Crime and Scandal
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7.1K3The Charles River Canoe Craze and Massachusetts’ ‘War on Osculation’
In the 1890s and early 1900s, the place for young couples to spend their leisure time was in a canoe. The canoe...
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10.9K4Charles Ponzi and ‘The Best Show Since the Landing of the Pilgrims’
On July 24, 1920, the Boston Post published a story about an impressive investment opportunity that was taking off and making investors...
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11.7K10Rufus Choate Wins Trial of the Century With Sleepwalking Defense
Rufus Choate first used the sleepwalking defense successfully in a sensational 19th-century trial for a man accused of murdering a prostitute. A...
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28.5K17The Mystery of the Hartford Circus Fire Still Lingers, 78 Years Later
Of all the mysteries that still surround the Hartford Circus Fire, the most compelling is the identity of a small blonde girl...
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14.2K14The Short, Wild Life of Harry Crosby, Publisher of Jazz Age Geniuses
After Harry Crosby was nearly killed in World War I, he vowed to live fast and die young. His success scandalized Boston...
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23.3K18The Deadly Rules of Massachusetts’ Court of Oyer and Terminer
On May 27, 1692, Massachusetts’ newly minted governor William Phips established the most famous court of oyer and terminer ever. Authorities establish...
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