Born without hands, Martha Ann Honeywell (1786-1856) could cut and paste, thread a needle, embroider and write using her mouth. A recent catalog gave a description of a silhouette as “cut by mouth.” ...

Mabel and Honoria are in the closet. Literally. During the second episode of the new AppleTV+ series The Buccaneers, which focuses on a group of American girls in England in the 1800s, the girls play ...

The face of a Connecticut "vampire" whose body was found mutilated in 1990 has been brought to life using modern technology. Research suggests the man was named John Barber, and he died in the 1800s ...

A woman has been sharing hilarious sex tips from the 1800s, including what not to do on your wedding night. Mina Moriarty, who describes herself as an 18th-century historian, has been posting words of ...

The disease was first noted on the Midwestern frontier in the early 1800s as settlers expanded into new territory with their herds. Known initially as “the slows,” “the staggers,” “the trembles” and ...