Black Tom Island Explosion: WWI Sabotage in NYC
In 1916, German agents detonated Black Tom Island, an act of sabotage that shook NYC with a 5.5 magnitude blast, damagin
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Real scandals, hearings, and cover-ups from U.S. history. We stick to what records support and name our sources. This hub currently includes 10 documented stories, including Watergate: From a ‘Third-Rate Burglary’ to a Presidential Resignation; Iran-Contra: Secret Arms Deals, Hostages, and a Covert War Congress Had Banned; Love Canal: When a Suburb Was Built on 20,000 Tons of Toxic Waste.
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A bungled break-in at Democratic headquarters unraveled into wiretaps, hush money, and the only U.S. presidential resignation. (Watergate scandal)
Officials sold arms to Iran and funneled profits to Nicaraguan rebels — then shredded documents when the story broke. (Iran-Contra affair)
Families reported burns and birth defects; President Carter ordered an emergency evacuation.
Downwinders later learned the government knew about radioactive releases — and said little for decades.
A retired general told Congress that financiers asked him to lead 500,000 veterans against FDR.
Researchers watched syphilis progress without treatment — long after penicillin existed.
Secret leases, private yachts, and the bribery scandal that defined 1920s Washington corruption.
Gamblers met star pitchers, and America’s pastime faced its greatest corruption crisis.
In 1835, the New York Sun published a series claiming astronomers had found winged humanoids on the Moon. Thousands believed it — including scientists.
From 1954 to 1963, the CIA ran a network of safe houses in San Francisco and New York where prostitutes lured men — and agents dosed them with LSD through one-way mirrors.
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In 1916, German agents detonated Black Tom Island, an act of sabotage that shook NYC with a 5.5 magnitude blast, damagin
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In 1919, Boston's North End was devastated by a 2.3 million-gallon molasses tank burst. A 25-foot wave, traveling at 35
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Before Pearl Harbor, a massive explosion rocked New York Harbor. German sabotage on Black Tom Island in 1916 unleashed c
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In 1835, a New York newspaper tricked readers with fabricated moon discoveries. The Great Moon Hoax reveals forgotten de
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In 1976, a routine tree-trimming operation in the Korean Demilitarized Zone escalated into a tense military showdown. Di
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