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4 Cloudbursts That Left Behind Death and Destruction

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…

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Denver Sees Arrival of Dr. Rucker, Winner of a Corpse in a Macabre Card Game

In 1895, a condemned murder lost a bet and his corpse to Dr. Rucker. Before Carlo Perri could face his execution at the hands of…

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Man stabbed the son of a judge with a pitchfork

It’s time to check out a few deaths by pitchfork. I did not think that there would be so many of these incidents, and yet…

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The Automatic Gallows of Colorado and Connecticut

Before 1889, Colorado hangings were public and gruesome. Those condemned to die by hanging sometimes twitched and kicked about on the end of a rope…

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Bandit’s Dying Curse Fulfilled

It is not the story of the curse, but the wild flavor of old Colorado that makes me love this story of the posse who…

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What the Past had to Say About Wives Spanking Husbands

We always read or hear about how men used to put their wives over their knees for a spanking, but did you know that it…

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10 Most Important Facts About The Ludlow Massacre

Considered one of the darkest moments in American industrial labor history, the Ludlow massacre was a war between coal miners and the rich and powerful….

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Pushmobiles in the Early 1900s

Just the other summer, I saw a small group of kids out with their pushmobiles. Parents were standing by, rather proudly, as the kids all…

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Five Year Old Held For Murder

Children will imitate the actions of the adults, as in this 1912 case where a young boy shoots another boy over an argument. Five Year…

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10 Places You Can Go To Find Gold In The U.S.

Have you ever tried panning for gold? It is a fun way to spend the day and you can even plan vacations around gold panning…

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