A parent’s nightmare is the kidnapping of a child. As personally wrenching as such events are for the families, the news media have never been bashful about keeping the stories coming for weeks or months at a time. Before the kidnapping of Charles A.
Imagine the shock to seafarers off the coast of New Jersey in 1881. A huge elephant appeared on the undeveloped
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Sheet music became commonplace in homes starting about 1840. The rise of the middle class, increased leisure time, and the Industrial Revolution were trends that led to a more educated population with enhanced music literacy.
Patrons of theaters and
The Civil War was still fresh in many minds in the early days of postcards. Communities spent large amounts to commission memorials to their hometown soldiers and sailors. An entire generation of young men was decimated in the horrible conflict. The countryside was strewn
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