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Rare Photographs of Bonnie and Clyde Show Them at the End of Their Lives

They pilfered banks and mom-and-pop stores, killed police officers — and captivated the nation. But Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, reared in the West Dallas slums, may have been their biggest fans. Sure, Depression-era America was enamored with the love-struck outlaws, but Hollywood hype, intense media interest and time have ways of distorting reality. TheirContinue reading “Rare Photographs of Bonnie and Clyde Show Them at the End of Their Lives”

Canadian Fighter Pilot in WWI Ordered to Go Back to Flight School. He didn’t. Instead, He Went on To Shoot Down 72 Enemy Aircraft

Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was a Canadian fighter pilot in WWI who crashed his plane during a practice run and was ordered to go back to flight school. He didn’t. Instead, he went on to shoot down 72 enemy aircraft, making him a legend in his own time and earning him a VictoriaContinue reading “Canadian Fighter Pilot in WWI Ordered to Go Back to Flight School. He didn’t. Instead, He Went on To Shoot Down 72 Enemy Aircraft”

Violet Jessop: “Miss Unsinkable”

Violet Jessop survived Tuberculosis in the early 1900s at a time when that disease had been mostly fatal for those unlucky enough to contract it. Yet her survival would fortell the type of spirit and “luck” that would befall this young woman time and time again over the next decade and a half. She wouldContinue reading “Violet Jessop: “Miss Unsinkable””

30 Color Photographs of Anti-Vietnam War Protests in the U.S From the 1960s and Early 1970s

The movement against the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War began in the U.S. with demonstrations in 1964 and grew in strength in later years. The U.S. became polarized between those who advocated continued involvement in Vietnam and those who wanted peace. Many in the peace movement were students, mothers, or anti-establishmentContinue reading “30 Color Photographs of Anti-Vietnam War Protests in the U.S From the 1960s and Early 1970s”

The 27 Club: 16 Famous Rockers Who Died at Age 27

The 27 Club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in rock & roll history. The term became widely known after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix – though it was notable to fansContinue reading “The 27 Club: 16 Famous Rockers Who Died at Age 27”

The Forgotten Story of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel Who Ended Up Living in Psychiatric Asylum for 65 Years

You may never have heard of Audrey Munson, but you’ve probably seen her face if you’ve spent any time in New York. Its similarity can be seen across the city, from Adolph Weinman’s golden figure on top of the Manhattan Municipal Building to the New York Public Library’s carved stone façade on Fifth Avenue. BornContinue reading “The Forgotten Story of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel Who Ended Up Living in Psychiatric Asylum for 65 Years”

Vintage Photos of Baby Cages Hanging Outside London Apartment Windows in the 1930s

They were designed in a more innocent age and with the best of intentions. With this wire enclosure, parents didn’t need to leave the house to give their children a healthy dose of sunshine and fresh air. The only problem was that the cage was suspended precariously off the side of a building. According toContinue reading “Vintage Photos of Baby Cages Hanging Outside London Apartment Windows in the 1930s”

With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years

When America took part in World War II in 1941 that DuPont company stopped producing nylons, reorganizing its factory for the production of parachutes, airplane cords and rope and asking women to donate their used stockings to the war effort so that they soon became hard to find. That’s why thousand of women started toContinue reading “With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years”