The Ghost Ship Mary Celeste – A Silent Deck, a Missing Crew, and a Mystery That Still Haunts the Sea

On a cold December morning in 1872, the sea lay strangely calm in the middle of the Atlantic. The sun was still low, staining the horizon with a pale winter light. Waves rolled gently, almost shyly, as if the ocean itself was holding its breath. Far out on those quiet waters, a ship drifted alone, … Read more

The Dancing Plague of 1518: The Summer When Strasbourg Could Not Stop Dancing

In the blistering heat of July 1518, Strasbourg was a city already trembling long before the first dancer stepped into the streets. The air hung thick with fear, hunger, and superstition. Plague had ravaged the region in the years before. Famine whispered through every household. Taxes broke the backs of the poor. The Church spoke … Read more