Firsts
The first time anyone ever did this thing. Someone had to be first.
Firsts
+3
Aug 30, 2026
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2 min read
A 1926 Weather App
It's already better than the Weather Channel app on my phone
Firsts
+6
Aug 28, 2026
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3 min read
Mille Gade Corson
A truly remarkable woman we won't let history forget
Firsts
+7
Aug 19, 2026
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2 min read
The First Hot Dog Eating Contest?
No, but maybe the most American
Firsts
+4
Aug 18, 2026
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2 min read
Babe Ruth Caught A Baseball From and Airplane
One man had good reason to tell him not to brag about it.
Business
+3
Aug 12, 2026
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2 min read
America's First Regular Passenger Flight
That was the claim. But was it?
Firsts
+4
Aug 7, 2026
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4 min read
A Breakthrough Medical Doctor
May not have been a doctor at all
Firsts
+7
Aug 5, 2026
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2 min read
Houdini's death-defying stunt that should've killed him
He broke a record by 30 minutes
Business
+5
Aug 4, 2026
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2 min read
Henry Ford's Flivver Plane
It was meant to revolutionize personal travel
Firsts
+4
Jul 28, 2026
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2 min read
The Submarine That Carried Its Own Airplane
This one sounds made up. It isn't.
Firsts
+5
Jul 27, 2026
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1 min read
The Photo That Almost Killed the Man Who Took It
A tornado, a hole in the ground, and grown women taping their initials to their legs for a tan.
Firsts
+4
Jul 24, 2026
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1 min read
The Coolest Job in London
One incredible photo, and a job very few would enjoy
Firsts
+7
Jul 23, 2026
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2 min read
A 1926 Personal Safety Device
Women AND the police were testing it out
Firsts
+7
Jul 22, 2026
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3 min read
A Canadian Lake Monster Raced a Car
Legend of this creature lives on today!
Firsts
+7
Jul 21, 2026
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3 min read
"A Drunk Is Never Popular With Anybody But Himself"
Plus the "Beauty Doctor" is back with more tips.
Firsts
+7
Jul 20, 2026
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2 min read
The worst prediction of 1926, and a Beauty Doctor
Today has a little bit of everything.
Firsts
+7
Jul 18, 2026
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3 min read
Golf had a problem in 1926
His name was Bobby Jones
Firsts
+5
Jul 14, 2026
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2 min read
A 100 year old swimming lesson
From the only place that makes sense to get swimming instruction from... the newspaper
Firsts
+3
Jul 8, 2026
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5 min read
Everyone Was Trying To Build A Helicopter
But nobody could...
Firsts
+4
Jul 7, 2026
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3 min read
The Navy Used Pigeons On Submarines
Proving there's more than one way to solve a problem
Firsts
+7
Jul 5, 2026
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5 min read
The 52 Year Old "Human Fly"
His imitators are the reason it's illegal now
Firsts
+5
Jul 3, 2026
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4 min read
America Was About To Turn 150
One man didn't agree, but American went on with pie eating, sanctioned fist fights, and ambulance races anyway
Firsts
+4
Jul 2, 2026
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3 min read
Baby Car Safety in 1926
They're exactly the kind of bad ideas you think they are.
Firsts
+3
Jul 1, 2026
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4 min read
Before the Helicopter, There Was This
The autogyro. You can still buy one today!
