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America’s Unknown Child: The Boy Found in a Box As you walk through the imposing gatehouse of Philadelphia’s Ivy Hill Cemetery on a summer’s afternoon, just about the first thing you see is a blaze of colorful flowers at the left-hand fork in the road. These annual blooms grow so high, they almost cover the black granite gravestone behind them. You’ll usually see more bright color along the top of the stone, in the form of teddy bears, plastic toys, and silver coins. It seems as though everyone who stops by and sits on the memorial bench near the monument feels
America’s Unknown Child: The Boy Found in a Box As you walk through the imposing gatehouse of Philadelphia’s Ivy Hill Cemetery on a summer’s afternoon, just about the first thing you see is a blaze of colorful flowers at the left-hand fork in the road. These annual blooms grow so high, they almost cover the black granite gravestone behind them. You’ll usually see more bright color along the top of the stone, in the form of teddy bears, plastic toys, and silver coins. It seems as though everyone who stops by and sits on the memorial bench near the monument feels
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Woman Hollering Creek Located off of Interstate 10 in Seguin, between San Antonio and Houston, there is a creek that is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman who drowned her two children there. Now it is said that she walks along the bank trying to find them. Many have claimed to hear her wails and some have even seen her. People are warned not to get too close to the creek or her hand will reach up from the water and pull you in.
Woman Hollering Creek Located off of Interstate 10 in Seguin, between San Antonio and Houston, there is a creek that is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman who drowned her two children there. Now it is said that she walks along the bank trying to find them. Many have claimed to hear her wails and some have even seen her. People are warned not to get too close to the creek or her hand will reach up from the water and pull you in.
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The Wallula Treasure In 1859, gold was discovered in Idaho, and Wallula was the jumping off point for miners headed to the gold fields. From Wallula they headed east (or returned) on Dorsey Baker’s Walla Walla and Columbia Line. It was also known as the Rawhide Railroad, because according to early travelers, the original rail lines were made of split wood, which Baker covered with rawhide to make the trains run smoother. According to legend, two men boarded the train’s one express car, and stole several pounds of gold bullion. They jumped off the train and went overland toward Wallula, to catch a riverboat to Portland. Unfortunately for the robbers, a posse dogged their trail for many miles, and captured the robbers just outside of Wallula. Before they wer caught, the robbers buried the gold. They hung the men before returning to Wallula, but never found the money.
The Wallula Treasure In 1859, gold was discovered in Idaho, and Wallula was the jumping off point for miners headed to the gold fields. From Wallula they headed east (or returned) on Dorsey Baker’s Walla Walla and Columbia Line. It was also known as the Rawhide Railroad, because according to early travelers, the original rail lines were made of split wood, which Baker covered with rawhide to make the trains run smoother. According to legend, two men boarded the train’s one express car, and stole several pounds of gold bullion. They jumped off the train and went overland toward Wallula, to catch a riverboat to Portland. Unfortunately for the robbers, a posse dogged their trail for many miles, and captured the robbers just outside of Wallula. Before they wer caught, the robbers buried the gold. They hung the men before returning to Wallula, but never found the money.
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The Baby Graves of Tri-Cities Last night we went out to the Baby Graves cemetery and got the crap scared out of us. This cemetery is weird, it’s over a hundred years old, and has nothing but babies buried there. They say that if you go there at night, and are really quiet, you can hear the babies crying. Maybe they call for their mommies? It wasn’t easy to find the place, it’s located in the hills outside of Kennewick, and the roads wind in and out of the hills, and there aren’t any real landmarks.
The Baby Graves of Tri-Cities Last night we went out to the Baby Graves cemetery and got the crap scared out of us. This cemetery is weird, it’s over a hundred years old, and has nothing but babies buried there. They say that if you go there at night, and are really quiet, you can hear the babies crying. Maybe they call for their mommies? It wasn’t easy to find the place, it’s located in the hills outside of Kennewick, and the roads wind in and out of the hills, and there aren’t any real landmarks.
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Western State Mental Hospital It was pretty easy getting in; the ruins are located in Fort Steilacoom County Park, in Lakewood. I waited until dark to go in, after leaving my car outside of the park, which closes at night. At the end of the Park’s parking lot, there is a path, which wound through heavy woods – lucky I brought a flashlight. It was like walking through a wall of trees, and as I came out of the woods I saw the ruins of the hospital on a hill. It was surrounded by a chain link fence and razor wire, but someone had cut the fence, and I got inside. The building looked like someone had tried burning it down, or maybe blowing it up.
Western State Mental Hospital It was pretty easy getting in; the ruins are located in Fort Steilacoom County Park, in Lakewood. I waited until dark to go in, after leaving my car outside of the park, which closes at night. At the end of the Park’s parking lot, there is a path, which wound through heavy woods – lucky I brought a flashlight. It was like walking through a wall of trees, and as I came out of the woods I saw the ruins of the hospital on a hill. It was surrounded by a chain link fence and razor wire, but someone had cut the fence, and I got inside. The building looked like someone had tried burning it down, or maybe blowing it up.
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Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio . Floyd, who had been a hotly pursued fugitive…
Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio . Floyd, who had been a hotly pursued fugitive…
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Johnny Ringo – Wild West Gunman – Grave
Johnny Ringo – Wild West Gunman – Grave
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General Phillip H. Sheridan was the commander of the United States Forces….he had plans of exterminating the buffalo….He thought this would kill the plains indians….”Kill the buffalo and you kill the indians” he said. Bison skull pile
General Phillip H. Sheridan was the commander of the United States Forces….he had plans of exterminating the buffalo….He thought this would kill the plains indians….”Kill the buffalo and you kill the indians” he said. Bison skull pile
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Lame Bull 1940, indian, old face, powerful face, intense, strong, emotional, storyteller, indian, Native American
Lame Bull 1940, indian, old face, powerful face, intense, strong, emotional, storyteller, indian, Native American
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Execution of a Viet Cong Guerrilla 1968 With North Vietnam’s Tet Offensive beginning, Nguyen Ngoc Loan, South Vietnam’s national police chief, was doing all he could to keep Viet Cong guerrillas from Saigon. As Loan executed a prisoner who was said to be a Viet Cong captain
Execution of a Viet Cong Guerrilla 1968 With North Vietnam’s Tet Offensive beginning, Nguyen Ngoc Loan, South Vietnam’s national police chief, was doing all he could to keep Viet Cong guerrillas from Saigon. As Loan executed a prisoner who was said to be a Viet Cong captain
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Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who achieved international fame for founding the Missionaries of Charity, a congregation which vows “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.” Teresa was born in Albania and first took her vows with at age 21. She went on to live a life of service to others and was particularly moved to help the poor and sick. Even before her death in 1997, Mother Theresa was often spoken about in a saintly manner from Catholics and non-Catholics alike. She was officially canonized in 2016 and is now known within the Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who achieved international fame for founding the Missionaries of Charity, a congregation which vows “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.” Teresa was born in Albania and first took her vows with at age 21. She went on to live a life of service to others and was particularly moved to help the poor and sick. Even before her death in 1997, Mother Theresa was often spoken about in a saintly manner from Catholics and non-Catholics alike. She was officially canonized in 2016 and is now known within the Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
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Bruce Lee In life, Bruce Lee was a larger-than-life figure – an actor, husband, father, and the master and founder of Jeet Kune Do. To many of his fans, he seemed invincible. To many of his modern fans, his on-screen vibrancy makes it seem as though he still lives. Lee was extremely dedicated to being physically fit, which is why his death in 1973 at the young age of 32 came as an absolute shock. He apparently suffered from cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, after having an allergic reaction a painkiller he took for a headache.
Bruce Lee In life, Bruce Lee was a larger-than-life figure – an actor, husband, father, and the master and founder of Jeet Kune Do. To many of his fans, he seemed invincible. To many of his modern fans, his on-screen vibrancy makes it seem as though he still lives. Lee was extremely dedicated to being physically fit, which is why his death in 1973 at the young age of 32 came as an absolute shock. He apparently suffered from cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, after having an allergic reaction a painkiller he took for a headache.
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James Brown was “the Godfather of Soul,” a music legend and a larger-than-life character. Brown began his career in the 1950s and continued on until the end of his life. He was also known for his social activism, involvement in the Civil Rights movement as well as the not-so-good aspects of his life including bad relationships and drug problems.
James Brown was “the Godfather of Soul,” a music legend and a larger-than-life character. Brown began his career in the 1950s and continued on until the end of his life. He was also known for his social activism, involvement in the Civil Rights movement as well as the not-so-good aspects of his life including bad relationships and drug problems.
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Dinner parties at Frida and Diego’s, rigging up a contraption so she can paint in bed after an accident, recuperating at home with her tiny dog … here are the most personal moments of Frida Kahlo’s extraordinary life, taken by her father and her friends
Dinner parties at Frida and Diego’s, rigging up a contraption so she can paint in bed after an accident, recuperating at home with her tiny dog … here are the most personal moments of Frida Kahlo’s extraordinary life, taken by her father and her friends
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Bud Fields with his daughter-in-law and grand-daughter, Alabama, 1935
Bud Fields with his daughter-in-law and grand-daughter, Alabama, 1935
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In 1903 the Daily Mirror revolutionised the industry by launching as a picture paper – here’s our final selection of some of its best images of Teesside
In 1903 the Daily Mirror revolutionised the industry by launching as a picture paper – here’s our final selection of some of its best images of Teesside
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Deported Roma children in Transnistria, near Tiraspol
Deported Roma children in Transnistria, near Tiraspol
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Willy Georg was an old German soldier. He made money by taking photos of young German soldiers. In the summer of 1941 he was given permission to enter Warsaw, the Jewish ghetto and take photographs…
Willy Georg was an old German soldier. He made money by taking photos of young German soldiers. In the summer of 1941 he was given permission to enter Warsaw, the Jewish ghetto and take photographs…
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Daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1941 The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all the Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II.
Daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1941 The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all the Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II.
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Margot Frank, Amsterdam, early 1940s.
Margot Frank, Amsterdam, early 1940s.
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Belgium: Papa with his three children, all wearing the Star of David
Belgium: Papa with his three children, all wearing the Star of David
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From left to right: Hans-Jozef *06.01.1931, Hanny, 09.06.1929 en Jacques Cohen, * 08.02.1927; all murdered in Sobibor on 11.06.1943
From left to right: Hans-Jozef *06.01.1931, Hanny, 09.06.1929 en Jacques Cohen, * 08.02.1927; all murdered in Sobibor on 11.06.1943
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Barend Kroonenberg (*Amsterdam, March 10, 1939). Adorable little Barend was murdered in Auschwitz on October 12, 1942. He reached the age of 3 years.
Barend Kroonenberg (*Amsterdam, March 10, 1939). Adorable little Barend was murdered in Auschwitz on October 12, 1942. He reached the age of 3 years.
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Alice van Thijn (* Amsterdam, 17 December 1941 – Auschwitz, 11 February 1944) Alice was murdered at the age of 2 years.
Alice van Thijn (* Amsterdam, 17 December 1941 – Auschwitz, 11 February 1944) Alice was murdered at the age of 2 years.
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Alexander Waterman, *20.03.1937 Amsterdam Murdered in Birkenau 02.08.1942
Alexander Waterman, *20.03.1937 Amsterdam Murdered in Birkenau 02.08.1942
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Isaias (Sjakie) Degen (*December 13, 1939 in Amsterdam). Isaias was murdered in Sobibor on April 9, 1943 at the age of 3 years.
Isaias (Sjakie) Degen (*December 13, 1939 in Amsterdam). Isaias was murdered in Sobibor on April 9, 1943 at the age of 3 years.
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Lya Markovicz, * 1936 in Surduc, Romania Murdered in Auschwitz at age 8
Lya Markovicz, * 1936 in Surduc, Romania Murdered in Auschwitz at age 8
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Mara Coblic Mara was sadly murdered during the Holocaust in 1940 at age 4.
Mara Coblic Mara was sadly murdered during the Holocaust in 1940 at age 4.
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Martha & Hartog Granaada 1942 A photo of Martha & Hartog Granaada in 1942. Martha and Hartog were sadly murdered at Sobibor Death Camp on July 16, 1943 with their parents at age 5 & 17 months.
Martha & Hartog Granaada 1942 A photo of Martha & Hartog Granaada in 1942. Martha and Hartog were sadly murdered at Sobibor Death Camp on July 16, 1943 with their parents at age 5 & 17 months.
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Raymonde Zaborowski Raymonde was only 8 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz on August 19,1942
Raymonde Zaborowski Raymonde was only 8 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz on August 19,1942
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Michel Einhorn and his couisin Michel was only 7 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau in March 27,1944
Michel Einhorn and his couisin Michel was only 7 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau in March 27,1944
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Madeline & David Szwalberg Madeline & David were only 7 & 9 years when they were sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on August 2,1944
Madeline & David Szwalberg Madeline & David were only 7 & 9 years when they were sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on August 2,1944
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Rachel Zynderman Rachel was only 5 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on August 21,1942
Rachel Zynderman Rachel was only 5 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on August 21,1942
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Joshua Zuckerkandel. Salomon Monderer Joshua was sadly murdered to Sobibor Death Camp on May 28, 1943 at age 4 years. Salomon was also murdered in Sobibor Death Camp on July 9, 1943 at age 4 years.
Joshua Zuckerkandel. Salomon Monderer Joshua was sadly murdered to Sobibor Death Camp on May 28, 1943 at age 4 years. Salomon was also murdered in Sobibor Death Camp on July 9, 1943 at age 4 years.
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Bilha Kesten (*Amsterdam, November 3, 1937 – Sobibor, July 23, 1943). Bilha was murdered at the age of 5 years.
Bilha Kesten (*Amsterdam, November 3, 1937 – Sobibor, July 23, 1943). Bilha was murdered at the age of 5 years.
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Tomas Mahrer Tomas was only 7 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on December 20,1943
Tomas Mahrer Tomas was only 7 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Birkenau on December 20,1943
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Eva Steindlerova Eva was only 8 when she was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Terezin in Transport Er no. 385 on October 16,1944 then sadly murdered upon her arrival.
Eva Steindlerova Eva was only 8 when she was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau from Terezin in Transport Er no. 385 on October 16,1944 then sadly murdered upon her arrival.
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Danielle Canale Identified | Remember Me: Displaced Children of the Holocaust
Danielle Canale Identified | Remember Me: Displaced Children of the Holocaust
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The Last Jew in Vinnitsa [Ukraine, 1941] This was found in the personal album of an Einsatzgruppen soldier. It was labelled on the back “The last Jew of Vinnitsa”. All 28,000 of the Jews living there were killed at the time.
The Last Jew in Vinnitsa [Ukraine, 1941] This was found in the personal album of an Einsatzgruppen soldier. It was labelled on the back “The last Jew of Vinnitsa”. All 28,000 of the Jews living there were killed at the time.
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Zhytomyr Ukraine, summer 1941. Civilians lie dead in the street, possibly victims of a pogrom instigated by the German occupiers. Note the smiling faces of at least two Germans standing in the background and admiring the scene of death.
Zhytomyr Ukraine, summer 1941. Civilians lie dead in the street, possibly victims of a pogrom instigated by the German occupiers. Note the smiling faces of at least two Germans standing in the background and admiring the scene of death.
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Valentina, daughter of Arkadi and Liudmila Zbar, was born in 1935 in Kharkov, Ukraine. She perished there with her parents in 1941. She was six years old.
Valentina, daughter of Arkadi and Liudmila Zbar, was born in 1935 in Kharkov, Ukraine. She perished there with her parents in 1941. She was six years old.
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Women and children lost their lives as victims of mass executions. This photograph shows a mother and her two children, as well as several hundred others, just before the mass shooting at Lubny, Ukraine, on October 16, 1941.
Women and children lost their lives as victims of mass executions. This photograph shows a mother and her two children, as well as several hundred others, just before the mass shooting at Lubny, Ukraine, on October 16, 1941.
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A sick migrant child. Yakima Valley, Toppenish, WA. Photo by Dorothea Lange, Farm Security Administration.
A sick migrant child. Yakima Valley, Toppenish, WA. Photo by Dorothea Lange, Farm Security Administration.
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Photographer Jamie Johnson was given unprecedented access to the notoriously private Irish traveller commuity at the Ballinasloe Horse Fair and Festival in October.
Photographer Jamie Johnson was given unprecedented access to the notoriously private Irish traveller commuity at the Ballinasloe Horse Fair and Festival in October.
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A group of Irish gypsies, known as travellers were captured by photographer Colin O’Brien in 1987 while he was snapping photos of a warehouse in London Fields. The dilapidated Hackney area served as a playground for a group of traveller children who…
A group of Irish gypsies, known as travellers were captured by photographer Colin O’Brien in 1987 while he was snapping photos of a warehouse in London Fields. The dilapidated Hackney area served as a playground for a group of traveller children who…
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School girl in a Glasgow tenement courtyard 1971
School girl in a Glasgow tenement courtyard 1971
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Young Jewish girl and her little brother, refugees from Poland, after being denied entry into Palestine by British authorities World War II; WWII; Holocaust
Young Jewish girl and her little brother, refugees from Poland, after being denied entry into Palestine by British authorities World War II; WWII; Holocaust
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Fani Haim is bidding goodby to her family members who are are being deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp through Larissa city. Fani survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ioannina, Greece, March 24, 1944
Fani Haim is bidding goodby to her family members who are are being deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp through Larissa city. Fani survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ioannina, Greece, March 24, 1944
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Author Steve Ross, 89, spent six years struggling to survive inhumane conditions in ten concentration death camps including the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau and Dachau.
Author Steve Ross, 89, spent six years struggling to survive inhumane conditions in ten concentration death camps including the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau and Dachau.
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Irma Ilse Ida Grese grew up in Wrechen, a small town northeast of Furstenberg, Germany, where Ravensbruck Concentration Camp was located. She was an aspiring nurse who was repeatedly turned down for a nurse apprenticeship and worked at a small dairy farm until she signed up to be a camp guard at Ravensbruck. Her father was… Continue reading Can you get more horrible than “the beautiful beastess” Irma Grese? She learned it all at Ravensbruck.
Irma Ilse Ida Grese grew up in Wrechen, a small town northeast of Furstenberg, Germany, where Ravensbruck Concentration Camp was located. She was an aspiring nurse who was repeatedly turned down for a nurse apprenticeship and worked at a small dairy farm until she signed up to be a camp guard at Ravensbruck. Her father was… Continue reading Can you get more horrible than “the beautiful beastess” Irma Grese? She learned it all at Ravensbruck.
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Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain in London, 1955
Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain in London, 1955
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The Children of God were essentially a communist cult with an “old world” idea of Christianity that recruited new members by fucking them. They still exist today under the moniker Family International.
The Children of God were essentially a communist cult with an “old world” idea of Christianity that recruited new members by fucking them. They still exist today under the moniker Family International.
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Patients Were Kept In Cramped,… is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Conditions At The Willowbrook Mental Asylum Were So Deplorable They Changed Federal Policy
Patients Were Kept In Cramped,… is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Conditions At The Willowbrook Mental Asylum Were So Deplorable They Changed Federal Policy
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Mental hospital in the 1940s The images show how patients were badly treated and left abandoned inside Cleveland State Hospital in the 1940s
Mental hospital in the 1940s The images show how patients were badly treated and left abandoned inside Cleveland State Hospital in the 1940s
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Manchester Slums 1969-72
Manchester Slums 1969-72
 
The Horrifying True Story of the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders – In 1982, six adults and one 12-year-old girl died of cyanide poisoning in Chicago after taking capsules of Extra Strength Tylenol. The person responsible has never been found. Here’s how this terrifying crime changed the pharmaceutical industry.
The Horrifying True Story of the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders – In 1982, six adults and one 12-year-old girl died of cyanide poisoning in Chicago after taking capsules of Extra Strength Tylenol. The person responsible has never been found. Here’s how this terrifying crime changed the pharmaceutical industry.
Gun Control Fail: Shooting Attacks Rock Australia, London – Australian police discovered the bodies of seven mass shooting victims on May 11, and on May 31, a machine gun attack in London left a man in this twenties fighting for his life. These shootings are occurring in nations the left has long held up as having the kinds of gun control America should implement.
Gun Control Fail: Shooting Attacks Rock Australia, London – Australian police discovered the bodies of seven mass shooting victims on May 11, and on May 31, a machine gun attack in London left a man in this twenties fighting for his life. These shootings are occurring in nations the left has long held up as having the kinds of gun control America should implement.
California lawmakers are pushing numerous gun control measures including an expansion of confiscatory orders and limits on the number of firearms residents can buy each month.
California lawmakers are pushing numerous gun control measures including an expansion of confiscatory orders and limits on the number of firearms residents can buy each month.