The Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security campus located in New York in the town of Attica. It is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The facility housed infamous killers like David Berkowitz, Willie Sutton, and Mark David Chapman. But did you know how the Attica Prison Uprising […]
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Joseph Michael Palmer was a member of the Fruitlands Commune and a Transcendentalist who was friends with Louisa May Alcott and other Transcendentalists. Palmer was persecuted for such an odd reason back in 1830. In 1830, Joseph Palmer was attacked because he had a beard, then imprisoned for defending himself. He died in 1873, at
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Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was a moonshiner and bootlegger from the Appalachian region of the United States. He was born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. He grew up, lived, and died in rural areas surrounding Maggie Valley and Cocke County, Tennessee. Being a lawbreaker, you might be wondering what did he do to avoid going to
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The Dos Erres Massacre took place in a small village in the city of La Libertard, Guatemala on December 6, 1982. About 113 people were killed and several of them were children under 14 years of age. But did you know there was a survivor in the massacre? Ramiro Cristales had witnessed soldiers enter his
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Technically speaking, the concept of information sharing started on January 1, 1983. It is also known as the official birthday of the internet. But it wasn’t until August 6, 1991, when the World Wide Web went live. But did you ever wonder what was the first thing ever sold on the internet? Marijuana was the
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Martin Luther King, Jr. is widely regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes. In the 1950s and 1960s, he fought to end laws that were discriminatory against African Americans. He worked hard to ensure that all Americans had equal rights. But did Martin Luther King Sr. heavily influence his son to become the face of
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James Stephen Fossett was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo non-stop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. But what happened on September 3, 2007, and did they ever find Fossett? A hiker discovered three crumpled identification cards in
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Generally, the tobacco industry advertises cigarette smoking the whole year-round. However, most tobacco companies tend to allot most of their annual marketing budget to the first month of the year. Did you ever wonder why? One of the main reasons tobacco companies focus on advertising in January is because many people attempt to quit smoking
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Even though Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, is considered one of the highest-grossing artists of this generation. He has surprisingly been in debt for years before his death. By the time he passed, how much debt did Jackson owe? A $500 million amount of debt was revealed during Jackson’s 2013 wrongful death trial. But
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The Diary of Anne Frank has become an iconic piece of literature. The journal showcases a vivid and moving glimpse into the life of a young Jewish girl growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland during the height of Hitler’s reign. Anne recorded her daily life while hiding from the Nazis in an old warehouse in Amsterdam.
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