The Witch MurdersThe Witch Murders
In 1950 a man shot and killed his sister-in-law and niece in a country store in northeast Tennessee. Why he did that is our story today. Don’t forget to subscribe
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The Battle of Fair GardenThe Battle of Fair Garden
The Battle of Dandridge was fought near the town of Dandridge in East Tennessee in mid-January 1864. After that battle Union cavalry had moved south of the French Broad River
The First Integrated Little League Team In The SouthThe First Integrated Little League Team In The South
In 1951 Little League baseball came to Norton, Virginia. In that very first season the Little League allowed black boys and white boys to play together, fully integrated, for the
Moonshiner Sentenced To Five Years In The Federal Penitentiary – January 20, 1932Moonshiner Sentenced To Five Years In The Federal Penitentiary – January 20, 1932
On this day in 1932 75-year-old Pete Settles, of Campbell County, Tennessee, was sentenced to five years in the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta for manufacturing moonshine, a violation of prohibition.
Reverend W. D. McFarland In Greeneville Jail For Performing A Criminal Operation – January 18, 1912Reverend W. D. McFarland In Greeneville Jail For Performing A Criminal Operation – January 18, 1912
On this day in 1912 the Reverend W. D. McFarland, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church Missionary in Greene County, Tennessee, was arrested and placed in the Greene County jail
Elgin Baylor Boycotts Game Over Segregation Ordinance – January 16, 1959Elgin Baylor Boycotts Game Over Segregation Ordinance – January 16, 1959
On January 16, 1959 the Minneapolis Lakers were scheduled to play the Cincinnati Royals in Charleston, West Virginia’s brand-new civic center. The game went on, minus some Lakers players. The
Blennerhassett And BurrBlennerhassett And Burr
After the end of the Revolutionary War the land north and west of the Ohio River was organized by Congress into the Northwest Territory. Soon settlers began to move into
The Witch MurdersThe Witch Murders
In August, 1950, a man walked into a country store in Stanley Valley, Tennessee, and committed a terrible crime. What he did, and why he did it, is the subject
The Execution Of White Tollett – January 11, 1939The Execution Of White Tollett – January 11, 1939
On this day 83 years ago White Tollett was electrocuted at the Tennessee State Penitentiary. His crime was setting off the dynamite that destroyed the home of Harmon Gouge near
A Johnson City Bear – January 9, 1905A Johnson City Bear – January 9, 1905
On this day in 1905, Congressman W. P. Brownlow sent a three-year-old, 250 pound, black bear named “Fannie” to the city as a gift. Apparently there was a zoo located