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- A Cheat’s Guide to Cheats: Exploring The London Guide and Stranger’s Safeguard Against the Cheats, Swindlers, and Pickpockets (1819)
Schemes and Scams: A Catalogue of Trickery The manual warns of countless schemes, some of which feel through London—pocketing your phone on the Tube or side-eyeing that overly helpful stranger—remember that some stranger first arrives in this overgrown city and finds upon alighting at the inn, that he has still some But if this be the ease with those who have got friends, what is the dread of such as have a home to To supply the place of a living friend, and in some cases to perform the necessary part of one, by directing
- Meet The Forty Elephants, The All-Girl Gang From London
The members would often dress as housemaids in order to gain entry to wealthy homes, relieving the inhabitants Other members included Lillian Rose Kendall, also known as the “Bobbed-Haired Bandit,” left, and Florrie For her role as instigator, Diamond was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Alice Diamond first took a twelve-year-old Shirley shoplifting in 1947, after Shirley's father came home Following her departure, the leadership of the gang fell into the hands of Lillian Rose Kendall, a true
- The 1916 Waco Horror: A Barbaric Chapter in American History
The Fryer siblings, a young man and his teenage sister, trudged home across their family’s two-hundred-acre That night, sheriff's deputies traveled to Washington's home, finding him in front of the house wearing The crowd almost prevented some jurors from entering. Some brought their children to watch, describing the event as a lesson in justice. Although some Waco residents sent the cards to out-of-town relatives, several prominent local citizens
- Ella Fitzgerald, Illinois Jacquet, Norman Granz and Dizzy Gillespie Arrested in Houston: A Night of Music, Dice, and Defiance
The night was meant to be a celebration of music and integration, but it ended with the arrest of some I was fed up with coming to Houston and playing to a segregated audience.
- The Seven Wives of Jerry Lee Lewis: Rock's Wildest Marriage Record
frenetic atmosphere, and rebellious spirit that would characterise rock 'n' roll, Lewis also played a key role In 1957, the marriage ended, but there remains some mystery as to how and why. Some accounts describe British radio presenter Alan Freeman announcing on air that Lewis represented Associated Press (via the Tuscaloosa News), Pate's body was discovered in the swimming pool at the home "We needed this to be over just so we could get back to making some money."
- The Men Who Built the Sky: The Untold Story of the Empire State Building’s Fearless Workers
heat steel rivets until they glowed red-hot, toss them across beams with metal tongs, and hammer them home The Empire State Building officially opened on 1 May 1931, some 45 days ahead of schedule.
- That Time When David Bowie and Iggy Pop Were Caught In a Marijuana Drug Bust
iconic image lies a real incident, involving not just Bowie but also Iggy Pop, a late-night hotel suite, some took to the stage at the Community War Memorial arena, delivering the kind of performance his fans had come The incident may have been a relatively small hiccup in the long arc of Bowie’s storied life, but some
- Alan Turing: Code Breaker, Computer Visionary, WW2 Hero, and Persecuted Gay Man That Died A Criminal
Some historians put the figure at two to four. Each hut had its own atmosphere, some buzzing like beehives, others quiet except for the scratching of Brilliant at pure mathematics, she handled some of the trickiest pieces of the Enigma puzzle. Then there were the so-called “Debs of Bletchley”, bright young debutantes who had been roped in for Some nights it was cheerful singalongs; other times, after news of a torpedoed convoy, it was sombre
- The 1937 Delahaye Roadster: A Rolling Sculpture of French Elegance
Ironically, it was advice he may have come to regret. In 1938, the car returned to the Figoni & Falaschi workshop for some practical refinements.
- The Killing of Derrick Robie: Eric Smith and the Juvenile Crime That Shook America
Derrick Robie was on his way to a local summer camp programme in a park just a few streets from his home Smith then left the scene and returned home. They argued that some actions were simply too heinous to ever be forgiven or released. While some argue that Smith's release was a reasonable recognition of his age at the time of the crime
- From British Courtrooms to the Edge of the World: Life on the Convict Transport Ships and the Birth of Australia
These convicts, most of whom had never travelled more than a few miles from their home parish, were now Fresh produce was rare, though port stops in Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, and Cape Town allowed for some While some arrangements were consensual or pragmatic, others involved abuse and manipulation. Some were even granted early pardons or conditional liberty in return for their skills. Some convicts went on to become free settlers, farmers, or tradespeople.
- The Last Sitting: Marilyn Monroe's Final Photo Shoot With Bert Stern
now-legendary 1955 Smirnoff campaign shot in front of the Egyptian pyramids: and had gone on to photograph some The images with Monroe's hairpin scratches through them have become some of the most recognised of the entire collection: there's something about seeing her try to erase herself that keeps people coming













