2018:

West Point cadets steal Air Force falcons, cause mayhem.

1916:

Stolen army goat leads to chaos.

2018:

A young girl raises a pre-Viking sword from a lake in Sweden.

1841:

An ancient bronze sword is discovered in an Irish bog.

2018:

The NYPD beekeeper vacuums up a swarm of bees on a hot dog stand in Times Square.

1906:

Bees take over a Los Angeles street as spectators watch.

2018:

Parisians are horrified by novel public urinals.

1855:

Boston considers following in Paris’ footsteps and introducing public urinals.

2018:

Two thieves pull off a heist of royal jewels from a holy place.

1671:

A vengeful thief goes after royal jewels kept in a hellish place.

2018:

New York politicians blame short-term rentals for rising rents.

1853:

Nineteenth-century journalists are skeptical about the whole idea of short-term rentals.

2018:

A twelve-year-old steals his parents’ credit card and gets on a plane to Bali.

1723:

Seventeen-year-old Ben Franklin runs away on a boat and ends up in Philadelphia.

2018:

The body of a poet is found in a sunless cellar.

1674:

The young royals wronged by Richard III are found under a staircase.