September 6, 1992 in Denali, Alaska... A hunter on the Stampede Trail sought the shelter of a 1946 International Harvester bus that had been abandoned in 1961. The bus had been temporary home to many hunters and campers over the years. Unfortunately for this hunter, when he entered the bus, he discovered that is was … Continue reading Chris McCandless
September 15, 2006 near Buffalo, New York... 22 year old Brian Barrett finished his shift at the factory where he worked. He got in his car and was preparing to leave when 3 shots rang out. Brian was killed. There was no way that he could have known that a chat room message from a … Continue reading Thomas Montgomery
November 22, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois... At 9:14pm, during the Nine O' Clock News sportscast on the local WGN affiliate, television screens all over Chicago went black. The next image on the screen wasn't Dan Roan, the local sports reporter, talking about the Bears vs. Lions game. It was a man in a Max Headroom … Continue reading Max Headroom Signal Hack
1853 in Sante Fe, New Mexico... Six nuns arrived in Santa Fe to open a girls' school. The Sisters of Loretto opened the Loretto Academy in 1853. In 1873, they began building a chapel on the grounds of the academy. They hired Antoine Mouly to design the building. As the building was nearing completion, Antoine … Continue reading Loretto Chapel Staircase
December 24, 1971 in the skies over Peru... 17 year old Juliane Koepcke and her mother, Maria, boarded LANSA flight 508 headed for Pucallpa, Peru. The women were headed home to meet Juliane's father, Hans-Wilhelm, for Christmas. Juliane had graduated high school the day before. Her mother wanted her to skip the dance and ceremony … Continue reading Juliane Koepcke
April 10, 1834 in New Orleans, Louisiana... A fire erupted at the mansion located at 1140 Royal Street in the French Quarter. It was the home of Delphine LaLaurie and her husband, Dr. Leonard LaLaurie. The fire was started by the cook, a 70 year old slave. The woman had been chained to the stove … Continue reading Delphine LaLaurie
I Can't Believe It's NonFiction 