Step back in time and take a look at the unusual ad placed by a gentleman in The Baltimore Sun over 150 years ago in search of a wife. Learn more about the social norms and customs of the time and the timeless quest for connection and happiness.
Do you know the story of a former Baltimore Oriole who was tried and convicted of a double murder?
Before Bonnie & Clyde captivated a nation, there was Richard and Margaret, the Candy Kid and Tiger Girl, a criminal duo that went on a crime spree in the mid-1920s. Learn their story of robbery, murder and revenge.
Take a trip back in time to 1894 when the Washington Post reported that a syndicate of Baltimore capitalists had bought the Eiffel Tower for the 1897 centennial celebration of Baltimore. Could you imagine the world's tallest structure looming over Charm City? Read on to find out more!
Italian anarchists destroy Mayor William Broening's home with a bomb in 1927. Baltimore was placed on a war basis for protection soon after the explosion.
This blog post tells the tragic story of Thomas Hance, who shot and killed his wife in a Baltimore brothel in 1885. Read to learn more about the case, the trial, and the defense lawyer, Senator Daniel Voorhees.
This story of Bill Ripken's 1989 Fleer card will make you think twice about the history behind the memorabilia. Read the incredible story behind it here!
Read about charges of neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer thrust upon Baltimore Police Officer Washington Tress in 1901, as reported in The Baltimore Sun. Learn more about this incident and the resulting consequences.
Read about a ghastly accident that was so gruesome, it was reported in The Baltimore Sun in 1911. J.C. Wood, a Baltimore and Ohio railroad brakeman, was run over and killed instantly. The wheels of the cars had passed over it, cutting it almost in two.
In September of 1922, prohibition agents seized 9,600 bottles of beer from a vessel in regular service between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Read the full story of this historic seizure and discover why prohibition was such a horrible idea.
Read about an amusing article from 1907 about a wild man of Baltimore who took off his clothes and danced! Learn what happened when the policeman came to take him away!
It's a tragic story that happened in Baltimore on August 23rd, 1981. Phillip Rouse, an Englishman visiting Baltimore, was shot and killed by three teenagers after trying to catch a bicycle-riding thief who had stolen his girlfriend's purse. Learn more about the tragic story here.
Read the story of a terrifying moment from 1887 when an elevator fell 75 feet in a Baltimore tobacco factory. Research shows the building was located at 214 and 216 South Charles Street. We dug up the full story from The Baltimore Sun, with a gripping ending.
A blast from the past! In 1904 Baltimore, a man was busted for going six miles per hour. Read this quaint story and learn more about the days before traffic jams!
In 1925, a rabid dog ran wild in Baltimore for more than an hour, biting 6 children and a man. The animal was killed by a patrolman and those injured were ordered to take the Pasteur Treatment. Learn more about this crazy story here.
Donald Kroner crashed a plane into Baltimore's Memorial Stadium in 1976 after a Colts vs. Steelers game. Nobody was injured, but it made for a crazy story the next day.
Discover the unfathomable truth about Baltimore in 1935: Nazi rallies were held at Lehmann Hall, a German movie theater with a bowling alley, dance floor, and rathskeller.
This is an article printed in the Baltimore Sun on September 11th, 1919 about a house on Aliceanna Street between Wolfe and Washington. The house is said to be haunted, and no one has lived in it for two years. Read the article to find out more about this mysterious ghost!
Police early yesterday found the decapitated body of a woman stuffed in a trunk in an apartment in the 400 block of East North avenue. Investigators said she had no permanent address and had received aid from the welfare department. The painter, who went to headquarters at about 5:30 A.M., told police he had choked and stabbed her during an...
On July 15th, 1922, Officer Miller heroically stopped a runaway horse in view of hundreds of shoppers on North Howard Street, Baltimore. Miller was a familiar figure to automobilists, having been stationed at Howard and Saratoga streets for 8 years. Read the full story here.
