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Starkweather Farmhand Killed by Lightning While Standing in Barn Doorway
When a violent summer storm swept across the countryside near Starkweather, North Dakota, in 1905, Burt Martin was asleep in an upstairs room of a…
15 Summer Drink Recipes From 1923
Long before refrigerators overflowed with bottled sodas, flavored waters, and ready-made iced drinks, summer refreshment often began in the kitchen. In 1923, readers were offered…
Ship Passenger Accused of Drinking Compass Alcohol in Nova Scotia
A passenger aboard a steamer from Boston apparently became so desperate for a drink that he turned to one of the ship’s navigational instruments. After…
4 Women Arrested for Wearing Soldiers’ Uniforms on Halloween in Washington
Four young women dressed in soldiers’ uniforms for a night of Halloween fun never expected their costumes to land them in police custody. In 1919,…
20 Ohio Miners Found Dead Behind Makeshift Wall in Gas-Filled Mine
The handwritten message found deep inside the smoke-blackened mine offered rescuers one last reason to hope: “Twenty men are in this room.” For days back…
7 Halloween Merrymakers Killed When Train Smashed Into Truck in New Jersey
Halloween night should have ended with laughter, music, and masqueraders returning home with stories to tell. Instead, for a truckload of Philadelphians traveling through southern…
Massive Flywheel Burst Killed Engineer at Chicago Steel Plant
In 1915, five hundred men were at work inside the Illinois Steel Plant in South Chicago when a massive flywheel came apart. The wheel, thirty…
1920 Guide Explained the Right Way to Dry Sweet Corn
Drying corn was a practical way to preserve one of the garden’s best crops for the months ahead. The United States Department of Agriculture offered…
Homestead Electric Plant Disaster Killed 27-Year-Old Engineer
In 1895, the electric light plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, had only just returned to service when disaster struck. After three weeks of repairs, the plant…
1903 Execution at Sing Sing Took Five Electric Shocks
Antonio Triola was led into the death room at Sing Sing prison smiling. It was 1903, and he had been sentenced to die in the…
