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  • The Death of Cliff Burton: What Really Happened to Metallica's Bassist

    his life, Burton gave an interview to Sweden Rock Magazine in which he talked, with no idea what was coming Burton had not consumed drugs or alcohol prior to the crash, a fact that quieted some of the early speculation memorial stone, lyrics from "To Live Is to Die" were engraved: "Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation take me home

  • Murder in the City: New York, 1910–1920 - Unveiling a Forgotten Crime Scene Photo Archive

    The negatives, some cracked and fragile, were stored haphazardly, never intended for any sort of public These moments of quiet horror seem at once mundane and otherworldly, a strange juxtaposition that comes Some photographs show the results of gangland killings, the marks of violent criminal organisations that his aim was not just to reveal the brutality of early 20th-century New York but also to highlight the role

  • The Tragic Case of Marco Mariolini: The ‘Anorexic Hunter’ and a Preventable Tragedy

    And it didn’t end there—back home, he made her sit naked on the cold floor as punishment, further stripping Mariolini used the book as a platform to confess his intentions and, in some ways, plead for recognition Mariolini’s chilling prophecy about his own potential for violence had come true, and the woman who had

  • Healing with Voltage: Inside Samuel Monell’s 1910 Electrotherapy Manual

    The early twentieth century produced some extraordinary medical experiments, and few were quite as striking Over the decades it found a home in physiotherapy, pain management and muscle rehabilitation.

  • Clifford Roberts and the Origins of Augusta National and the Masters Tournament

    This distinction has shaped much of the modern reassessment of Roberts’ role in golf history. “He had committeemen to do some of the dirty work for him, like all great leaders.” years Roberts stepped down as chairman of Augusta National in 1976 after more than four decades in the role His health had been deteriorating for some time. National installed a bronze plaque in his honour at the clubhouse entrance, formally recognising his role

  • Vivian Bales: The Forgotten Story of America's First Motorcycle Cover Girl

    A friend who rode motorcycles helped her learn the basics, and from there she taught herself the rest long she was known all over Albany as "the girl with the motorcycle," a title she clearly wore with some Petersburg Her first serious adventure came when she rode more than 300 miles from Albany to St. Vivian in 1992 Why Vivian Bales Still Matters In 1929, a young woman from Georgia rode solo across America

  • Sir Harold Gillies The Father of Modern Plastic Surgery

    In the mud and chaos of the First World War, some of the most horrific injuries weren’t just broken bones A generation of young men returned home with shattered jaws, missing noses, and scars that left them By the time the fighting ended, around 280,000 soldiers returned home with devastating facial injuries Not all of the wounded went home. In some wards, mirrors were banned to prevent soldiers from seeing themselves too soon.

  • Before The Internet, What People Asked New York Public Library's Librarians?

    “Often time people do not have access to the technology at home,” she explains, “and I honestly think some just want somebody to talk to.” The majority of callers inquire about library services, while some seek to verify information they have Over the decades the library has received some of the most bizarre questions: Why do 18th Century English Some of these date as far back as the 1940s.

  • Native Americans Left a Code For Humans To Live By

    These words come from the difference between the people living in their society.

  • 'Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Movie' And The Story Of Wakaliwood

    Every so often a film comes along that changes the way you look at cinema and shocks the very foundations Bruce, unaware that she was part of the Tiger Mafia, comes to her aid. Bruce holds his own for some time but is eventually overwhelmed.

  • Saparmurat Niyazov: The Eccentric Despot Who Turned Turkmenistan into His Personal Playground

    Soviet coup attempt but smoothly pivoted to becoming the first president of independent Turkmenistan, a role all rural hospitals and libraries outside Ashgabat, famously reasoning, "If people are ill, they can come Here are some highlights of Niyazov's more bizarre edicts - Lip-syncing? Not in my backyard!   Some say Niyazov preferred a natural look; others claimed he just couldn’t tell male anchors from female

  • Evelyn Nesbit: The Girl on the Velvet Swing and the Gilded Age Scandal That Shook America

    She eventually found some stability teaching art in Los Angeles and lived until 1967. in dark green with concealed lighting and dominated by a swing hung from the ceiling with red velvet ropes Nesbit in her costume for The Wild Rose According to Evelyn's own later account, not long after they That is the species of insanity which makes every American man believe his home to be sacred, that is She suffered a stroke in 1956 and died in a Santa Monica nursing home in January 1967, at eighty two.

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