In perhaps the greatest 'hold my beer' escapade to date, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a plane to prove he could fly from Jersey to New York in just 15 minutes. Read about how he won his crazy bet. Bulky sedans rumbled sedately along the right-angled streets, and haggard creatures of the night here and there passed... Continue Reading →
The 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks that Inspired Jaws
The view of sharks as cold-blooded man-eaters goes even further back than Jaws, but to the Summer of 1916 in New Jersey. There, five people were viciously attacked and it changed the stereotype of sharks forever. Death from Below Fond memories are made frolicking around summertime seashores. But in temperate waters there are dangers that... Continue Reading →