We’re excited to share some of the incredible stories we’re researching for upcoming articles. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming to Lively History!
Industrial Disasters
We’re diving deep into some of history’s most unusual industrial accidents, including:
- The Great Molasses Flood of Boston (1919)
- The Aral Sea disaster—how the Soviet Union killed the world’s fourth-largest lake
- The Radium Girls and their fight for worker safety
These aren’t just disaster stories—they’re tales of corporate negligence, environmental catastrophe, and heroic fights for justice.
Mass Psychology Phenomena
Human behavior gets weird when groups are under stress. We’re exploring:
- The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic (1962)
- More dancing plagues from medieval Europe
- Modern cases of mass psychogenic illness
These events reveal fascinating truths about how stress, culture, and biology interact.
Medieval Mysteries
The Middle Ages were stranger than you think:
- The Defenestrations of Prague—when throwing people out windows started wars
- More papal scandals from the Dark Ages
- Medieval trial by ordeal and its surprising legal logic
Cold War Secrets
Recently declassified documents reveal some wild plans:
- Project A119—the plan to nuke the moon
- Other Cold War schemes that never saw the light of day
- How fear and competition drove absurd military planning
Natural Disasters with a Twist
Sometimes nature delivers disasters in the strangest ways:
- The Tunguska Event—a massive explosion that flattened Siberian forest
- Historical tsunami and volcanic eruptions
- Weather events that changed history
Your Suggestions Welcome!
What historical oddities would you like us to investigate? Do you have a favorite weird historical event you think we should cover? Let us know!
We’re committed to bringing you 2-3 new in-depth articles every week, each thoroughly researched and engagingly written.
Stay tuned—history’s about to get a lot more interesting!