EP89: The History of Pinball, The Day a Soviet Nuclear Attack Submarine Rammed an American Aircraft Carrier and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeremy Saucier of the Strong Museum of Play shares the long, and surprising, history of pinball--from its origins in French parlor games, to its prohibition, and then to its emergence as the immersive and popular game that it is today; The History Guy shares how in 1984, during a period of Cold War tension, a Soviet submarine collided with a United States aircraft carrier; and Ric Mixter of Lake Fury tells the story of how the Edmund Fitzgerald was bigger than most with a crew and captain well seasoned...but how on November 10th, 1975, she and her 29 man crew were sent to the bottom of Lake Superior. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Time Codes:00:00 - The History of Pinball08:00 - The Day a Soviet Nuclear Attack Submarine Rammed an American Aircraft Carrier18:00 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.