Henry Ford’s Peace Ship – Podcast #172 Published on May 16, 2022 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast Latest episode! In 1915, Henry Ford sought to end WWI by chartering a ship and sailing with many of the prominent peace activists of the day to Europe. Find out what happened next...Click to Read More...
Arbor Day Turns 150! – Podcast #171 Published on April 28, 2022 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast Arbor Day is 150 years old! Learn the origins of the day, plus how one small upstate New York town continues the annual celebration.Click to Read More...
Retrocast #9 – Podcast #170 Published on April 13, 2022 Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts A woman dumps her fiancé at the altar to marry the minister, a jealous husband who used rattlesnakes to keep men away from his wife, and much more!Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1950: Dog Saves Lives of 60 Men College Students Published on May 10, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Tidbits The lives of 60 dormitory residents were endangered by carbon monoxide poisoning. A pooch named Piedmont was credited with saving their lives.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1949: Nimrod Gives Bizarre Excuse Published on May 6, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Can you tell the difference between a deer and a groundhog? These two hunters in Maryland apparently could not.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1935: Tarantula in Britches Published on May 3, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits A Montgomery, AL officer had to deal with an erratic banana truck driver who had a tarantula in his pants!Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1934: Cat Becomes Flaming Torch Published on April 29, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Just how much damage can a flaming cat do to a home? Mrs. Victor Barbaglia of Vineland, NJ witnessed what could happen.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1911: Jealous Husband Guards Wife With Rattlesnakes Published on April 26, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits James Stoner used rattlesnakes to keep other men away from his wife. His attempts to do so backfired on him.Click to Read More...
1942: Pigeons Sabotage Tires Published on April 22, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits It was a strange crime: Nails kept appearing in the alley behind a Woolworth store in Minneapolis. The criminals may have been the birds.Click to Read More...
1931: Mistaken Identity Finally Ends Published on April 19, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits The story of two women who lived on the same street, attended the same high school, and had similar names that were pronounced identically.Click to Read More...
1921: Bride Dumps Groom for Minister Published on April 15, 2022 Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits A Birmingham, Alabama woman dumped her fiancé at the alter after she confessed her love for the minister who was to marry the couple.Click to Read More...
Vintage Ad – 1956: Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Published on April 7, 2022 Posted in: Transportation Vintage ad for Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight that appeared on page 14 of the April 22, 1956, publication of This Week magazine.Click to Read More...
Retrograph – 1906: Miles Bros. Moving Pictures Published on April 6, 2022 Posted in: Retrographs Colorized photograph of the Miles Brothers Moving Pictures exchange in San Francisco, just prior to the 1906 earthquake.Click to Read More...
Vintage Ad – 1909: Peterman’s Roach Food Published on April 5, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets Vintage ad for Peterman's Roach Food that appeared in the Ladies Home Journal in July 1909 on page 48.Click to Read More...
RetroRewind – 1912: Real Titanic Footage Published on April 4, 2022 Posted in: RetroRewind Videos Actual footage of the Titanic leaving Belfast on April 2, 1912. Includes footage of the Carpathia and some of those who were rescued.Click to Read More...