Famous KKK Members: Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black Former Supreme Court justice Hugo Black. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
While the youthful indiscretions of presidents and congressmen are sometimes overlooked–as long as they have a good tax plan–the nine justices of the Supreme Court are supposed to (at least theoretically) be held to a higher standard. Which is what makes it uncomfortable to know that one of the Court’s 20th-century superstars, Hugo Black, was a former Klansman.
Evelyn McHale wrote in her suicide note that she didn't want her family to see "any part" of her body. Instead, a photo of her death would become one of the most famous photographs of all time. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing events.
Evelyn McHale’s dying wish was that no one would see her body. She wanted her family to remember her the way she had been before she jumped off the 86th-floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building.
Tourists are beginning to trickle into the volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia. If you don't have the budget to visit just yet, let us be your guide.Unless you spent long nights in your college dorm room hovering over plastic armies in the board game Risk, you have probably never heard of Kamchatka.
About the size of Italy in terms of land area, this peninsula in far eastern Russia has fewer people living in it than Florence — but it is attracting more and more tourists every year.
The Dalton gang saw a number of successful robberies in the Old West — until October 5, 1892, when they attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, in broad daylight.Public DomainThe Dalton gang — Bill Power, Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton, and Dick Broadwell — after their failed 1892 bank heist.
The history of the Wild West is replete with gangs and gunfights. Outlaws like Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Johnny Ringo all left their bloody mark on American history with their violent lives — and their violent deaths.
A beautiful visual tour of eight utterly breathtaking and incredible rock formations from across the world:12 Apostles, Australia Scattered along the scenic Great Ocean Road in Australia, the 12 Apostles formation is the result of the Southern Ocean’s harsh weather conditions eroding the existing landscape.
Beginning 10 to 20 million years ago, the constant erosion of the limestone cliffs caused caves to form within them. These caves eventually became arches and ultimately collapsed into the isolated stacks of rock seen today.