1965 – Santa Zapped By Power Line (Footnote) Published on December 24, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations Santa needs to be more careful in the future. Trying to land using a parachute can be quite dangerous.Click to Read More...
1947 – Gift Wrapper Raps in Vain (Footnote) Published on December 19, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations Joe Gibson was so focused on his job of wrapping gifts that he lost track of time and was locked in a warehouse. With some rags, string, and wire, he worked toward escaping...Click to Read More...
1926 – Fire Company Called To Put Out a Sunset (Footnote) Published on August 17, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History Firemen in Tulsa, Oklahoma were called out on an emergency call. The supposed fire was really the sunset.Click to Read More...
1934 – Skids Out Window on Soap, Falls Into Sand (Footnote) Published on July 13, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History It really is possible to slip on a bar of soap. And Mrs. Beulah Hopkins went right out the window after doing so.Click to Read More...
1926 – Falls 50 Feet, Only Suffers Bruises (Footnote) Published on July 8, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History 16-year-old William Lyle fell into the Niagara Gorge. He was lucky to be alive.Click to Read More...
Almost Over the Hump – Podcast #174 Published on June 20, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast Just what happens when your airplane crashes high up in the Himalayan mountains and there is no chance that anyone will ever find you? This happened to two pilots during WW II as they attempted to pilot a cargo plane over “The Hump.” 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...
1952: Boy Falls 1,500 Feet and Survives Published on February 18, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Kenneth Wright, Jr fell off of a cliff in Lake Arrowhead, California and fell and fell, hitting countless rocks. Yet, he somehow survived.Click to Read More...
1950: Man’s Life Saved by Flagpole Published on February 11, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Henry L. Lefeave thought that he had found the perfect spot to view the Independence Day parade. That was until he fell out of the window...Click to Read More...
1935: Baby Born in Deep Water Well Published on February 4, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits When Alton Jourdan saved his wife Willie after she fell into their farm's well, she had a small surprise for him...Click to Read More...
Sucked into Jet Engine Published on January 4, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits Can you imagine getting sucked into a jet engine? That happened to Al Richards in 1951 and he survived!Click to Read More...
Saved From Nazi Firing Squad by Freak of Fate Published on September 3, 2021 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1944, Majlech Elencwajg stood with many others before a Nazi firing squad. He miraculously survived the shooting.Click to Read More...
Lost in the Mountains – Pamela Hollingworth – Podcast #155 Published on August 30, 2021 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Forgotten History, Podcast Most Popular Podcast of 2021! In 1941, 5-year-old Pamela Hollingworth disappeared into the dense forest of New Hampshire's White Mountains. More than 1,500 men spent more than a week looking for her. Was she murdered, kidnapped, or something else? Find out what really happened to Pamela Hollingworth.Click to Read More...
The Ghost Plane Published on November 22, 2020 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Back in 1955, a plane took off without a pilot and circled around Sydney, Australia for nearly three hours. Just how did they finally get it down?Click to Read More...
Titanic’s Orphans – Podcast #138 Published on August 29, 2020 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Forgotten History, Podcast After the Titanic sank, two brothers were orphaned after their dad perished. The search for a family member became an front page news worldwide. Just who were they?Click to Read More...