The almanac
115 dated records from the archive — what happened on which day, kept in the order the calendar keeps it. Today's filings are marked.
January10 dated records
In 1790, Kamehameha’s forces defeated the Maui army at Kepaniwai; tradition holds the stream was dammed with bodies. The documented date is 1790-01-01. A fort with documented casualties writes its own foundation — the…
Dyea boomed in 1897–98 as the Chilkoot Trail terminus; it died when the White Pass railroad bypassed it. The documented date is 1898-01-01. A ghost town's file is unusual: the emptiness itself is documented, and this…
Kennecott produced ~$200 million in copper before closing in 1938; the NPS preserves it as a National Historic Landmark. The documented date is 1938-01-01. Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark's history is…
Independence Mine operated until 1951; the state preserves the camp as a historical park. The documented date is 1951-01-01. Independence Mine State Historical Park's documented past — geological and human — is the…
Crow Wing declined after the county seat moved to Brainerd; the townsite is preserved in Crow Wing State Park. The documented date is 1880-01-01. Old Crow Wing's history is documented — boom, bust, and desertion all on…
Seguin Island Light was established in 1795; the present tower dates to 1857. The record dates it to 1795-01-01. Seguin Island Light Station's history is documented — launches, crews, and losses all on record before the…
Fort Pickens was completed in 1834; Geronimo and his band were imprisoned here 1886–87. The documented date is 1834-01-01–1887-05-01. A documented site gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that record…
The Brown Mountain Lights have been reported since at least the early 20th century; the U.S. Geological Survey investigated in 1922. The documented date is 1922-01-01. Brown Mountain's documented past — geological and…
Portal 31 opened in 1917 and operated until 1963; it is now an underground exhibition mine. The documented date is 1917-01-01–1963-01-01. The site's documented natural and human history is the record the rest of the…
Cahawba served as Alabama’s first state capital (1820–1826) and held Castle Morgan prison during the Civil War. The documented date is 1820-01-01. The town's documented rise and abandonment is the record the rest of the…
February5 dated records
Fort Donelson fell to Grant on February 16, 1862—the "Unconditional Surrender" victory. The documented date is 1862-02-12–1862-02-16. A documented site gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that record…
The February 14, 1929 massacre is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The record appears in 'St. Valentine’s…
On February 17, 1890, a houseguest dropped a cigarette into debris on an upper floor of Windsor — the grandest antebellum mansion in Mississippi — and the house burned down to its 23 standing columns. Built in 1861, the…
Lavinia Fisher and her husband John were hanged on February 18, 1820, outside the Old Charleston Jail for highway robbery — not, despite the famous legend, for being America's first female serial killers. Historians…
The February 20, 2003 fire is documented; 100 died. The Station site's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the…
March10 dated records
The Harvest Moon sank after a boiler explosion in March 1865; the wreck is a protected site. The record dates it to 1865-03-01. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record…
~11,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Manzanar from 1942 to 1945. The record dates it to 1942-03-01–1945-11-21. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The record…
The March 1, 1910 avalanche killed 96—the worst avalanche disaster in U.S. history; the trail preserves the snowshed ruins. The record dates it to 1910-03-01. A documented history gives the file real substance; this…
The March 2, 1836 declaration is documented. Washington-on-the-Brazos' past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold…
A locally collected legend describes a wolf-like creature appearing to people with harmful intentions. The figure answers to Beast of Bray Road in the retellings. The crossing keeps its reports the way roads keep their…
The March 4, 1908 fire is documented; 174 died. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. Sources including…
The 13-day siege ended March 6, 1836 with the death of all ~200 defenders—Crockett, Bowie and Travis among them. The documented date is 1836-03-06. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part…
The March 6, 1873 murders are documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against…
The March 7-8, 1862 battle is documented; the field is among the best preserved. The documented date is 1862-03-07–1862-03-08. The site's documented military history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The…
Visit Braxton transcribes a March 8, 1919 Evening Telegram account of a long-haired ragged man near a barn — the 'Flatwoods Wild Man' report that predates the famous 1952 monster by three decades. The newspaper record…
April10 dated records
The April 1, 1865 Union victory forced Petersburg’s fall. A fort with documented casualties writes its own foundation — the lore comes after. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need…
The April 1, 1946 tsunami is documented; 24 died at the point. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources…
The April 1, 1946 tsunami is documented. Keʻanae's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else…
The Slide Cemetery holds victims of the April 1898 Palm Sunday avalanche that killed ~70 stampeders. The record dates it to 1898-04-03. A ghost town's file is unusual: the emptiness itself is documented, and this entry…
Ford killed James here April 3, 1882; the bullet hole is documented. The house's past is on record — this entry belongs to the verified layer of the site's file. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail…
The April 4, 1968 assassination is documented; the site is the National Civil Rights Museum. The documented date is 1968-04-04. The hotel in Memphis, Tennessee has its past on record — this entry belongs to that…
The April 8, 1864 battle is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'Mansfield battle'. The…
USS North Carolina (BB-55) commissioned April 9, 1941 — the first American fast battleship of the new era, 'Showboat,' built after two decades of treaty limitations. She would earn 15 battle stars in the Pacific and…
The April 9, 1865 surrender is documented; the McLean coincidence is real. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer…
The surrender and the souvenir-stripping are documented; rebuilt by NPS. McLean House's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The detail…
May10 dated records
In May 1795, Kamehameha’s forces drove the Oʻahu army over the pali; hundreds fell to their deaths. The record dates it to 1795-05-01. Ground with a documented war record gives the file real substance; this entry is…
Halemaʻumaʻu is identified in moʻolelo as the home of Pele; the crater collapsed dramatically in 2018. The record dates it to 2018-05-01–2018-08-01. Halemaʻumaʻu's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified…
In May 1887, ~34 Chinese miners were murdered by white horse thieves at Deep Creek; the killers were never punished. The documented date is 1887-05-01. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file…
The May 1, 1865 observance is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging…
On May 2, 1946, six inmates overpowered guards and seized weapons in a meticulously planned escape attempt that failed at the cell-house door. For two days they held the block while Marines shelled the prison — the…
The May 3, 2003 collapse is documented. The landscape's recorded history gives the file real substance underneath the lore. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. Sources including 'Old Man site'…
The May 4, 1886 bombing is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured…
The May 7, 1965 sinking is documented. Cedarville's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including…
~18,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Poston from 1942 to 1945. The record dates it to 1942-05-08–1945-11-28. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history…
The May 10, 1869 joining is documented. Golden Spike National Historical Park's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry…
June10 dated records
Kaczmarek tentatively describes one brief blue light; no light anomalies were observed at Wiseman’s View. Dale Kaczmarek is named as the reporting witness. The encounter is dated 1986-06-01 in the record. It is filed as…
In 1897, Edward Shue was tried here for murdering his wife Zona; her mother testified that Zona’s ghost appeared and described the killing. The documented date is 1897-06-01–1897-07-01. Greenbrier County Courthouse's…
The 1921 massacre is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The…
The June 2, 1856 battle is documented. Ground with a documented war record gives the file real substance; this entry is part of it. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. 'Black Jack' documents the entry…
The June 3, 1864 assault is documented as one of the war’s worst hours. The site's documented military history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail…
On June 4, 2009, the last inmates walked out of Brushy Mountain and boarded buses for the Morgan County Correctional Complex, ending 113 years of continuous operation at Tennessee's most feared prison. The stone walls…
The June 5, 1968 RFK assassination is documented; the hotel was demolished 2006 and the site is a school complex. The documented date is 1968-06-05. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part…
The June 1912 Novarupta eruption buried Katmai-coast villages in ash; residents were permanently relocated. The documented date is 1912-06-06–1912-06-08. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file…
Henry died here June 6, 1799; the grave and house survive. Red Hill's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging…
June 9, 1863—the largest cavalry battle in U.S. history. Brandy Station Battlefield's service record is documented — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath the garrison lore. The fact is historically verified —…
July10 dated records
In July 1944, hundreds of Japanese civilians and soldiers died at Banzai Cliff rather than surrender. The record dates it to 1944-07-01. The site's documented natural and human history is the record the rest of the file…
In July 1944, hundreds died at Suicide Cliff in the battle’s final days. The documented date is 1944-07-01. The site's documented natural and human history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to…
In July 1944, Chamoru civilians were killed at Fena during the occupation’s collapse—documented atrocity. The record dates it to 1944-07-01. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on…
Investigators reported a green light, a child-sized shadow and recorded growling during a July 2017 visit. Reports in the file date to 2017-07-01 investigation; not asserted as earliest folklore.. A cemetery in Bellair…
July 1, 2018 participants disputed apparent recorder movement; the lead investigator suggested a dim-light illusion and natural electromagnetic fields for several readings. The account has been recorded since…
The battle ran July 1–3, 1863, with ~51,000 casualties—the war’s costliest engagement. The record dates it to 1863-07-01–1863-07-03. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine…
Point Lookout held a Union prison camp (1863–1865) where thousands of Confederate prisoners died of disease and exposure. The documented date is 1863-07-01–1865-06-30. Point Lookout Lighthouse's history is documented —…
The July 1, 1862 artillery repulse ended the Seven Days. Ground with a documented war record gives the file real substance; this entry is part of it. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything…
The July 1-3, 1863 battle is documented; ~51,000 casualties. The record dates it to 1863-07-01–1863-07-03. The site's documented military history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the…
The second-day fighting of July 2, 1863 flooded the den with casualties; Alexander Gardner staged the famous "sharpshooter" photograph here days later. The documented date is 1863-07-02. Ground with a documented war…
August10 dated records
Fort Negley was built in 1862 largely by African American laborers, many of whom died during construction. The record dates it to 1862-08-01. Fort Negley Park's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified…
On August 2, 1867, a small party held off hundreds of Lakota warriors behind wagon boxes. The documented date is 1867-08-02. A fort with documented casualties writes its own foundation — the lore comes after. This…
The August 4, 2019 team observed no unusual lights; one participant reported laughter, while recordings mostly contained crickets. The account has been recorded since 2019-08-04. The crossing keeps its reports the way…
Andrew and Abby Borden were killed on the morning of August 4, 1892; both were struck repeatedly with a hatchet. The record dates it to 1892-08-04. A house in Fall River, Massachusetts with this much documented history…
The August 4, 1889 fire is documented. A Washington community's documented history gives the file real ground underneath the local lore. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The detail is preserved…
The August 5-6, 1763 battle is documented. The record dates it to 1763-08-05–1763-08-06. A fort with documented casualties writes its own foundation — the lore comes after. It's verified history: the dossier's…
In August 1840, Seminole warriors attacked the island, killing Dr. Henry Perrine and others; the town never recovered. The record dates it to 1840-08-07. Indian Key Historic State Park's history is documented — boom…
Fort Gaines surrendered to Union forces in August 1864. The record dates it to 1864-08-08. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not…
The author reports no anomalous photographs and explicitly cannot assess other participants’ audio results. Dale Kaczmarek is named as the reporting witness. The encounter is dated 1987-08-08 in the record. It is filed…
Before dawn on August 9, 1877, Col. John Gibbon's troops stormed the sleeping Nez Perce encampment in the Big Hole valley, killing scores — many of them women and children — before the warriors counterattacked and…
September10 dated records
The September 2, 1945 surrender is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. Sources including 'USS Missouri' carry…
The September 3, 1965 sighting involved a civilian and two police officers; it was cited in 1966 congressional UFO hearings. The record dates it to 1965-09-03. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the…
The September 3, 1863 battle is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The record appears in…
The September 4, 1886 surrender is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The detail is preserved in 'Skeleton…
In September 1857, ~120 emigrants were killed by Mormon militia and Paiute allies; the site is preserved as a memorial. The documented date is 1857-09-07–1857-09-11. Mountain Meadows Massacre Site's past is on record —…
The September 8, 1900 storm is documented; ~8,000 died. 1900 Storm site's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold…
The September 8, 1934 fire is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured…
The September 8, 1860 sinking is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The detail is…
Truman wrote Bess on September 9, 1946 that knocks woke him and footsteps followed, with nobody visible — a documented report from the most credible possible witness: the sitting president, in his own hand. The White…
GRS reports no collected evidence or unusual personal experience during this visit. Dale Kaczmarek is named as the reporting witness. The encounter is dated 2025-09-10 in the record. It is filed as a documented account…
October10 dated records
In October 1804, Tlingit defenders held the sapling fort against Russian assault before conducting a survival march to Chichagof Island. The documented date is 1804-10-01–1804-10-04. The site's documented history is the…
From October 1864, Fort Pulaski held part of the 'Immortal 600' — Confederate officers deliberately placed on starvation rations and within artillery range as retaliation for Union POW conditions. The officers refused…
In October 1886, Geronimo and the warriors of his band were imprisoned at Fort Pickens — excursion boats brought tourists out to see them, and the fort sold souvenir photographs. After seven months the Apache were moved…
During the pandemic autumn of 2021, the Oklahoma Historical Society moved Hunter's Home's annual ghost storytelling online — prerecorded films plus an October 22 after-dark tour replacing the usual candlelit crowd at…
The 1919 massacre is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against…
On October 2, 1942, the zigzagging Queen Mary ran straight through her escort HMS Curacoa off Ireland, slicing the cruiser in half; 337 men drowned. Under orders not to stop — U-boats were presumed nearby — the liner…
In 1961, North Carolina schoolchildren's 'Save Our Ship' campaign — pennies and nickels totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars — rescued BB-55 from the scrapyard; she was towed to Wilmington on October 2 and…
The October 2, 1835 incident is documented. Gonzales' documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. 'Gonzales / Come and Take It' documents…
The October 5, 1892 raid is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The detail is…
The October 6, 1863 massacre is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'Baxter Springs' carry the…
November10 dated records
In November 1941, the Santee Cooper hydroelectric project closed its gates and Lake Marion began to rise — drowning the village of Ferguson and thousands of acres of farmland in one of the largest human-made floods of…
Bob Lazar’s 1989 television claims of alien-craft reverse-engineering ignited the modern conspiracy. The record dates it to 1989-11-01. Area 51 (Groom Lake)'s past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer…
On November 2, 1872, the Trinity County courthouse at Sumpter burned, taking county records with it. The seat of government soon shifted to Trinity, and Sumpter — once a thriving Sabine River landing with stores, hotels…
The November 1957 wave produced multiple independent stalled-engine reports. The record dates it to 1957-11-02. Levelland UFO case site's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath the roadside…
The November 1920 massacre is documented. Ocoee's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is…
Walton disappeared November 5, 1975 and reappeared November 10; the crew’s polygraph results and later disputes are documented. The documented date is 1975-11-05. The site's documented natural and human history is the…
The November 5, 1916 shooting is documented. Everett massacre site's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer…
The November 6, 1863 battle is documented; a state park. Ground with a documented war record gives the file real substance; this entry is part of it. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The record…
The November 7, 2006 sighting by airline employees was reported in the Chicago Tribune in January 2007. The documented date is 2006-11-07. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The…
The November 7, 1996 fire is documented. Heaven Hill's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't…
December10 dated records
Paula Welden vanished on December 1, 1946, hiking the Long Trail; she was never found. The documented date is 1946-12-01. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the…
The present Cape Hatteras Light was completed in 1870 and moved 2,900 feet inland in 1999. The documented date is 1870-12-01–1999-07-09. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse's history is documented — launches, crews, and losses all…
Captain Tod Carter was found mortally wounded on the battlefield—on his own family’s land—and died in the house on December 2, 1864. The house's past is on record — this entry belongs to the verified layer of the site's…
The December 7, 1862 battle is documented; the orchard survives. Prairie Grove Battlefield's service record is documented — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath the garrison lore. The record holds it as fact…
The December 7, 1941 sinking is documented; 1,177 died. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured…
The December 7, 1941 sinking is documented; 58 died. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The record appears in 'USS…
The December 7 attack is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The detail is…
Built 1884; the December 8, 1980 murder is documented. The Dakota's history is documented rather than told — this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'The…
The December 8, 1883 massacre and the 1884 hangings are documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including…
On December 9, 1965, witnesses across several states and Ontario tracked a fireball; local reports placed an object in the Kecksburg woods with a military recovery. The record dates it to 1965-12-09. Kecksburg UFO…