The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was a force to be reckoned with. This is the tragic real-life story of Fannie Lou Hamer.
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By Marina Manoukian Read MoreOpened in 1925, Eve's Hangout can be considered the first lesbian bar in America. Here are tragic details about the founder of America's first lesbian bar.
By Marina Manoukian Read MoreLon Chaney's skills as a makeup artist combined with his mastery of physical expression made him the silent era's most important character actor.
By William J. Wright Read MoreNearly 60 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe still has one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, if not the world.
By Natasha Lavender Read MoreNine Inch Nails was formed in 1988. The history of Nine Inch Nails is full of tragedy, including struggles with addiction, censorship, and band conflicts.
By Asher Cantrell Read MoreBorn in Nashville and raised in Florida, Duane Allman was a popular session musician for Atlantic Records, playing out of the storied Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama well before he and his brother Gregg started their band.
By Karen Corday Read MoreFew child stars have ever achieved the level of celebrity of Shirley Temple. Temple's work helped carry Americans through the Great Depression.
By Marina Manoukian Read MoreBode Miller native first began skiing at Cannon Mountain in the fourth grade, and by age 11 he was competing in local ski competitions, as Britannica tells us.
By Aimee Lamoureux Read MoreKnown for its synths and happy tunes, it's surprising to know that so many of the musicians who made such happy disco magic didn't have altogether happy lives.
By Brian Boone Read MoreYou'd think with the level of fame Lee amassed in geek and mainstream culture, the end of his life would've been pretty grand. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. His last days were filled with tragedy.
By Nick Vrchoticky Read MoreThe story of Baby Doe Tabor isn't your typical rags-to-riches-to-rags Wild West story. This is the tragic and scandalous story of 'Baby Doe' Tabor.
By Jan MacKell Collins Read MoreIn the early morning hours of February 4, 2018, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson asked his Uber driver to pull over. He wasn't feeling well and needed to get some air. In a tragic turn, Jackson and driver Jeffery Monroe were struck by a drunk driver who had swerved onto the shoulder.
By Cody Copeland Read MoreA pioneering dancer with an outsized personality, Isadora Duncan's bizarre life was rife with tragedy.
By Sarah Crocker Read MoreAs one of rock's biggest-selling groups, Chicago is one of the most enduring bands of all time. But their start and journey has been full of ups and downs.
By Brian Boone Read MoreWhile Don Knotts was epically funny on the small screen, his tragic-real life story includes a wounded childhood, struggles and later severe health struggles.
By DB Kelly Read MoreThe tragic real-life story of Al Pacino includes early loss in his family, a struggle with his craft, and the truth of why he left acting in the 1980s.
By Boshika Gupta Read MoreAvicii, the stage name of Tim Bergling, became interested in music at a very young age. But subsequent worldwide success took a terrible toll on the young man.
By DB Kelly Read MoreBrockie's roommates found him unconscious at his home the night of March 23. They called the authorities, who pronounced Brockie dead; he was just 50 years old. The Associated Press later released the news that an autopsy revealed he had died of an accidental heroin overdose.
By Karen Corday Read MoreTragedy can strike at any time, even in moments of personal glory. Sadly, this was what happened to Nigerian soccer player Sam Okwaraji. Okwaraji, who played professional football for European clubs and represented Nigeria, tragically died during a World Cup qualifying match against Angola in 1989.
By Emilia David Read MoreJim Carrey has been duly recognized for his achievements, but the darker and more tragic parts of his life aren't as well-known.
By Boshika Gupta Read MoreWith the band Lynyrd Skynyrd having so much tragedy surrounding it, it's not a far stretch to assume that the band's members each had their own tragic lives.
By Nick Vrchoticky Read MoreEven after Elvis Presley's untimely death in 1977, the Presleys have been through a lot. This is the tragic real-life story of the Presley family.
By Marta Djordjevic Read MoreSometimes, it really sucks being part of a talented family. Even worse when you're the middle child. That was exactly how LaToya Jackson felt growing up. Unfortunately maligned throughout her career, Jackson's life has been dotted with pain and strife.
By Emilia David Read MoreArtsakh, a region situated in current Azerbaijan, has repeatedly declared its independence, and the people of Artsakh have been denied time and time again.
By Marina Manoukian Read MoreStephen King has defined horror for a generation, but his rise to the top of the literary heap has been anything but easy.
By William J. Wright Read MoreJackie Gleason was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century, but underneath his jocular, smiling public demeanor, he dealt with considerable inner turmoil.
By Laura Kelly Read MoreThe plane that crashed into a lake near Madison, Wisconsin, carried all but one of the members of the Bar-Kays, a soul ensemble from Memphis, Tennessee, who had done over a hundred shows with Redding on that tour. Only one member of the band, Ben Cauley, made it away from the wreckage with his life.
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