They say history is written by the victors, but you know what, they left out a hell of

a lot of juicy stuff.

Hey, Abe Lincoln's assassination.

Did you know a young couple was sitting right next to him when he was shot?

It haunted the husband so much he later murdered his wife.

Ah, we all know who invented that, right?

We'll think again.

Truth is, Alexander Graham Bell stole the idea for the telephone and then claimed it is his own.

For every pivotal moment in history, there's always a backstory.

And it's usually way more interesting than the big story.

From mysterious murders to the baffling sleep schedules of yesterday to the fascinating lives of those just outside the limelight,

we're going to uncover the forgotten pieces of history you didn't know you needed to know.

Listen to the backstory with me, Patty Steele.

Twice a week on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

This is a story of a man who's fascinated me, haunted me really, for most of my life.

His name was Sweet Daddy Grace.

He was ahead of his time, the Cape Verdean immigrant who built a fortune as a black man during Jim Crow.

During the Depression.

But today, outside of his church, not too many people know about the man affectionately known as Sweet Daddy Grace.

He raised, sort of wiped out and I wonder if this was done intentionally.

And there's one more piece of the puzzle.

My cousins always said that we were related to Daddy Grace.

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