In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the Ghost Army of WWII and how they used INFLATABLE tanks, planes and even weapons to fool the Germany Army?!? This is a wild one, so buckle up! =)
~ Christina

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Jasper Maskelyne & The British
4:46 - The Ghost Army
12:37 - Ghost Army Operations
16:10 - Fooling the Allies
18:22 - Bill Blass
20:59 - Ralph Ingersoll & Hilton Railey
23:42 - Finally Honored

►Sources:
Book: The Ghost Army of World War II - Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyer
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/traveling-exhibits/ghost-army-combat-con-artists-world-war-ii
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/jasper-maskelyne-the-magician.html
https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/ghost-army-wwii/
PBS Documentary can be watched here: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-ghost-army-t5k1jv/ with a subscription to KERA. It is also available to rent on Amazon Prime title “The Ghost Army”
https://ghostarmy.org/
For info on the Ghost Army book, documentary, or tour, or Rick Beyer's appearance schedule? Go to ghostarmy.com
https://www.thirteen.org/blog-post/ghost-army-soldiers-wwii-art-schools/
https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii
https://www.britannica.com/event/Operation-Fortitude
Clip of the men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgRBpT2kDVI&t=30s
Full Video - Ceremony Men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/live/QT8KqceRFG4?t=337s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ghost-army-of-wwii-used-art-to-deceive-the-nazis-180980336/
https://nationalvmm.org/the-ghost-army-world-war-iis-secret-weapon/

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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the mysterious disappearance of 3 lighthouse keepers in Scotland. A disappearance that is STILL unsolved decades later. Let me know what YOU think happened! ~ Christina

Timestamps:
0:0 - Intro
1:05 - The Flannel Isles
3:20 - Construction of the Lighthouse
5:37 - Becoming a Lighthouse Keeper
10:25 - Eilean Mòr Lighthouse
11:52 - The Disappearance
15:31 - The Investigation
22:29 - Legends of the Island Theory
23:48 - Honorable mention Theories
27:49 - Lighthouse Keepers Gone Mad Theory
30:35 - Logical Theory
34:28 - Automation & Final thoughts

►Sources:
Lightkeeping: https://www.nlb.org.uk/history/lighthouse-keeping/
https://www.nlb.org.uk/history/flannan-isles/#:~:text=After a careful examination of,the West landing, to secure
https://blog.nrscotland.gov.uk/2023/12/12/flannan-isles-lighthouse-keepers-the-disappearance/
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/western-isles-lewis-scotland-b2379063.html
https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/eilean-mor-light-house-mystery
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Eilean-Mor-Lighthouse-Mystery/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/flannan-isle-mystery
As mentioned some of what is said to have been found in lighthouse are now believed to be false - This article lists some of those things: https://www.historyhit.com/the-flannan-isle-mystery-when-three-lighthouse-keepers-vanished-overnight/
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-flannan-isle-mystery-the-three-lighthouse-keepers-who-vanished
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/what-caused-disappearance-flannan-isle-lighthouse-keepers

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In the 1930s, America believed that some children were born too stupid to ever learn. If your IQ was low, the science of the day said it was hopeless—your blood was “bad.”

Thousands of orphans were locked away in institutions, labeled “feebleminded,” and forgotten. But two young researchers at an Iowa orphanage decided to test that idea… and what they discovered would tear down one of the darkest chapters in American science.

This is the true story of the Orphans of Davenport.

Sources:

Iowa Childrens Home: https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011824/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=243&nt=207&nt2=239

Book: The Orphans of Davenport: Eugenics, the Great Depression, and the War over Children's Intelligence by Marilyn Brookwood- Buy Book: https://amzn.to/4oS9D2r

https://www.byuradio.org/won-2021-10-14-the-davenport-orphans

https://medium.com/leading-brains-review/two-hopeless-little-girls-abandoned-to-a-mental-institution-with-astounding-results-c9ac9a06ec28

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-iowa-orphans-who-helped-resolve-the-fight-over-childrens-intelligence/2021/08/11/51bde2d6-de75-11eb-b507-697762d090dd_story.html

Interview with Researchers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0bQFsodlf4

https://time.com/archive/6780590/education-nature-v-nurture/

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-11958-020

Papers written by the doctors: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Harold-M-Skeels-2047761714

1939: https://time.com/archive/6760602/medicine-feeble-minded-love/

https://origins.osu.edu/read/sterilization-carrie-buck

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eugenics-finding-carrie-buck/

https://libguides.davenportlibrary.com/c.php?g=757345&p=5430552

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