Category: U.S. Historical News
Coat Made of Human Skin and Buttons From Bone
While there are latex “human skin” coats on the market for thrill seekers, I did find an actual report of a real coat made from…
6 Reasons to be Glad You Never Had a Tooth Pulled 100 Years Ago
Have you ever had a tooth pulled? How about your wisdom teeth extracted? If you have, you know that the process is rather unpleasant, but…
Treasure Map Tattooed On Human Skin
No, this is not a fictional story made up for thrill seekers, but an actual series of events that led one man to get an…
8 Old Cases of Animals Born With Extra Legs
Old newspapers reported on just about everything, including animals (pets and livestock) born with extra legs. Sadly, none of the newspapers published photos of these…
Young Woman Seeks Hidden Gold of Pirate Ancestor – 1922
Imagine being the recipient of a treasure map that pinpointed hidden gold beneath the water. This 1922 article mentions a map and the treasure which,…
Men Who Searched for the Dead – Niagara Falls
An article published in 1895 tells us of a group of men who would search the Niagara waters for dead men. The dead would be…
8 Fascinating Facts About the Worship of Thor
The three prominent gods of the Norse religion were Odin, Thor, and Frey. Women often turned to their favored goddess Freyja in times of need…
The Bayeux Tapestry Showing the Norman Conquest of England
The Bayeux Tapestry gives us about 50 scenes that led to the Norman conquest of England. It is an important work in both the world…
6 True Stories About Nurses in the Old Insane Asylums
I’ve covered abusive nurses in the old insane asylums, but I also wanted to cover the dangers nurses faced in unregulated insane asylums during the…
7 Upsetting Stories of American Ghouls
A ghoul is traditionally a living person who steals from the dead, and it was quite an occupation back in the early 1900s when incidents…
