97 British troops were gunned down in cold blood after they surrendered to German forces.
Frog Invasion
A massive migration of frogs closed off a major Greek highway as "millions" of the amphibians massed on the roadway.
Squalus Goes Down
The sub plummeted 243 feet and slammed into the ocean floor.
Columbus and the Eclipse
Stranded in Jamaica and on the brink of starvation, Christopher Columbus hatched an ingenious plan.
The Flying Lawnmower Incident
A 40-pound airplane shaped like a lawnmower took off from the endzone and veered over the crowd.
Biggest Turtle
This amazingly large leatherback measured 9 feet from snout to tail and he weighed over 2000 pounds.
Death of a Bigot
George Lincoln Rockwell was the founder of the American Nazi Party. He believed that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa and that all the Jews should be sterilized.
Crazy Pat
A U.S. Postal worker named Patrick Sherrill shot and killed 14 of his fellow employees.
Royal Killer of Kathmandu
Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal went on a killing spree during a royal family get together.
Death on the Dance Floor
A crowded dance floor at a wedding celebration collapsed and pancaked through 3 floors of a poorly constructed building. 23 people died and 380 were injured.
Outlaw Mummy
For 60 years, the mummified body of a western bandit made the rounds through a neverending series of state fairs, wax museums and haunted houses.