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Daily Archives: June 13, 2012

Space Shuttle Discovery Flies Over Washington

Space Shuttle Discover in flight over Washington (Flickr user nasahqphoto)

History happens every single day and many of you witnessed this one (I did). The sight of the 747 and Space Shuttle over DC was amazing and it warrants a quick video post to share with everyone. The video was taken by the folks over the Department of Interior, when the fly by happened just two months ago on April ... Read More »

Jansen the Body Snatcher Strikes Again

guy digging grave

Chalk another great find up to GoDCer and Poolesville resident, Jack. Thanks! Do you hang out with your kids in Walter Pierce park? Maybe you played kickball or soccer on the fields there, or take your dog to romp in the dog park. In the 19th century, it was the site of the ghastly (and not uncommon) practice of grave ... Read More »

Body of Executed Man Sold for Parts

Medical students dissect a cadaver during the Civil War (National Museum of Civil War Medicine)

Jack, a GoDCer in Poolesville, sent over a series of great story ideas, mostly focused on the ghoulish and ghastly. This is an excellent candidate for best “From the Crazy Vault” post yet. Well done Jack, you dug up some impressively crazy stuff. This is an article from the Washington Post on January 24th, 1883. Charles Shaw was tried and ... Read More »

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