Monday, August 31, 2009
The Edmund Fitzgerald
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
In 1889, one year before his death, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted 'The Starry Night', which depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window at night. Incredibly, he painted it from memory during the day. Since 1941, this famous painting has been in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Audie Murphy
Photo to the right shows Audie Murphy, a much decorated American soldier who served in the European theatre during World War II. Murphy went on to become one of the most highly decorated United States soldiers during World War II, with his awards including the Medal of Honor, and the Distinguished Service Cross. After the war, he successfully pursued an acting career. On May 28, 1971 Audie Murphy died in a plane crash just outside of Roanoke, Virginia at the young age of 47.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Grace Kelly
Leigh Wiener's photograph of American film actress Grace Kelly outlines her enriched beauty. Born Grace Patricia Kelly in Philadelphia on November 12, 1929, she would enjoy a very successful acting career. That would all change on April 19, 1956 when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco and became Princess Grace of Monaco. The couple would have three children, Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stephanie. On September 13, 1982, while driving back to Monaco with her daughter Princess Stephanie, Princess Grace suffered a stroke and lost control of her vehicle. While her youngest daughter survived her injuries, Princess Grace of Monaco succumbed at the age of 53.
President Lincoln Funeral Train
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train is pictured during a stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where his body would lay in state in the capitol building. The train was retracing the route it had traveled from Illinois to Washington, DC in 1860, when Lincoln was elected president.
Steelers 40, Colts 14, Plane 3
As if it had gone straight thru the up rites for three points, a single engine aircraft's wreckage rests in the upper tier seats of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium following a December 19, 1976 NFL Playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts. Some officials credited the lopsided score of 40 - 14 in Pittsburgh's favor for saving many lives, as most fans had already left the stadium. The pilot was charged with violating plane safety regulations.
A Fairy Tale To Remember
On July 29, 1981, the wedding that captivated the world took place in London when Lady Diana Spencer married Charles, Prince of Wales. As a result, she became Diana, Princess of Wales. The marriage would end in bitter divorce amidst rumors of infidelity on both sides. Diana would perish in a horrific car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. Charles would eventually marry his longtime love interest, Camilla Parker Bowles.
Richard Speck
Richard Speck is pictured here during his 1966 trial for murdering and raping 8 women in a townhouse in a suburb of Chicago. At 11pm on July 13, 1966, Speck entered the residence, which served as a dormitory for student nurses, and he would depart hours later leaving behind eight slain women. One student, who was visiting for the night, managed to wiggle herself under a bed in one of the rooms and survived the ordeal. Speck was convicted and sentenced to death, but it was later changed to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1991 at the age of 49.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Jon-Benet Ramsey (1990 - 1996)
Who murdered Jon-Benet Ramsey? This question seems destined to never be answered. Jon-Benet was a six year old American child beauty pageant queen who was found murdered in her Boulder Colorado home on Christmas Day in 1996. The local police have never solved the case, despite their initial investigation of her parents, who were eventually cleared of any suspicion. At one point, a suspect who confessed to the crime was later cleared by Boulder Police due to lack of evidence. The case has since gone cold, perhaps never to be solved.
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