Video Game Week: How Oregon Trail Inspired A Generation To Learn About Dysentery

19/04/2021 3 min

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Episode Synopsis

This week we're replaying some of our favorite shows about our favorite games. In this episode from December 2019, we look at the history of Oregon Trail, the invention of three student teachers from Minnesota who ended up changing video game history without realizing it. Plus: a hospital in San Antonio, Texas marks the holiday season by sending all its December newborns home in  red and white hats… and stockings!
Oregon Trail: How three Minnesotans forged its path (City Pages)
This Hospital Wins Christmas By Sending Newborns Home In Christmas Stockings For Over 50 Years Now (Bored Panda)
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