Category: History

Long before the internet, there were dictionaries and encyclopedia sets. In 1921, librarians at the New York Library were stunned when lines of people formed…

An examination of 40 rats found that five of them carried the bubonic plague. Oakland takes steps to exterminate the threat to public health. City…

Human hair was used to operate an electric fog bell 100 years ago. The logic behind that hair use was that hair stretches when damp…

Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, and family, was one of the most important and widely worshipped deities in ancient Greek religion. She…

During Prohibition, newspapers were always filled with articles about booze raids and attempts to take away alcohol from the people. As we all know, their…

In the winter of 1924, Indianapolis and surrounding areas was experiencing below freezing temperatures. A woman, 45, got out of bed and left her house…

In Norse mythology, Hel is a complex and intriguing figure who presides over the realm also named Hel. She rules over those who have died…

I’ve covered this topic before: children chained up like animals. It was certainly a major problem in the past, and one that we don’t hear…

Hekau, in ancient Egyptian belief, refers to sacred words of power or spells that were central to their magical practices. These “words of power” were…

Jealousy reared its ugly head when Mrs. Eitner found out he husband was giving a widowed woman car rides to town. One day she grabbed…