Category: Tragedies
5 Fiendishly Gruesome Details of Bodies Cut In Two
While researching “body parts,” I started seeing multiple articles about people cut in half. Each one was more gruesome than the last. And so, for…
Fatal train accident near Flemingsburg, Kentucky, 1907
While it did not have a high body count, many people were seriously injured in this 1907 train wreck. Terrible Railroad Accident Near Flemingsburg Yesterday…
The Italian Hall Disaster: A Tragic Turning Point in American Labor History
The Italian Hall Disaster, also known as the 1913 Massacre of striking mine workers, was a tragedy that took place on December 24, 1913, in…
The Sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912
The sinking of the RMS Titanic was a tragic maritime disaster that occurred on April 15, 1912. The Titanic was a luxury ocean liner that…
The Johnstown Flood of 1889: The Worst Disaster in Pennsylvania History
The 1889 Johnstown flood was a catastrophic event that occurred when the South Fork Dam, a major earthen dam on the Little Conemaugh River, failed….
Falling stars blamed for sinking ships and destroying planes
A fascinating look into the possibility that “falling stars” may have sunk a few ships and wiped a few airships out of the sky. While…
1929 sighting of the lost ship København
Numerous ships have been lost at sea, and many, like København, quickly became ghost ships. København was an immense five-masted barque, the largest of its…
From poison to neck slashing: Death logs 1917
I have covered crime and divorce in 1917, so it makes sense to cover the death logs from that year as well. As you are…
1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck – 53 Drowned
On October 28, 1906, a West Jersey and Seashore Railroad electric train fell off a draw bridge. 53 of the roughly 88 people on the…
Some of the Worst Dislocated Neck Stories From the Past
In my previous article about dislocated necks, I covered mostly those who survived and their medical treatment. For this article, we are going to take…
