Category: U.S. Historical News
Nation In The Grip Of Spanish Flu
It is believed that the Spanish Flu killed about 500 million people worldwide from 1918 to 1919. Many survivalists and “preppers” are afraid that something…
10 Strange Venusian Reports From The Past
Mars and the possibility of Martian life was a huge possibility in the early to mid 1900s, but there was also talk about people living…
5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Aleister Crowley
A 20th century magician, Aleister Crowley (Edward Alexander Crowley) lived a colorful life bucking society at every turn. He was called a charlatan, a con-man,…
A 1911 Article On Facts Concerning Asbestos
There was a time when everyone was so excited about asbestos that they used it in everything. Unfortunately, no one knew of the real danger…
A Pistol That Shoots Stupefying Gas
The chemical gun written about in this 1913 newspaper article is the predecessor of pepper spray. In fact, the vapor that shoots out of the…
Titanic Survivor’s Message in a Bottle
The strangest things are washed up from the sea, such as this message in a bottle from Major Butt who was believed to have sunk…
Free Prison Health Care in 1912
When you are poor and have no access to healthcare, what do you do? A small portion of desperate people will consider going to prison…
Wanted – Wooden Leg
Here is a young man who was orphaned at age 7 and then lost his leg on the job. Down on all his luck, all…
10 Horrible Coal Mining Accidents In The 1800s
In the 1800s, coal mining accidents were an everyday occurrence. Usually the accident reports took up the space of five lines in the local newspapers….
Strange 1895 Report of Ball Lightning
Ball lightning is rare and fascinating. It is also seldom reported, so when we came across this report of ball lightning from 1895, we knew…
