On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler packed up the campsite at Hunter Lake in Parksville, New York where her family had spent the weekend. With her were her husband, Daniel, their 2 children and 3 of their nieces. Diane Schuler Diane and the children loaded up in a van belonging to her brother, Warren Hance, … Continue reading Diane Schuler
Sally Hemings was born in Virginia in 1773. It is believed that her parents were Betty Hemings and John Wayles. John Wayles, father of Martha Jefferson (and Sally Hemings) Betty was an enslaved mixed race woman owned by John. John was also the father of Thomas Jefferson’s wife, Martha. Sally came to live with the … Continue reading Sally Hemings
Built in 1857, the original Eldridge Hotel was built in Lawrence, Kansas on the land formerly occupied by the Free State Hotel after it was burned down by pro-slavery activists. The Free State Hotel was built by the New England Emigrant Aid Company to house anti-slavery immigrants that came into Kansas. After it was burned … Continue reading The Eldridge Hotel
Built in 1930, the Zaca is a wooden yacht commissioned by Templeton Crocker. Templeton spent much of the next 10 years traveling the world on his boat. He was a scientist and left much of his research to the California Academy of Sciences. During World War II, the Zaca was acquired by the United States … Continue reading USS Zaca
In 2008, 23 year old Hannah Upp was a Spanish teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem, New York. Shortly before school started, she disappeared after leaving her apartment to go for a run. Police were concerned that Hannah had been murdered until they received a call saying she had been spotted at an Apple … Continue reading Hannah Upp
Emily Grant Hutchings was born on January 30, 1870 in Hannibal, Missouri to Carl Schmidt and his wife. Carl was a minister and Emily's mother was a doctor. Emily and her husband, Edwin, met Mark Twain (also from Hannibal) in June 1902. Emily and Mark Twain exchanged a few letters about writing after their meeting. … Continue reading Jap Herron
Arnold Gerrit Henskes was born August 6, 1912 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was an artist and he ran a design firm until he was 33 years old. During this time, he claimed to have had several paranormal experiences. One of these experiences occurred after the death of his niece, Hannie, whom he had never met. … Continue reading Mirin Darnell
The idea came when the CIA was surveilling an Asian head of state. They noticed that during his meeting, feral cats were wandering around and no one seemed to notice. That’s when the Directorate of Science and Technology for the CIA developed the idea of using cats to spy on the Russian embassy. The project … Continue reading Acoustic Kitty
Robert "Bobby" George Pickett was born February 11, 1938 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Â Growing up, he watched a lot of films at the movie theater his father managed. He became very good at impersonating famous actors, most notably, Boris Karloff. Â Bobby died of leukemia in Los Angeles, California on April 25, 2007. He was 69 years … Continue reading Bobby Pickett and Boris Karloff
Dennis Carl Wilson was born December 4, 1944 to Murry and Audree Wilson in Inglewood, California. Â Dennis is best known as a founding member of the band The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys was formed by Dennis along with his brothers Brian and Carl, their cousin, Mike Love and a friend, Al Jardine. Dennis abused … Continue reading Charles Manson and Dennis Wilson
I Can't Believe It's NonFiction 