Category: U.S. Historical News
The Cardiff Giant – America’s Greatest Hoax
American history is full of hoaxes, but the great hoax ever in the United States was the Cardiff giant hoax. Discovery According to old newspaper…
10 Strange Petrified Bodies and Body Parts Found in the United States
How many petrified bodies and body parts have been uncovered in the United States? Apparently far more than this article can cover. Since the 1800s,…
6 Ultimately Disturbing Severed Hand Discoveries
Severed hands were found on streets, bobbing along river banks, and found on trains in the early 1900s. In fact, severed hand stories were published…
Blue Man of Spring Creek
One of the earliest sightings of the Blue Man occurred in 1865 when a hunter and trapper, “Blue Sol” Collins, spotted large footprints in the…
Wild Man of Ohio – Bigfoot Sighting
American history is full of possible Bigfoot sightings. All one has to do is search through the old newspapers to read up on sightings of…
6 Interesting Accounts of Severed Humans Legs Found in Odd Places
Severed legs were quite a common find in the early 20th century. This was namely because surgeons who amputated legs by the dozen did not…
May Bugs Excommunicated and Field Rats Tried in Court
Yes, May bugs received excommunication in a town of Switzerland and field rats were taken to court and given an eviction notice in Tyrol. The…
8 Weird Reports About the Effects of Studying Too Much
Is it possible to study too much? Will too many books and too much reading make you insane? If you were living in the late…
Unbelievable Facts About the Mounds of North America
What do we know about the mound builders who lived in North America before it was settled by the Native Americans we know of today?…
8 Disturbing Facts About Being a Woman in Ancient Rome
Women had few freedoms in ancient Rome. Their only legal occupation was motherhood while freeborn men had numerous options within the metropolis. And while television…
