The anti-Jewish pogrom of November 1938 known as the "Night of Broken Glass" foreshadowed the Holocaust and the deaths of some 6 million European Jews. Nazi officials inspect the Zerrennerstrasse synagogue after its destruction on Kristallnacht.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Stadtarchiv Pforzheim The morning after Kristallnacht, residents watch as the Ober Ramstadt synagogue burns down.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Trudy Isenberg Children watch as a local synagogue is destroyed by fire during Kristallnacht.

The murder of Sammy Younge Jr. by a white gas station attendant in Tuskegee ignited the college civil rights movement.United States NavySammy Younge Jr. was 21 years old when he was shot and killed. On the third day of 1966, a young Black man named Sammy Younge Jr. walked into a Standard Oil gas station in Tuskegee, Alabama, to use the bathroom. The 21-year-old was directed to use the segregated bathroom for Black people, but he refused.

See how the U.S. and Europe compare on average sexual partners.Pixabay A new survey has revealed what the average number of sexual partners in the U.S. and Europe is for both men and women. Health and beauty product retailer Superdrug has conducted a massive survey of sexual attitudes and histories from over 2,000 men and women from the United States and Europe. From this data they have been able to conclude much about the sexual mores of modern society.

Peggy Jones says she feels like the "luckiest person alive" after surviving the grisly attack with just a bloodied and bruised arm. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing events. Twitter/@SydneyDoesNewsPeggy Jones displays her bandaged arm after being attacked by both a snake and a hawk at the same time. A woman from Silsbee, Texas is feeling lucky to be alive after a bizarre incident that occurred while she was mowing her lawn left her bloodied and bruised.

Harry S. Truman’s Near Miss With Puerto Rican Independence Activists Public DomainUnlike most presidents on this list, Harry S. Truman was attacked at home. It’s rare that a would-be assassin makes it all the way to the president’s front door. But that’s what happened to Harry S. Truman. On November 1, 1950, the president was napping upstairs at the Blair House — where he had relocated during White House renovations — when he suddenly heard gunfire from the street below.