On This Day February 7
On this day in 1812, the Mississippi River flowed backwards. This bizarre occurrence was due [...]
On This Day December 8
On this day in 1873, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cumpston of Bristol, Leeds encountered a [...]
Linda Hazzard: Seattle’s First Serial Killer
Linda Burfield Hazzard stands as one of history's most insidious serial killers, her name forever [...]
Broken Arrows
On the night of February 13, 1950, a Convair B-36B "Peacemaker" carrying a nuclear payload [...]
Race for the Ghost Phone
Most people are familiar with the "War of the Currents," the famous rivalry between scientists [...]
The Dark Watchers
The Santa Lucia Mountains stand as silent sentinels over the rugged California coast near Monterey. [...]
The Odyssey of Donald Crowhurst
On the sandy shores of Cayman Brac, battered by salt and time, lies the decaying [...]
Mysteries of Antarctica: Part Three
If you missed them click here for Part One and Part Two. Aristotle was the [...]
Mysteries of Antarctica: Part Two
PART ONE HERE In the history of Antarctic exploration, few figures loom as large as [...]
Mysteries of Antarctica: Part One
Few terrestrial frontiers remain unconquered in the modern age of exploration, with one stark exception—Antarctica. [...]