Abe and JFK; So many coincidences so little time.

WWII Double Feature

On today's episode I delve into two stories. One about a curse connected to WWII and the other about a man who had a very bad week near the end of the war. Please follow me on X @HistoCoinPod Citation Tsutomu Yamaguchi o  https://www.history.com/articles/the-man-who-survived-two-atomic-bombs [https://www.history.com/articles/the-man-who-survived-two-atomic-bombs] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi] o  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/01/the-long-strange-life-of-tsutomu-yamaguchi-who-survived-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.html [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/01/the-long-strange-life-of-tsutomu-yamaguchi-who-survived-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.html] The Curse of Timur o  https://www.advantour.com/uzbekistan/legends/tamerlane-curse.htm [https://www.advantour.com/uzbekistan/legends/tamerlane-curse.htm] o  https://hiddencompass.net/story/the-curse-of-timur/ [https://hiddencompass.net/story/the-curse-of-timur/] o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshmuhammad_Qori-Niyoziy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshmuhammad_Qori-Niyoziy] Music o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/]o https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b16fc1ca-6c7d-4e3f-8f9c-313ba4daedcf/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b16fc1ca-6c7d-4e3f-8f9c-313ba4daedcf/]

The Lee Deaths

On this episode I delve into the lives of Bruce and Brandon Lee and the strange connections between the deaths of this father and son. Please follow me on X @HistoCoinPod Citation Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee o  https://vocal.media/geeks/curse-of-the-dragon-the-shocking-coincidences-that-led-fans-to-believe-bruce-lee-was-cursed [https://vocal.media/geeks/curse-of-the-dragon-the-shocking-coincidences-that-led-fans-to-believe-bruce-lee-was-cursed] o https://telegrafi.com/en/Curse-of-Lee%2C-how-was-the-death-of-Bruce-Lee-and-his-son-Brandon-predicted%2C-photo-and-video/ [https://telegrafi.com/en/Curse-of-Lee%2C-how-was-the-death-of-Bruce-Lee-and-his-son-Brandon-predicted%2C-photo-and-video/] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee] o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bruce-Lee [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bruce-Lee] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee] o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brandon-Lee [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brandon-Lee] o  https://bruceleefoundation.org/jeetkunedo/ [https://bruceleefoundation.org/jeetkunedo/] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(TV_series)]Ebbin Brothers o  https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20498/were-two-brothers-killed-on-the-same-moped-by-the-same-taxi-driver-exactly-a-ye#:~:text=Twin%20tragedy,of%20this%20month's%20Reader's%20Digest [https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20498/were-two-brothers-killed-on-the-same-moped-by-the-same-taxi-driver-exactly-a-ye#:~:text=Twin%20tragedy,of%20this%20month's%20Reader's%20Digest]. o  https://factrepublic.com/facts/14884/ [https://factrepublic.com/facts/14884/] o  https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10914232-in-july-1975-erskine-ebbin-was-riding-his-moped-when [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10914232-in-july-1975-erskine-ebbin-was-riding-his-moped-when] 70-year-old twins o  https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/07/world/world-briefing-europe-finland-twins-die-in-nearly-identical-accidents.html# [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/07/world/world-briefing-europe-finland-twins-die-in-nearly-identical-accidents.html] o  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-07-mn-31592-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-07-mn-31592-story.html] o  https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/70-Year-Old-Twins-Killed-in-Finland-7329667.php [https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/70-Year-Old-Twins-Killed-in-Finland-7329667.php] The Jim Twins o  https://www.facebook.com/groups/460623671866260/posts/496339031628057/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/460623671866260/posts/496339031628057/] o  https://www.ripleys.com/stories/jim-twins [https://www.ripleys.com/stories/jim-twins] o  https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/09/archives/twins-reared-apart-a-living-lab.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/09/archives/twins-reared-apart-a-living-lab.html] Music https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/] https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b16fc1ca-6c7d-4e3f-8f9c-313ba4daedcf/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b16fc1ca-6c7d-4e3f-8f9c-313ba4daedcf/]

WWI's Trojan Horse

On this episode I tell the tale of the HMS Carmania and the SMS Trafalgar and their fated meeting with coincidental details. Please follow me on X @HistoCoinPod Citation Cunard's finest hour: RMS Carmania's devastatingencounter with the enemy o  https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/editors-corner/carmania-bravest-cunarder-cap-trafalgar [https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/editors-corner/carmania-bravest-cunarder-cap-trafalgar] A Desperate Fight to the Death: RMS Carmania Vs.SMS Cap Trafalgar 1914 o  https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/desperate-fight-death-rms-carmania-vs-sms-cap-trafalgar-1914.html [https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/desperate-fight-death-rms-carmania-vs-sms-cap-trafalgar-1914.html] The Story Of The RMS Carmania, The Luxury OceanLiner That Was Turned Into A World War I Warship o  https://allthatsinteresting.com/rms-carmania [https://allthatsinteresting.com/rms-carmania] Cunard’s R.M.S. Carmania of 1905 to 1932 o  http://ssmaritime.com/Carmania-1905.htm [http://ssmaritime.com/Carmania-1905.htm] Leonard Peskett o  https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Leonard_Peskett [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Leonard_Peskett] Trojan Horse o  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trojan-horse [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trojan-horse] The Union saved an ironclad by deploying a $9trash decoy o  https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/union-saved-ironclad-nine-dollars/#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20February,rather%20than%20risk%20its%20recapture [https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/union-saved-ironclad-nine-dollars/#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20February,rather%20than%20risk%20its%20recapture]. Wikipedia o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Cap_Trafalgar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Cap_Trafalgar] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Carmania_(1905) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Carmania_(1905)] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_warfare_of_World_War_I [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_warfare_of_World_War_I] Epidemic Sound ·        https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/3d49f79f-73c8-4e2a-b59a-cfef1429d686/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/3d49f79f-73c8-4e2a-b59a-cfef1429d686/] ·        https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/1f3c9169-b8e5-4647-859b-24491254b59c/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/1f3c9169-b8e5-4647-859b-24491254b59c/] ·        https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/]

Abe and JFK; So many coincidences so little time.

On this episode I tell the stories of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Two of the most well-known presidents who were assassinated during their presidencies. But that is just the tip of their connections to each other. Please follow me on X @HistoCoinPod Citation The Odd Parallels Between Kennedy and Lincoln o  https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-odd-parallels-between-kennedy-and-lincoln [https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-odd-parallels-between-kennedy-and-lincoln]Lincoln and Kennedy connection o  https://herald-journal.com/articles/viewpoints-hj/lincoln-and-kennedy-connection/ [https://herald-journal.com/articles/viewpoints-hj/lincoln-and-kennedy-connection/] Lincoln & Kennedy: Some Interesting Parallels o  https://www.thegettysburgexperience.com/newpagea88d47f2 [https://www.thegettysburgexperience.com/newpagea88d47f2] Strange Coincidences o  https://halliwell-lhs.co.uk/articles/strange-coincidences/ [https://halliwell-lhs.co.uk/articles/strange-coincidences/] Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences urban legend o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend]Abraham Lincoln o  https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/abraham-lincoln [https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/abraham-lincoln] o  https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/abraham-lincoln/ [https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/abraham-lincoln/] o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln] John F. Kennedy o  https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/life-of-john-f-kennedy [https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/life-of-john-f-kennedy] o  https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-f-kennedy/ [https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-f-kennedy/] o  https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/john-kennedy [https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/john-kennedy] o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-F-Kennedy [https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-F-Kennedy] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy]How Edwin Booth Saved Robert Todd Lincoln’s Life o  https://www.historynet.com/edwin-booth-saved-robert-todd-lincolns-life-2/ [https://www.historynet.com/edwin-booth-saved-robert-todd-lincolns-life-2/]Edwin Booth o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Booth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Booth] ·   Music o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/f4bb6405-4054-4faa-9527-a4bc453a7caa/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/f4bb6405-4054-4faa-9527-a4bc453a7caa/] o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b16fc1ca-6c7d-4e3f-8f9c-313ba4daedcf/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b16fc1ca-6c7d-4e3f-8f9c-313ba4daedcf/] o  https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/ [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/3f2717d0-f92b-4ed6-9498-421aba9d39b2/]

Shakespeare's Hidden Chapter

William Shakespeare is a well-known playwright and poet. But did you know that a theory suggests he wrote a portion of one of the biggest books ever written? Please follow me on X @HistoCoinPod Citations    William Shakespeare Biography o  https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/ [https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/]William Shakespeare o  https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare [https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare]    Wikipedia o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chamberlain%27s_Men [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chamberlain%27s_Men] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway] o  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version]    King James Version o  https://www.britannica.com/topic/King-James-Version [https://www.britannica.com/topic/King-James-Version]    The History Of The King James Version o  https://www.kjvbibles.com/king-james-version-bible-history?srsltid=AfmBOopIEH2nbO_GQ0nwsWU2uY8TJygbO8oCdHV4nRqjmpbNsEuu496s [https://www.kjvbibles.com/king-james-version-bible-history?srsltid=AfmBOopIEH2nbO_GQ0nwsWU2uY8TJygbO8oCdHV4nRqjmpbNsEuu496s]Psalm 46 – Confident in God’s Protection andPower o  https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/psalm-46/#:~:text=God%20present%20among%20His%20people,but%20a%20very%20present%20help [https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/psalm-46/#:~:text=God%20present%20among%20His%20people,but%20a%20very%20present%20help].    The Publishers' Circular o  https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=pubcircular [https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=pubcircular]Did Shakespeare translate psalms for the KingJames Bible? o  https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/13-september/regulars/out-of-the-question/did-shakespeare-translate-psalms-for-the-king-james-bible [https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/13-september/regulars/out-of-the-question/did-shakespeare-translate-psalms-for-the-king-james-bible]Shakespeare and Psalm 46 o  https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/shakespeare_psalm46 [https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/shakespeare_psalm46]Shakespeare and the Mystery of Psalm 46 o  https://austinratner.com/shakespeare-and-the-mystery-of-psalm-46/ [https://austinratner.com/shakespeare-and-the-mystery-of-psalm-46/]Anne Hathaway’s Mysterious Connections toWilliam Shakespeare Show That Life Is Full of Coincidences o  https://brightside.me/articles/anne-hathaways-bizarre-connections-to-william-shakespeare-that-totally-surprised-us-807044/ [https://brightside.me/articles/anne-hathaways-bizarre-connections-to-william-shakespeare-that-totally-surprised-us-807044/]