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How a Spot on the Sun Lit Up the Sky Over Barre, Vermont, and Jammed the Telegraph Wires

In May 1921 the northern lights covered the whole sky over Barre, Vermont, while a giant sunspot jammed telegraph wires from New York to Sweden.

A Man Counted 40 Steps Down an Empty Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. Then He Looked Back.

Historical Facts, West Virginia

In 1905 a hotel man in Wheeling, West Virginia, staged a fake foot race at 1:30 a.m. A helpful visitor stepped off the track and was left counting alone.

On Circus Day in The Dalles, Oregon, Four Boys Found a Lost Pocketbook and Turned It In

Historical Facts, Oregon

On circus day in 1896, four boys in The Dalles, Oregon, found a pocketbook with enough change for tickets and elephant peanuts. They turned it in.

Did You Know 30 Women Ran a Daily Paper in Honolulu, Hawaii, for One Day?

Hawaii, Historical Facts

In January 1917, thirty women of the Honolulu Y.W.C.A. wrote and edited the Star-Bulletin for a day. The regular reporters wrote them a poem.

Could One Man Drive 40 Horses? If Not, the Circus Was Free in Morgantown, West Virginia

Historical Facts, West Virginia

In 1857 a circus promised Morgantown, West Virginia, a free show if one man could not drive forty horses. The town bought more than 5,500 tickets.

Brawley, California, Gave Away Crates of Iced Cantaloupe the Night Its Street Lights Came On

California, Historical Facts

In June 1917 Brawley, California, switched on its new street lights and gave away hundreds of crates of iced cantaloupes. Here is how the party went.

The Day an Old Cow Horse Raced a Bicycle 50 Miles From Delta, Colorado

Colorado, Historical Facts

In 1894 a 13-year-old cow horse named Prince raced a bicycle 50 miles from Delta, Colorado, to Montrose and back. The horse won.

A Railroad Car Full of Cash Was the Friendliest Ghost in Americus, Georgia

Georgia, Historical Facts

In 1903 Americus, Georgia, called the railroad pay car the ghost. Once a month it rolled in with thousands of dollars in coin. Here is how payday worked.