Odd This Day: The Greely Expedition Survivors Rescued
On this day, June 22, in 1884, the surviving men of the Greely Expedition were rescued from Cape Sabine. The USS Proteus in Lady Franklin Bay. In 1881 Adolphus Greely…
Odd This Day: The Bear Flag Revolt Occurs in Alta California
On this day, June 14, 1846, The Republic of California was established in the Bear Flag Revolt The Bear Flag Revolt Monument in Sonoma, California In the spring of 1846,…
May 25, 1876 – Adam Worth steals a recently discovered Gainsborough portrait, keeps it from the Pinkertons for over 25 years
On this day in 1876, the recently re-discovered and insanely valuable portrait of Lady Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire disappeared without a trace from a gallery in London. It would…
Odd This Day: The rhino seen in Albrect Durer’s illustration arrives in Lisbon at the Belem Tower, becomes a sensation
On this day in 1515 a magnificent beast arrived in Portugal from the far east, a nearly mythical creature unseen in Europe for a thousand years. This one rhinoceros lived a short life, but his…
