1937: Dog Found to Have Ring Lost Three Years Earlier (Footnote) Published on March 10, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage For three long years, Mrs. David Hann searched for her wedding ring. Then, one day, her dog spat it up. Where had it been all this time?Click to Read More...
1930: Kissing Ban Proposed (Footnote) Published on March 3, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage A 10-year ban on kissing was proposed to slow the spread of tuberculosis. Could it work?Click to Read More...
1928: Couple Waits 60 Years to Marry Published on February 24, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage It's never too late to marry one's sweetheart, even if they have to wait 60 years to do so.Click to Read More...
1927: Every Kiss Takes 3 Minutes From Lovers’ Life Span (Footnote) Published on February 17, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage, Science, Technology & Medicine Can kissing really shorten one's life? That's what students at Western State College concluded.Click to Read More...
1975: Man’s Car Stolen, Picked Up By His Own Vehicle (Footnote) Published on February 15, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History A Huntsville man had his car stolen, began to hitchhike back home and was picked up by his own car.Click to Read More...
1962: Come On, Baby, Don’t Do the Twist! (Footnote) Published on February 9, 2023 Posted in: Entertainment, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine The American Medical Association warned that anyone who was over 40 should avoid doing the Twist, the latest dance craze.Click to Read More...
1950 – Dentist Pulls Tooth, Patient Jumps Out Window (Footnote) Published on January 31, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine James Wheatley had his tooth pulled and had a strange reaction to the anesthesia: he jumped out the window!Click to Read More...
1949 – Don’t Come Back-He Didn’t! (Footnote) Published on January 24, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Schools & Education His teacher told him not to come back to school without his book, so he did exactly what he was told and ran away from home.Click to Read More...
1938 – Fishing Trip Accidents Send Family to Hospital (Footnote) Published on January 21, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine The Mowrar family should have never gone fishing. All went home with significant injuries to their right hands or arms.Click to Read More...
1955 – Wife Teed Off At Husband (Footnote) Published on December 26, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations, Humor, Love & Marriage Lew Luquire made the mistake of not getting home in time after playing a round of golf. His wife decided to get even.Click to Read More...
1972 – Santa Claus Exists (Footnote) Published on December 25, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations Just when a ten-year-old boy was starting to question the existence of Santa Claus, he confirmed that he really does exist.Click to Read More...
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...
1960 – Christmas Cards Arrive 20 Years Late (Footnote) Published on December 23, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations Things do get lost in the mail, but the US Postal Service was unable to explain why these Christmas cards were delivered 20 years late.Click to Read More...
1952 – New Roof for Christmas (Footnote) Published on December 22, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial All Mrs. Delia Hagen of Los Angeles wanted for Christmas was a new roof, but she could not afford it. Click to Read More...
1949 – Could Beggar Be Santa Claus? (Footnote) Published on December 21, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial An Akron woman helped out a man who was down on his luck and he decided to pay her back for her generosity.Click to Read More...