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Family freezes after man leaves them on mountain
Man leaves family on mountain as he goes to have his horses’ shoes sharpened. The woman and her children are later found frozen to the…
3 men drop dead body off at bar, claimed deceased was just drunk
Three men showed up at a bar in 1860. The had with them a body of a man. Claiming that the deceased man was merely…
Boy hanged in tragic accident after children’s mock trial
In 1860, a 14-year-old boy was accidentally hanged after a mock trial by his peers. According to the story, the boy had the same name…
Shanghaiing was common in the 1880s, especially along the West Coast
The following article, published in 1909, provides us with further stories about the men who were shanghaied and forced to work on board a ship….
Stories of men shanghaied to serve on ships
Human trafficking was just as prevalent in the past as it is today. However, it was commonly referred to as being shanghaied. Often men were…
Body found buried in barrel in Canarsie – Possibly buried alive
Bodies were discovered buried at an old farm house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, 1916. The article below details one of the finds. It was that of…
Cigar shaped balloon spotted in Ohio in 1916 – Military experiment
I am endlessly fascinated with early unidentified flying object sightings, cigar-shaped aerials, and how people reacted to seeing things they had never seen before. In…
Ghost noises heard on Church Island, North Carolina
Weird, ghostly noises were reported on Church Island, North Carolina in 1928. Locals pointed to the spirits of pirates and buccaneers who once sailed the…
Man steals alligator from outside Chicago restaurant
In 1894, Chicago, a drunk man decided to steal a live alligator being displayed outside of a restaurant. What happened next was utter chaos as…
Woman holds burglar hostage with gun after finding him under bed
After a day of shopping with her 13-year-old daughter back in 1894, Mrs. Brown returned home only to hear strange noises coming from the second…
