Category: History

As a child I watched cartoons where characters were bound with rope and tossed onto the railroad tracks. I never realized that this actually happened…

In this compilation, we take a look at a few arrests made back in 1895. 1. Sold Fake Petrified Human Body First, we have an…

After having spent yet another day deep in the newspaper archives, I have decided to compile yet another list of unusual news reports from the…

One fine day in September 1906, a Richmond, Virginia doctor had one hell of a day. From stitching to dressing wounds, he spent the day…

When studying the history of our ancestors it is always fun to take a break and dive into something unusual such as history books about…

Henry Ford was one of the most influential people in the automotive industry. He is also one of the most controversial figures in history because…

Below is a fascinating article published in 1912 that covers the origin and history of the US patents office and ends with a bunch of…

So much is written about Viking men, but what about Viking women? What part did women play in Viking society and how accurately or inaccurately…

Because these “bad news” collections are so popular, I spent the day collecting a few gruesome reports from the newspaper archives just for you. Lakeshore…

The history of makeup in ancient Rome is a bit of a mystery. There are few surviving records, and the few remaining are unclear. However,…