Category: U.S. Historical News
Nikola Tesla Believed Electricity was a Cure for Stupid
The article below, originally published in 1917, quotes Nikola Tesla’s belief that electricity to the brain could cure the stupid out of the rest of…
5 People Who Were Pushed Down The Stairs
I was going to write an article on people who fell down the stairs, but as I read the articles, I found that nearly all…
5 Deadly News Reports from the Past
For this article, we are going begin with an execution and later end on the same topic, but with a slightly different twist. 1. Hanged…
5 Reports of Kangaroo Attacks
For something a little different, I decided to visit Trove, an Australian newspaper archive created by the National Library of Australia. (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/) So, of course,…
5 Hay Wagon Accidents From The Good Old Days
Hay wagons may seem like part of a quaint past time, but in reality hay wagons were dangerous. In fact, a quick search through the…
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…
