On This Day: November 16 — Century Dispatch

A Small-Town Mystery, a Record-Breaking Death, and Henry Ford's $6 Million Problem (Nov. 16, 1927)

The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.)

1926: Runaway Trolley Nearly Hits Train, Plus Harry Thaw's $100 Check and the World's Biggest Air Show

New Britain herald (New Britain, Conn.)

The Boy Who Cried Murder (Because He Did It) — Plus Teddy's Historic Trip

The Willimantic journal (Willimantic, Conn.)

How Niagara Falls Rewired America—And Why McKinley's Cabinet Was Still Secret

Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)

How Maine Farmers Beat Western Competition (Hint: It Involved Better Bulls and Smarter Chemistry)

The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.)

A Prisoner's Daring Escape, Fenian Trials, and the South's Legal Defiance: America, Five Months After Appomattox

The Evansville journal (Evansville, Ind.)

1865: President's brother dies in Texas, Fenians threaten Canada, and French forces trapped in Mexico

Baltimore daily commercial (Baltimore, Md.)

Sherman Marches South, Chicago Uncovers Rebel Conspiracy: November 16, 1864

Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)

Storm, Deserters & Quack Doctors: What the Nov. 16, 1863 Herald Reveals About Lincoln's War

The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])

While the Civil War Raged, Ohio Built an Army—and Sold It Stoves | Nov. 16, 1862

Daily Ohio statesman (Columbus, Ohio)

Port Royal Falls: The Union Breaks Through—And Enslaved People Vote With Their Feet

Springfield weekly Republican (Springfield, Mass.)

When Slavery Elected a President: The Real Story Behind Buchanan's 1856 Victory

New-York dispatch (New York [N.Y.])

Washington, 1846: Human Hair Wigs, Steamboat Auctions & a Cure for Kidney Stones

Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])

How Americans Shrunk a 10-Day Journey to 26 Hours (Nov. 16, 1836)

Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])