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- Robert Johnson: The Delta Blues King Who May Have Sold His Soul to the Devil
Mind" were tunes their father regularly played to send them to sleep, and that "Dust My Broom" and "Come If that's true, it complicates the authorship of some of the most celebrated songs in Delta blues history Some witnesses said he crawled on the floor and bayed at the moon in agony. Three different cemeteries outside Greenwood have been proposed as his burial site, each with some kind His music genuinely sounded like nothing that had come before.
- Jimmy Lee Gray: A Tale of Evil, Crime and the End of the Gas Chamber
Jean Scales On 25 June 1976, three-year-old Deressa Jean Scales was sent out to play near her family home Center computer system and received a reply reflecting a "hit", indicating that Gray was wanted for some The following reaction produced a plume of hydrogen cyanide gas that rose upwards around Gray.
- The Amazing Life Of Julie D’Aubigny, The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting 17th-Century Opera Star
court records, scandal sheets, and later biographies as a woman who fought duels, sang leading operatic roles Even some of her most famous exploits sit in the uneasy space between documentation and legend. Some accounts claim her husband was sent off to a provincial tax post the morning after the wedding. Some later writers would describe him as the great romance of her life.
- Joseph Beyrle: The Extraordinary WWII Soldier Who Fought for Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union
It was the beginning of a wartime journey that would see him in some of the most dangerous situations Miraculously, the Soviet forces welcomed him, with a political officer who spoke some English taking Beyrle requested help returning home, and Zhukov honoured his request, providing a letter stamped with
- Steel Grandpa and the Race Across Sweden: The Remarkable Ride of Gustaf Håkansson
A century from now, the legend of the long bearded grandfather who rode across almost the entire length Some say he chose zero to reflect his unofficial status. Some were convinced he would drop dead at any moment.
- When New York Tried to Ban Women from Smoking in Public
We give all liberty to those coming here and none of them has ever taken advantage of us.
- The Pagan History of Easter: From Ēostre to the Easter Bunny
While some today mark the resurrection of Christ during Easter, many more partake in egg hunts, chocolate The death of the “son” (or sun) on a cross—interpreted by some as a reference to the constellation of All the most recognisable elements of modern Easter—the bunnies, the eggs, the buns—come from pagan traditions
- Arnold Rothstein: The Gambler Who Helped Build New York’s Underworld
He denied any involvement, asserting, “The whole thing started when Abe [Attell] and some other cheap While he might have distanced himself from the scandal publicly, he never denied his role in private
- The Wall Street Bombing of 1920: America’s Unsolved Mystery in the Heart of Finance
owner of a car which led to the arrest of the latter for a separate robbery and murder, is alleged by some The Role of Fear and Political Backlash The Wall Street bombing triggered a reactionary wave of anti-radical Mario Buda The bombing also took on symbolic weight, with some media outlets calling it an ‘act of war
- The Life and Death of George Lincoln Rockwell: America’s Führer of Neo-Nazism
Though his roles were largely non-combat, he proved himself a capable pilot and officer, serving aboard
- The Gospel According to Carlisle: When Joseph Thompson Sold Mary for 20 Bob and a Newfoundland Dog
They had no children, and that, together with some family disputes, caused them by mutual agreement, to come to the resolution of finally parting. She appeared above the crowd, standing on a large oak chair, with a rope or halter made of straw round She was dressed in rather a fashionable country style, and appeared to some advantage.
- ‘God Help You’: John Lennon’s Vicious Letter To Linda And Paul McCartney (1971)
Beatles’ direction, and expressed resentment at what he perceived as a lack of recognition for Yoko’s role Having been portrayed by some media outlets as the man who had “broken up the Beatles,” Paul found himself We both ‘rose above it’ quite a few times—& forgave you two—so it’s the least you can do for us—you noble I’m not ashamed of the Beatles—(I did start it all)—but of some of the shit we took to make them so big—I answer them—and get as much John and Yoko Space as I can—they ask me about Paul and I answer—I know some













