This mid-19th century ad for a wife reflects the social norms and customs of the time. It serves as a reminder of the ways in which social norms and expectations have evolved over time and the enduring quest for connection and happiness.
Do you know the story of a former Baltimore Oriole who was tried and convicted of a double murder?
The Whittemore Gang was a notorious group of bank robbers on the east coast during the mid-1920s. Led by Richard Reese Whittemore, they went on a crime spree committing numerous crimes throughout New York and Maryland before they were capture and stopped in 1926. Read on to learn more about the rise and fall of Richard and Margaret Whittemore.
This unbelievable story from 1897 tells of a plan to bring the Eiffel Tower to Baltimore for the city's centennial celebration. Read on to find out if it was fact or fiction!
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 is the tragic story of Thomas Hance and his wife Annie E. Hance, as reported in The Baltimore Sun in 1885. Read on to find out what happened and the outcome of the trial, which was defended by 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 the wild man of Baltimore who was arrested in 1907 after taking off his clothes and dancing in the shadows of the market house. An amusing article from The Washington Post.
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 man was arrested in 1904 Baltimore for going six miles per hour in an automobile. Read this quaint tale of the cop banging his club on the ground to summon his colleagues and hopping on a streetcar to chase the car! #1904Baltimore #Automobile #SixMilesPerHour
This is a crazy story from 1925 about a rabid dog running wild in Baltimore and the Pasteur Treatment that was used to stave off rabies. Read the full 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 a tale of a real haunted house on Aliceanna Street in Baltimore, printed in the Baltimore Sun on September 11th, 1919. Read on to find out more about the ghostly visitor and the families who have attempted to live in the house.
Take a look back at a gruesome Baltimore tragedy from 1963, when police found the decapitated body of a woman stuffed in a trunk. Learn more about the murderer and the victim, Julie Ebby.
Read the incredible story of William M. Miller, the Baltimore patrolman who stopped a runaway horse in 1922. We also did a little research and found him in the 1909 city directory living at 312 S. Smallwood St.
