1910 Los Angeles Times bombing

From The History Guy. On October first, 1910, Americans were shocked by an unimaginable act of violence, in the very heart of one of the nation’s largest cities. . The 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing was a product of the times, and proof that political violence is not new to the United States. Check out…

The Cape Ann Sea Monster

From The History Guy. In 1817 the Linnaean Society of New England published a thrilling report: they had investigated reports of a new sea creature, and after scrupulous examination they could declare that they had discovered not just a new species, but an entirely new genus native to the shores of the United States. They…

Dragon Lady Down: Crashing the U-2

From The History Guy. On September 24, 1959 a strange all black aircraft with no markings made an emergency “wheels up” landing at a private landing strip in Japan. It was an embarrassing accident for the US Central Intelligence Agency, as the plane, a Lockheed U-2C, did not officially exist. 66 years later, details of…