Here’s this week’s today in strangeness. Hope you enjoy!
August 2nd/August 3rd:
Today in strangeness, On August 3rd, 1958, the Nautilus, an atomic submarine, became the first vessel to cross underneath the North Pole. On this day in 1967, James Law and some high school buddies rode the entire New York City subway system in a total of 22 hours and 11 minutes. The United States Senate began hearings on the covert CIA mind-control program, MK-ULTRA on today’s date in 1977.
Living in a Haunted House: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2020-08-02-show/
August 4th:
Today in strangeness, At the age of 36, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home on today’s date in 1962. While her death was ruled to be “acute barbiturate poisoning,” subsequent investigations/theories have suggested she may have been murdered. On August 5, 1989 the largest game of Musical Chairs took place in China with a whopping 8,238 participants.
Incredibly Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Remains Found: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-incredibly-well-preserved-woolly-mammoth-remains-found-in-siberia/
August 5th:
Today in strangeness, On this date in 1890, at New York’s Auburn Prison, axe murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by electric chair. The oldest known tree, ‘Prometheus‘ was cut down by a graduate student on August 6, 1964. The student and his research team hadn’t recognized the pine tree’s extreme age– estimated to be 4,862 years old.
Trump Talks UFOs with Lou Dobbs: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/video-trump-talks-ufos-with-lou-dobbs/
August 6th:
Today in strangeness, On this date in 1958, Phyllis Newcomb, age 22, spontaneously combusted while dancing at a party. She was reduced to a small pile of ash after a brief, intense flare, with only her shoes, slightly scorched, remaining. 41 years ago, the French stuntman Philippe Petit walked across a tightrope strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
Virgin Mary Statue Found After Being Lost in Hurricane Ten Years Ago: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/virgin-mary-statue-found-after-being-lost-in-hurricane-ten-years-ago/
Crop Circle Created Around Tree: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/video-crop-circle-created-around-tree/
August 7th:
Today in strangeness, On this day in 1815, a defeated Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced his intention to become the first president in American history to resign, and on 8/8/88 the temperature in New York City hit a high of 88 degrees.
UFO Spotted on NBC News Segment: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-ufo-spotted-in-background-of-nbc-nightly-news-segment/
August 8th:
Today in strangeness, On today’s date in 1889, a thirty-six foot long and fifteen-foot high mammoth skeleton was found in St. James, Nebraska. And on August 10, 1966, a daylight meteor was seen in the sky from Utah to Canada. It’s said to be the only known case of a meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere and leaving it again.
‘Fast Radio Burst’ Originates From Strange ‘Magnetar’: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/fast-radio-burst-originates-from-strange-magnetar/
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