Category: U.S. Historical News
Man Who Spent 55 Years Collecting $10,000 of Gold Dust Told to Eff Off
An Oregon man spent 55 years of his life wandering and collecting gold dust. In 1913, after he finally gathered $10,000 worth of dust, he…
5 Reports of People Stuck in the Elevator
While a falling elevator is one of my biggest fears, many people also dread the thought of getting stuck in an elevator. 1. Salt Miners…
First Hand Accounts of the Wreck of SS Valencia
“All hope gone! “Not a woman on board is saved! “Such was the pitiless message that flashed over the wires last night to the Van…
Breaking Elevator Cables in the Past
I don’t know about you, but I say a little prayer every time I step inside an elevator. In today’s post, we will take a…
9 Weird Things That Happened in 1912
What qualified as “odd” news and weird things in 1912 was actually rather grim. There were a lot of strange murders, violence at the strikes,…
Why Thursday is the Day of Thor
The article below, originally published in 1929, explains how Thursday was named after the God of Thunder, Thor. Thursday – Day of Thor The fifth…
Killer Drinking Cups and the War Against Houseflies – Odd News of 1910
What do killer drinking cups and the war against house flies have in common? They were both odd news articles in 1910. In this listicle,…
5 Messed Up Things That Happened On Railroad Tracks Long Ago
There were a large number of strange and messed-up things that happened on railroad tracks long ago. For instance, in 1912, a farmer decided he…
Master of the Morgue William Schoneberger
Hi everyone. This is Elizabeth from Strange Ago. Today I want to share with you some of the research I’ve been doing into a man…
Washington DC Morgue in 1906
The article below gives us a fascinating look at the morgue master in Washington DC in the early 1900s. The description of the “new” morgue…
