Category: U.S. Historical News
Ancient Egypt – Mummified Crocodiles, Tattoos, and Cinderella
Crocodile Mummies According to the Smithsonian, ancient Egyptians hunted crocodiles for the sole purpose of turning them into mummies. That’s right. In ancient Egypt, embalmers…
Vlad Tepes Method of Impalement
Impalement was a torturous form of execution. There were several ways in which our ancestors impaled people, and research shows that Vlad the Impaler used…
How Captain Blackbeard Met His End
Blackbeard is probably one of the most recognizable names in the history of pirates, but his career as a captain on a pirate ship was…
The Execution of Pirate Captain William Kidd
Accounts about the life of Captain William Kidd vary. We know that he was born in Scotland in either 1645 or 1654. Almost nothing is…
Executed and Gibbeted for All to See
Gibbeting is an old form of post-mortem punishment. When a person in England was condemned to the gibbet for murder, smuggling, or stealing, he was…
Trial by Water During the Witch Craze
According to the Code of Hammurabi, a set of laws written in 1754 BC: “If a man charges another with black magic and has not…
Brief History of the Betsy Ross Flag – Revolutionary Flag
This brief video on the legend of the Betsy Ross Flag was intentionally created to leave out my personal thoughts on the current trending topic…
How the U.S. Used the Ball and Chain in the Early 1900s
When I see old cartoons showing characters in the classic ball and chain, I am always left wondering how the U.S. used the ball and…
First Person to Barrel Down Niagara Falls – Annie Taylor
Annie Edson Taylor was a school teacher and dancing instructor. She was also a widow, her husband having died in America’s Civil War. While Annie…
Germany’s Axe and Block Executions – Early 20th Century
The gory details of the executions were never published in the German press and it was illegal in Germany to take photographs of executioners. For…
