1960 – Custer’s Roaring Last Stand Published on April 1, 2022 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits Wheeling, West Virginia dog warden William Custer came up with the perfect solution to scare off intruders: he used his pet lion to guard the pound.Click to Read More...
The Father of Voice Radio – Reginald Fessenden – Podcast #169 Published on March 31, 2022 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast It’s hard to believe, but when the first words were spoken on radio, it was dismissed as a novelty. It seems as if everyone thought that Morse code was the future. Everyone except for Reginald Fessenden.Click to Read More...
Retrograph – 1918: Red Cross During Pandemic Published on March 30, 2022 Posted in: Retrographs Colorized photograph of a demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington, D.C., during the influenza pandemic of 1918.Click to Read More...
1964: A Painful Mourning Published on March 29, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits Twenty-two people died after eating koliva, a traditional dish in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Clearly, something was wrong with the koliva...Click to Read More...
RetroRewind – 1939: New York World’s Fair Published on March 28, 2022 Posted in: RetroRewind Videos A colorized film showing the highlights of the 1939 New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York.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...
Comic – 1960: Raise Allowance Petition Published on March 24, 2022 Posted in: Comics We're getting up a petition asking parents in the neighborhood to raise their sons' allowances."Click to Read More...
Retrograph – 1926: Miss America Gets a Permanent Wave Published on March 23, 2022 Posted in: Retrographs Colorized photo of Norma Smallwood, Miss America 1926, with her hair attached to electric permanent wave equipment.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1959: Guinea Pigs Stolen Published on March 22, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History Just who would steal four guinea pigs? A very odd robbery, although these guinea pigs were highly valued.Click to Read More...
RetroRewind – 1952: First Today Show Episode Published on March 21, 2022 Posted in: RetroRewind Videos The first segment of the very first episode of NBC's Today show starring Dave Garroway.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1952: Grab Pants, Said Sign Published on March 18, 2022 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History Bandits in Toronto took clothing store operator Abraham Goody for his word. The sign said grab pants and that is exactly what they did.Click to Read More...
Vintage Ad – 1908: Hall’s Hair Renewer Published on March 17, 2022 Posted in: Beauty Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Ad, Cosmopolitan, October 1908, page 218.Click to Read More...
Retrograph – 1909: Women Bathing Published on March 16, 2022 Posted in: Retrographs Colorized photograph of women bathing on an unknown beach.Click to Read More...
The Case of the Hollow Nickel – Podcast #168 Published on March 15, 2022 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast In 1953, paperboy Jimmy Bozart was counting his subscription money. He dropped the coins and one nickel split open, revealing a piece of microfilm. This led to the arrest of a high-ranking Soviet spy. Click to Read More...
RetroRewind – 1950: DeSoto Automobile Ad Published on March 14, 2022 Posted in: RetroRewind Videos, Transportation Animated television advertisement for the 1950 DeSoto automobiles.Click to Read More...