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THE DEATHS OF TWO OUTLAWS
Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow when she was 19 (and he was 20). Her husband of three years was in prison. Soon after, Clyde went to prison for robbery. Bonnie visited him and slipped him a gun, which he Read more
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THE PERFECT CRIME
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were rich boys attending graduate school at the University of Chicago. Having lived a pampered life, they came to the conclusion that they were superior to regular people. To prove it to themselves, they decided Read more
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FRANK LUKE
May 19, 1897 was the birthday of the second most famous American pilot in WWI. Frank Luke was a fighter pilot who became known as “The Arizona Balloon-Buster” for his specialty of shooting down German observation balloons. These hot-air balloons Read more
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QUEEN OF HEAVEN
Aimee Semple McPherson was the most famous evangelist in America in the 1920s. She was known as “the Queen of Heaven” and had thousands of followers. Her International Church of the Foursquare Gospel opened a huge temple in Los Read more
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EDWARD JENNER
He was born on May 17, 1749 in England. He was the 8th of 9 kids born to a Reverend and his wife. He was orphaned at age 5 when both parents died. He was raised by siblings after that, Read more
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FACTS ABOUT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Montgomery Meigs went to West Point with Robert E. Lee. When the South seceded, Lee joined the Confederate army and Meigs never forgave him. When Meigs became Quartermaster General for the Union Army, he was in charge of military burials. Read more
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THE BIRTH OF THE CROISSANT
In 1683, the Ottoman Turks laid siege to Vienna. During the siege, the Turks attempted to tunnel under the walls. Viennese bakers, working nonstop to feed the citizens, heard the digging and alerted the city. Later, an army led Read more
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THE NIIHAU INCIDENT
The Japanese fleet had no idea how successful the Pearl Harbor attack would be, but it was safe to assume some of its planes would be hit and unable to return to their carriers. The pilots were told to Read more
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FORGOTTEN HERO: Jacob Brown
Jacob Brown was born on May 9, 1775. Raised a Quaker, he would later overlook their pacifist beliefs. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1790. After teaching for a few years, he settled in upstate New York Read more
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THE HINDENBURG DISASTER
The most famous air ship disaster occurred on May 6, 1937. The Hindenburg was the largest dirigible ever made. Since it was German, it was called a “zeppelin”. It was designed to make long flights and the year before, Read more