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John Strausbaugh

John Strausbaugh

By: John Strausbaugh
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Award-winning history writer John Strausbaugh tells fascinating stories about the past, bringing fresh perspectives to events and characters great and small.

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  • Junkyard Earth

    Junkyard Earth
    Oct 6 2025

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    Humanity is messy. Everywhere we go we leave trash and debris. Even in space.

    #nasa #pointnemo #space #internationalspacestation #mir #satellite #cosmodrome
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    8 mins
  • Socking Hitler on the Jaw

    Socking Hitler on the Jaw
    Sep 20 2025

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    Watching Hitler rampage across Europe in 1940, two comics artists in New York City decided to take matters in their own hands. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created Captain America.

    #captainamerica #marvelcomics #jackkirby #joesimon
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    7 mins
  • The 3000 Beatnik Riot: Part Two

    The 3000 Beatnik Riot: Part Two
    Jul 7 2025

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    When cops ran amok in Washington Square Park in April 1961, one of those they arrested was H. L. "Doc" Humes, novelist, inventor, and raconteur. He'd already been jailed recently for his outspoken support of the hepcat comedian Lord Buckley. He would go on to be an LSD pioneer withTimothy Leary, among many other things.

    #GreenwichVillage #WashingtonSquarePark #beatniks #DocHumes #LordBuckley #NormanMailer #GeorgePlimpton #DavidAmram #TimothyLeary #VillageGate #OrnetteColeman #LSD
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    7 mins
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