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 Inside, they found newspaper articles, coins, a small, outdated American flag reflecting 46 stars, a Bible, and copies...
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Haunted Time Capsule?
Just in time for Halloween, some western New York colleges are exploring their haunted histories with one school questioning whether spirits could be drawn to a buried time capsule on school grounds. Hope Dunbar, special collections archivist at State University of New York Buffalo State says that a time...
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...
Medical Center Time Capsule
A New Jersey hospital enjoyed a bright moment this month when a time capsule was unearthed during renovations at the facility. Construction crews dug up a safe buried in 1997 at the Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge. The time capsule, found while expanding the Emergency Department, contained,...
