Category: U.S. Historical News

Flour mill accidents were, at one time, extremely common. Gears, shafts, and belts were exposed and there were no safety covers or emergency shut-offs for…

The old Lehigh Tannery can be found on Tannery Road at the Hickory Run State Park. It is easy to pass the pull off because…

Much of the stories about animals in the 1800s involved killing them or abusing them, so when I found this rare gem of the fierce…

The 19th century was an amazing time of growth, discoveries, and inventions. Looking back, we can see that people were hell bent on making a…

The Black Hand was an extortion racket that originated in mid-1700s in Naples and came to the United States in the early 1900s. Whoever was…

The lure of gold used to be a strong one, especially during a time when there weren’t many jobs available and most people could not…

Whoever said that the women of today were far more brazen and lawless than the women of a century ago, never heard of the Broderick…

Nikola Tesla was considered a brilliant but socially awkward man whose brilliant mind showed through in his younger years. This article was originally published in…

Jack London Seattle, Wash., Aug. 7. — Jack London the novelist and his wife arrived in Seattle recently, after a 148 days’ voyage around the…

What was the last meal served to the wealthy upper class on the Titanic the night it sank? This menu was published in a newspaper…