Real People
Ordinary people caught in extraordinary moments. Their names deserve to be remembered.
Women
+2
Sep 1, 2026
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1 min read
Knee Protectors For Flappers
We take a look at the fashion nobody asked for and more.
Sports
+6
Aug 31, 2026
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1 min read
The British-American Rivalry That Kept on Giving
Genuinely one of the best articles I've read from 1926
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
Chicago
+3
Aug 26, 2026
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3 min read
"I'm Just About Disgusted With the Whole Thing"
Red Grange was fed up with professional football
Shocking
+6
Aug 23, 2026
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2 min read
A Mystery House That Could Play The Radio
Without a radio...?!?
Shocking
+7
Aug 20, 2026
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2 min read
The Pope Used His Niece's Wedding to Complain About Fashion
Some headlines say it all
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.
Midwest
+3
Aug 17, 2026
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2 min read
One of the best pranks of all time
Harold Berger needed better friends
Shocking
+4
Aug 13, 2026
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2 min read
Miners Trapped For 7 Nights
What saved them was not a professional rescue attempt
Chicago
+4
Aug 10, 2026
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2 min read
One Man Paid $2300 To Be Ambassador
Turned out, that's not how it works.
Shocking
+5
Aug 8, 2026
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2 min read
He Leapt From a Window to Escape
But he didn't land on the ground
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
