Actress Frances Farmer in 1943, Showing Some Attitude After Being Arrested
This post was originally published on this siteIn January 1943, Hollywood actress Frances Farmer was violently arrested at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Los Angeles for […]
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Tim Allen in a 1978 Booking Photograph From the Kalamazoo, Michigan Sheriff’s Departmen
This post was originally published on this siteOn October 2, 1978, a 25-year-old Tim Allen (then using his birth name, Timothy Alan Dick) was caught […]
Members of the Short Tail Gang Gathered Under a Pier at Corlears Hook in New York City, ca. 1887
This post was originally published on this siteCaptured in 1889 by Jacob Riis, the only known photograph of the notorious Short Tail Gang offers a […]
The Aftermath of Ian Ball’s Attempt to Kidnap Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth’s Only Daughter, in 1976
This post was originally published on this siteOn March 20, 1974, an armed, lone gunman named Ian Ball attempted to kidnap Britain’s Princess Anne along […]
Members of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch: The Story Behind the Famous “Fort Worth Five” Photograph in 1900
This post was originally published on this siteButch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch was the most successful train- and bank-robbing outlaw gang in American history. Operating at […]
Before 9/11: Bomb Exploded Under the World Trade Center in 1993
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1993 World Trade Center bombing occurred on February 26, 1993, when terrorists detonated a massive truck bomb […]
John Wojtowicz Posing in Front of the Chase Manhattan Bank in Brooklyn He Tried to Rob, 1978
This post was originally published on this siteJohn Wojtowicz (also known as “Littlejohn” or “The Dog”) standing outside the Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Gravesend, […]
Inside the Opium Dens From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteOpium dens were establishments where opium was sold and smoked, typically in reclining positions using long pipes heated […]
Famous Posthumous Photos of “Bloody Bill” Anderson After Being Killed by Union Solders, 1864
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam T. Anderson (c. 1840 – October 26, 1864), known by the nickname “Bloody Bill” Anderson, was a […]
Portrait of Fred Waite and Henry Brown, Two Prominent Members of the “Regulators” During the Lincoln County War
This post was originally published on this siteFred Waite and Henry Brown were once members of the Regulators, a vigilante group born out of the […]
The Own Goal at 1994 World Cup That Cost Andrés Escobar His Life
This post was originally published on this siteGoing into the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the Colombian national team was widely considered a […]
Sid Vicious’ Mugshot Taken After His Arrest by New York City Police on December 8, 1978
This post was originally published on this siteTwo months prior to this photograph, on October 12, 1978, Sid Vicious’ 20-year-old American girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, was […]
Brooklyn Stand-Up Mugshots
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the stand-up series began, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) relied on the “Rogues Gallery” (established […]
Women and Crime in Early 20th Century New York City
This post was originally published on this siteIn early 20th century New York City, female criminality was largely driven by socioeconomic survival, systemic discrimination, and […]
The Story of Pickles, the Dog Who Found the Trophy After It Was Stolen Before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England
This post was originally published on this siteFew stories in sports history match the chaotic, stranger-than-fiction drama of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Months before […]
The Story of Child Shooting Her Middle-Aged Husband in Tennessee, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1942, 14-year-old child bride Mattie Pearl Manning (née Morgan) and her father, Frank Morgan, were both […]
The Missing Children Milk Carton Campaign Was One of America’s Most Iconic Public Awareness Efforts of the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe missing children milk carton campaign was a 1980s public awareness effort in the United States that printed […]
The Moment Jack Ruby Shot Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas on November 24, 1963
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most shocking moments in American history, captured live on television and in photographs. On the […]
William Kemmler, the First Person in the World to Be Executed by Electric Chair in 1890
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Kemmler (1860–1890) was an American produce merchant and convicted murderer who became the first person in history […]
Guns N’ Roses Lead Singer Axl Rose Getting Arrested at JFK International Airport, July 1992
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 12, 1992, Axl Rose was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York immediately […]
The Incredible Story of 11-Year-Old Terry Jo Duperrault, the Sole Survivor of a Massacre at Sea in November 1961
This post was originally published on this siteIn November 1961, 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault became the sole survivor of a mass murder aboard the yacht […]
McArthur Wheeler, the Man Who Robbed a Bank Thinking Lemon Juice Made Him Invisible in 1995
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1995, 44-year-old McArthur Wheeler became the unintentional face of a major psychological breakthrough after attempting one of […]
Historical Photographs Captured Moments Before, During and After RFK’s Assassination in Los Angeles, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los […]
Rosenberg Children Read in the Newspaper on June 19, 1953 That Their Parents Have One Day More to Live
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 19, 1953, just one day before the scheduled execution of their parents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, […]
The Severed and Preserved Head of Peter Kürten, Germany’s Notorious “Vampire of Düsseldorf”
This post was originally published on this siteThe severed and preserved head of Peter Kürten, Germany’s notorious “Vampire of Düsseldorf,” remains one of the most […]