Watching The World Change
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was at the center of the Lindbergh kidnapping, where the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh was abducted and then murdered. The papers dubbed the tragedy “The Crime of the Century”. Hauptmann was a German ex-con sentenced to death for the crime. In this article, you will learn about his involvement and…
Some criminals are driven by their political views and beliefs, which causes them to want to physically change the course of history. In this article, you will learn of two men who killed for political motives, such as Leon Czolgosz, who was sentenced to death by electrocution after he assassinated U.S. President William McKinley ,…
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Throughout the history of the electric chair, there have been nicknames given to these objects of death. Some are quite obvious to pinpoint the origin, while others highlight specific details regarding the prison. In this article, you will learn what some of the most infamous electric chairs were called. Yellow Mama Yellow Mama was the…
When it came to using the electric chair as a method of capital punishment, there had to be someone that was the first unlucky human that put the approach to the test. Up until 1890, only animals had been used to demonstrate the effects of electric currents being used as a method of execution. Did…
The method of executing a criminal by electrocution usually took place with the help of an electric chair. The practice dates back to the late 1800s. The condemned was strapped into a wooden chair that was specially built for their punishment. Electrodes were placed on the body and the victim was then electrocuted. To this…
Bizarre almost song-like sounds have been reported just before earthquakes worldwide, giving some the impression that the cause may be unconventional or even part of a conspiracy. To date, several earthquakes have been immediately preceded by a mysterious sound heard and even video taped by nearby witnesses. But what is the cause? Are these rumblings…
If the idea of alien artifacts on the moon seems like a distant but worthwhile possibility, then it would appear you are in good company. Two professors from the University of Arizona are proposing that we begin exploration of the Moon to gain insight into the possibility of alien life – and perhaps unlock the…