Curious World History

Albert and Colleen explore the 5,000 year history of chocolate -- from the cacao trees of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations to the magic of Dubai chocolate. Thank you to Taza Chocolate for a fun tour and to A Chocolate Dream for the Dubai chocolate!

This week Albert and Colleen explore the history of the milkman. This is a job that was very prevalent around the world until the mid-to-late 20th century.
 
This episode is the first in a series that we will come back to from time to time, where we talk about jobs that no longer exist like they once did.
 
Below are some links to the media and providers we discussed:
 
Cloverland Dairy ad 1965:
https://youtu.be/JFHyeY18A1A?si=mvKxj4z01TeEEKjw
 
Milkman documentary:
https://youtu.be/a11YbyI3zy4?si=h2UM5aran8EYHl87
 
The Merry Milkman board game: 
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/board-game-merry-milkman-exciting-game-and-toy-hassenfeld-bros-inc/0wEIM5MYKHxpeQ?hl=en 
 
Sweetwater is where we got our new mics:
https://www.sweetwater.com/

Albert and Colleen explore a brief history of the Hindenburg, the terrible crash, and how it changed the world.
 
You can watch original newsreel footage and Herb Morrison's emotional broadcast, which were combined here by the National Archives:
https://archive.org/details/SF145
 

Albert and Colleen explore the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and learn about President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Albert and Colleen explore one of Boston's tragedies, The Molasses Flood of 1919.