Evel Knievel gets 6 months for assault – 1977
Evel Knievel gets 6 months for assault SANTA MONICA, CA. November 15, 1977 (AP) — Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel has been given […]
Category: Bizarre Tales
Bizarre Tales: Forgotten stories from Southern California’s past.
GOT CASTOR OIL COCKTAIL – 1918
Newsflash from the Past: GOT CASTOR OIL COCKTAIL Attorney Says Husky Wife Made Him Take One LOS ANGELES, April 6, 1918. – A […]
A People of Mystery – Are They Remnants of a Lost Race? – 1932
A People of Mystery – Are They Remnants of a Lost Race? DO THEY POSSESS A FABULOUS GOLD TREASURE? by Edward Lancer […]
WOMAN JURY SAYS HE’S NOT GUILTY – November 3, 1911
Newsflash from the Past: THE OGDEN STANDARD. Nov. 3, 1911. Los Angeles – The first woman jury in Southern California has returned […]
Evade Ten Cars of Police, Then Caught by One – 1929
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 1929 –(UP)—After successfully escaping capture by 10 police cars that were searching for them, three men, accused of […]
13-Story Plunge Fatal to Veteran – 1944
In 1944, a person leaped to his death from the top floor of 724 S. Spring Street. The Times made no mention […]