Sports
The games, the athletes, and the moments nobody remembers anymore.
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
+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
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.
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
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
Sports
+2
Jul 11, 2026
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1 min read
3 Ridiculous Golf Rules
Proposed to "speed up the game"
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
+7
Jun 29, 2026
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4 min read
Charles Ponzi Faked an Accent
To try and flee the law. One Last Con.
Firsts
+6
Jun 28, 2026
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4 min read
Do you know anything about Canadian politics?
Because I don't. And I promise it's not as boring as it sounds. Ok maybe it is. You decide.
Firsts
+5
Jun 25, 2026
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5 min read
Golfer Declared Major Winner Before the Tournament Was Even Over
They were banking on Walter Hagen laying an egg on the back nine, and one guy was DQ'd but kept playing anyway.
Firsts
+6
Jun 16, 2026
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2 min read
You Can Do Everything But Sink
A non-sinkable bathing suit way ahead of its time
Sports
+5
Jun 15, 2026
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2 min read
Girls, Your Game is Up
A 1926 fashion trend put women on leashes.
Shocking
+4
Jun 13, 2026
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6 min read
U.S. Men's Soccer Used to be Incredible
So what happened?
Firsts
+7
Jun 11, 2026
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2 min read
Babe Ruth is arrested and plays the same day
He said it was simply a misunderstanding.
Chicago
+6
Jun 9, 2026
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2 min read
He bet $1K he could walk from CHI to NY with no food.
Doctors said he'd drop dead before he finished
Chicago
+10
Jun 2, 2026
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1 min read
Women's Sports Ruled The Day
In 1926, it was all about women. So what happened?
