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Piltdown Man hoax / Ella Fitzgerald wins Apollo Amateur Night - November 21st Flashback

Piltdown Man hoax / Ella Fitzgerald wins Apollo Amateur Night - November 21st Flashback

FromThis Day in History Class


Piltdown Man hoax / Ella Fitzgerald wins Apollo Amateur Night - November 21st Flashback

FromThis Day in History Class

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this day in 1953, the Piltdown Man, supposedly the remains of a missing evolutionary link between apes and humans, was revealed to be a hoax in the press.On this day in 1934, at 17-years-old, Ella Fitzgerald became the first female performer to win Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.