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Gruesome Things That Happened on the Delaware River Long Ago
Gruesome things have happened along, inside, and over the Delaware River. Plenty of bodies were fishes out of the waters and it was a common…
The Tragic Murder of Marie Wick in Fargo 1921
Murder in the early 1900s was just as brutal as it is today, as in the case of Marie Wick, a young woman murdered in…
The Cannibal Crew of the Whale Ship Essex
On August 12, 1819, the whale ship Essex left port in Nantucket, Massachusetts with plans to hunt down whales for their valuable oil, but the…
5 Early Methods of The Third Degree
In the early 1900s, The Third Degree came to be known as the method used by the police to extract a confession from a suspect….
How Slate Pencils Were Made
The follow article, published in 1901, describes how slate pencils were made. Slate Pencils The Are No Longer Cut From Solid Slate Slate pencils were…
The Role Eugenics Played in Shaping the Early 1900s
What role did eugenics play in the early 20th century and how did the belief in a better race affect people’s mating habits? In truth,…
10 Firsts for the Women of American History
1. Edna Payne Shown in the photograph taken in 1916, she was the first female recruiting sergeant for the Navy and Marine corps. 2. Leola…
Video – Women of WWI in Photographs
Who were the women who did their part during World War I? What did they look like? How did they serve their country and the…
WWI Trenches in Photographs Video
What was it like in the trenches during World War One? Hopefully none of us will never find out first hand. This video contains 21…
H. H. Holmes Headlines and Photographs
We have all heard the horrors stories about H.H. Holmes, the desperation of his victims, and his murder castle. The video below gives you the…
