Historical lateral thinking puzzles

Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?

Every day he puts on green lipstick. But almost no one notices it.

Bill died and went to heaven. There he saw thousands of people, who all were naked. He was looking around hoping to find someone he knew. And then he saw Adam and Eve. How did he know it was them?

In the 1940s, a real football game in Brazil ended with an unusual score of 0.5 - 0. What happened?

In the 1950s in America there was invented a chicken gun. What for?

There were many reasons why John enjoyed coming here. But his wife Mary hated this place, as did other women in the city. Why?

George was late for a math class and misunderstood the teacher. This brought him a reward and recognition! What happened?

Landlords used to delay payment to people who built and repaired houses or even booted them out without money. But the builders came up with an uncommon move, which immediately made the landlords pay them in full. What did they do?

Aborigines lived on an island in the middle of the ocean. However, they found a way to get rich. How did they do it?

One person decided to play golf with Nick Faldo, imposing one condition - he will choose the time and the place for a match. Nick agreed. As a result this person beat the champion.

Two devices are commonly used by people. They are created for the same purpose. But one of them has lots of details and another does not has any. What are these things?

At the end of the XIX century one american enterpreneur invented a system to withstand competition. This system we all use nowadays.