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Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: The Tragic Story Behind Hollywood’s First ScandalUploaded 21-03-2221 Mar 2022---Head to https://Policygenius.com/Biographics to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Policygenius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marilyn Monroe once said that "fame is like caviar... it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal."Uploaded 30-08-23And, indeed, fame proved to be a double-edged sword for the sultry platinum-blond actress who took Hollywood by storm. Outwardly, she projected the image of a silly, sexy airhead who had all the men bowing at her feet. It was an archetype that played well in Hollywood, and it had been done before, but Monroe was in a class of her own. Even now, over half a century after her death, the notion of the “blonde bombshell” makes many people instantly think of Marilyn Monroe, perhaps in her iconic whitedress getting swept up by a gust of wind.Behind closed doors, however, everything was not OK. First, Marilyn endured an unhappy childhood where she was moved around from place to place and, eventually, pressured into a marriage she didn’treally want just to avoid the orphanage. Deep-seated feelings of abandonment and not being wanted haunted her throughout her life and had an adverse effect on her relationships and her career. Eventually, her demons got the best of her and Marilyn ended her life at the tender age of 36 when she was still at the peak of her career.Her time in Hollywood was surprisingly brief, but her legacy as one of cinema’s most legendary stars is everlasting.Original article by Radu Alexander→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetAnd be sure to check out Karl Smallwood's channel, Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiendCheck out the Biographics website for more! https://www.biographics.orgFurther Reading: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/g3603/best-marilyn-monroe-quotes/?slide=4https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn-monroe-bornhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-Monroehttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/19/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a41425153/marilyn-monroe-father-charles-stanley-gifford/https://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/23/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/25/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/31/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/47/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/51/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/53/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/71/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/73/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/89/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-biography/https://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/93/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/99/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/113/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/115/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/139/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.biography.com/actors/marilyn-monroe-playboy-first-issue-didnt-posehttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/139/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/159/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/secretlifeofmari00tara/page/167/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/elia-kazans-private-letters-marilyn-694935/https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/780b92eb-4de2-4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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James Randi: The Former Magician Who Exposed Fakes, Frauds, and CharlatansUploaded 25-03-2125 Mar 2021---Make your beard absolutely legendary with Beard Blaze: https://beardblaze.com/→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/Source/Further reading:https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/17/arts/poof-you-re-a-skeptic-the-amazing-randi-s-vanishing-humbug.htmlhttps://www.economist.com/obituary/2020/11/12/james-randi-died-on-october-20thhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070930142033/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,149448,00.html?iid=chix-spherehttps://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926717787/amazing-escape-artist-magician-and-skeptic-james-randi-dead-at-92https://thehumanist.com/commentary/the-amazing-james-randi-1928-2020/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/oct/25/james-randi-obituaryhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-born-james-randi-dazzling-magician-and-skeptic-dies-at-92-1.5155807https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/magazine/the-unbelievable-skepticism-of-the-amazing-randi.htmlhttps://books.google.ro/books?id=ko7Yy08C1PUC&pg=PA11&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1986/james-randihttps://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14519605-000-a-galileo-come-among-us/https://www.nature.com/news/2004/041004/full/news041004-19.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/2007/03/james-randi-exp/https://www.gq.com/story/peter-popoff-born-again-scoundrelhttps://skepticalinquirer.org/history-of-csicop/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/barry-sonnenfeld-direct-film-famous-780970http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/jref-news/2074-jrefs-pigasus-awards-honors-dubious-peddlers-of-woo.htmlhttps://web.randi.org/home/archives/09-2015https://apnews.com/article/james-randi-magician-obituaries-8b14c7fe50695303efd0ddd029e68f18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamehameha: The Warrior King Who United Hawaii 8 Nov 2025 --- INTRO TEXT/AD PLUG → 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: ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John C.H. Lee: The Forgotten Mastermind of World War II 23 Mar 2024 --- The history of the United States Army presents no shortage of what may be called “colorful” characters adorning its ranks and accomplishments. During the American Revolutionary War there was the rambunctious Ethan Allen, loud, profane, and self-serving. The American Civil War produced George Armstrong Custer, one of the earliest examples of an Army commander retaining a press correspondent on his personal staff. World War I produced MacArthur, as well as the equally flamboyant George Patton, both of whom used lessons learned in that conflict to further their fame during World War II. These officers, and many others of a similar bent, shared a personal notoriety and military success. Another, a contemporary of MacArthur, Patton, Dwight Eisenhower, and the other military leaders of the Second World War, was John Clifford Hodges Lee, whose contribution to the Allied victory was substantial, but whose efforts are largely forgotten. Lee had the often thankless task of ensuring troops were fed, clothed, armed, and supported by medical and staff personnel, rather than leading them in battle. It was his responsibility to have trained replacements ready to step forward when needed, fuel available to support offensives, bullets for rifles, shells for tanks, and mail delivered to the men at the front. Engineers to support combat operations and build necessary roads, storage sites, fuel dumps, airfields, and other military infrastructure were also under his bailiwick. In accomplishing his task, he developed the reputation of being a self-absorbed martinet. Among the troops, including the senior officers deployed in Europe, his initials – JCH – were said to stand for “Jesus Christ Himself”. In Citizen Soldiers, the noted historian Stephen Ambrose described him as “The biggest jerk in ETO [European Theater of Operations]”, who had “…an exalted opinion of himself”. Yet without his successful execution of his duties, the Allied drive across Europe would have been immeasurably more difficult. He is an interesting, complicated, and sometimes comic figure, who alienated his superiors as well as the men under his immediate command. Yet he got the job done, according to Eisenhower, who said of him, “…I thought it was possible that his unyielding methods might be vital to success in an activity where an iron hand is always mandatory”. → 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 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: https://archive.org/details/citizensoldiers000ambr/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.westpoint.edu/about/history-of-west-point/notable-graduates https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/great-mississippi-river-flood-1927 https://history.army.mil/html/books/007/7-2-1/CMH_Pub_7-2-1.pdf https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20221108-allies-successful-first-invasion-but-a-botched-job-operation-torch-80-years-on https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196933/lt-gen-frank-m-andrews/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180126045735/http:/www.transchool.lee.army.mil:80/museum/transportation%20museum/redballintro.htm https://brothersandrew.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Industrial Revolution: The Birth of the Modern World 7 Nov 2023 --- The years of the Industrial Revolution are not clearly defined, but the period spanned both the American and French Revolutions, the expansion of empires into the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and the opening of the American West. It began in the 1700s with a shift in one of humanity’s oldest necessities, the need to make cloth to protect their bodies from the elements. The textile industry was the first to be mechanized, to create modern manufacturing and shipping methods, even the first to adopt supply-side engineering, though it wasn’t yet called that. Here is the story of the Industrial Revolution, described by some historians as “…the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing”. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Industrial-Revolution https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Kay https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2023/apr/03/cotton-capital-how-slavery-made-manchester-the-worlds-first-industrial-city https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/70-newcomen-engine https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/science-and-technology/boulton-and-watt-engine/ https://www.corsacoal.com/about-corsa/coal-in-steelmaking/ https://steelmuseum.org/i-s-hall-of-fame/cort_henry.cfm http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/history-of-canals/#:~:text=Examples%20of%20Roman%20canals%20in,and%20the%20Bourne%2DMorton%20Canal. https://www.nationaltransporttrust.org.uk/heritage-sites/heritage-detail/ticknall-tramway https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/history/chapter3 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22909590 https://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/cooke-and-wheatstones/#abstractart https://www.loc.gov/collections/samuel-morse-papers/articles-and-essays/invention-of-the-telegraph/ https://www.ctemag.com/news/articles/thread-history-and-measurement https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/mccormick_hi.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George “Machine Gun” Kelly: The Most Wanted Man in AmericaUploaded 29-07-2130 Jul 2021---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:https://www.alcatrazcruises.com/blog/2019/07/16/machine-gun-kelly-and-his-lost-years-on-alcatraz/https://web.archive.org/web/20080917053635/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/kelly/2.htmlhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tennessee-passes-nations-first-prohibition-lawhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/machine-gun-kellyhttp://historic-memphis.com/biographies/machinegunkelly/machinegunkelly.htmlhttps://memphismagazine.com/features/machine-gun-kelly-memphis-public-enemy/https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/mgk.htmhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-ganghttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/machine-gun-kellyhttps://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2003/september/kelly092603https://web.archive.org/web/20141228162724/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/U/UR009.htmlhttps://www.alcatrazcruises.com/blog/2019/07/16/machine-gun-kelly-and-his-lost-years-on-alcatraz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#supremecourt #ruthbaderginsburg #biography 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.Uploaded 18-04-24→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetEric's Stuff:Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg Link Tree to Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyteKarl'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/KarlSmallwoodFurther Reading:https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-15/#:~:text=to%20this%20page-,Ruth%20Bader%20Ginsburg,her%20class%20from%20Cornell%20University. Chapter 2, 4, My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary Hartnett, and Wendy Williams Chapter 1, 3, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron de Hart https://archive.org/details/significantconte00scan/page/118/mode/2up Chapter 2, Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life Life, Liberty, and Law by Jeffrey Rosen https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/the-women-of-harvard-law-rbg-1959.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/ruth-bader-ginsburg-interview-transcript.html https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2017/03/09/ruth-bader-ginsburg-distinguished-lecture-feb-3-2014/ https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/memoriam-ruth-bader-ginsburg-59 https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/columbia-law-professor-inspired-by-the-late-ruth-bader-ginsburg/65-f1723c63-851e-4266-a466-4d8e5405d540 https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographyginsburg.aspx https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2020/09/24/story-behind-ginsburgs-clerkship-is-misleading-former-clerk-says/?slreturn=20240026035517 https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/tribute-hans-smit-us-supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/tiden-i-sverige-avgorande-for-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-kamp/ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/us/kagan-says-her-path-to-supreme-court-was-made-smoother-by-ginsburg.html https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/ginsburg-ruth-bader https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/memoriam-ruth-bader-ginsburg-59#:~:text=1972%3A%20Columbia%20Law%20School%20announces,a%20tenured%20professor%20of%20law. https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/uploads/document/wrp_history.pdf https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2253&context=facpub https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/15/us/supreme-court-woman-rejected-clerk-chosen-justice-ruth-joan-bader-ginsburg.html https://www.oyez.org/cases/1972/71-1694 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1974/73-1892 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-18 https://time.com/5354490/ruth-bader-ginsburg-roe-v-wade/ https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-signing-hr-7843-into-law-appointments-additional-district-and-circuit-judges https://www.ajc.com/jimmy-carter/carter-on-ginsburg-a-beacon-of-justice/YDMU2V7TIVCC5JNZ43CM55H3AU/ https://katiecouric.com/news/politics-and-policy/ruth-bader-ginsburg-legacy-controversy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHwoosXsybQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fkatiecouric.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-and-policy%2Fruth-bader-ginsburg-legacy-controversy%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/stories/ginsburg091899.htm https://www.oyez.org/justices/sonia_sotomayor https://www.oyez.org/justices/elena_kagan https://pacificlegal.org/antonin-scalia-and-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-friendship/#:~:text=Scalia%2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices