US Official Killed in Libya Mourned by Online Gaming Community
To friends around the world, fallen U.S. State Official was better known as “Vile Rat,” his moniker in the online gaming community to which he was an avid participant
Neil Armstrong’s Previously Unheard Speech, Recorded One Year Ago
Recorded surreptitiously, the 43 minute-long speech captures Armstrong’s presentation one year prior to his passing
Killer Economy – Science Suspects Recession to Blame for 1,000 Suicides in England
While jobs declined in England between 2008 to 2010, researchers found that suicides increased
How Lincoln’s Assassination Launched the Funeral Industry
The doctor who embalmed Abraham Lincoln changed the way Americans think about funerals.
The Man who “Discovered” Cold Fusion Just Passed Away
Martin Fleischmann, who in 1989 claimed to have discovered cold fusion, died in his home in England on Friday, August 3rd, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Sir Bernard Lovell, The Man The Soviets Tried to Poison With Uranium, Dies at 98
Lovell, of the Lovell telescope, made several advances in radio astronomy and physics.
Read a 2007 Essay in Smithsonian by Gore Vidal, Last Writer of His Kind
Why more writers should be as fearless, and as prickly as Vidal
A Brief History of Death By Subway in NYC
A few highlights of death on New York City’s subways over the years
Nora Ephron, 71, Was Good At Endings
Nora Ephron died last night at 71, of pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia
Gripping Photos of Fallen Soldiers’ Bedrooms
A photographer’s images of domestic tranquility pay tribute to U.S. service members
One Hundred Years of the Indy 500
A century ago, the first Indianapolis 500 race started in high excitement and ended in a muddle
A Viking Mystery
Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history
The Most Ferocious Man-Eating Lions
Africa’s lions may usually prey on zebras or giraffes, but they also attack humans, with some lions responsible for over 50 deaths
Emmett Till’s Casket Goes to the Smithsonian
Simeon Wright recalls the events surrounding his cousin’s murder and the importance of having the casket on public display
Meriwether Lewis’ Mysterious Death
Two hundred years later, debate continues over whether the famous explorer committed suicide or was murdered
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