Best of the History Guy: Weird Crime

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

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From the vaults, five classic episodes of the History Guy with weird crimes and criminals.
00:00 - Tommy Fitz's Perfect Landings
08:30 - The Fabulous Fraud from Brooklyn
14:19 - Georg Gärtner, the last German POW in America.
27:23 - Daniel Sickles' Temporary Insanity
39:50 - Soapy Smith: A Very Bad Man
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@lizmacrae4970 Год назад

A little note about German prisoners of war in the UK …a POW called August was billeted on our family farm in Scotland when I was born in 1946…I don’t know how long he had been there before this. August was not given farm work at this stage but he was asked to look after me while my mother drove a new tractor which replaced two horses …perhaps he couldn’t drive. This arrangement went on for some time as he eventually taught me to walk played with me and kept me safe. When he was repatriated he kept in contact with my family by letter often and many years later he brought his family to visit. My uncle who was the main guy on the farm was wounded in the First World War by having half of his face blown off and his face was reconstructed by German surgeons…he was very grateful.

@cahg3871 Год назад

Great story,thanks for sharing.

@staceybrown686 Год назад

What an incredible story. Ah the carnage brought by war has it’s silver linings. Thanks for sharing.

@NeilFLiversidge 2 месяца назад

Hans Wronski was a German POW who lived near us. Worked in the pits and did electrical work on the side. You couldn't have met a nicer more honest bloke.

@aftersexhighfives Год назад

You almost cracking up at the pilot's antics is the best part of your wonderful story telling. ❤️

@Taranofsky Год назад

Absolutely. I love when he is GENUINELY delighted by the stories he's telling

@curbozerboomer1773 Год назад

But this weird dude's story needed more attention...how does such an unstable, out of control young man go on to having a 50 year marriage, and what did he do for a living all those years?...Who would even want to be married to such a wing nut?

@richardmourdock2719 Год назад

I heard all of these when they were originally posted. Only THG makes stories so interesting you want to hear them again.. and give them a Thumbs UP a second time!

@toughenupfluffy7294 Год назад

An hour went by like it was a couple of minutes. Well done, History Guy!

@jessiejones6633 Год назад

I wish all history teachers were like you. You make history fun and interesting.

@ronniewall492 Год назад

WE HAD ONE THAT SPOKE MONOTONE AND WAS TORTURE.

@killercharm Год назад

History was my least favorite subject in school. It is my favorite subject now, in life. Shame on you history teachers. Who could possibly make what amounts to gossip boring?

@ronniewall492 Год назад

@@killercharm WE HAD A GUY THAT TALKED IN MONOTONE IT WAS TOURTURE.

@terriecotham1567 Год назад

Well said

@elainebradley8213 Год назад

Cheers to Mrs. Gilmore.

@christophervandenberg4830 Год назад

You are the closest to a modern day Paul Harvey I have ever heard. Excellent job!

@leslieortenzi8875 Год назад

Man, do I ever miss Paul Harvey! *And now, for the rest of the story*

@tishhobbs6998 Год назад

What a wonderful and true compliment.

@lovejumanji5 Год назад

Spot on !

@djm5687 Год назад

...and now you know the rest of the story.

@tamaracalderon6080 Год назад

💯

@crystalratclffe3258 Год назад

I worked at a geriatric psych nursing home. One client with severe Alzheimers who used to be in construction attached himself to the men walking around and discussing the structure of the hospital for renovation. Ironically, he knew all the locations of supportive structures and studs. We had to enlighten them to double-check his information just to be sure.

@ScoobyDoozy Год назад

It’d amazing how often this happens. A friend is the on-site carpenter for an aged care home. Most days he does his work to a very keen audience. He gets off easily compared to when they get contractors in. Those poor buggers can’t put in a single nail without enduring the groups official judgment. “Nope, nope” they shake their heads in unison. “He should put it…”. It warms my heart & makes me laugh every time I think of it. Thank you for the very important work you do.

@annebradley6086 Год назад

@@ScoobyDoozy Your comment isn't making sense. Most likely Artificial Intelligence changed some of your words.

@donnajohnson3334 Год назад

@@annebradley6086 It makes sense to me

@hollerinwoman Год назад

@@donnajohnson3334 To me too!

@ancientheart2532 Год назад

Did you hear about the Irishman that walked out of a bar? It could happen.

@nathank4708 Год назад

It could happen. But has it ever happened?😂

@seththebeatmxchine Год назад

This is such a good one I can't wait to tell this to my Irish coworker

@seththebeatmxchine Год назад

Because of all the forest fire and smog going on in new England right now she literally made a comment today about how in an emergency situation Irish people run to the bar instead of a church. And how if they are at the bar they consider themselves "safe" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@TheBoomersdad 6 месяцев назад

😂

@bretnielsen5502 Год назад

14:00 We had a POW camp in our county. My Grandpa unable to serve for medical reasons hired several to help on the farm... they were friendly, helpful. and fed very well without any p[roblem. Only 1 building remains from the camp; it has been moved to the County Fair Grounds and is restored.

@brianjones7660 Год назад

may i ask where?🤔

@probower4726 Год назад

I discovered this channel by random chance, and I have to say, you have some lovely work. Glad to always hear such fascinating bits and bobs of history.

@tishhobbs6998 Год назад

Me too. Great stuff. Sharing it to my dad. He is going to love the pilot story. It reminds me of him and one of his flying buddies. He'll of course greatly enjoy the others.

@DawnOldham Год назад

I can't remember how I found THG's channel, but for several years, I've watched most, if not all of his videos! I've always loved history, and he adds a nice twist by being a great story teller, too!

@nathank4708 Год назад

Yeah this channel and simon whistler channels.

@theemmjay5130 Год назад

My brother has been a fan for some time, and had told me about him a few times, but I didn't actually start watching until one of his videos showed up in my recommendations. Now we occasionally chat about his videos and I even got him a THG glass for his birthday two years ago. (It's the one that says, "Don't all good stories involve pirates?)

@leighcraig4004 Год назад

I am over the moon finding your channel. History was my first love in school. I used to be so knowledgeable in most things history. I had an unfortunate incident that causes me to fight my pain and body every day and take pills to sleep a good 4 1/2 - 5 hours a night and I think with everything going on, it's affecting my memory. I DO, however, remember what my favorite history teacher looked like but not his name. You remind me of him and I'm so thankful you're here. Have a wonderful evening and I can't wait to go through your videos. I'll remember that because I'm already here 🤗

@calendarpage Год назад

Not too many people say "ripping yarn" anymore. Maybe we should bring it back.

@shawnlindley5840 Год назад

New Mexico's past is history that deserves to be remembered. We have so many cool things here.

@jeanettewaverly2590 Год назад

Indeed! I’d like to an episode on Blackdom.

@stevedietrich8936 Год назад

While I heard you tell these stories in your original videos it is great fun to hear them again. I forgot many of the details in the interim. "Surrendered to Bryant Gumbel" LMAO

@catdaddy9626 Год назад

Amazing

@MrMatteNWk Год назад

He wasn't going to, but ya know, having to deal with this for hours... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qls6Po_1h5s.html

@DavidHBurkart Год назад

Georg Gartner. Wow, what an enterprising life, the epitome of getting handed lemons and making lemonade. The importance of marrying the right spouse can not be underestimated. Had she not loved him or at least thought enough of him to take control of his situation, the outcome of this story may have had far less favorable outcome.

@Hawkathon Год назад

In the end, his wife actually divorced him while he was visiting his sister in Germany.

@jarodstrain8905 Год назад

@@Hawkathon true, but a bit more to it. He went to Germany for more than two years without any contact with his wife. They later reconciled without remarriage. Her grandchildren called him grandfather. They were best of friends until her death.

@tesmith47 Год назад

Being a white male helps too Lol

@colddeadhands5167 Год назад

My Dad, 87th Infantry, always told us that they, G.I.'s, knew the difference between German soldiers and nazi's. He never explained but the inference was German soldiers were treated well. Nazi's were.....well you get the point.....

@mq9893 Год назад

@@tesmith47 Well..Let's play that tape.. Because if he was not a "white" German then his wife wouldn't have helped him? FBI & INS would have locked him up?✋🏾 Sure wouldn't have helped him in 'many' other countries

@Hawkathon Год назад

Soapy Smith: “For God’s sake, don’t shoot!” Frank H. Reed: “So, anyway, I start blasting.”

@richardsmith4187 Год назад

I'm always amazed at the stories you present and the facts are very interesting and would probably be forgotten without you ! Thank you for your dedication to this worthwhile task of preserving history and keeping it alive.

@lindatello323 Год назад

Have you considered collaborating with Sabaton?!!!

@anonemus2971 Год назад

I have visited the German POW Chapel on Camp Atterbury just outside of Edinburg Indiana. It was built by the POWs and is the only thing from the POW camp that survived. It is still there and is well preserved and can still be visited. It was a very humbling experience.

@saltyc Год назад

"It's the lousy drink" 😂 I hope this guy stopped drinking after all of this.

@michaelgalea5148 Год назад

Excellent program thank you for sharing this with us. Always learn something new. Never a dull moment.

@zegotashalom3881 Год назад

Thanks History Guy, you have one of the best History Channels on RU-vid. Your stories are extremely interesting and factual. I wonder if any History teachers are using some of your stories in school? God, Family and Country. God Bless. 1776

@stagehand113 Год назад

I learned about Sickles in history class - that he disobeyed Gen. Meade and left little Round Top undefended. The high school that I attended was named after Col. Strong Vincent, who answered Meade’s call for volunteers to take position on Little Round Top, and was fatally wounded defending it. He was promoted by Lincoln to general right before he succumbed to his injury. He’s buried here next to his infant daughter, who was born after he died. Fortunately for the Union, Joshua Chamberlain also volunteered, and accomplished, with fewer men and littler ammunition, what Sickles probably never could have imagined.

@RetiredSailor60 Год назад

Good Friday morning from Ft Worth TX to everyone watching....My father was a private pilot for over 60 years. Owned at 1947 Cessna 140 for 55 years.

@ds9311 Год назад

Hello from Arlington!

@EndoftheBlock7224 Год назад

Hello from Grand Prairie

@DrWoodyII Год назад

Hello from Atlanta.

@donnajohnson3334 Год назад

Hello fom Holden, MO.

@jayg1438 Год назад

I may have a minor correction. The Democrat and Chronicle mentioned in your first story is a paper out of Rochester, NY. I am a Rochestarian and history buff. The D&C was Gannett's early flagship newspaper. A lot of Gannett's corporate offices were in the old D&C building in Rochester, NY. Gannett HQ moved to VA in the 1980's.

@TranscendianIntendor Год назад

Yes, I remember that. When I worked for the worst company in my library of work, assembled experiences working I worked for Piedmont there in ROC. That was the airport identifier. It was sad when people arrived thinking they were on their way to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Mistakes like that can kill a guy. Not that Strong is not a fine hospital. Not that there are not hospitals in Rochester NY, meaning that if you arrived expecting to be at the hospital, you had some to pick from, or could not get back on some plane to be delivered to where you thought you were.

@jamesengland7461 Год назад

You're a superb storyteller, Lance!

@punditgi Год назад

Yet another winning compilation. Bravo, History Guy! 😃

@Sidebranches Год назад

The first guy is legion of bravery in crazy.

@ThePhoenixAscendant Год назад

I've heard this story a few times but never heard the full tale presented so well and to hear his obituary at the end really cements the fact that this was a man who lived a full life before succumbing to cancer... f--- cancer... thank you for this wonderful story, Professor, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

@CrazyBear65 Год назад

Dude, I wish I'd had a history teacher as cool as you when I was a kid. But alas, I did not.

@katiekane5247 Год назад

Soapy was the inspiration for American politicians & businessmen alike. Time to end their confidence game!

@nextworld9176 Год назад

PERFECT presentation as always and INTERESTING as hell. Great graphics. Thanks, History Guy.

@burtvincent1278 Год назад

I've noticed that there are two kinds of pilots. By the book diciplinarians and seat of the pants "Smilin Jacks". I have blissfully spent most of my aviation career with the latter.

@klford9499 Год назад

I have learned so much history from you sir, Our History Guy. I have learned more here then I did in college. Please keep making these videos. I just purchased the orange sleeping bags, the advertiser for this episode, I want to support Our History Guy. Great work, you are teaching the masses here sir. Respect 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍👍👍👍👍

@johnmichaelfitzgerald3052 Год назад

The History Guy is History for the Layman & for intellects alike.. God Bless, thankyou & G'day from Melbourne Australia🇦🇺

@rubymayfair674 Год назад

WHOA!! How have I missed this show?? JUST LOVE IT!! Laughed out loud a few times too,,,thanx soo much for your effort

@michaeltelson9798 Год назад

I grew up in the small town next to Teterboro (population less than 100). The airport has had it place in history and such. At one occasion my blind 12 year old rheumatic Cocker Spaniel was found walking down the runway, till this day nobody could figure out he got pass the fences and such around the airport. Remember, my dog was blind. Celebrities would land there. As a Federal Agricultural Quarantine officer I inspect the jet that Henry Kissinger arrived in.

@katiekane5247 Год назад

Dogs are almost supernatural

@garyedwards3269 Год назад

Traveling carnivals were home to many con men. They'd put chalk on their hands and backslap an easily cheatable 'mark' making him a target for other con men and their games. The history of carnivals is worth remembering.

@michaeldougfir9807 Год назад

First let me say how very much I enjoyed this nearly an hour of varied stories. It also amused me quite a lot that, after Soapy Smith's story, you immediately mention your own merchandise. I hope there was no soap in your offerings! :-)

@charlayned Год назад

There is a chapel that was built by the POWs at the count near Hereford Texas. It still exists and is tended. Also, at Ft. Sam Houston near San Antonio has 4 POW graves, two German and two Japanese. The Japanese have Japanese writing on the tombstone and the German has swastika's on them. We're both historians, so this stuff fascinates us. I love your channel.

@susimar Год назад

Are you serious? As a fellow Texan, imma look this up. Although, a swastika in Texas doesn’t shock me. Too bad swastika isn’t like a German alphabet character.

@anathema2325 Год назад

That's actually so sweet. Enemy prisoner or not they was going to lay them to rest with full respect of their customs, gosh darn it. ( We will never know if it was according to their own wishes, im sure they asked the highest officer and it reflects more on that guys optimism regarding how the world would look like after the war)

@LetsTalkAboutPrepping 5 дней назад

@@susimaryou do realize that the swastika might as well be a German alphabet letter during that period, and that it's presence their has nothing to do with your general dislike of texas

@susimar 4 дня назад

@@LetsTalkAboutPrepping 😂😂😂 nice try. Yell at mom to bring more breakfast down.

@deborahbarry8250 Год назад

Soapy Smith definitely an interesting character in history. But I must say he was good at what he did. Thank you for sharing his story

@johnvorres4351 Год назад

The Jimmy Stewart Movie, I think it was, " The Big Country " seems to be a story about Soapy Smith

@mikebowen3315 Год назад

Sickles wasn't all that much different than the politicians we suffer thru today.

@Houndini Год назад

Sad but true. Demand Term Limits. I can't figure out if 8 years is too long & We need demand only 4 years or less. And these serving now over there own actions manitory No Grandfather clauses. This crew are begging to be made a huge example out of with cheap low cost jail cell with hard labor with ball & chain for life.

@mongolike513 Год назад

Tammany Hall.

@hankhillsnrrwurethra Год назад

Bless the comments making me aware that Rochester is in New York. Give yourselves that gold star.

@scotcoon1186 Год назад

Nebraska had a lot of POW camps. I'm told the prisoners were good workers and glad to have a job. At Indianola, the town would shut off the lights, and close their curtains, except the stores and the county road, so the POWs could come into town to shop. Unfortunately the three men I know who could answer questions have passed.

@pablobruning4508 Год назад

These guys had some really big... or rather I should say, "showed some hutzpah!" LOL. Great stories.

@bionicman6969 Год назад

So many simply amazing lives and their stories lost in mists of time, luckily we have the History Guy to dig a few of these almost unreal stories of fantastic lives out of the fog and present them to us. Bravo!

@notebender4 Год назад

This was a fun watch...such a reprieve from the crap going on around us... a good laugh was definitely needed! Thank you very much for putting these shorts all together

@RoaroftheTiger Год назад

OMG ! Washington Heights is my "old neighborhood"... So I've been to Tommy's chosen Landing Strip ... near Geo. Washintington H.S. AMAZING ! btw - Today, Tommy's exploits would be signs of Post Traumatic Stress. Given His Military History, understandable.

@PG-vt9hj 2 месяца назад

I've been a fan of THG for a long time, but this is by far my most favorite episode.

@olddoug8945 Год назад

Interesting to hear you talk about this. My Grandfather and his brother and the other farmers around them, in what is now the thriving suburbs of Washington DC, used German war prisoner labor on their farms and were complimentary in their comments about the experience.

@neilperry2224 Год назад

My late great uncle, who was in the RAF returned to service in the forgotten war, the Korean War after being demobbed from the RAF after the Second World War.

@prestongivens3594 Год назад

Good evening, THG! I like your technique of these "collections". Who does your graphics? They are well-done, and your increasing use of animation is eye-catching. Someone is putting a goodly amount of effort into them. Please, keep up the good work!

@rafaelramos1486 Год назад

The POW escape spouse deserves respect and admiration for her actions to save the mariage a very Smart girl

@charlessmart7640 Год назад

Daniel Sickles was not a solid, rational guy you could count on. Until Gettysburg, his military record had been surprisingly good. Then he made a major blunder leading Grant to remove him from command. Thereafter Siclkes never held a position of responsibility in the army. The history guy's description of this era of our history and Dan Sickles in particular is fantastic. The History Guy definitely waxed eloquent in this presentation!

@HVACSoldier Год назад

They should make a movie about Stanley Jacob Weinberg

@Corgio22 Год назад

Brad Pitt?

@terrysanoff2480 Год назад

They did. Zelig

@HVACSoldier Год назад

@@terrysanoff2480 Not quite. It’s probably very loosely based on Weinberg.

@daveroche6522 Год назад

8:00 Ah Stanley - "The Fabulous Fraud from Brooklyn" - I couldn't stop laughing as you went through his exploits H.G. - really would have loved to have hung out with him for a while. Thanx again H.G. - another great presentation.

@creative2716 Год назад

I love Tommy Fitzpatrick's zest for life (that damn drink tho). Lol. Fearless and foolish can go hand in hand.

@ThestuffthatSaralikes Год назад

“Borrowing” a plane for a bet ONE time is EPIC. Doing it again to prove ya did it the first time? TRUE GOAT move. Bravo dude, BRAV-O.

@consortiumxf Год назад

"The very next day Dan Sickles looked out his window to see Mr. Key Standing in the park Looking at their house Waving his hankie." LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

@tomdave42 4 месяца назад

This is why i love this channel. Ive been to Niagara several times ant this is the most indepth explanation of this event. Thank you.

@norcatch Год назад

Soapy is actually in Don Rosas The life and times of Scrooge McDuck, part eight, King of the Klondyke as Soapy Slick in Skagway. There's even a scene when Scrooge has made it rich where they try to rob him. Soapy Slick was, though, first featured in a Carl Barks story.

@janderson6257 Год назад

Scrooge McDuck! My absolute favorite comic book character a thousand years ago.

@t16205 Год назад

I have the full collection, and you are absolutely right. Best Cartoon ever

@djdhfdjnvlskm Год назад

I like this guy, he entertains.

@cherienafo7676 Год назад

Australia here/ thank you ! love your work and story telling ! fascinating !

@lazyriver53 Год назад

To make that miraculous landing twice after drinking is amazing. Too bad he didn't put his flying skills to better use.

@m.streicher8286 Год назад

The most amazing part is that he did it while under the influence.

@bilindalaw-morley161 Год назад

He probably couldn't have done it sober! Booze, rightfully or wrongly, gifts you with self confidence.

@annebradley6086 Год назад

Who?

@thomasmyers9128 Год назад

My sister and brother-in-law lived in Leadville for a few years in the late 70’s… I got to visit for a couple of weeks… it was a very interesting little town…. It was almost 2 miles in elevation ( just below the tree line) It also had 2 or 3 original bars that were opened in the mid 1800’s…. Where Gun slingers like Doc Holiday and Earp Brothers would go……

@joshuahilmer8547 Год назад

👀 a story about a master impersonator 😌 being told by a man with so many different military hats behind him. 🤣 Good stuff

@edgarsnake2857 Год назад

Great stories, all. Thanks.

@healthcareforallfiftyseven3773 Год назад

Astounding! Perhaps the best collection of History Guy vignettes I have seen. Thank you for your passion for history.

@roserossreads...1871 Год назад

Compelling stories, well researched. Enjoyed it . Thank you

@HamiltonMechanical Год назад

History Guy, I don't know what I'd do without you. I just love your videos so much. A very sincere thank you, my friend, for all the amazing content you create!

@r.hill.2369 Год назад

As a recent subscriber, I have to shake my head at how good the content is. Never mind the 1st class presentation. Our host could probably make the history of Home owner associations seem fascinating.

@blackcountryme Год назад

These stories make a city, put flesh on the bones of places...

@wendychavez5348 Год назад

One of my biggest takeaways is that New Mexico has a LOT of correlation to weird history. I think Wendy approves.

@cherienafo7676 Год назад

I dont know why, but your 'reports' remind me of "Letter from America" by Walter Cronkite- that I used to listen to as a young girl, on radio- never missed an episode ! So - thats a compliment, indeed.

@infotime9151 Год назад

Excellent presentations, thank you, sir.

@kennethbrown5784 Год назад

Awesome a history guy video almost an hour long!!!!

@stuartriefe1740 Год назад

8:30 am Eastern time…. I see we are getting some reruns today. That’s fine by me, I get to catch details I missed the first time, and Lance and team get a much needed break! 🙂

@richgee4173 Год назад

Passed what?

@stuartriefe1740 Год назад

Huh?

@Mtlmshr Год назад

I must say I’ve been enjoying these groups of videos you have been putting out

@michaelcronin9895 Год назад

Very grateful for all the research you do for us. Great compilation thank you.

@spencertwitty8349 Год назад

Awesome video. Loved all the story's .and thank you for your efforts.

@sithyarael6807 Год назад

I was watching a drag racing stream No Gut No Glory and boy howdy were the shell game scammer out in force for it. I counted at least 5 and it was so easy to find the guy in on the scam cause the scammer would let pea/pebble peak out just for them. And was easy to tell when he palmed it when he had a mark that was going to pay him money.

@superd9072 Год назад

You're very much the new Paul Harvey... Love your stories...

@artnickel1664 Год назад

Lots of Soapy Smiths in Washington DC

@charlesachurch7265 Год назад

Another great presentation xxx thanks. Happy New year!

@rbilleaud 8 месяцев назад

My dad said he remembered German POWs working the sugar cane fields in South Louisiana. Some of them enjoyed their experience so much, they returned after the war and settled down in the area.

@brt-jn7kg Год назад

I grew up around pilots like Tommy Fitz. The guys that flew in the Second world war had ice water in their veins and gigantic tool steel balls. They were different kind of American who had learned to live a life of drinking be merry for tomorrow we shall die and did not give a damn for people's rules. They live their life by their own code and Creed and as long as they can take an airplane and dance along this guy and reach out occasionally and touch the face of God they didn't give a damn about the rest of the world. They're all gone now and I must tell you I do miss them.

@tishhobbs6998 Год назад

My dad had a wonderful friend that flew those huge helicopters in Korea and Vietnam. We lost him to cancer years ago. At his standing room only huge funeral, the stories that were told let us in awe. Left no man behind in horribly dangerous situations and superb skill. Many wouldn't have the husbands and father's they do without him. And then the stories of flying small panes under telephone wires and pulling off barrel rolls over majors cities....my lawd Ballzy skilled men for sure.

@ABeautfulMess Год назад

So happy to find you... 👍

@erictaylor5462 Год назад

I'm not sure I would call someone a hero who died protecting some other person's money, especially if that person was so wealthy that the money protected was chump change, or if the money was insured against theft. I wouldn't even want someone to die protecting my money, and I'm broke. I once saw a drunk business man trying to buy a BART ticket with a handful of $100 bills. I walked up to him and told him to put his money away before he got mugged. I had helped a drunk guy get home once before (I didn't want him driving) and so figured I'd do it again. The first drunk guy gave me his phone so I could call his wife to pick him up and she met us at the BART station. But this guy just watched me as I pulled out my own wallet, pulled out a $5 bill and went to insert it into the ticket machine. He then said, quite clearly, "I'm not drunk. I'm a cop. I'm trying to get mugged." I felt stupid and apologized and the cop said not to worry about it, that it was a nice change. As I walked back I saw a *BUNCH* of cops standing around the not drunk guy looking at me. I still have no idea where they had been hiding.

@kefkaZZZ Год назад

Nice compilation my guy!!! Really, REALLY like Soapy at the end there!

@ZacCongo Год назад

Another great video. A nice way to end the day, kicking back on the balcony with a snack, a drink, and the voice of the History Guy. I really like the visuals that go with it and I love the compilation format too. 😊

@terriecotham1567 Год назад

Your never fail at making history fun or surprising. Thanks for posting

@JohnathanHyde. Год назад

Randomly came across this in my suggestions. This was an awesome ride to be on. I love history and this was very interesting and entertaining. Especially loved the German POW segment. Very glad it worked out for him in the end. Looking forward to seeing what other content you have. I see a Best of Pirates right now and I love pirates so gonna dive into that!