Photographer Edward S. Curtis’ recordings of Native American traditions are only existing documentation for over 80 tribes
The 1796 “perfect wife” experiment of Thomas Day, inspired by Rousseau, took control freak to new levels
Abbott and Costello were the highest paid entertainers of WWII, but away from the spotlight life wasn’t so joyful
The chief justice at Salem witch trials accepted “spectral evidence.” Nine hangings later, he didn’t regret it