Send us a textWelcome back to The Day's Dumpster Fire where we don't celebrate humanity's successes but its most fantastic failures. On today's episode, Kara explores one of America's earliest mysteries dating back to the olden days when America was nothing more than just a couple of colonies. The British colony of Roanoke was designed to be an initial starting point for what was hoped to be the foundation of Britain's next great business venture. While most of us know that Roanoke was established in 1587 and somehow disappeared by 1590 with hardly a trace, Kara expands the mystery by looping in the British and European happenings and conflicts which may have contributed to the disappearance. She also looks at the status of the Native Americans who, for the most part, surrounded the colony on all sides. She finishes with a brief discussion as to some of the theories of how the colony could have disappeared, but ultimately, the mystery of Roanoke reflects more of what was happening on the Atlantic seaboard and England's ever growing involvement in world affairs and perhaps sticking her nose where it doesn't need to be stuck. For more details of this episode and dozens of other dumpster fires in history including images of Kara's doodles and artwork check out The Day's Dumpster Fire website. Be sure to send Kara and Ed an email at [email protected] with your feedback, questions, suggestions, and ideas for future episodes.  They do read them and they can follow up with you!!!Hey before you go! If have ideas for future episodes that you want Kara and Ed to look into, email them at [email protected]. They would love to hear from you! You can also send them a text message by clicking on the link at the top. Be sure to head on over to www.thedaysdumpsterfire.com for the ever growing library of historical dumpster fires. Check us out on the ol Instagrams!https://www.instagram.com/thedaysdumpsterfire/

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