Tag: Florida
Florida Teacher Shot on Highway, Friend Claims Stranger Did It
On an August evening in 1924, a young Florida school teacher was brought into Gainesville with a gunshot wound so serious that doctors held out…
Florida Officials Consider Bringing Back the Lash in Prison Camps
In 1925, Florida prison officials were openly discussing whether to bring back one of the state’s most brutal punishments: the lash. Only two years earlier,…
What the *BLEEP* News from the Past, Pt. 2
Today on what the fuck news from the past, we learn that an Indiana police judge fined himself for speeding. After fining several drivers for…
8 People Who Were Tarred and Feathered
Tar and feathering was a popular method of intimidation, torture, and vigilanteism in the early 1900s. There were numerous reports of tar and feather parties…
Lost Gold Treasure in Florida
Old timers tell a lot of tales of lost treasures and hidden gold. When I was growing up, the old lady who used to live…
Leprosy Breaks Out On Shipboard
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has long frightened people, and for good reason. It can be transmitted from droplets from the mouth and nose…
