Category: History
Shanghaiing was common in the 1880s, especially along the West Coast
The following article, published in 1909, provides us with further stories about the men who were shanghaied and forced to work on board a ship….
Stories of men shanghaied to serve on ships
Human trafficking was just as prevalent in the past as it is today. However, it was commonly referred to as being shanghaied. Often men were…
Cigar shaped balloon spotted in Ohio in 1916 – Military experiment
I am endlessly fascinated with early unidentified flying object sightings, cigar-shaped aerials, and how people reacted to seeing things they had never seen before. In…
Ghost noises heard on Church Island, North Carolina
Weird, ghostly noises were reported on Church Island, North Carolina in 1928. Locals pointed to the spirits of pirates and buccaneers who once sailed the…
Man steals alligator from outside Chicago restaurant
In 1894, Chicago, a drunk man decided to steal a live alligator being displayed outside of a restaurant. What happened next was utter chaos as…
Woman holds burglar hostage with gun after finding him under bed
After a day of shopping with her 13-year-old daughter back in 1894, Mrs. Brown returned home only to hear strange noises coming from the second…
Man wakes up after fight to find his ear on a shelf
New Jersey man woke after a fight to find his detached ear resting on a shelf. This is the stuff of nightmares! Found His Ear…
Parrot arrested after telling police to go to hell
From out of New Jersey, 1906, a policeman on patrol overheard something talking from a bush. Upon closer inspection, he discovered a talking parrot that…
Ghost shows family where he hid his gold
In 1922, it was reported that a ghost revealed where he hid his gold to a family renting his former home. I’ve always enjoyed ghost…
Young woman defends herself with hatpin after strange man tries to kiss her
After hearing so many people say that hatpins were used for self-defense, I finally found a hatpin story in the wild. In truth, I wasn’t…
