Centralia: America’s Burning Ghost Town
There is a small town in Pennsylvania called Ashland where Route 61’s northbound traffic is briefly diverted onto a short detour. At first glance, nothing about it seems unusual. Drivers [Continue reading…]
There is a small town in Pennsylvania called Ashland where Route 61’s northbound traffic is briefly diverted onto a short detour. At first glance, nothing about it seems unusual. Drivers [Continue reading…]
An accident created a lake. That lake fed millions of acres of farmland, became a booming tourist destination, and then collapsed into a ghost town, all within the span of [Continue reading…]
The next time you find yourself wandering through a wet, sandy, unfamiliar place, it might be wise to keep an eye out for that exotic menace known as quicksand. If [Continue reading…]
On December 5, 1945, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time, a fragment of a radio transmission crackled through from a training flight of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that had taken [Continue reading…]
In the early 1960s, the American auto industry was full of confidence. Detroit was building cars that were bigger, faster, and flashier every year. Yet beneath all the chrome and [Continue reading…]
When the chilly days of the 1960s rolled in, the Dr Pepper Company faced a challenge. Soda sales tended to dip in winter, as people reached for warm drinks instead [Continue reading…]
In March 1971, General Mills launched a new line of monster-themed cereals to capitalize on the success of Lucky Charms. The first two entries were Count Chocula, a chocolate-flavored vampire, [Continue reading…]
So there is no silver‑haired psychic in town, and sneaking another call to the astrology hotline will only get you in trouble when the phone bill arrives. When life feels [Continue reading…]
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