Back in 1915, President Woodrow Wilson laid the cornerstone of the newly constructed amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery which housed a copper time capsule that was recently opened by historians. Inside, they found newspaper articles, coins, a small, outdated American flag reflecting 46 stars, a Bible, and copies...
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School Time Capsule Saved From Demolition
A time capsule planted in the cornerstone of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania school in 1949 was salvaged in the nick of time before demolition crews cleared the site for a new building earlier this month. Alumni of the DePaul School for Hearing & Speech got wind of the development...
Earthquake Shakes Time Capsule into 2020
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake in March literally shook up plans for future spire renovations at the Salt Lake Temple in Utah, and the 128-year old time capsule planted inside. The soaring statue of the angel Moroni was loosened by the quake, as well as the 3,800-pound granite orb Moroni...
Time Capsule Reveals 1914 Secret Society
There are countless stories of building renovations revealing a sliver of the past within its crumbling walls, but a 1914 time capsule recently found in an old building in Wilmington, N.C. has uncovered a secret society. The time capsule buried by the fraternal order of the Knights of...
19th Century Time Capsule Opened in New Jersey
Town residents of Maplewood, New Jersey excitedly opened a time capsule last week that was buried over a century ago in a cornerstone of an old Methodist church. WLNY's Ali Bauman was there to capture the event, as well as the big reveal of the capsule's contents hidden...