Photo: Annie Edson Taylor, first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive (cat in photo is likely the same cat that went over the falls in a test run). Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Annie Edson Taylor: 1st Person to Barrel down Niagara Falls

By Tony Pettinato on October 24, 2014

An article about daredevil Annie Edson Taylor, who on 24 October 1901 became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel... (Read More)

Do You Celebrate Birthday Traditions Like Your Ancestors Did?

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 20, 2014

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find stories about birthday traditions celebrated by our ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: Pikes Peak, rising above present-day Colorado Springs, Colorado. Credit: Huttarl; Wikimedia Commons.

Victorian Women Hike to the Summit of Pikes Peak!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 16, 2014

An article about Victorian women who bravely climbed or rode to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado – 14,115 feet high!.. (Read More)

Photo: view of the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty, 11 September 2001. Credit: U.S. National Park Service; Wikimedia Commons.

Patriot Day: Remembering 9/11

By Scott Phillips on September 11, 2014

In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to learn about Patriot Day, in honor of those killed in the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks... (Read More)

Photo: citizens and workers of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, celebrate V-J Day on 14 August 1945. Credit: Ed Westcott, U.S. Army; Wikimedia Commons.

Commemorating V-J Day: 14 August 1945

By Scott Phillips on August 14, 2014

In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find stories about the day Japan announced its surrender, ending World War II... (Read More)

Illustration: DNA double helix horizontal. Credit: Jerome Walker; Wikipedia.

DNA Needed to Solve One of the Oldest Missing Persons Cases

By Duncan Kuehn on June 26, 2014

In this article, Duncan Kuehn describes how DNA research may help solve a missing person case from 1926... (Read More)

Friday the 13th: Is It Lucky or Unlucky in Your Family?

By Scott Phillips on June 13, 2014

In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find out more about the superstition of Friday the 13th being an unlucky day... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. troops landing during D-Day. Credit: Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent; National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

70th Anniversary of WWII’s D-Day (6 June 1944)

By Scott Phillips on June 6, 2014

In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find out more about the Allied attacks on German-held beaches in France on D-Day, 6 June 1944... (Read More)

Photo: Charles Lindbergh. Credit: Harris & Ewing; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

21 May 1927: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring Solo Plane Flight

By Tony Pettinato on May 21, 2014

An article about Charles Lindbergh’s historic solo plane flight across the Atlantic Ocean on 21 May 1927... (Read More)

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