What happened on this day in history: The inventor of the Super Soaker is born, Instagram is released, and more historic events from October 6th.1866: The Reno Brothers Commit America’s First Train Robbery Public DomainFrank Reno, one of the Reno brothers.
John and Simeon Reno rob an Ohio and Mississippi Railway train in Jackson County, Indiana. The first bandits to target a moving train, the Reno brothers made off with $13,000. Read More...
When Charles Millar died childless in 1926, he bequeathed his fortune to whichever woman could bear the most children in a 10-year span. What followed was a baby boom the likes of which Canada had never seen.Toronto Star Archives/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesMrs. Arthur Hollis Timleck claimed to have given birth to nine children in a ten-year period in a bid to win Charles Millar’s fortune.
On the night of Halloween 1926, a wealthy Canadian lawyer, financier, and now-legendary jokester died. Read More...
Welcome to Helltown, an abandoned city in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley that fuels local urban legends about a chemical spill and murderous Satanists.In the Cuyahoga Valley in Ohio, there is an eerily deserted place known as Helltown.
Unlike the ghost towns of the west, this midwestern area is particularly unique because it doesn’t look all that old. Although some buildings bear the features of early America, the rest are distinctly 20th century. Read More...
