Hushed Up History

A Place for History's Discarded Pages

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Hammersmith: A Haunting, A Hoax, and a Most Tragic Hunt - The calendar page had barely turned over to the new year and twenty-nine-year-old Francis Smith was experiencing one of the worst times of his life. He sat before the court positively... https://t.co/fZphQWKE3E

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Unknown and Carved in Stone: The Murky Mystery of the Moon-Eyed People - History and folklore live in the same neighborhood. They are spoken, documented, passed down, and sometimes they cross paths and give each other a knowing nod, the weight... https://t.co/S0EnlaGpC1

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Lasting Last Stand: The Solemn and Sacred Ceilings of Japan - Japan is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and visiting can take someone back in time. Dotted throughout the country are well over 100,000 temples and shrines, some of... https://t.co/2kxjxfW0Qk

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No Laughing Matter: The Clowns and the Turmoil that Changed Toronto - In the summer of 1855 the city of Toronto was a far cry from the bustling capital city that it is today. Much closer to resembling the Wild West, the city was filled to the... https://t.co/SHlXk3NeQR

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Keep Him Safe: The Awful Exchange of Leonarda Cianciulli - From early on Leonarda’s life was filled with tragedy and deep pools of darkness, but by the time she was forty-five years old it may have appeared like the bad years were behind her.... https://t.co/Jxcf6G5Hfp

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Illusion, Invention, and Apprehension: The Mechanical Master of Chess that Made Everyone Guess - The game of chess is said to have originated as far back as the 7th century and the earliest known rule book dates back to approximately 840. Over... https://t.co/UmzEcFStjc

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One More Round: The Disturbing Last Drink of John Shaw - When a place has a name like Canyon Diablo you can only assume it earned that moniker for a reason, especially when it looks almost as sinister as it sounds. The Arizona chasm is large... https://t.co/8vukGB4Cir

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Bloodthristy Greed: The Terrible Trail of the Witch of Yorkshire - William Perigo didn’t know what to do anymore. For over a year he and his wife Rebecca trusted Mary and Miss Blythe with their entire wellbeing, but things were not going to... https://t.co/iTVu7ClsXk

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Off the Hook: The Bloody Secrets of Room 1046 - Working in a hotel means encountering many kinds of people, but there was something very odd about Roland T. Owen. When he walked into the Hotel President of Kansas City, Missouri the year was... https://t.co/eOkEL3T4B1

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Consulting the Coop: Ancient Rome’s Sacred Chickens and Big Decisions - When faced with a decision there are typically two ways to proceed, you evaluate the options for yourself and choose the best avenue or you might feel the need to ask... https://t.co/TqUXG1uklx

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Wrecked and Remembered: Two Canadian Catastrophes and their Stories in Stone - The natural beauty of Canada can seem almost unreal. Mountains meet glaciers and dense, sprawling forests while other areas look like epic desert landscapes.... https://t.co/ffdG5iKS0x

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Horseback and Train Tracks: The Death Avenue Cowboys of New York City - For millions of residents and visitors alike the New York City High Line Park is a magical place. Opening in June 2009 the park, beginning on Gansevoort Street in the... https://t.co/qXYJmN2g8J

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With a Casket and a Curse: George Whitefield and the Town of Bath - The town of Bath, North Carolina is a small, quaint riverside spot steeped in history stretching back before the founding of the United States. In the 1690s this little slice... https://t.co/I7cJ23shUA

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Mis(sing) Fortune: The Money and Tragedy of the Dancing Marquess - When Henry Cyril Paget was born on June 16th 1875 he became the newest member of an illustrious family. His father, Henry, was the 4th Marquess of Anglesey, 5th Earl of... https://t.co/y3eVIbOY6r

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Long Before Lizzie: The Many Misfortunes of Great-Uncle Borden - The New Bedford Superior Court was buzzing with anticipation. For nearly a year Lizzie Borden sat in a prison cell, accused of murdering both her father Andrew and step-mother... https://t.co/3n20cP5uIl

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“By Any Other Name”: The Question of the Mummy and the Murderer - On January 13, 1903 David E. George decided his time had come. Locked inside his room at The Grand Avenue Hotel in Enid, Oklahoma, he ingested a lethal dose of arsenic and left... https://t.co/UqDBAbyLB0

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Ghost Blimp: The Mystery and Missing on the L-8 - On Sunday, August 16th 1942 Richard L. Johnston was going about his business. He had just finished waxing his car in Dale City, California when he looked up and saw something huge creeping out... https://t.co/hKsHcDjTek

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Deciphering the Dead: The Mystery Corpse of Somerton Beach - It was a warm evening on Somerton Beach, Australia on November 30th 1948 and John Lyons and his wife were enjoying an evening stroll taking in the surf and sand of the pleasant... https://t.co/78FGfUHzjW

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Calling the Unknown by Name: Helen Peters Nosworthy and the Naming of the Ouija - There are few objects that pull reactions from people as widespread, varied, and strong as the Ouija board. Since its official arrival in 1890 the lightweight... https://t.co/vhVNqMS2dU

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Little Green Men: The Alien Encounter of Kelly Kentucky - On the night of August 21st 1955 Sheriff Russell Greenwell was working in the police department for the tiny town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky when the night took a sharp turn into bizarre... https://t.co/yVq28NaLml