Category: History

Here is another retelling of the myth of the cursed mummy on the Titanic. Published in 1914, this retelling states that the mummy case was…

The 1800 and 1900s are filled with stories about women and girls who disguised their gender to do the things that only men were allowed…

1922 was the year of great ancient Egyptian discoveries. It was also the year when Egypt decided to take a step towards preserving its incredible…

J. Bruce Ismay, the man who had the Titanic built, was on that fated ship the night it struck an iceberg. He was also on…

Before there were freezers, there were icehouses. The early icehouses were built underground. Later, they were insulated and built above ground. Eventually, electricity was introduced,…

Polio was originally called “infant paralysis.” The newspaper report below comes from 1922, 33 years before a safe vaccination was discovered and used on the…

Biowarfare is nothing new, and when you begin reading newspapers from over 100 years ago you will see that people had the same exact fears…

Should the captain of the crew of the Titanic known that the skip was in danger when they entered that fateful spot so many years…

This story comes from 1912. Surprised? Don’t be. In fact, American women have been kidnapped and sold to other countries since the writing of the…

Ismay, the controlling builder of the Titanic, will forever be known as a coward. While on the maiden voyage (and only voyage) of the Titanic,…