This cannot be confirmed nor denied, but it’s rumored that the code for the Obamas getting intimate was “they’re discussing the Bosnian problem.”
Several sources have contributed to the rumor, but of course, the Secret Services isn’t named so because they aren’t good at keeping them!
This President Filed a UFO Report
Though still Governor of Georgia at the time, Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting to the U.S. Government while ascending in his political career.
We’d love to get our hands on that report and see just what Carter thought he saw.
This Journalist Bit a Railroad Conductor on the Hand
Ida B. Wells certainly knew how to stand her ground. In 1884, a train conductor tried to force her out of her seat on the train in order to give a seat to a white man.
Wells refused and when the conductor got physical she retaliated by biting him. Not only that, but she sued the railroad company and (rightfully) won.
A Hospital Refused to Admit Al Capone Due to His Past
Johns Hopkins hospital refused famous mob boss Capone into their care even though he was extremely ill at the end of his life. The mobster was still able to find care, however, from the Union Memorial Hospital.
Capone was so grateful for the hospital’s “hospitality” that he donated two Japanese weeping cherry trees to the medical center.
Evelyn Nesbit Had a Swinging Time at the Toy Store
Playing at the toy store isn’t just for children. Actress Evelyn Nesbit was asked to swing in a red velvet swing that belonged to architect Stanford White. The swing was in the apartment of the architect, which was above the FAO Schwartz toy store.
Oddly, White also asked the actress to kick a parasol while swinging until it was shredded. This lavish, strange scene may not have been fit for children’s eyes!