September 28, 1888, isn't necessarily significant to history, but it is the date a story was printed about something deadly...something people wear. In fact there were many clothing items in history that led to people's deaths. Do you know what they were?
SOURCES
“Celluloid Collar Causes Death.” The New York Times (New York, New York), February 8, 1914. www.newspapers.com.
“Celluloid Collar Causes His Death.” The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), February 9, 1914. www.newspapers.com.
“Choked to Death By Collar.” Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York), September 15, 1888. www.newspapers.com.
“Death of Mrs. Longfellow and Hon. Nathan Appleton.” The Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), July 18, 1861. www.newspapers.com.
“Died From Tight Lacing.” The Times (The Huron Times) Harbor Beach, Michigan (Aka Sand Beach), September 28, 1888. www.newspapers.com.
“Fashion Victims: History's Most Dangerous Trends.” BBC Culture. BBC. Accessed March 14, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills.
Geri Walton. “Death by Corset and Tight Lacings in the 1800s.” Geri Walton, November 5, 2021. https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/#:~:text=Perhaps%20one%20of%20the%20most,and%20Castle%20Theatre%20in%20London.
JustAnnet. “Fatal Fashion: 21 Historical Fashion Trends That Led to the Death of Many.” History of Yesterday, October 30, 2020. https://historyofyesterday.com/fatal-fashion-21-historical-fashion-trends-that-led-to-the-death-of-many-d1d3e58207d6.
“Radium Girls.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 8, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls.
“Revisited Myth #28: Women Had Ribs Surgically Removed to Make Their Waists Smaller.” History Myths Debunked, September 28, 2014. https://historymyths.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/revisited-myth-28-women-had-ribs-surgically-removed-to-make-their-waists-smaller/.
“The Tragedy of Oscar Wilde's Half-Sisters.” Irish Identity. Accessed March 14, 2022. http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/gaels/stories/wilde.htm.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
