The truth is actually weirder: it goes back specifically to 1916 – and, legend has it, nearly cost Woodrow Wilson his presidency. And, in New Jersey, sharks were on the attack. “SHARK KILLS BATHER OFF ...
The first day of the Somme Offensive was the blackest day in the British Army's history. The shocking numbers are revealed as ...
In 1916, Springfield streetcar workers went on strike for 252 days to fight for the right to unionize and bargain collectively, facing poor conditions, dangerous speeds, long hours, overcrowding, ...
Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor. The blast registered as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake and was felt ...
Argenta, 1916: Paul Latchey, aged 5 or 6, was photographed on a pony that likely belonged to the photographer. The boy's 18-year-old mother died a couple weeks after giving birth in 1911, his father ...
Junction City, circa 1916: The card captured the east side of Main Street in the small Union County town. It was founded in 1892 with the coming of the railroad. The city rides the Louisiana state ...