Known as the "Sea Waif," 11-year old Terry Jo Duperrault spent more than three days adrift at sea until she was found.In 1961, a picture was snapped of a young girl who was discovered adrift, alone, on a small lifeboat in the waters of the Bahamas. And the story of how Terry Jo Duperrault ended up there is much more horrifying and bizarre than one can imagine. CBSThe iconic image of Terry Jo Duperrault, the “Sea Waif.
Condemned as a traitor to the English king in August 1305, William Wallace faced a torturous execution that was considered gruesome even by medieval standards.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesLegendary Scottish warrior William Wallace depicted shortly before he was tried for treason and put to a gruesome death in 1305. Anyone who has seen the 1995 film Braveheart knows that William Wallace died in an especially gruesome fashion. But the Scottish warrior’s real-life execution was even worse than in the movie.
From the days of the sword through the advent of the guillotine, Charles-Henri Sanson killed some 3,000 people during his bloody career.On January 5, 1757, King Louis XV of France departed the Palace of Versailles. While he was walking toward his carriage, a strange man suddenly shoved past the palace guards, striking the king in the chest with a penknife. The assailant was arrested and the king was ushered inside, bleeding from what turned out to be a minor chest wound.
How a single photo by a photography student of David Kirby moved the world to a greater understanding of the AIDS pandemic.Therese FrareDavid Kirby, near death, lies in bed with his family by his side in Ohio, 1990. In November 1990, a gaunt, dying man appeared in the pages of LIFE magazine. That man, David Kirby, had already made a name for himself as an HIV/AIDS activist in the 1980s, and was in the final stages of the disease in March 1990, when journalism student Therese Frare began photographing Kirby’s own battle with the virus.
To commemorate Lucky Penny Day, we uncover the lengthy (yet intriguing) history of the American penny, which was first created in 1787.Source: Wikipedia Proving that no human idiosyncrasy is too obscure for a holiday, each year people celebrate Lucky Penny Day, a time to appreciate the good luck of finding a penny heads-up. When May 23rd rolls around, one can find people hunting for lucky pennies in the streets or even tossing a few coins to the ground to make good luck for others.