Category: History
Crushing Necks with the Halifax Gibbet
The story of the Halifax Gibbet begins and ends in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The little town had its humble beginnings in sheep farming. Eventually,…
Insane Stunts Pulled by 7 Gunslingers of the Old West
The Wild West was full of danger, fortune, and men who were willing to risk anything for the promise of fame, money, and freedom. In…
Magnet Superstitions
Our ancients had many strange beliefs and superstitions about magnets (lodestones). In the article below, published in 1913, the unknown author brings up some of…
1895 Report on Nikola Tesla’s Magic Motor and His Workshop
The article below gives a basic description of Nikola Tesla’s magnetic motor and its most basic applications. Originally published in 1895. Tesla’s Magic Motor A…
Brief History of Magnets
I pulled this article from a newspaper published in 1920 because it touches on a bit of the history of the magnet, and it also…
Telepathic Martian Giants
Hi everyone. It’s Elizabeth, and I am taking a momentary break from our dark and depressing past. For a bit of fun, I went to…
17 Brutal Laws of the Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi was a Babylonian king who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C. The king put together a written set of legal code that contained 282…
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Collinwood School Fire
It was 9 am, March 4, 1908, and the children of Lakeview School in Collinwood, Ohio were sitting in their classrooms when the fire alarm…
Rocking Stone Tower of Truckee California
While the article below about the rocking stone in Truckee, California was originally published in 1895, the rocking stone is still around and can be…
Instructions for Making a Leyden Jar From 1895
While researching the Leyden jar, I found these instructions for constructing a Leyden jar out of common household materials. The instructions were originally published in…
