"Philadelphia, PA"

The cradle of American liberty, and also the same place where Eagles fans threw batteries at Santa Claus. What can we say? Philadelphia is large, it contains multitudes.

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a baseball superstar, an irate owner, and a clever workaround

In 1902 baseball player Nap Lajoie was prohibited by law from entering the state of Pennsylvania. How did this weird state of affairs come to pass?

Categories: Series 4, Sports & Leisure

Tags: American League baseball Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson civil law Cleveland, OH Colonel John Ignatius Rogers Cornelius "Connie Mack" McGillicuddy Ed Delahanty Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie National League Oakland Athletics Pennsylvania Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13

Published: June 15, 2020

Mrs. Dicranouhi Kabakjian cooks radium in the basement of 105 East Stratford Avenue

The Hot House

refining radium in the home, for fun and profit

Lots of people have dabbled with strange home businesses -- but only one of them set up a radium refining facility in the basement of his suburban duplex.

Categories: Man's Amazing Inventions, Most Popular, Science & Nature, Series 3

Tags: Dr. Dicran Hadjy Kabakjian Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13 The Constant The Dollop

Published: May 4, 2020

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"Philadelphia, PA"

French Leave

a baseball superstar, an irate owner, and a clever workaround

The Hot House

refining radium in the home, for fun and profit