On July 14, 1881, Billy the Kid died at the age of 21 after being shot in the chest in Fort Sumner, New Mexico by Sheriff Pat Garrett — though some say the story didn’t end therePublic DomainA depiction of Billy the Kid’s death from Sheriff Pat Garrett’s 1882 biography of the outlaw. In 1881, Billy the Kid had a reputation as one of the Wild West’s most notorious outlaws. He’d run with vigilantes, escaped prison twice, and claimed to have killed 21 men (“One,” he once quipped, “for every year of my life.

Its overcrowded tunnels make it difficult to imagine but the old Penn Station was America's most treasured train station. Now, New York wants to bring it back. Crowds lining up for seats in Penn Station. Ralph Morse/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images One of the 22 freestanding eagles on the exterior of Penn Station being removed.Getty Images Passengers waiting for the train at old Penn Station. Marjory Collins/Library of Congress View of columns and coffered ceiling of Penn Station which were modeled off the ancient Roman Baths of Caracalla.

For decades, the lives of Soviet citizens hung on the whims of Trofim Lysenko, a man who believed that plants could be taught to bloom in winter and that nature could be mastered by raw force.Wikimedia CommonsSoviet scientist Trofim Lysenko brought ruin to millions based on his utterly illogical beliefs about the behavior of plants. To the earliest leaders of the Soviet Union, nothing seemed impossible. They had toppled their old order and fended off the combined armies of the world’s great powers in World War I.

From Jonestown to Heaven's Gate, discover the harrowing stories from people who escaped history's most infamous cults.From the Peoples Temple to Children of God, the most famous cults in the world have captivated — and manipulated — countless people for years. Though it might be hard for the average person to believe they could ever fall for the tricks of a cult, it’s a lot easier than you’d think. Although cults are often believed to be based on religion, some famous cults have actually strayed away from traditional faith-based practices in order to attract a bigger audience.

The Case Breakers — a group of former cops, military intelligence officers, and journalists — have identified Gary Francis Poste as the Zodiac Killer. The Case BreakersA team of cold-case investigators say that Gary Francis Poste is the Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac Killer terrorized Northern California from 1968 to 1969, and the name has become synonymous with evasive marauding. The murderer’s claim to fame was the shooting of at least five people, followed by a series of cryptic taunting letters he sent to local police.