New Yorkers Rioted For Days Because People Wore Straw Hats Out Of Season
In 1922, a strict more on fall headgear turned into a Roaring Twenties version of the Purge.
An All-Inmate Baseball Team Became Known As The “Death Row All-Stars”
Win or go home? A group of inmates in Wyoming thought they faced something even worse when they went onto the field.
“Boy” Jones Stalked Queen Victoria And Stole Her Undies
Edward “Boy” Jones has been called the first celebrity stalker.
When Boris Yeltsin “Overslept” And Missed A Diplomatic Visit To Ireland
Back in 1994, Irish leaders were set to give a warm welcome to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, only his plane just circled above the airport for an hour, for complicated reasons.
Guitarist Cordell Jackson Was Rocking Out Before There Was Rock Music
Today in 1923, the birthday of Cordell Jackson, a guitarist who rocked out exactly the way she wanted to for over half a century.
“Half-hangit Maggie” Dickson Survived Her Own Execution
In 18th Century Scotland, there was a woman who was sentenced and put to death, but lived through it all to win the nickname “Half-hangit Maggie.”
Bombing Your Way To Stock Market Success Is A Bad Investing Strategy
It was one of the most convoluted and over-thought plots in the history of crime: a guy tried to manipulate the stock market with bombs.
Defense Scheme No. 1: The Secret Canadian Plan To Invade The US
This year has not been a record one for US/Canadian ties, but at least it's not like 1921, when a Canadian military official worked up a secret plan to invade a bunch of northern US cities. (And, for that matter, the US had a northern invasion plan too.)
“Pomp And Circumstance,” A Graduation Tradition, Was Not Written For Graduations
Commencement season is here, which means a lot of people hearing a composition known as “Pomp and Circumstance.” Though that piece of music was not written with graduation in mind.
Elvis Once Bought A Yacht That Franklin Roosevelt Used As President
Today in 1964, Elvis Presley donated a historic ship to help a Memphis hospital raise money. That ship had once been a favorite hangout for President Franklin Roosevelt.