The original Beltway Bandits were an actual crime gang. Plus: how I-495 was built, how it got its name, and why “inside the Beltway” means what it means.
In 1893, a man made a wager with other laborers that he could drink a quart of gin in one “pull” out of the bottle. It was a tragic mistake, and he died from his foolhardiness. Learn more about this story from GhostsofDC.
This is a horrible story that I came across in the Washington Post. Read this in the context of it being the 1940s because it’s very disturbing. In early June of 1946, the murder of a Don Glendening was front-page news. He was found dead in his apartment on Capitol Hill, having been bludgeoned to … Read more
In July of 1920, Jean and Katherine Odiscus died from gunshot wounds suffered during their attempted robbery of Theodore Apostalos Koukos at 809 9th St. NW. Read the full story and see the newspaper clippings and photos of the crime scene.
Discover the strange history of Coke Dandruff Cure in Washington, D.C. at the turn of the century. Find out more about Henry Evans, a druggist on F St NW, and how he used cocaine as an ingredient in his dandruff cure. Explore the Carnegie Institution and its founding on January 28th, 1902.
At 1019 U Street NW, now home to Corte Salon, 72-year-old Crawley Smith fought off a 1969 robber whose plastic toy gun snapped in half during the struggle.
