“Quite Pretty” Wife Catches “Fairly Good-Looking” Husband With Woman
A scene was enacted just outside the National Theatre last night at the close of the performance which may end in a divorce suit.
From the Crazy Vault
The strangest stories from Washington, DC history. Hoaxes, scandals, freak accidents, and a few you’ll want to read twice to make sure they’re real.
Congressman and Exotic Dancer Sex Scandal
To sum up the bizarre incident, the Congressman’s Lincoln was pulled over the the wee hours around 2 a.m. by the park police near the Tidal Basin. Apparently Mills’ nose was bleeding and he had scratches on his face.
The History of Balloon Vendors on the Streets of Washington, D.C.
In the 1930s, street vendors like Joe the Greek sold balloons on Washington, D.C. sidewalks. A look at how much money they made and what eventually drove them off the streets.
In 1900, DC Horse Dealers Said the Automobile Was a Fad
On May 14, 1900, DC horse dealers warned the Washington Post that car engine smells would offend the ‘sensitive nostrils’ of society.
No More Foreign Cars! They’re an Abomination – A Look Back at the Hyperbole of 1909
Nearly 110 years ago, The Baltimore Sun published an opinion piece decrying foreign cars as an abomination and a detriment to the economy. Take a look back at the hyperbolic yet surprisingly familiar rhetoric of 1909 America.
1952 Washington UFO Sightings: Jets Scrambled Over the Capitol
In July 1952, mystery lights appeared in the night sky over Washington, including over the Capitol. Radar operators saw blips. Pilots saw lights too.
U.S. Intelligence Community Allowed Gay Employee to Keep Job and Security Clearance in 1980
In a landmark decision in 1980, the U.S. intelligence community allowed a middle-level employe at the National Security Agency to keep his job and security clearances despite being found to be a homosexual. Read on to learn more about this important decision.
1977 Washington Post Exposé: Underage Substance Abuse in Silver Spring Elementary School
This is an unexpected and disappointing article from 1977 about a small group of sixth-graders and a third-grader smuggling marijuana and liquor to and from an elementary school in Montgomery County. Interestingly, this occurred just a few days before President Jimmy Carter implemented the first civil rights law for people with disabilities.
The Unsolved Mystery of Allen L. Adams, the Soldier Who Disappeared from Ft. Myer in 1967
The story of Allen L. Adams, a soldier who dropped out of high school in 1965 to join the Army and was stationed at Ft. Myer in 1967. He disappeared one night, and it wasn’t until 1996 that his body was found in an abandoned building. This unsolved mystery still remains.