The most infamous soccer game of all time was a World Cup match between Chile and the Italy.

Ted Coombs' journey from L.A. to New York, then down to Virginia and back west to Kansas would wind up being 5,193 miles.

Some historians claim that Joseph Grimaldi was the first clown to paint his face white. He was a master of pantomime. Grimaldi's onstage antics in London and all across Europe were legendary.

The crowd flew into a panic and 12 people were crushed to death in the frantic exodus.

In one of American history's most infamous duels, future-president Andrew Jackson shot Charles Dickinson dead.

During his prime, he was America's most revered military leader, with a remarkable career that stretched from the War of 1812 through the Civil War.

Mathias Rust landed a rented plane in Moscow's Red Square. Some historians believe that his dangerous prank helped hasten the demise of the Soviet Union.

At the age of 19 he inherited a large fortune. He hired an army of servants and crawled into bed - where he would stay for the next 70 years.

A massive migration of frogs closed off a major Greek highway as "millions" of the amphibians massed on the roadway.

Panic ensued as churchgoers struggled to reach the exits, but the inward opening doors hampered the evacuation. The church would burn to the ground in less than 20 minutes.

Casey Stengel (an outfielder for the Pirates) was hearing non-stop boos from the Dodger fans until he surprised them with this magic trick.

Elmer Ellsworth is remembered as the first Union soldier killed in the Civil War. He had a surprising connection to Abraham Lincoln.

The sub plummeted 243 feet and slammed into the ocean floor.

Although he was wounded, Carney would carry the flag all the way into the fort and plant it on the parapet.

Congressman Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Sumner to a bloody pulp on the floor of the United States Senate.

At age 10 she was kidnapped by a band of Delaware Indians. After 6 years living among her captors, she was reunited with her real family.

A 30-foot wide meteor came within 93,000 miles of hitting Earth. On the cosmic scale, that's a pretty close call.

A large swath of New England was plunged into almost total darkness. Many believed it was the end of the world.

The massive landslide involved 60 million cubic meters of earth. 116 people and over 500 farm animals were killed.

At least 200 workers would die in a relentless storm of explosions that literally launched buildings into the air.