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Dastardly Dude Dan Sickles

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Not only was Dan Sickles the shmole of the Battle of Gettysburg, he was the first person in U.S. history to get away with murder because of, "Temporary Insanity!" How did that come to be? How can a guy with the word, sick, in his name be a such a renob? Sources: History.com, TimeLife Magazine ‘The Civil War: Generals in the Field’, Battlefields.org, Essentialciviwarcurriculum.com ‘Biography of Dan Sickles” by James A. Hessler Episode topic suggested via email by Matt Conte. Thank you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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