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A Pilot Trailed Fire Across the Night Sky Over Richmond, Virginia

In October 1915 Art Smith flew over the Virginia State Fair in Richmond at night with fireworks wired to his plane, trailing fire like a comet.

The First Airship Over Arizona Sent Downtown Phoenix Pouring Into the Streets

Arizona, Historical Facts

In November 1908 Roy Knabenshue flew the first airship over Arizona. Doubting Phoenix crowds poured into the streets shouting There’s the airship!

A Fisherman in Boston, Massachusetts, Caught a Haddock With Three Eyes

Historical Facts, Massachusetts

In October 1927 a Boston, Massachusetts, schooner landed a haddock with three eyes. Crowds came to the Fish Pier to see it, and papers ran it coast to coast.

The Morning Rats Dragged a Hoop Skirt Down the Stairs in Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Historical Facts, Ohio

In November 1867 the Wyandot Pioneer’s apprentice in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, heard a rattling on the office stairs. It was rats dragging a hoop skirt.

The Day One Tiny Ad Flooded a Store in Rome, Georgia, With Cats

Georgia, Historical Facts

In the early 1870s a store in Rome, Georgia, said nobody read ads. Young editor Henry Grady ran one tiny want ad for cats. Here is what showed up.

Walla Walla, Washington, Opened Its Fair With 100 Cars. One Was Dressed as the North Pole.

Historical Facts, Washington

Walla Walla, Washington, opened its 1909 fair with 100 cars. One was dressed as the North Pole, with Cook and Peary arguing. Plus a balloon man and a dog show.