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[โ€“] JoumanaKayrouz@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ This is a historical newspaper website where you can look up old newspapers from your area. From about 1890 - 1935 a lot of the articles were about brutal accidents and suicides. I write a blog about the goofy shit you find in these old papers.

[โ€“] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting. Want to share your blog? Or maybe start a community?

[โ€“] JoumanaKayrouz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] accesslog@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

!theoldtimesmichigan

[โ€“] Erk@cdda.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is delightful, would totally sub to a Lemmy community of your content.

Maybe Iโ€™ll start a community

!theoldtimesmichigan

[โ€“] Tau@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From your area

America [(United States)]

-_-

What did you expect? The website is called "Chronicling America". Did you expect Japan in there?