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Life and Death of Former President Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States and one of the lesser known president. One interesting fact about this man is that…
Group Dancing To Banish Tango
Oh, the evil steps of the Tango have nothing on the wholesome enjoyment of group dancing. Or so some people back in the early 1900s…
Siamese Twins Daisy and Violet Hilton
Newspapers were absolutely fascinated with Siamese (joined) twins in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Even today, these unique individuals catch our interest. Here is…
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya
Women who commit multiple murders are a rarity. Given that Louise Vermilya committed these murders in the early 1900s, United States, is even more surprising….
Haunted Mummies Nod Their Heads
You can’t make this shit up, folks. People in the early 1900s would scare themselves silly over the idea of haunted mummies, sort of like…
How Cuba Was Named
Did you ever wonder how the names of places came about? How about Cuba? How Cuba got its name can be found in an old…
Helen Keller to Open Blind and Deaf Minds
Heller Keller continues to be an amazing role model for just about everyone. She overcame the odds when no one believed she could. She allowed…
Striking Mill Workers Shot Down by Police
What we aren’t taught in schools is that the U.S. police had a reputation of shooting and murdering strikers back in the early 1900s. There…
The Dark Side of the Chicago Orphan Asylum
Would you dump your child into an orphanage? During the 1800s and early 1900s, it was not uncommon for poor parents to leave a child…
Story of Blackbirds Learning Songs
Blackbirds are simply amazing birds that are far more intelligent than we give them credit for. Strangely enough, I found this story in a 1902…
