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When George S. Patton Bombed A Volcano (Cool Weird Awesome 1156)
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When George S. Patton Bombed A Volcano (Cool Weird Awesome 1156)

Today in 1935, a military mission you sure don’t see every day: at the direction of then-Lieutenant Colonel George S. Patton, American planes carried out a series of bombing runs in Hawaii to stop a volcano.

By Brady Carlson|2023-12-27T10:02:59-05:00December 27, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: corrections, George S. Patton, Hawaii, magazines, military, oops, volcanoes|

Old-Time Sports Radio Used To Give The Audience Diagrams (Cool Weird Awesome 216)
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Old-Time Sports Radio Used To Give The Audience Diagrams (Cool Weird Awesome 216)

On this day in 1927, the BBC tried something new for their broadcast of a rugby match between England and Wales: they partnered with Radio Times magazine to publish a diagram of a rugby pitch to help the audience follow the action.

By Brady Carlson|2024-09-19T08:40:49-04:00January 15, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: hats, magazines, museums, Portland OR, radio, Sports|