April 19, 1928: Charlie Birger Was the Last Man to Be Executed by Public Hanging in Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 19, 1928, Charles “Charlie” Birger was hanged in Benton. He was a notorious bootlegger and gang […]
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Charlie Chaplin Once Entered a Chaplin Look-Alike Contest and Lost
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to legend, somewhere between 1915 and 1921, Charlie Chaplin decided to enter a Chaplin look-alike contest, and […]
Hanging Coffins of Sagada: The Filipino Tribe That Hangs Its Dead From Cliffs
This post was originally published on this site“It’s like returning back to where you came from, in the foetal position in the womb.” Hanging coffins […]
Fascinating Story of How the Last Photo of the Titanic Was Taken Before the Sinking in April 1912
This post was originally published on this siteThis photograph is one of the last known picture of RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage. It was […]
In 1930 the Indiana Bell Building Was Rotated 90°, No One Inside Felt It Move!
This post was originally published on this siteThe Central Union Telephone Company built a headquarters building on the corner of Meridian and New York Streets, […]
Weightless Cats: The U.S. Air Force Once Tested Cats in Zero Gravity in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteAfter WWII, the Navy and Air Force began to compete for primacy in the U.S. space program by […]
1970 Lancia Stratos Zero: A Crazy Concept From the Wedge Era
This post was originally published on this siteAt the turn of the 1970s, the great design rivalry between Bertone and Pininfarina reached an all-time high, […]
Coolidge Midget Marching Club, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteThe first organized touring Coolidge Marching Club to work for the nomination of the president comes to Washington […]
Las Tapadas Limenas: The Hidden Women of Lima Who Veiled Everything But One Eye in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteImages of people in typical local costume and vocations were among the standard offerings of any 19th century […]
The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever
This post was originally published on this siteAnna Haining Swan (August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888), was a Canadian woman famed for her great […]
Pictures From Sweden’s First Car Bomb Murder, 1926
This post was originally published on this siteThe businessman Sixten Flyborg (1892–1926) was murdered by his associates on the night of March 12, 1926 in […]
During 1950s Cold War, U.S Children Taught to Duck and Cover
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, the American public was understandably nervous. They […]
The Paris Morgue Was One of the Most Popular Tourist Attractions in Paris in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteToday, Parisians and tourists from around the world flock to visit the dozens of magnificent monuments and museums […]
Housed in the Henry Ford Museum, Here’s the Test Tube Said to Hold Thomas Edison’s Last Breath
This post was originally published on this siteHenry Ford considered Thomas Edison his personal hero and friend. Did his admiration for Edison provoke the admittedly […]
Torches of Freedom: Photographs of Women Smoking Publicly During the Easter Sunday Parade in 1929
This post was originally published on this siteCigarette companies began selectively advertising to women in the late 1920s. In 1928 George Washington Hill, the president […]
Wolseley-Vickers “Wheel-Cum-Track” Car, 1926
This post was originally published on this siteIf you’ve ever gotten a car stuck in the mud, snow, or any other kind of slippery surface, […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of Niagara Falls Frozen in the Winter From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this sitePeople used to walk to Canada across frozen-over Niagara Falls. As temperatures drop in the northeast corner of […]
Here’s a Daguerreotype of the Notorious Lola Montez and Alights-on-a-Cloud Cheyenne Chief, ca. 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Paula Fleming/Judith Luskey this daguerreotype was made by J. Hawes sometime during the delegation trip. According […]
Candid Photographs Captured People Living a Normal Life With Mummies in Venzone, Italy in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteThe inhabitants of Venzone, Italy with their ancient mummy relatives in 1950 by Jack Birns for LIFE magazine. […]
When Lincoln Rockwell’s Hate Bus Came to Town
This post was originally published on this siteIn March 1959, George Lincoln Rockwell (1918–1967), an American politician and neo-Nazi, founded the World Union of Free […]
Let Me Hop Up on the Table So You Can Sign My Cast, George!
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Harrison autographing the plaster cast on the leg of a young Austrian girl, during a hotel press […]
1900 Ogden’s Guinea Gold Cigarette Ad Targeting Women
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 20th century this particular brand of cigarettes, Ogden’s Guinea Gold, primarily targeted men. In fact, […]
Chastity Belts From the 17th Century
This post was originally published on this siteChastity belts became popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Their functional purposes are well known, […]
Vintage Studio Portraits Depict Russian Types in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 1860s, several photographers based in Moscow and St. Petersburg produced series of cartes-de-visite showing Russian ‘types.’ […]
Norway After Liberation: Historical Photos of German Prisoners of War in Norway, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country […]