Category: U.S. Historical News
Chicago Theater Fire Sent Firefighters Plunging Through a Collapsing Roof
A devastating fire at one of Chicago’s prominent theaters turned even more dangerous when part of the burning roof collapsed beneath the firefighters trying to…
88-Year-Old Civil War Veteran Dies After Fall From Delaware Hospital Window
An 88-year-old Civil War veteran died at a Delaware hospital in April 1922 after falling from a third-story window, leaving hospital workers uncertain whether the…
Arizona Man Said He Threw an Axe at His Wife “For Fun”
A Phoenix woman was left with a deep gash in her head in June 1919 after her husband allegedly threw an axe at her during…
Delaware Woman Said a Man Watched and Followed Her for 9 Months
For nine months, Helen Graham said, a man repeatedly appeared near her Wilmington, Delaware, home and followed her when she went out on the street….
South Carolina Lineman Killed After 1,500 Volts Passed Through His Body
A routine job removing unused wire turned deadly for a South Carolina railroad lineman in March 1913. Charles P. Pearson was working with several other…
New York Backed Away From Prohibition Enforcement, but Washington Refused to Budge
New York may have backed away from enforcing Prohibition, but Washington had no intention of doing the same. In June 1923, Governor Al Smith approved…
Penniless and Starving, Young Woman Said Desperation Drove Her to Steal
Edna Johnson looked as though she belonged anywhere but in a police cell. Dressed in a fashionable silk and velvet gown, the young woman appeared…
New Jersey Factory Blast Hurled Chemist 50 Feet Across Street “Like a Comet”
A chemical factory explosion in West Hoboken, New Jersey, turned a city street into chaos in March 1922. When tanks of ether suddenly exploded inside…
47 Miners Found Alive After Four Days Trapped Underground in West Virginia
For four days, rescuers searched the wrecked Layland Mine in West Virginia believing that nearly everyone trapped below had perished. The gas explosion had devastated…
Ohio Woman Sentenced After Burning Child With Red-Hot Poker
A 10-year-old Ohio girl suffered horrific punishment at the hands of the woman who was supposed to care for her. In 1909, Mrs. Joseph Sager…
