Five rounds. Two strange stories each. Only one made the paper. Choose, then see the proof.
Five rounds of unusual stories from historical newspapers. Pick the real headline, then see the original clipping.
We may earn a commission if you subscribe. Archive access may be required.
🔥 Streak: 0
Tap a headline to visit the original newspaper.
SSearch millions of historic newspapers on Newspapers.comHidden Lens History may earn a commission if you subscribe through an affiliate link. Archive access may be required.
The five historical items from this edition, with their newspaper proof. Play first if you want to guess.
Retiring veterinary professor Axel Paalman argued that automobiles and tractors would not erase the horse. He pointed to racing, short hauls and farm work — plus humans' long attachment to horses.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 25, 1926 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗John Logie Baird's early television apparatus was being placed in London's Science Museum beside Alexander Graham Bell's telephone — while television itself was still highly experimental.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 25, 1926 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗Santa Monica lifeguards had arranged airplane help for swimmers too far offshore. A direct telephone line could summon a plane to drop a life preserver over the swimmer.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 25, 1926 · p. 2
Open the original newspaper ↗The tiny headline hid an extraordinary confession: a former wartime driver returned to Rouen and gave the mayor 5,000 francs for charity because he had broken a woman's umbrella in 1916 and driven away.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 25, 1926 · p. 2
Open the original newspaper ↗Canadian livestock researchers were developing the 'yakalo,' a yak-bison cross described as hardy, able to forage outdoors and producing meat said to resemble beef.
El Reno Daily Democrat · Sept. 25, 1926 · p. 2
Open the original newspaper ↗Some links are affiliate links. Hidden Lens History may earn a commission if you subscribe. Archive access may be required.