The Strange History Of The Bermuda Triangle
The Devil’s Triangle
The story of the Bermuda Triangle is no secret—but there’s so much that people don’t know. Could there really be some kind of unknown force behind the rash of disturbing incidents and disappearances in that patch of the Atlantic Ocean, or is it all just a bizarre coincidence? The truth is much stranger than you’d expect.
The Triangle, Defined
The Bermuda Triangle is, essentially, the patch of Atlantic Ocean between three points on the map: Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the island of Bermuda. Looking on the map, the Triangle itself is mostly ocean, but also comprises many of the islands of the Bahamas, as well as Turks & Caicos. Or at least, that’s one definition.
Loose Boundaries
The true boundaries that make up the Bermuda Triangle depends on who’s writing about it. While one author proposed Miami, San Juan, and Bermuda as the three points, others have shrunk or expanded the triangle depending on the incidents they’re looking at. Some have even suggested the Triangle being responsible for disappearances off the coast of Ireland.
The First Evidence
Though stories of disappearances in the area go quite far back, it was only in the mid-20th century that a handful of journalists began to claim that they might be related in some way, and that the geography could have something to do with it. And it all began in the Miami Herald.
The First Article
Edward Van Winkle Jones, a writer for the Herald, was the first to publish something about the phenomenon in 1950. His article was being widely distributed by the Associated Press. The headline read “Same Big World: Sea’s Puzzles Still Baffle Men In Pushbutton Age”—and it presented some compelling evidence.
