Category: History
4 Rather Odd News Reports That Will Make You Go Hmmm
Hi everyone, this is Elizabeth from Strange Ago, and today I want to share a few newspaper stories that I found to be rather unusual,…
1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck – 53 Drowned
On October 28, 1906, a West Jersey and Seashore Railroad electric train fell off a draw bridge. 53 of the roughly 88 people on the…
Some of the Worst Dislocated Neck Stories From the Past
In my previous article about dislocated necks, I covered mostly those who survived and their medical treatment. For this article, we are going to take…
5 Insane Stories About Notes Pinned to Bodies
Hi everyone, this is Elizabeth from StrangeAgo and today my mood is rather dark. And so for this article we are going to take a…
5 Stories About People Struck By Lightning
After looking into deadly bee stings, I had to ask myself what other things frighten people. Well, lightning, of course. Some people love the storms…
5 Stories of Deadly Bee Stings
I love bees and all that they do when it comes to pollination and making honey. However, getting unexpectedly stung by more than one bee…
5 Gruesome Stories About Dislocated Necks and How Doctors Repaired Them
Just the mere thought of a dislocated neck is unsettling, and yet newspapers from long ago shared detailed stories of those who were injured in…
5 More People Bound to Logs and Some Lived to Tell Their Stories
After researching the previous article on people tied to logs, I decided to continue looking into this gruesome punishment from the past and I have…
5 Stories of People Who Fell Off Bridges
While viewing some old photos of bridges, I casually wondered if anyone ever fell off these old bridges, and sure enough I found the stories…
8 Unhappy Incidents Ending in “Ground Into Mincemeat”
On more than one occasion I have read the phrase “ground into mincemeat” while skimming through newspaper articles in the National Archives. So, today I…
