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Chester Thompson, 19, shot and killed Judge George Meade Emory in a love-fueled altercation involving Emory’s niece, Charlotte Whittlesey.  The event happened during the summer…

Violent storms, called cloudbursts, can cause an unbelievable amount of damage, as you can see in the following news reports from the past when people…

Below is a fascinating newspaper article published in 1915 about a military spy and his spying techniques. From pretending to be a butterfly hobbyist to…

A New York City girl steals money from a shoe shop and spends it on the seven children of a poor family. Newspaper describes her…

A lone highwayman, armed and masked, held up four stages on the Yosemite stage road, robbing 70 passengers before being captured by a sheriff and…

John Melton, a farmer from Carrollton, Mo., crafted his own summer suits using corn husks. In 1925, it was reported that: “The high cost of…

In the past, being “crazed” was often used as an excuse for murder, implying that a person has no control over their actions. In the…

A devastating tornado in Goliad, Texas, killed 98 people and injured 103, causing $200,000 in property damage in 1902.  Goliad Death List Numbers 98 HOUSTON,…

A gas explosion at the Fraterville coal mine in Coal Creek, Tenn., claimed between 175 and 225 lives, making it one of the deadliest mining…

Roberto Molino, a poor farmer, discovered a $5 gold piece while digging mesquite roots on a land grant. He called his sons to help continue…