America 250 Episodes

Pictured: The Wright brothers celebrating the first SUSTAINED flight- the critical development that gave the world flight. 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries AMERICA 250 Special Presentation “10 Uniquely American Inventions: Their Stories, and How They Benefited the World” In this America 250 special episode, we take a deep dive into ten inventions that could only have come from the American spirit—innovations born from curiosity, grit, and a refusal to accept the limits of the age. ...

🎙️ MEET THE OHIO BIGFOOT CLAN An America 250 Legends Special Presentation 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast This America 250 Legends Special Presentation takes listeners deep into one of the most active Bigfoot hotspots in the United States — Northeast Ohio, a region now ranked #4 in the nation for reported sightings. Recent investigations, including a widely circulated FOX 8 News report, have documented an unprecedented uptick in encounters, with multiple witnesses describing ...

🎙️ SHOW NOTES — AMERICA 250 SPECIAL PRESENTATION THE SWOOSE: The Plane That Refused to Die Narrated by Jon Hagadorn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast In this America 250 special presentation, host Jon Hagadorn brings listeners the extraordinary true story of The Swoose — the oldest surviving B‑17 Flying Fortress and the only B‑17D to serve from the opening days of World War II all the way to the end. Told through the voice of an older veteran standing before the aircraft now...

🎙️ SHOW NOTES — 1001 Heroes, Legends, History & Mysteries Remembering Legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer America 250: Famous Lawmen In this episode, Jon takes listeners deep into the life and legacy of Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, one of the most formidable and complex lawmen in American history. Long before he became known nationwide for tracking down Bonnie and Clyde, Hamer spent decades walking the razor’s edge between frontier justice and the rapidly modernizing world of the early 20th century....

SHOW NOTES America250: Remembering the Heroes of the USS Yorktown (CV‑5) A 9‑Chapter Audio Documentary for 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries In this special America250 presentation, we tell the full, sweeping story of the USS Yorktown (CV‑5) — the carrier that helped turn the tide of World War II, the ship that refused to die, and the men whose courage shaped the course of history. Told in first‑person narrative, supported by journalist accounts, Navy communiqués, and DoD historical su...

Summary of the Fight for Bryan’s Station & Simon Girty’s Revenge 🌾 The Fight for Bryan’s Station (August 15–17, 1782) Bryan’s Station, a frontier fort in Fayette County, Kentucky, came under attack when Capt. William Caldwell led a combined force of Shawnee and Delaware warriors along with Canadian Rangers. The defenders—frontier families and militia—held out under constant skirmish fire. Reinforcements from Lexington arrived later that day, helping secure the fort. The attackers, unable to brea...

1001 hEROES JOINS THE AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION WITH TRUE AMERICAN HISTORY: American colonists in Kentucky were truly tough people-men and women, and their fight against the British and their Indian and loyalist allies helped save this country from being ruled by a king. The expression for Kentucians was "born with the bark on" and their courage in the defense of Bryan's Station is told here. This is real American history- the way it happened.