1939 Oldsmobile Ad Published on March 8, 2021 Posted in: Transportation Oldsmobile Ad, Saturday Evening Post, August 5, 1939, page 27. Click to Read More...
1908 Rambler Automobile Ad Published on March 8, 2021 Posted in: Transportation Rambler Automobile, Omaha Daily Bee, August 2, 1908, page 3. Click to Read More...
Highway Hi-Fi Record Player Published on January 30, 2021 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A new accessory that buyers of Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, DeSoto, and Imperial vehicles – all manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation – could opt for in 1956 was the Highway Hi-Fi system. It was a specially developed record player that was mounted in a shock-proof case that was installed just Click to Read More...
Fails to Win Back Wife After Two Suicide Attempts Published on July 26, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits n 1956, Stanley G. Peralta attempted run himself over with his moving car twice in the same night. Would this win back the love of his wife Luella? Click to Read More...
That’s My Parking Spot! Published on October 5, 2018 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A story from 1961 about how hard it can be to find a parking spot for your car in Kansas City. Click to Read More...
Officer, I am Being Followed… Published on July 29, 2018 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits In 1954, two officers in Vernon, CA pulled over a car driven by Virgil Grover Attebery. He claimed to have been followed for miles by another car. Click to Read More...
Girl Thought She Killed Boy Published on December 7, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits On April 4, 1958, a Sacramento driver swerved to avoid hitting a girl. He hit a boy instead. The girl thought the boy had died and tried to kill herself. Click to Read More...
Mule Causes Three Car Accidents Published on June 24, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Tidbits On August 4, 1960, a mule in Shallotte, North Carolina managed to wreck three cars. Read this true story to learn more... Click to Read More...