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Dr Ignaz Semmelweis: The Deliverer of Mothers

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John Reed: The Ardent Revolutionary #sponsored

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The Lost Battalion: An Epic True Account of American Bravery in World War I

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John Jacob Astor: The Robber Baron Who Transformed Into America's First Multimillionaire

John Jacob Astor: The Robber Baron Who Became America’s First Multimillionaire 27 Mar 2025 --- #biography #history #capitalism Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Arthur D. Howden Smith - John Jacob Astor Land Lord Of New York Elizabeth L. Gebhard - The life and ventures of the original John Jacob Astor Boston: The Biographical Society - The twentieth-century biographical dictionary of notable Americans https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2012/07/a-fortune-made-from-fur-john-jacob-astor/ https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/john-jacob-astor https://www.history.com/news/john-jacob-astor-americas-first-multi-millionaire Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Greg "Pappy" Boyington: The Untold Story of WORLD WAR II's Black Sheep Squadron

Greg "Pappy" Boyington: The True Story of WORLD WAR II's Black Sheep Squadron 28 Feb 2025 --- #biography #worldwar2 #history Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]