History Long Before NASA One Man Was Drawing the Heavens in Scientific Detail What he captured surpassed all other depictions of space at the time. The Evolution (and Near Extinction) of the Streetcar Trolleys were once a charming part of most large cities. What Happened to the Sears We Used to Know? Once the biggest retailer in the U.S., Sears has now declared bankruptcy. Original Logos of Famous Companies Show How Much We’ve Changed Some of these are unrecognizable! The Curious Case of Tokyo Rose At the center of this sad tale is hope in the American dream. You’ve Probably Never Seen These 6 Dances…Until Now They were once considered quite shocking. If You Never Went to a Sock Hop Then You Really Missed Out How they got their start might be a surprise to some folks. Why Do People Say “Hello” When Answering the Phone? There was a time when folks knew the word to mean something else entirely. A Look at What Really Went on Inside Victorian Insane Asylums Some of the patients underwent unusual therapies. Oldest Woman Ever Outlived Her Grandchild, Met Van Gogh, and Set World Records She had quite the long life! Who Were the Real Characters Behind Alice in Wonderland? You couldn't make some of this stuff up! The Lake in Germany Where Tourists Come to See Ruins and Drought And some visitors don't stop at just looking. The Grand Opening of a J.M. Fields Department Store in 1964 Do you remember this now-defunct chain? 10 Incredible Predictions Of The Past That Came True! You'll be amazed at what people predicted... and how accurate they were! This Sewing Pattern Site Will Take You on a Trip Down Memory Lane! Sewing patterns from the golden age of home sewing are still charming as ever. What Does Your Irish Last Name Say About Your Family? Find out which Irish name is unexplainable! Beautiful Poison – 3 Books in Danish Library Found to Contain Arsenic The reason they were laced with poison actually makes a lot of sense. The Early 20th American Plague Outbreak That Officials Attempted to Conceal All things considered, the death toll was actually quite low. Vintage Spotlight: Camphor Glass Jewelry These stunning pieces have an interesting history. The “Luckiest Generation” Got Started in the 1940s Teenage life was a new invention back then. Alcohol Used to Be Prescribed by Doctors to Cure All Sorts of Things Some healers even thought booze was a magical elixir of health. War of the Worlds May Not Have Been The Panic-Maker We Believed It Was Things didn't quite happen the way we've been told all these years. Landline Tricks Kids Today Will Have No Idea About Whatsoever We had a lot of hacks for using those old fashioned telephones. Which of These Iconic Vintage Ads Do You Recognize? People are still talking about some of these ad campaigns! Older Posts Newer Posts