Welcome to What You Didn't Hear, the podcast
where history finally admits it left some stuff
out. You know, the weird parts, the awkward parts,
the we're just not going to talk about that in
class parts. Every episode we crack open the
calendar, pick a date, and dig through history
to find what actually happened. Not just the
big historic moments, but the odd, uncomfortable,
and occasionally unhinged things that somehow
shaped the world. And today's date is January
14th. So if you like your history a little less
polished, a little more chaotic, and told by
someone who fully believes that the past was
just as confused as we are now, congratulations,
you're in the right place. I'm Zane Gould, and
this is What You Didn't Hear on January 14th.
January 14th marks the date that the US officially
ratified the Treaty of Paris, officially ending
the Revolutionary War in 1784. While this is
a significant historic event, let's rewind way
back and work forward with the lesser known events
that took place on this same day. Starting today,
in the year 1129, the council of troyes in france
officially and formally recognized the poor fellow
-soldiers of christ and of the temple of solomon
more commonly known as the knights templar their
endorsement from the catholic church would make
the support of their organization a pious act
which greatly contributed to their membership
numbers and finances non -combatant members which
made up around ninety per cent of the knights
templar developed innovative financial techniques
to help finance the Templars, which were the
early form of banking in the West. The Templars
maintained their power and presence in the Crusades
for a little over two centuries, being one of
the most skilled fighting units in the Crusades.
However, in the 1300s, support for them declined
due to their failure to maintain control over
the Holy Land. In 1307, King Philip IV of France
had many of the order's members in France arrested.
They were tortured into giving false confessions
and then burned at the stake for fabricated crimes.
In 1312, Pope Clement V disbanded the order.
Many of their assets and land holdings were dissolved
or absorbed by other religious combatant orders.
This is definitely worthy of a deep dive episode,
so I will add it to my list. Now let's scoot
forward a couple hundred years to 1501, when
Martin Luther enters the University of Erfurt
on January 14th at the age of 17. Martin Luther
would be ordained into the priesthood in 1507,
and would come to reject several teachings of
the Roman Catholic Church, to include the papal
authority and the church's views on indulgences.
Luther was the frontrunner for the Protestant
Reformation, and authored the Ninety -Five Thesis
in 1517. In 1520, Pope Leo X demanded that he
renounce all of his writings, however Martin
Luther refused and was excommunicated by the
Church. He was later condemned as an outlaw by
Emperor Charles V. Additionally, he is accredited
with translating the Bible from Latin to German,
making it far more accessible to common people
so that they could read the word themselves,
and not rely on priests to tell them what the
Bible said. Martin Luther taught that justification
is not earned by human acts, intents or merit,
but rather it is received only as a free gift
of God's grace through the believer's faith.
His theology challenged the authority of the
papacy and the bishops of the Roman Catholic
Church. In his later writings, such as On the
Jews and Their Lies, Luther expressed strongly
anti -Semitic views, called for the expulsion
of Jews and the burning of synagogues. These
later works also targeted Roman Catholics. While
he did not directly advocate for the murder of
Jews, his writings and rhetoric encouraged widespread
anti -Semitism in Germany and the eventual emergence
of the Nazi Party. Almost all of the anti -Jewish
literature written by the Nazi Party references
quotes from Martin Luther. On the 18th of February
in 1546, Martin Luther would succumb to a growing
list of health issues at the age of 62. Pushing
into the following century, the Dutch East India
Company conquers the city of Malacca, killing
7 ,000 inhabitants in the process. This would
mark the end of Portuguese power in the region
northwest of modern -day Singapore in Malaysia.
Greater architecture constructed by the Dutch
during their 180 -year rule of Malacca still
stands to this day. The red stadthus, which is
the governor's residence, and Christ Church.
In 1690, the clarinet is invented in Nuremberg,
Germany. So you can now blame the Germans for
that awful squeaking sound we all have to listen
to in band when we're just trying to enjoy the
sound of an even mediocre saxophone player. I
joke, I joke. Now, slipping away from Germany,
in 1724, Spanish King Philip V abdicates his
throne in favor of his 17 -year -old son, Louis.
However, that same year in September, King Philip
returns to the throne after Louis dies of smallpox.
Roughly 40 years later, the Third Battle of Panapat
is won by the Afghani -Durrani Empire. The mostly
Muslim army defeated the Hindu army of Maratha
in northern India. An estimated 70 ,000 are killed
in the fighting, and around 40 ,000 Maratha prisoners
are massacred in the aftermath. Less war, more
music. In 1785, on the 14th of January, Wolfgang
Mozart completes his string quartet No. 19 in
C, the Dissonance Quartet. It was the last of
six quartets dedicated to Joseph Hayden. As a
bonus, there were no clarinets, so give it a
listen. But now, more war. In 1799, the U .S.
government secured a contract to produce 10 ,000
of Eli Whitney's muskets. It took nearly a decade
for the contract to be completed, and spurred
the development of the American system of mass
production and interchangeable parts. Side note,
Eli Whitney was also the inventor of the cotton
gin. In 1858, French Emperor Napoleon III escapes
an attempt on his life by Felis Orsini, an Italian
patriot who was later captured and executed for
the assassination attempt. Exactly two decades
later, in 1878, the U .S. Supreme Court rules
that racial segregation on trains is unconstitutional.
In exploration history, Cerro Aconcagua, a mountain
in Argentina standing at 22 ,834 feet in elevation,
is first summited by a European expedition led
by British mountaineer Edward Fitzgerald. The
Andes are filled with incredible mountains, and
there are plenty of documentaries of people climbing
in the Andes. All are worth watching. My personal
favorite would be 180 Degrees South, an incredible
tale of adventure and exploration. But no mountaineering
documentary rabbit hole is complete without watching
14 Peaks and Maroo. Remaining in exploration
history, in 1911, Rold Amundsen's South Pole
Expedition from Norway reaches the Ross Ice Shelf
in Antarctica. On the 14th of December in 1911,
Rold's Expedition would be the first to ever
reach the geographical South Pole, five weeks
ahead of the British party led by Robert Falcon
Scott from the Terra Nova Expedition. About a
year after safely returning to their base, his
party was informed that Scott and his four other
party members perished on their return journey
from the South Pole. In 1918, the USSR and Finland
adopt the Gregorian calendar as their new standard.
In the Middle East, the Iraq Mediterranean oil
pipeline goes into use for the first time in
1935. The pipeline was constructed by Iraq Oil
Company and was 10 to 12 inches in diameter.
It ran from northern central Iraq through Jordan
and then through Israel, ending in Haifa, where
the oil could be loaded onto ships in the Mediterranean.
During World War II in 1943, FDR travels from
Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston
Churchill, becoming the first sitting U .S. President
to travel overseas by airplane. The purpose of
his trip was to attend the Casablanca Conference.
Back in music history, on January 14th in 1956,
American rock star Little Richard releases the
single Tutti Frutti. And music history adjacent,
Elvis Presley is promoted to sergeant in the
U .S. Army on this day in 1960. Only months later,
Elvis is honorably discharged from the 3rd Armor
Division and would serve four additional years
in the Army Reserve. And for now, we'll just
sit in music history. In 1966, David Bowie releases
his first single, Can't Help Thinking About Me.
The following year, Sonny and Cher release the
single, The Beat Goes On. In 1972, Margaret II
becomes the first queen of Denmark since 1412.
U .S. President Bill Clinton approves a $20 billion
U .S. dollar aid package for Mexico in 1995.
Mexico, in an effort to secure U .S. congressional
approval of loan guarantees, pledged the profits
made by the state -owned Pamex Oil Revenues.
Pamex's average annual revenue at the time was
$7 billion per year. The overall aid package
included $50 billion, 20 of which came directly
from the United States. Its purpose was to combat
the peso crisis, stabilize Mexico's economy,
and allow the Mexican government to repay debts
early and prevent broader economic instability.
Mexico repaid their debt to the United States
ahead of the initial agreement in 1997, including
$580 million in interest. And this is where we'll
end the main segment of What You Didn't Hear
on January 14th. And now it's time for Blind
Date Through Time, the only dating show where
the contestant, you, goes back through history
to find an unexpected and timeless connection.
Here is this month's mystery dating profile.
Wherever freedom is needed. Occupation. Organizer.
Idealist. Occasional monk. Relationship status.
Complicated by empires. Bio. I travel light,
speak in code, and believe loyalty is the rarest
currency. I'm building something quietly. No
banners, no crowds. Just trust passed hand to
hand. If you're looking for flashy promises,
I'm not your guy. If you believe real change
happens in the shadows before it ever sees daylight,
we might get along. Hobbies and interests. Long
walks through unfamiliar towns. Secret meetings
that look like casual conversations. Writing
letters that must never fall into the wrong hands.
Philosophy, ethics, and imagining a better future.
Disappearing before anyone asks too many questions.
What I'm looking for. Someone brave, patient,
and principled. You don't need to agree with
me on everything, but you need to believe that
freedom is worth sacrifice. Absolute honesty
is non -negotiable. So is discretion. Green flags.
You keep your word. You don't panic under pressure.
You believe all people deserve dignity. You understand
why some names shouldn't be spoken out loud.
Red flags. You work for the authorities. You
ask too many questions too quickly. You confuse
power with virtue. Two truths and a lie. I've
lived under multiple identities. I believe the
future should belong to everyone. I enjoy a quiet,
predictable life. Which two are truths and which
one's a lie? A quote from this month's historical
mystery dating profile. If I win, I win for the
whole nation. If I lose, I lose only myself.
Do you know who this month's mystery dating profile
is? And that's where we'll leave it for today.
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in the footnotes, the margins, and the things
nobody bothered to mention. But that's exactly
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