So, this is a really crazy story. I came across the following headline in the Washington Post from August 15th, 1903. Okay, you piqued my macabre interest. I have to read this one. Edward M. Fossler, aged eighteen years, an elevator conductor at the New Willard Hotel, was killed at 4 o’clock yesterday by being caught between the elevator and ... Read More »
This one is a little spooky with the way he’s looking at you. This is a photo of Harlan Randall of the Washington Opera and it appears as if he’s looking right through you. Creepy. When Harlan wasn’t singing with the Washington Opera, he spent time as a music instructor at the University of Maryland. He also spent time staring ... Read More »
This is another haunting discover, much like the advertisement I uncovered for the Titanic (also, read about the notable DC resident that went down with that ship). I came across an advertisement in the Washington Post on April 25th, 1915 — exactly 97 years ago today (a good “This Day in History” post) — for passage to Europe on the ... Read More »
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