As clocks struck Noon and the bells of nearby Trinity Church rang out on September 16th, 1920, a massive bomb exploded, tearing through New York City’s Financial District. The Wall Street bombing killed 38 people and injured hundreds more. The corner of Wall & Broad Streets was the epicenter of Manhattan’s Financial District, dominated byContinue reading “America’s 1st Terrorist Attack – the 1920 Wall Street Bombing”
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Times Beach – America’s Hazardous Waste Ghost Town
Along famed ROUTE 66 just outside St. Louis, is one of Missouri’s newer state parks. But one with a very checkered past, as it’s the former location of the town of Times Beach and an infamous hazardous waste site.
The Mahanoy Plane – the Mother of all Inclined Railroads
In the Coal Mining Region of Pennsylvania, Appalachian valleys from Harrisburg to Scranton contain prized veins of hard, black Anthracite coal. From the Civil War to the 1940’s, coal was the undisputed King of Fuels in the United States and the world. For Schuylkill County, there was one big problem, getting all that precious black coal,Continue reading “The Mahanoy Plane – the Mother of all Inclined Railroads”
The Donora Death Fog of 1948
In 1948, a little-remembered environmental disaster occurred in the U.S. that shocked the entire world. It may sound like something from a Steven King horror novel, but it’s the real thing.
Both Germany and the Allies used Poison Gas in World War I
The horrors that man is capable of unleashing upon his enemy during warfare reached its pinnacle during World War I, when BOTH slides liberally used Poison Gas against each other.
10 Reasons ‘Saint Germain’ Sounds so Darn Familiar
The Count of Saint Germain was an ageless adventurer of the 18th century. Alchemist, spy, composer, diplomat, and general enigma, the mysterious Count was an actual historic figure, with adventures across 18th century Europe and the Far East. Throughout all this time, he never appeared to age. He is the main character of “The Man WhoContinue reading “10 Reasons ‘Saint Germain’ Sounds so Darn Familiar”