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Tag Archives: Accident
The World’s First Fatal Plane Crash Could Have Killed The President – 1908
Orville Wright Of Wright Brothers Fame Piloted The First Fatal Airplane Crash Everyone knows that the Wright Brothers undertook the world’s first successful motorized airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903. What most people do not know is that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged 1908, Accident, Aviation, News - Press Photo, Theodore Roosevelt, Wright Brothers
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Old New York In Postcards #8 – Dreamland Coney Island Part 2
Coney Island’s Dreamland Amusement Park 1904-1911 – Part 2 Continuing from part one of our postcard journey through Dreamland Amusement Park at Coney Island, we examine the other features of the park. At the turn of the century, dancing was … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Old New York In Postcards, Photography
Tagged 1904, 1911, Accident, Amusement Park, Brooklyn, Circus, Coney Island, Dreamland, Freak Show, Postcards
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The Strange Origin Of Modern Building Fire Laws In Britain
Why Every Employee Must Be Able To Reach A Fire Exit In Under Two And A Half Minutes The Telegraph just featured an interesting interview with Professor of Fire and Structures at Edinburgh University, Luke Bisby. Professor Bisby does something … Continue reading
Posted in History, Strange Phenomena, World News
Tagged Accident, Telegraph, Unusual
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Old New York in Photos #32
1915 Subway Explosion Kills Seven, Injures Scores: 7th Avenue Between 24th and 25th Streets This photograph taken on September 24, 1915 looking east across Seventh Avenue between 25th and 24th Streets shows the extent of a tragedy that took the … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Old New York In Photos, Photography
Tagged 1915, Accident, Construction, Seventh Avenue, Subway
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The Forgotten Brooklyn Elevated Train Crash Of 1923
June 25, 1923 Intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues “Those who died were fortunate it seemed to me when I looked inside the cars. As long as I live I can never forget it. All the people were in a … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Photography
Tagged 1923, Accident, BMT, Brooklyn, Elevated, New York History, News - Press Photo, Subway
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Was Only One Piece Of Baggage Saved From the Titanic?
The Baggage Mystery of The Titanic We continue from last week to look at the lesser known stories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. This time we examine the story of the one piece of baggage that seems to have made it … Continue reading
How’d She Do That?
No Jokes About Women Drivers Please This unusual accident with a car climbing a telephone pole occurred in Akron, OH on May 14, 1936. The caption for this news photograph is “Lois Gerstenmaer somehow managed to get her car into … Continue reading
The Forgotten Man Responsible for Titanic Mania
The Amazing Story of Titanic’s Last Surviving Crew Member April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking. While the famous and infamous have had their Titanic stories told, one man’s remarkable story remains unexamined. Walter Belford first came forward … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, A Night To Remember, Accident, Titanic, Titanic Historical Society, Walter Lord
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Death By Root Beer
A Soda Tax Would Not Have Prevented Henry Koerner’s Death New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn’t like soda and would like to tax people to discourage them from drinking it. But it wasn’t obesity or the root beer itself … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Strange Phenomena
Tagged 1892, Accident, New York Times, Root Beer
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One of the Strangest Deaths in New York’s History
Girls Chase A Boy to Give Him Birthday Kisses and He Dies There is a book called Woodlawn Remembers: Cemetery of American History by Edward F. Bergman (North County Books, 1988.) The book is mostly comprised of beautiful full page … Continue reading