Linda Darby, a Boyd County native, was sentenced to life in imprisonment after being convicted for her husband’s murder in 1970. But what happened after her conviction? Linda Darby poisoned, shot, and burned her husband’s body in 1970. She escaped prison two years into a life sentence. She began a quiet life as Linda McElroy […]
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The Chowchilla kidnapping was the mass abduction of 26 children from the ages 5 to 14 including their bus driver in Chowchilla, California. What happened during this horrific incident? In 1976, three men abducted a school bus driver and 26 children. The kidnappers then buried them alive inside a box truck and tried to get
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Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira was a socialist and an activist for the sexual revolution. She was raised by her mother to be the epitome of a modern woman. Unfortunately, Hildegart did not make it past the age of 18. What happened to her? Hildegart Carballeira began reading at the age of two, spoke four languages at
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Cost-cutting methods are vital for businesses to survive especially with the current economic crisis. There are several measures that were introduced in the past few years but have you heard about how Amsterdam Schipol was able to reduce its cleaning costs by about 8%? To reduce spillage in men’s wall-mounted urinals, Amsterdam Airport devised an
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Even during the peak of its production, Navajo weavings were uncommon and quite hard to find. A single blanket could take an experienced weaver about a year to create and this does not include the amount of time it took to raise the sheep the wool came from. While they are known to be expensive,
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 and was assassinated on April 4, 1968. King was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement. He was also the son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr., an African American
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The French Resistance was crucial in assisting the Allies in achieving victory in Western Europe, particularly in the run-up to D-Day in June 1944. They provided vital information and relayed important communication to the Allies while also working tirelessly to disrupt France’s German supply and communication networks. But did you know who was the youngest
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Most states in America allow juveniles from the age of eight to be sent to jail, but only for very rare cases. However, in other states, there is no age limit at all. The decision is often left to the judges. But in 2009 a scandal was revealed that definitely shocked the justice system of
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Kuwait is a Western Asian country. It is located at the tip of the Persian Gulf on the northern border of Eastern Arabia, just by Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait and Iran share maritime borders with Kuwait having a 500-kilometer-long coastline. The capital city, Kuwait City, is home to
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American Founding Father and one of the signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, William Whipple, represented New Hampshire as a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. But did you know that Whipple was also one of the first people to free his own slave? One of the 56 signatories of
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