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Hosted by Philip D. Gibbons · EN · 20 episodes
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Some Very Famous People You've Never Really Heard Of, Byte Sized Biographies of the famous, the infamous and the quirky in less than hour. Think of that doorstop sized bio or history related book that you will never read made accessible in an hour. These are people that you may think you know a lot about but really don't, remarkable human beings you have never heard of and incidents covered in new and different detail, all fascinating.
Philip D. Gibbons hosts Byte Sized Biographies…, a history show with 20 episodes published.
In June, 1965, recent UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison, jobless and homeless, was residing on a Venice Beach rooftop. Within two years, the Doors song “Light My Fire,” was the #1 song in the US. Four years later, M
In June, 1965, recent UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison, jobless and homeless, was residing on a Venice Beach rooftop. Within two years, the Doors song "Light My Fire," was the #1 song in the US. Four years later, M
The treatment of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman's friendly fire death is among the most shameful incidents in the history of the US military and government.
The treatment of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman's friendly fire death is among the most shameful incidents in the history of the US military and government.
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence. After almost fifty years of litigation, the MacDonald murders remain one of America's most controversial murder cases.
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. For close to fifty years, the Macdonald murders have remained one of America's most controversial cases.
Bobby Sands and the IRA Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Part One)
Bobby Sands and the Ira Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Part Two)
Jan Baalsrud and World War II's Greatest Escape (Part One)
Jan Baalsrud and World War II's Greatest Escape (Part Two)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tragic Brilliance F. Scott Fitzgerald as a child F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1927 publicity photo Zelda Fitzgerald Ginevra King, 1918 Gerald and Sara Murphy on the French Riviera Hotek Du Cap, Cap D”Antibes
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tragic Brilliance Maxwell Perkins Fitzgerald family passport MGM Studio Entrance Irving Thalberg Sheilah Graham F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald grave, Rockville, Maryland
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Part One)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lost Paradise (Part Two)
The incredible story of the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and the iconic photo that changed their lives forever. Ira Hayes Rene Gagnon Joe Rosenthal on Suribachi Bill Genaust, left, on Iwo Jima Wreck
The incredible story of the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and the iconic photo that changed their lives forever. Marine Harlon Block, his mother always knew. Navy Medic John Bradley, on the 7th Bond
In thirteen months, John Dillinger transformed himself from inconsequential ex-con to the most famous criminal celebrity in US history and the first Public Enemy Number One. John Dillinger, at the height of his fame Home
In thirteen months, John Dillinger transformed himself from inconsequential ex-con to the most famous criminal celebrity in US history and the first Public Enemy Number One. Lester Gillis aka Baby Face Nelson Eddie Green
On July 19, 1969 an auto accident, involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the death of a young woman, changed the course of American political history forever. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 1968 Edward Kennedy, campaigning
On July 19, 1969 an auto accident, involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the death of a young woman, changed the course of American political history forever. Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife Joan in the mid-sixties
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Byte Sized Biographies… is hosted by Philip D. Gibbons. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 20 episodes.
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