Katia and Maurice Krafft had a passion for volcanoes, one that ultimately proved fatal
“The Wild Hunt”: an eerie painting of 1889 that some say predicts the rise of Hitler & Nazi Germany
Barry White, singer of romantic tunes, turned away from a youth in a criminal gang
Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog that lives in this Pennsylvania town and predicts the weather, gets it wrong most of the time
President Abraham Lincoln influenced the nation even in death, when his embalming made the practice more accepted
The Dreadful Tale of Blanche Monnier – Locked in a Room for 25 Years by her Mother
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier’s passionate marriage was ultimately undermined by mental instability
The Hopis were dubbed “the oldest of the people” by other Native Americans
Ian Brady, serial killer responsible for the Moors Murders, died in prison at age 79, regrettably a subject of media fascination
“Blind Tom,” born a slave, at the age of 10 became the highest paid pianist of the 19th century
