Category: U.S. Historical News
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…
Ark of the Covenant was a Battery – Leyden Jar
The following 1895 article discusses the possibility that the Ark of the Covenant was actually a battery or an early form of the leyden jar….
10 Brutal Deaths of Famous Pirates
The pirates from history rarely died peaceful deaths. They lived their lives in violence and treachery, and often died in battle or at the end…
The Slocum Disaster of 1904
The General Slocum was a side wheel passenger steamboat with a hull built out of white oak and yellow pine. On June 15, 1904, over…
Windsor Hotel Fire of 1899
The Windsor Hotel was built in Manhattan, New York in 1873. It was a luxury hotel for the rich and elite who preferred to lived…
The Knickerbocker Theatre Collapse
On January 28, 1922, shortly after 9 pm, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, DC collapsed under the heavy weight of snow. The…
Visits to the Morgue as Entertainment and Punishment
In 1921, a fire broke out at the Hotel Colonial in Hoboken, New Jersey. Eleven lives were tragically ended. The burned bodies were taken to…
