Fake news: April Fools’ hoaxes by newspapers
The Monster of Deadman’s Hole (1888) The San Diego Union reported that two hunters had killed a bizarre, half-human half-animal beast in an out-of-the-way location called Deadman’s Hole northwest of San Diego. The creature was said to have the body of a bear,...
Greg Winter was one of the Phillies Boys of Summer
If Greg Winter was a few inches shorter than 6-foot-3, he would be a legend. In the spring of 1978, the Phillies were looking for someone to serve as their new mascot. Winter, who was a member of the Phillies grounds crew at Veterans Stadium at the time, was summoned...
When the Andrews Sisters and the McGuire Sisters conquered the Shore
Long before the girl singing groups of the 1960s came along and dominated the record business, there were two female singing groups that not only sold millions of records, but also had long and stellar careers on stage, radio, television and in the movies, beginning...
Picture Perfect: Historic images of Atlantic City through three lenses
Those familiar with Atlantic City history are likely aware of Vicki Gold Levi. For more than five decades, Levi has been an Atlantic City historian, curator, collector and booster, as well as the founder of the Atlantic City Historical Museum, and a consultant for the...
Secret Revolutionary War mission to the shore: Preparing for the French Fleet that never came
This is the second in a two-part series about a little-known secret Revolutionary War mission in South Jersey involving General George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, the French Fleet and a plan to attack the British in New York City. In October of 1779, Lieutenant...
