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Sixty Second History

Catch up with all of the news that was entertaining readers a century ago.

Richard J. Goodrich

Colt .45 Automatic (Library of Congress, Public Domain).

Career Advice from a Stick-up Man

Sixty Second History, IX: Phillip Smith receives counseling after…

Richard J. Goodrich

Stunt-Flying, 1921 (Library of Congress, Public Domain)

Daring Aviatrix Carries On

Sixty Second History, VIII: Miss Ethel Dare performs midair feat that…

Richard J. Goodrich

Cash Box with Money, George Hodan, publicdomainpictures.net

The Bomb in the Box

Sixty Second History VII: A cunning blacksmith foils a blackmail plot in…

Richard J. Goodrich

Will Hammell, Hats in Air (1912)

Carleton Russell Unraffled

Attempt to sell husband encounters legal opposition. Sixty Second History, VI.

Richard J. Goodrich

Kissing couple

Wife Raffles Husband

Mother of seven offers to sell husband to raise money for daughter’s music lessons. Sixty Second History, August 31, 1920

Richard J. Goodrich

Nurse, 1916

No Body Until You Pay

Chicago Hospital Takes Extreme Stance to Collect Debt. Sixty Second History, August 27, 1920.

Richard J. Goodrich

Those Daring Young Women in Their Flying Machines

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