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...
In the Blink of an Eye – Podcast #132 Published on February 22, 2020 Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast In 1925, the parents and sisters of 9-year-old Evelyn Castle were killed after their car collided with a train. What came next for Evelyn was totally unexpected. It's a story that is both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.Click to Read More...
Suicide Prevented by Cork Leg Published on February 1, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1924, Russell B. Hayward attempted suicide by jumping into the Hudson River. He forgot to remove his artificial cork leg.Click to Read More...
In the Water Too Long… Published on September 28, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits Polar Bear Clubs exist worldwide where people take a swim in cold, frigid winter water. It didn't quite go as planned at the Atlantic City contest in 1957.Click to Read More...
Plane Lands on Car Published on June 30, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits On November 18, 1951, 47-year-old pilot Joe Wardle attempted to land his Piper Cub after its engine had stalled. The car kept moving and moving...Click to Read More...
Flying Blind – Podcast #124 Published on June 7, 2019 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast A great story about a Navy pilot who was blinded during a bombing run over North Korea in 1952 and the attempt by another pilot to land him safely.Click to Read More...
Saved by a Giant Turtle Published on June 24, 2018 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits 27-year-old South Korean Chung Nam Kim fell off of the Liberian Federal Nagara on Friday August 22, 1969 and was saved by a giant turtle.Click to Read More...
Man Sucked into Jet Engine Published on December 7, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Fred E. Higinbotham was sucked into a military jet engine on May 14, 1956, and survived with barely a scratch on his body.Click to Read More...
Held on for Dear Life Published on December 1, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Frank H. Krebs took the ride of his life when a plane he was about to board took off. He held on to the fuselage as the pilot lifted the plane into the air.Click to Read More...
Tried to Hide Her Report Card Published on September 15, 2017 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Schools & Education, Tidbits 11-year-old Nellie Stevens of Indianapolis, Indiana was missing for six days because she was too afraid to show her report card to her foster parents.Click to Read More...