days later was decommissioned for repairs.
In 1838, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
escaped slavery disguised as a sailor using a
sailor's uniform and a protection pass identifying
him as a free sailor. He learned to speak like
an experienced sailor from his work in the Baltimore
shipyard, which aided in his escape efforts.
After escaping Frederick Bailey would read a
poem by Sir Walter Scott titled The Lady of the
Lake and change his name to Frederick Douglass
as a symbol of his new life as a free man and
as a protection against slave catchers. Frederick
Douglass would go on to become a highly important
figure in the abolitionist movement and the civil
rights movement of the 19th century. In 1878
tragedy falls on a British passenger paddle steamer.
The Princess Alice collides with the Biwell Castle
in the River Thames and is sunk, claiming 645
souls and marking the worst inland water accident
in English history. Jesse James Ging robs the
Mammoth Cave stagecoach in Kentucky in 1880.
US President Woodrow Wilson signs the Adamson
Act in 1916, providing an eight -hour day on
the interstate railroads and avoids a national
railroad strike. In 1935, British racer Malcolm
Campbell breaks 300 miles per hour in the Bluebird.
The Bluebird was the first automobile to exceed
300 miles per hour at 301 .129 miles per hour.
This was accomplished on the Bonneville Salt
Flats in Utah. I was not able to find videos
of the Bonneville Salt Flats, however, there
is footage of Campbell breaking this record in
the Bluebird at Daytona Beach. In 1939, German
submarine U -30 sinks British passenger ship
SS Athena. 117 civilians are killed, including
28 Americans, and hours later, Britain declares
war on Germany. Canadian troops liberate Abbeville,
France from German occupation in 1944. French
troops liberate Lyon. Holocaust diarist Anne
Frank is put on the 68th and last transport train
to Auschwitz concentration camp after hiding
in an attic in Amsterdam for 761 days. And still
in the year 1944, a British tank division frees
Brussels. On September 3rd, 1964, Robert F. Kennedy
resigns as U .S. Attorney General after the assassination
of his brother and U .S. President. He ran for
Senate from New York and won. However, during
his bid for the presidential primaries in 1968,
RFK was assassinated by Saran B. Saran, a Palestinian
living in California. Saran stated that he killed
Kennedy in retaliation for statements made in
support of military aid to Israel. The RFK assassination
is also host to many conspiracy theories just
like the JFK assassination. However, this is
not a conspiracy podcast. There are lots of those,
and none of them are complete without an episode
dedicated to JFK and or RFK. So I won't be going
down that road. In 1966, Sunshine Superman by
Donovan hits number one. The following year,
Sweden officially switches to driving on the
correct side of the road, being the right -hand
side. In 1972, American swimmer Keena Rothhammer
sets the 800 meter swim record of 8 minutes and
53 .68 seconds, beating Australian Shane Gould's
previous record during the Munich Olympics. Four
years later in 1976, on September 3rd, Viking
2 successfully lands on Mars, sending the first
color photos of Mars' surface back to Earth.
In 1981, the longest MLB game in Fenway Park
history is suspended after 19 innings. The Seattle
Mariners and the Boston Red Sox both deadlocked
at 7 points. The following day, the Mariners
win 8 -7 in the 20th inning. And finally, in
1995, eBay is founded by Pierre Omidyar. And
now it's time for Blind Date Through Time, the
only dating show where our contestant, you, flirts
with mystery and history to find a timeless connection.
Here's this week's mysterious profile. Age. Twenty
-something, though time is not always kind. Location.
A city of gold and stone caught between heaven
and earth. Occupation. King. Tactician. Reluctant
symbol. About me. They call me the Leper King,
but titles reveal only part of the man. Behind
the veil is a mind sharper than a blade, a heart
both fierce and fragile. I stand between empires,
commanding armies though my body betrays me.
Strength is not always flesh. It is vision, will,
and the courage to endure. Strengths. Brilliant
strategist. Proven in battle despite the odds.
Fierce protector of what I love. Can keep my
composure when the world thinks I've already
lost. I know how to turn tragedy into legacy.
Fun fact. Though illness grips my body, it has
never ruled my soul. Or my kingdom. If you have
a guess for who this week's mystery profile is,
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