Remembering the Dust Bowl: Black Sunday
The 1930s were a difficult time for America. The country was in the midst of the Great Depression, and people...
Disasters
The Unforgettable Horrors of the Bath School Massacre
The Bath School Massacre was a series of bombings that took place in Bath Township, Michigan on May 18, 1927....
The Deadliest Theater Fire in US History
On December 30th, 1903, the Iroquois Theater, located in Chicago, IL, lit up in flames. It was the deadliest theater...
Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
Most people have heard about the Flying Dutchman patrolling the oceans or even the abandoned Mary Celeste. However, the oceans...
Video of the devastating “Great Flood of 1993”
The "Great Flood of 1993" occurred from May to October along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers . The devastating flood...
Cleveland’s flammable river
"The Cuyahoga will live in infamy as the only river that was ever declared a fire hazard." - Congressman Louis...
When earthquakes reversed the Mississippi River
In 1811, local residents near New Madrid, Missouri, began to notice a growing restlessness among their farm animals. Eyewitnesses reported...