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American Timelines

American Timelines

Written by: historyforjerks
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 Amy & Joe discuss true crime & pop culture and crazy events through history year by year. Amy takes a deep dive on something creepy while Joe tells us about wacky stuff that happened. Amy likes murder, Joe likes old sitcoms, and they podcast to escape the monotony of adulthood.American Timelines by History For Jerks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.historyforjerks.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.historyforjerks.com. True Crime World
Episodes
  • Operation Valkyrie & Asmahan

    Operation Valkyrie & Asmahan
    Jan 15 2026
    Operation Valkyrie & Asmahan: July 1944 Part 2. Hunter Bizzle and Gruff cover Operation Valkyrie, the plot to assisinate Hitler and the mysterious death of Arab superstar Asmahan in July of 1944.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Day the Clowns Cried & Lt. Jackie Robinson

    The Day the Clowns Cried & Lt. Jackie Robinson
    Dec 17 2025
    Jumping into July 1944, Joe talks about the Hartford Circus Fire tragedy, and Arstar tells us about Lt. Jack Robinson refusing to give up a seat on the bus. This is American Timelines.
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    48 mins
  • Ern Malley, Joe Nuxhall, Vojtěch Preissig and The Buzz Bomb

    Ern Malley, Joe Nuxhall, Vojtěch Preissig and The Buzz Bomb
    Oct 19 2025
    In this episode, the American Timelines gang explore historical and artistic topics, including baseball history, World War II recruitment posters, and the development of the V1 flying bomb. Specifically: Joe Nuxhall's Record-Breaking MLB Debut Joe shares the story of Joe Nuxhall, who at 15 years and 10 months became the youngest person to pitch in a Major League Baseball game for the Cincinnati Reds in 1944. Vojtěch Preissig's Life and Art Artstar shared the life story of Czech artist Vojtěch Preissig, who was born in 1872 and worked as a topographer, illustrator, and designer. Artstar also discussed how the Nazis categorized artists into "degenerate" and "Nazi-approved" categories, with the former including modern artists like Otto Dix, Paul Klee, and Picasso, while the latter favored realistic or neoclassic art. Nazi V1 Flying Bomb Overview Hunter presented an in-depth overview of the V1 flying bomb, also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodle Bug, developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The Ern Malley Hoax Steve shared the story of the Ern Malley poetry hoax, which was created to mock modernist poetry but ended up being embraced by some as legitimate art.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
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