Yonkers Anti-Shorts Law – Podcast #95 Published on July 12, 2016 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast Great story about a ban that the city of Yonkers put in place back in 1935 to prevent women from wearing shorts and halter tops.Click to Read More...
Car Wrecked Over Nudists Published on June 30, 2016 Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits In 1936, Long Valley, NJ constable Will Searles staged a one-man war against a local nudist camp.Click to Read More...
Teacher Refuses Loyalty Oath Published on March 20, 2016 Posted in: Law & Order, Schools & Education, Tidbits A New York City teacher was fired in 1918 for refusing to sign a loyalty oath supporting the US during World War I.Click to Read More...
Women with Children Banned from Teaching Published on March 13, 2016 Posted in: Law & Order, Schools & Education, Tidbits In 1911, the New York City Board of Education banned women with small children from teaching in the classroom.Click to Read More...
Too Pretty to Teach Published on March 6, 2016 Posted in: Law & Order, Schools & Education, Tidbits Back in 1906, Genevieve McGraw was fired from her teaching position for being too popular and pretty.Click to Read More...
Unfit to Teach – Podcast #91 Published on February 28, 2016 Posted in: Law & Order, Podcast, Schools & Education, Unbelievable Rose Freistater was denied a teaching license because she was overweight. Find out what happened when she challenged the ruling.Click to Read More...
3-Year-Old Reckless Tricycle Driver Published on December 14, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Tidbits Back in 1961, three-year-old Eddie Jones was sued for $50,000 for driving his tricycle recklessly. Did he win the case?Click to Read More...
Poison Ivy Lawsuit Published on November 25, 2015 Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits In 1948, a passenger on a bus fainted. The driver pulled to the side of the road and let the woman rest in the grass. She then sued for getting poison ivy.Click to Read More...
He Wants His Alimony Back Published on November 10, 2015 Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Tidbits Howard Metz paid alimony for thirty years to a woman who would not divorce him. When she died, he claimed title to her estate. Did he get it?Click to Read More...
The Rescue of Charles Nalle – Podcast #87 Published on October 25, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Law & Order, Podcast Charles Nalle is believed to have been the only person in United States history to have been rescued from slavery four times.Click to Read More...
Twins Switch Places Published on August 5, 2015 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits On Sunday, April 1, 1951, officer Carl Hamm pulled over a car in Milwaukee. The man identified himself as Elmer Urban, but he was clearly lying...Click to Read More...
The Tieless Teacher Published on August 20, 2014 Posted in: Law & Order, Schools & Education, Tidbits East Hartford, Connecticut English teacher Richard P. Brimley fought for years with his school district because he refused to wear a tie.Click to Read More...
Arrest the Parents – Podcast #74 Published on July 14, 2014 Posted in: Law & Order, Podcast Should parents be held responsible for the crimes that their children commit? Check out this story from 1947 detailing just what happened when New York City tried to do just that.Click to Read More...
Dog Causes Minibike Accident Published on March 18, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits In 1978, New Canaan, CT resident Charles Bach was awarded $100,000 for injuries sustained after a dog startled him while riding a motorbike.Click to Read More...
Jackie Robinson Lawsuit Published on March 11, 2014 Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits In 1954, Jackie Robinson was ejected from a game and tossed his bat. It hit three people and caused injuries.Click to Read More...