An All-Inmate Baseball Team Became Known As The “Death Row All-Stars”
Win or go home? A group of inmates in Wyoming thought they faced something even worse when they went onto the field.
“America’s Unluckiest Woman” Lost Five Homes To Five Hurricanes
Some of us have good luck, some of us have bad luck. And some of us have such incredible, long-lasting bad luck that they end up on this show.
“Boy” Jones Stalked Queen Victoria And Stole Her Undies
Edward “Boy” Jones has been called the first celebrity stalker.
The US Almost Put A “Mammy Memorial” In The Middle Of Washington DC
The US Senate once voted to move forward on a plan to put a giant statue celebrating slavery in the middle of Washington DC.
When Boris Yeltsin “Overslept” And Missed A Diplomatic Visit To Ireland
Back in 1994, Irish leaders were set to give a warm welcome to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, only his plane just circled above the airport for an hour, for complicated reasons.
Charles Schulz Kind Of Killed Off A “Peanuts” Character
In the 1950s, Charles Schulz introduced a new character to his comic strip "Peanuts." Barely a year later, she was gone... and may have met a horrific end at the hands of the cartoonist!
Frank Hayes, The Only Jockey To Die During A Horse Race And Win Anyway
You win some, you lose some, hopefully you live through them all... but not always.
“Half-hangit Maggie” Dickson Survived Her Own Execution
In 18th Century Scotland, there was a woman who was sentenced and put to death, but lived through it all to win the nickname “Half-hangit Maggie.”
Bombing Your Way To Stock Market Success Is A Bad Investing Strategy
It was one of the most convoluted and over-thought plots in the history of crime: a guy tried to manipulate the stock market with bombs.
Defense Scheme No. 1: The Secret Canadian Plan To Invade The US
This year has not been a record one for US/Canadian ties, but at least it's not like 1921, when a Canadian military official worked up a secret plan to invade a bunch of northern US cities. (And, for that matter, the US had a northern invasion plan too.)