futility closet In 1840 London was scandalized when Lord William Russell was found dead in bed with his throat cut Futility Closet
futility closet In 1934, two women set out to travel the length of Africa by motorcycle Futility Closet
futility closet An 1849 dispute between two actors led to one of the bloodiest riots in New York history Futility Closet
futility closet In 1855, a band of London thieves pulled off the first great train robbery Futility Closet
futility closet During World War II, an isolated sledge patrol in Greenland came upon a secret team of Germans Futility Closet
futility closet For 90 years, fortune hunters have been seeking a legendary outcrop of gold in the Australian desert Futility Closet
futility closet In 1914, 132 Newfoundland sealers were trapped on the ice during a blizzard Futility Closet
futility closet During World War II, a 56-year-old British noblewoman stood up to Nazi occupiers on the tiny island of Sark Futility Closet
futility closet In 1800, a wild boy emerged from a forest in southern France, where he'd lived alone for 7 years Futility Closet
futility closet In 1830, Joseph Palmer was persecuted for the social sin of wearing a beard Futility Closet
futility closet New York's deadliest disaster before 9/11 was a 1904 steamboat fire that killed over a thousand people Futility Closet
futility closet In 1944, an American soldier discovered a Yorkshire terrier in a New Guinea foxhole Futility Closet
futility closet A chance encounter with German measles dramatically changed actress Gene Tierney's life Futility Closet
futility closet In 1943, hundreds of German women managed to win the freedom of their Jewish husbands Futility Closet
futility closet In 1871, the deadliest wildfire in American history struck Peshtigo, Wisconsin Futility Closet
