Category: U.S. Historical News

For a mere twenty-five cents, you could take a tour of PT Barnum’s show containing his most memorable freaks. Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy…

Perillos of Athens, invented what came to be known as the brazen bull. Also called the bronze bull and the Bull of Phalaris, it was…

As the world became more advanced during the early half of the 20th century, people started turning their heads to the sky and wondering what…

Corporal punishment, by definition, is some form of physical punishment for a wrongdoing. Parents who spank children, teachers who smack children’s hands with rulers, soldiers…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…