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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

5 жыл бұрын

A Michigan police task force took a novel approach to suspect apprehension during the Flint Wedding Sting of 1990. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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@timarquette361
@timarquette361 5 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see and episode about Moonie. After his retirement he spent the rest of his life helping addicts to get off and stay off of drugs. He took me into his home, where I lived with him and his wife for a few months many years ago. I had already been clean for a couple of years, but I was going through a very challenging time. He was dirt poor. He hadn't been a cop long enough to get a pension, he was in bad physical shape and his SSI barely covered his basic bills. But he was cheerful and gave selflessly of himself. He lived to help others. A most incredible man. Thank you very much for honoring him. Yes, he does deserve to be remembered.
@beetooex
@beetooex 5 жыл бұрын
Lacy sounds like a great guy
@danaphanous
@danaphanous 5 жыл бұрын
That's pretty sad that he didn't even qualify for a pension yet his work is so legendary they still teach it. :/ It sounds like he remained grateful the rest of his life though for getting out of prison and kept his promise to Jesus! :)
@alainarchambault2331
@alainarchambault2331 5 жыл бұрын
Those who give of themselves are often poor. They don't belong to this world but the next.
@PH_INFO_101
@PH_INFO_101 5 жыл бұрын
@@alainarchambault2331 Well said, allow me to add, Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” / Mark 4:9
@autopartsmonkey7992
@autopartsmonkey7992 5 жыл бұрын
moonie?
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@TheHistoryGuyChannel 5 жыл бұрын
As always, I was intending no statement regarding politics or policy. To be clear, the History Guy is not responsible for the war on drugs. Don't blame me for thirty year old policy that you dislike. Go gripe about politics on a page about politics.
@brianwawczak453
@brianwawczak453 5 жыл бұрын
Cool video.
@kenthawley5990
@kenthawley5990 5 жыл бұрын
I neither heard nor saw anything related to politics or policy. Great video about an incident of which I had not heard.
@surlygirly1926
@surlygirly1926 5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding. As always, yours is the first I look for in the morning. Keep on doing what you're doing ... and just the way you're doing it. 👍
@karlfair
@karlfair 5 жыл бұрын
Sir, you have yet to post a story I didn't like. Thank you.
@andyZ3500s
@andyZ3500s 5 жыл бұрын
History guy I have never heard you present any topic leaning one way or the other. You find a wide range of very interesting topics and go about telling us what happened. Very enthusiastically!
@allenatkins2263
@allenatkins2263 5 жыл бұрын
I was trapped in a wedding sting 25 years ago, still married.
@andrewinbody4301
@andrewinbody4301 5 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@wroot1
@wroot1 5 жыл бұрын
Lol good one
@cougarhunter33
@cougarhunter33 5 жыл бұрын
Are you looking forward to parole?
@digitalbrand5510
@digitalbrand5510 5 жыл бұрын
Death sentence with cake
@TheRaferaf
@TheRaferaf 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@orangekayak78
@orangekayak78 5 жыл бұрын
You know you are getting old when The History Guy does a story about a time you can remember.
@stupidhat1779
@stupidhat1779 5 жыл бұрын
Hadn't thought of that sigh
@steveclark4291
@steveclark4291 5 жыл бұрын
Sad but true we all are getting older . Love this channel learning about history the fun way !
@andrewinbody4301
@andrewinbody4301 5 жыл бұрын
I may be getting old but it beats the alternative.
@sidewinder666666
@sidewinder666666 5 жыл бұрын
"Remember" ?? Hell, I was 35 in 1990, lol.
@steveclark4291
@steveclark4291 5 жыл бұрын
I'll be 64 on the 27th of this month ! But I feel young at heart still and still get good health reports on my annual check ups . I had not which great I was grand child wise but she was 104 when she died I was in my early teens . I had an uncle that would have been 102 years old September 2015 but he died the 7th July 2015 .
@censusgary
@censusgary 5 жыл бұрын
Playing “I Fought the Law and the Law Won” was a nice touch.
@Jay-ln1co
@Jay-ln1co 5 жыл бұрын
That's where I lost it and had to pause the video for a moment.
@ironox8480
@ironox8480 5 жыл бұрын
@@Jay-ln1co Ditto nearly fell out of my chair! The only other thing they could have played was the sad trombone.
@HYPERMASCULINE
@HYPERMASCULINE 5 жыл бұрын
Fuck you
@perrydowd9285
@perrydowd9285 5 жыл бұрын
I shot the Sheriff might have the guests the wrong idea.
@deborahmccoy3837
@deborahmccoy3837 4 жыл бұрын
Sure was, I thought that was real.... “ Clever “.
@shanehebert3237
@shanehebert3237 5 жыл бұрын
They say that it wasnt fun but you know damn well they all giggled like hell when the band started playing that song.
@Eric_Hutton.1980
@Eric_Hutton.1980 5 жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games until someone gets arrested.
@Mr3344555
@Mr3344555 5 жыл бұрын
On that day, even the arrestees, laughed and praised the tactic.
@Anonarchist
@Anonarchist 5 жыл бұрын
there was cake and an open bar, there's no way _someone_ didn't have fun. i know if im going to jail i wanna be drunk with a belly full of cake.
@ShowCat1
@ShowCat1 5 жыл бұрын
Winning is always fun.
@docclabo6350
@docclabo6350 5 жыл бұрын
Losing is never fun.
@thomas316
@thomas316 5 жыл бұрын
Yet another story beautifully researched, scripted and told. This channel deserves a much larger audience! 😊
@UsherLinder
@UsherLinder 5 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@steveclark4291
@steveclark4291 5 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% !
@jim-do5pt
@jim-do5pt 5 жыл бұрын
a movie about the guy - and his wife!
@fisqual
@fisqual 5 жыл бұрын
This one was particularly awesome! Thanks for what you do!
@preshisify
@preshisify 5 жыл бұрын
agreed 🤗☕
@ATaylor369
@ATaylor369 5 жыл бұрын
The sting was so effective that for almost a whole day back in the 90's you could not buy drugs in Flint Michigan.
@scottfirman
@scottfirman 5 жыл бұрын
One of my friends tryed to get me to drive down there and make pick ups. As if! Back then I had a nice car and there was no way I was going to use it to pick up drugs. At that time, all the local dealers had already been picked up. They were already finding replacements.
@miman-ck9jv
@miman-ck9jv 4 жыл бұрын
👍👍😂🤣😂🤣
@SofaKingShit
@SofaKingShit 4 жыл бұрын
It takes an hour or two to get to Detroit and possibly there were maybe some people who were perhaps selling drugs there instead. I'm just guessing.
@thewhitecommunity
@thewhitecommunity 4 жыл бұрын
One day drought of drugs in 1990 is very much a success story for law enforcement, that is if you are the Keystone Cops.
@antoniogatta3622
@antoniogatta3622 3 жыл бұрын
Not effective enough to reverse the economical decline, triggered by the "legittimate" corporations though, i see
@BigChunkOfFuckOffCunt77
@BigChunkOfFuckOffCunt77 3 жыл бұрын
I truly enjoy a story where someone turns their life around, but not even for money or fame, just to be a good person. Thank you for this video.
@richardchurch3146
@richardchurch3146 5 жыл бұрын
As a long time resident of Shiawassee County, I remember well the drug bust in 1990. In fact I had my wedding reception in that very hall eight years previous in 1982. The hall had a long history dating back to the 1940's when it was know as Edgewood Gardens. It held many weekend dances for the local folks. It changed hands a few times, and was know as Pleshko's at the time of my reception. Later it was sold again, and was called Moore's until it was torn down a few years ago. Just a small reception hall, surrounded by farm fields and woods in a rural county in Michigan. Thanks again to "The History Guy" for bringing this interesting story to light.
@Jaholibop
@Jaholibop 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic story, I laughed out loud several times. Keep it up!
@saintchuck9857
@saintchuck9857 5 жыл бұрын
Along similar lines was the US Marshals and DC Police and the "you won Washington Redskins tickets" sting.
@michaelwalton4017
@michaelwalton4017 5 жыл бұрын
I remember that!
@tarnishedknight730
@tarnishedknight730 5 жыл бұрын
Good thing they weren't giving away Red WINGS tickets... nobody would have shown up.
@meligoth
@meligoth 5 жыл бұрын
You can find the tale in a mini documentary on the NFL KZbin channel.
@richardertter4651
@richardertter4651 5 жыл бұрын
I remember that too! 😎
@DandyLion662a
@DandyLion662a 5 жыл бұрын
I heard of another one in New York where it was Yankees tickets.
@stupidhat1779
@stupidhat1779 5 жыл бұрын
Cops with a sense of humor? That is history that deserves to be remembered! Well done episode as always :-D
@msf_recursion
@msf_recursion 4 жыл бұрын
“Married him after arresting her own brother” this guy has the biggest balls in history
@465maltbie
@465maltbie 5 жыл бұрын
I remember one sting where the police sent notices to criminals that they had won a free widescreen TV and all they had to do was come to pick it up in person. They filled the room with wanted criminals. Charles
@daleslover2771
@daleslover2771 5 жыл бұрын
465maltbie I remember that one too.
@DeathAngelHRA
@DeathAngelHRA 5 жыл бұрын
I never cared much for history classes in school,perhaps do to its dry delivery and lacking connective information. Your presentations and enthusiasm in your videos really make history come to life for me and paint a vivid picture of what it must have been like. Thanks again!
@Legitpenguins99
@Legitpenguins99 5 жыл бұрын
Thats why passionate and good teachers are invaluable. Schools NEED to make a effort to make learning enjoyable so students actually remember what they are taught.
@d.e.b.b5788
@d.e.b.b5788 5 жыл бұрын
They're not all terrible. I had an algebra teacher and a history teacher in high school that made the classes fun. Algebra, fun? Yep. BTW, he was the highest paid teacher in the school system, had a doctorate in education. Never went to administration, stayed a classroom teacher all his life. Retired at 76, and died a year later. Nearly the whole town went to his funeral, including other ex students of his who came from all over the country. Some teachers are gold. Others, turds.
@andrewinbody4301
@andrewinbody4301 5 жыл бұрын
I found another way too. I had a grammar teacher in Jr. High that was pretty so I liked going to her class.
@fartwet1355
@fartwet1355 5 жыл бұрын
I was 9 when this happened! My dad was a Cop in Flint back then.
@TimHunold
@TimHunold 5 жыл бұрын
And an amateur drummer?
@ceterfo
@ceterfo 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations your dad could have halfway played The clash
@bonniebelleoneal5271
@bonniebelleoneal5271 5 жыл бұрын
Thank your dad for a great history lesson.
@michaelledford4751
@michaelledford4751 4 жыл бұрын
I too had a family member who was part of the Flint Area Narcotics Group aka FANG,whats your dads last name ,if your part of the family i think you may be then youd recognize my youtube username,if you do know me just tell me your dads 1st name.
@delta8kitty491
@delta8kitty491 3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelledford4751 his name is Wet Fart
@chrisferris8418
@chrisferris8418 5 жыл бұрын
I know that hall. I live 5 min away from it. Great video glad to see Michigan Police being represented in a positive manor. That story was told at my academy when I when through Motts Police academy in 2013.
@hickory572
@hickory572 5 жыл бұрын
@Chris Ferris I knew Vic and Big Jim LaJoy back then I worked at a gun shop and Vic would come in and buy a gun about every month. My uncle worked with him and my dad was friends with Jim and worked for a village as Chief of Police. All a great bunch of guys with big hearts and a blast to hang around with. Be safe
@jarrettlohrer4841
@jarrettlohrer4841 4 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Owosso, it's crazy to think such an area has that much of a history
@pappykozzmo3165
@pappykozzmo3165 5 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in Flint, we moved out in 1980, so I missed it. But it's great that you remembered this little part of history. LOVE your channel
@robertreisner6119
@robertreisner6119 4 жыл бұрын
One of the most famous sting operations, I thought that this was the most memorable of all sting operations. I still remember the news broadcast when it came to light...and I live in Alaska. Great podcast Mr. History please stay happy and healthy during this pandemic.
@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059
@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059 5 жыл бұрын
Wish this channel, and KZbin all together, was around when I was in grade school in the late 90s and early 2000's. I graduated in 2005 and you would have been perfect for me to learn more about history and appreciate it more.
@geoffgill5334
@geoffgill5334 5 жыл бұрын
You Sir are awesome ,Do enjoy all of your videos...These are little known snippets of history that should not be forgotten.Thank You for your contributions !! Well Done
@sharonmullins1957
@sharonmullins1957 5 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhhhhhh, Michigan. I am so darn proud to call it home.
@theshocker4626
@theshocker4626 5 жыл бұрын
Worst drivers in the nation.
@sharonmullins1957
@sharonmullins1957 5 жыл бұрын
@@theshocker4626 Absolutely.
@pla5730
@pla5730 5 жыл бұрын
@@theshocker4626 worse than the drivers are the roads
@marklittle8805
@marklittle8805 5 жыл бұрын
As per usual, your story telling is on full display. What a great story!
@gglovato
@gglovato 5 жыл бұрын
i completely lost it at the group "SPOC" hahahahahaha
@JoelWelter
@JoelWelter 5 жыл бұрын
Your range of possible subjects for this channel have now exceeded my ability to imagine! This is out the box, on the floor, grasping for similarities to anything else! Well done!
@blip1
@blip1 5 жыл бұрын
"If I moon them, they're not gonna think I'm a cop" Hahaha!
@AkX1353
@AkX1353 5 жыл бұрын
Hilarious, I've just gotten up, enjoying my 1st Kcup. What a laugh. As always, a great story History Guy.
@chiefpontiac1800
@chiefpontiac1800 5 жыл бұрын
H.G., this has to be the best story you have provided to date. Being from Pontiac, I know how bad this whole area has become. Thanks for the wonderful story.
@vickinoeske1711
@vickinoeske1711 5 жыл бұрын
What a great story, should be a movie! You did a superb job in researching & telling it.
@OFGW
@OFGW 5 жыл бұрын
You remind me of a dear friend who was a high school history teacher. He was amazing, entertaining and passionate about education and history. He helped many students who were struggling in school in several areas just by the way he cared about his job and the way he presented history. I have a short list of teachers that had a profound effect on my life, we need more educators like you sir.
@skychildoflight9867
@skychildoflight9867 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing!!!!! This event happened while I was in Saudi Arabia in my tank getting ready for Desert Storm, and we never had a clue this happened back in the states!!
@geraldgriffin8220
@geraldgriffin8220 5 жыл бұрын
Love it -- great story from a great storyteller - and that's what history is all about !
@darlenewright5850
@darlenewright5850 5 жыл бұрын
Well, that takes the cake! You're research has to be ten fold more time spent then what we see. Thank you, time well spent.
@rosaleerich2090
@rosaleerich2090 5 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your sense of humor! I'd like to have been a fly on the wall during this wedding! 😆
@andrewinbody4301
@andrewinbody4301 5 жыл бұрын
If only there were cell phone video cameras.
@rogerwhittle2078
@rogerwhittle2078 5 жыл бұрын
That was fantastic HG, thank you. It is so sad that whole areas are blighted or even destroyed by their reliance on a single industry and that, inevitably, crime moves in to fill the vacuum. The story of the sting is, indeed, the kind of history that is known locally and within an enclosed circle - Law Enforcement - but should be remembered as genuine history of people. Thank you once more, for a tale told well and with your wry smile a frequent feature.
@williamriles9888
@williamriles9888 4 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the high taxes that the middle class could not afford to pay. A perfect economic storm.
@srj1013
@srj1013 5 жыл бұрын
I live about three hours north of Flint. I totally LOVED this!!!
@normandecaesen286
@normandecaesen286 5 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing that bust on the news. I live in the Mid-Michigan area. That was incredible!!! Thank you HG. I LOVE your channel♡☆♡☆♡
@SimRacingKnightmare
@SimRacingKnightmare 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness. I lived in Flint in 1990 and I had COMPLETELY forgotten about this story. This kind of thing is exactly why I love this channel. Thank you.
@nancymiller6301
@nancymiller6301 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering this. I live about 1-2 hour away from Flint and remember this.
@stoneyll
@stoneyll 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another fascinating episode~!
@antmerritt
@antmerritt 5 жыл бұрын
Loved that, History Guy! Thanks! 😁👍
@dusseau13
@dusseau13 5 жыл бұрын
My friend, when I was very young, was involved in a sting near Detroit. I was with him as a tag along when he went to try to score for some high-roller (Narc). While I waited in the car with the buyer, my friend went to fill the order which turned out to be too large for his connection. While talking to the narc (on tape), I came to realize he was a cop. My first clue was his driving 80 mph (we were being tailed by marked cars). While we talked I made it clear I was just there to watch out for my friend. Later, I warned my friend that he was definitely a cop, but the money was just too much for a poor kid so he arraigned another buy and happy he was moving up the criminal chain from street dealer to supplier to other street dealers. I exited the situation pronto. I was not surprised that a foul up occurred and when my friend approached the Dearborn house (tailed by multiple squad cars) several Cadillacs raced on scene as another gang was attacking his connection. The cop pulled a gun as the squad cars arrived and busted both gangs. My friend fled but they were waiting for him once he made it the 35 miles to his apartment. He got 180 days. I got a reputation as either clairvoyant or undercover. Years later, as neighborhood watch captain, A Michigan State Police officer talked with our watch group, and we became distant friends. He left the area to go undercover in Detroit, but was safe in this endeavor. Later I worked at Willow Run Assembly and met the real mob. Holy-moly, hookers working on the line and making more at lunch. A guy had a bar on an abandoned room on the roof. Strippers were snuck into a men's bathroom. Gambling was everywhere. I used my cub scout training to avoid all of that. Later, I became an English teacher and taught expelled student in a remote classroom for 10 years and 5 years as an English and mythology teacher in an alternative school until I retired. I also taught history, math and science until teaching outside of licencing was forbidden. Don't ask me about the time I outed a CIA agent as a college class project. Great channel.
@notacop007
@notacop007 5 жыл бұрын
Love this! Thank you for sharing!
@cdjhyoung
@cdjhyoung 5 жыл бұрын
I've lived in this area my entire life. The story at the time was the joke story of the time. Seldom could you attend a wedding around here that someone in the wedding party WASN'T wearing some kind of 'holster'. Good memories.
@michaelmccarthy4615
@michaelmccarthy4615 5 жыл бұрын
That's a great inside joke if there ever was one.
@servico100
@servico100 5 жыл бұрын
Retrospect is great. Everyday events, about people who go about their lives in an everyday manner. Deserving the 15 miniutes of fame.Superb, Thank you,Sir.
@retiredfirefighter415
@retiredfirefighter415 5 жыл бұрын
LOVE this channel!!! Thank you History Guy~~~!!!
@andyZ3500s
@andyZ3500s 5 жыл бұрын
The diversity of your channel and presentation is why this is my favorite history channel. The undercover officer is a thinker. I fought the law and the law one
@erictaylor5462
@erictaylor5462 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that this sting had no effect on local crime just proves that the war on drugs is a failure.
@joethebassplayer
@joethebassplayer 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks History Guy! Love your videos (and coffee cups!)
@toomuchgoodstuffsocal8687
@toomuchgoodstuffsocal8687 11 ай бұрын
I watch a lot of police/cop documentary’s. Saw it on one of those, this happens to be my Favorite Police Sting, You tell the story about better than any of those documentaries, wonderful job History Guy.
@WASRGP
@WASRGP 5 жыл бұрын
Love how my home State is on here multiple times! Awesome to hear about Michigan! ✌🏼👊🏼🤘🏻
@tedphillips2501
@tedphillips2501 5 жыл бұрын
"The History Guy" just keeps getting better.
@alvvinreynosa9368
@alvvinreynosa9368 5 жыл бұрын
So hilarious, if someone told me that other than you. I would call bullshit. Love the way you retold the story.
@sameyers2670
@sameyers2670 5 жыл бұрын
Seconded. Thank you History Guy
@justjim
@justjim 5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful story, great history! Many thanks, Jim.
@stephenmiller9124
@stephenmiller9124 4 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan of The History Guy since watching the first episode well over a year ago. Always informative and entertaining, you make forgotten moments in history come alive. The wedding sting episode was seriously entertaining and provided a few much needed laughs during this time of regional lockdowns. I grew up in Michigan and worked in Detroit during the turbulent 1970s. I was living in Texas when this sting took place and was totally unaware. Thank you for sharing this story!
@JMM33RanMA
@JMM33RanMA 5 жыл бұрын
What a fascinating story. This is a great video. Keep up the good work!
@honeybadgerstudios21
@honeybadgerstudios21 5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact Fast Eddie’s is a string of car washes in the flint area
@garryrainey6300
@garryrainey6300 5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding History Guy!
@maxsmodels
@maxsmodels 5 жыл бұрын
I recall this being on the news.
@AGHRMatt
@AGHRMatt 5 жыл бұрын
Hysterical...and brilliant. I was laughing through the last half of the video.
@dalethelander3781
@dalethelander3781 5 жыл бұрын
You find the BEST stories.
@debraj.thomas661
@debraj.thomas661 3 жыл бұрын
You make history fun! What a great snippet! Thank you!
@painmagnet1
@painmagnet1 5 жыл бұрын
I am always amazed, amused and educated with the breadth of history on this channel. Thank you.
@alanhembra2565
@alanhembra2565 5 жыл бұрын
Please do Vice Admiral Bulkley. He is the one who rescued MacArthur from the Philippines, kidnapped the President of the Philippines, waged a hit and run raid campaign independently with his PT boats, got JFK into the PT boat program and became his friend, stole a Japanese Diplomats briefcase in a ferry and swam to shore with it convinced they were spying on the fleet, was banished to China where he met his wife, fought his way across the city while the Japanese were capturing it, married her, and hid her in a basement with his service pistol and told her to shoot anyone that wasn’t him, the Navy Awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor when they heard the Army was trying to give him one, he lead Pt boats to survey the potential D-Day landing sites armed only with bows and arrows, killed a German soldier with a bucket of sand he was bringing back so scientists could make sure it would support tanks, commanded a destroyer during the Italy invasion, was in Command of Guantanamo during the Cuban Missile Crisis and planned to lead the Marines to kill Castro saying that they could die from the nukes at the base or die fighting, proved Fidel Castro a liar when he claimed they were stealing water, him and Castro would stare each other down through the base fence, he cleaned up a Navy Command called the Bureau of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) that had fallen to neglect and a spit the Navy sent officers they wanted to get rid of and turned it into a premier posting, he was also awarded France’s highest medal, was friends of Prince Charles, tried to talk General MacArthur out of getting himself fired over the Vietnam war (they’d become friends), and served in the US Navy for almost 58 years and retired a 3 star Admiral. He even had a bounty on his head from the Japanese for sinking 400,000 tones of shipping, some of it with Japanese weapons they stole when they ran out of torpedos and bullets for their own weapons. The President of the Philippines thought he was a pirate from the way he and his men looked when they kidnapped him and took him to Australia. I know I’m forgetting some of his exploits but he was an amazing man feared by ship captains of his own Navy. The man is a Legend and the John Wayne movie doesn’t do him justice. There are only two books written about him. I met him about a year before he died.
@samiam619
@samiam619 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting. The only thing wrong with your story is that MacArthur was fired by Truman over Korea not Vietnam.
@matthewobrien3527
@matthewobrien3527 5 жыл бұрын
I think he invented the hamburger too. 😁
@josephpadula2283
@josephpadula2283 5 жыл бұрын
I saw him in the Officers club in Newport during SWOS school. He was past retirement Age then I think but still going strong.
@davidharris6581
@davidharris6581 5 жыл бұрын
@@matthewobrien3527 And cured male pattern baldness. :)
@bobby_greene
@bobby_greene 5 жыл бұрын
@@davidharris6581 I heard he counted how many licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
@robinrodriguez480
@robinrodriguez480 5 жыл бұрын
OMG !! definitely history that needs to be remembered!! 1 of the best videos yet LOL!! wont be going to any weddings soon!! hahaha
@lizziefingers7528
@lizziefingers7528 5 жыл бұрын
You always find the most fascinating and amazing things to narrate. Always glad to see one of your vids in my feed!
@newageretro
@newageretro 5 жыл бұрын
It's episodes like this that make this channel so special
@artist6135
@artist6135 5 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! Local history!!! Thank you History Guy!! Right from my home town!!
@rthefish
@rthefish 5 жыл бұрын
This one of the best Y/T channels. I'm glad I subscribed. Thanks!
@UsherLinder
@UsherLinder 5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! And the episode is great, too! Thanks!
@thelocalon17usdaprime72
@thelocalon17usdaprime72 4 жыл бұрын
Great episode!!! Good job history guy team!
@markdonnelly1913
@markdonnelly1913 5 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful snippet
@TomSFlint
@TomSFlint 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for mentioning Mott CC! We're a top 10 two year school with a great criminal justice program! :)
@davids9520
@davids9520 5 жыл бұрын
I've lived in the Detroit area all my life and hadn't heard of this piece of local history. Thanks for informing me of it.
@docclabo6350
@docclabo6350 5 жыл бұрын
One of your best, History Guy!
@15743_Hertz
@15743_Hertz 5 жыл бұрын
My parents lived in Flint during the latter 1950s in a trailer park. He worked for Chevrolet on the assembly line and she was a housewife with my eldest brother. They ended up leaving after Flint decided to turn the trailer park into part of the path for the new highway. On occasion, we would travel through the area and my parents would alert us as we drove over the former site of the trailer park. ("Here we are, don't blink or you'll miss it. Too late!") I know this has little to do with the sting operation, but I felt like imparting the information anyway. 😊
@robdewey317
@robdewey317 5 жыл бұрын
Big Jim's daughter is now sheriff in Kent County Michigan. And Grand Rapids Police used to pull these arrest get togethers years before and after....Far simpler, just told them won something inviting them to DeVos Hall.
@lordgarion514
@lordgarion514 5 жыл бұрын
He mentioned the winning thing 10 seconds into the video.
@petroelb
@petroelb 5 жыл бұрын
I'll have to keep that in mind if the GR Police ever tell me I won something...
@delusionnnnn
@delusionnnnn 5 жыл бұрын
@@petroelb Nobody wins when a DeVos is involved. Broken dreams built in the shape of a pyramid scheme.
@robdewey317
@robdewey317 5 жыл бұрын
@@delusionnnnn shut up with the stupid hate. Ass
@robdewey317
@robdewey317 5 жыл бұрын
@@petroelb I don't think they've done it in years but they didn't advertise it was police
@AGDinCA
@AGDinCA 5 жыл бұрын
Stories like this are the primary reason I watched this channel. What an interesting and fun story! I would never have known about it if The History Guy hadn't shared it.
@edglunz9917
@edglunz9917 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! A very serious problem resolved with excellent planning and thorough police work. Looking back one can't help but chuckle and smile at how the BEE accomplished the STING. Perfectly executed by The History Guy! A a love story at that!
@jimmyshrimbe9361
@jimmyshrimbe9361 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing story! Thank you,
@cybergazza2140
@cybergazza2140 5 жыл бұрын
I love when i see a new video from you Sir...!
@michaelahoffman2211
@michaelahoffman2211 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Very interesting and entertaining!
@davidscottnoble303
@davidscottnoble303 5 жыл бұрын
Fabulous research for this. Well done.
@ELCADAROSA
@ELCADAROSA 5 жыл бұрын
Presented with a "police blue" bow tie! Well done, sir!
@greatnortherntroll6841
@greatnortherntroll6841 5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, entertaining, and FUN! History Guy for the Win! 😁
@deltabravolima1514
@deltabravolima1514 4 жыл бұрын
This was so clever!! Thank you for sharing this story!!
@ultrafox2773
@ultrafox2773 5 жыл бұрын
I want you to know how much I appreciate your Channel both you and your wife do an amazing job. I was born and raised down in North Carolina and I never knew about the bombs just left in the ground from Project Silverdome and the plane crashing. I have now been living in Grand Rapids Michigan for the past 18 years and I never heard about the Flint sting. Truly amazing videos!
@striker1553
@striker1553 5 жыл бұрын
Will you do something on the Great Lakes Storm of 1913?
@naturalobserver6130
@naturalobserver6130 5 жыл бұрын
Yea, that would be a great one!
@theshocker4626
@theshocker4626 5 жыл бұрын
The bonus marchers, pls
@JUNKERS488
@JUNKERS488 5 жыл бұрын
You never disappoint and always a pleasure to watch. I just wish I could afford to send you more on Patreon to help you out. I'm sure the equipment you use is expensive . It makes me happy to turn on youtube and see you've posted a new video. It's great to see someone doing what they obviously love. Please keep up the Amazingly good work. Thanks
@scottfabel7492
@scottfabel7492 5 жыл бұрын
I have to say, I think this is one of your best, but they are all good. Thanks again THG!
@noahcount7132
@noahcount7132 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent story. Clever, daring, and incredibly funny! Extremely well done, History Guy!
@rabignall
@rabignall 5 жыл бұрын
That was cool. Great video.
@markstankiewicz6369
@markstankiewicz6369 5 жыл бұрын
Great story it should be a movie......from down under
@danmo43
@danmo43 5 жыл бұрын
That was great! Thank you! I love your channel!
@jesusbeloved3953
@jesusbeloved3953 5 жыл бұрын
This was a hoot! I loved it! Thanks so much for telling us about it! I
@BIGBLOCK5022006
@BIGBLOCK5022006 5 жыл бұрын
Sir, on the topic of Michigan would you consider discussing the Toledo War, Bath School Massacre, or the Mackinac Bridge?
@carab.8616
@carab.8616 5 жыл бұрын
Michigan here! The Bath school massacre was terribly sad and tragic!
@dominicguye8058
@dominicguye8058 3 жыл бұрын
By the time of this comment, he has indeed done the Toledo War.
@timcarter1164
@timcarter1164 5 жыл бұрын
This is a great story. As well as the Washington Redskins sting operation. Two legendary moments in law enforcement. Thank you for sharing this.
@karynsuepohlmeier2109
@karynsuepohlmeier2109 4 жыл бұрын
This is a great story!! Thank you!
@DeconvertedMan
@DeconvertedMan 4 жыл бұрын
Its great to learn history from you, thanks :D
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