1885: The Cake Bewitched Him (Footnote) Published on August 8, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage A man elopes with another man's wife and is arrested. He blames it on her delicious cake!Click to Read More...
1950 – Dogs Shoot Owners (Footnote) Published on July 29, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History It's rare that a dog shoots its owner. Yet, it happened twice in one month in Olney, Texas.Click to Read More...
1949 – Little Boy Finds Toilet Seat Not Quite His Size (Footnote) Published on July 25, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Humor Phillip Burrows decided to try his junior toilet seat on for size. He slipped his head through the opening and then got stuck.Click to Read More...
1946 – Baby Delivered Between Floors (Footnote) Published on July 22, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage No one ever wants to get stuck in an elevator, especially while giving birth. That happened to a Chattanooga woman...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...
Footnote – 1956: Driver Grabs At Bird, Hits New Police Car Published on June 27, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order A parakeet was blamed for a car accident that destroyed a brand-new police car.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1947: Doctor Wins Bet but Client Dies After Paying Off Published on June 24, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Footnotes to History Imagine losing a bet with a doctor and then dropping dead minutes after settling the bet. That happened to Allan Sharp.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1937: Fall on Ice Starts Blaze in His Pants Published on June 17, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Humor Joseph Trainor fell on the ice and his pants caught on fire. Yet, he did not have a single match on him...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...
Footnote – 1974: Unusual Theft Published on March 25, 2022 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History Some thief was in for a surprise when he or she listened to the tapes that he stole from a car in Dallas.Click to Read More...