In 1934, John Dillinger was gunned down by agents from the BOI (Bureau of Information - an early version of the FBI).
Wingfoot Air Express
In 1919, a dirigible called the Wingfoot Air Express burst into flames and crashed through the skylight of a Chicago bank killing 13 people.
Death in Managua
Sandinista rebels were on the cusp of taking control of Nicaragua’s capital city, Managua. Bill Stewart was a 37-year-old reporter covering the civil war for ABC.
The Floating Hospital
In the 14 years that the Emma Abbott steamed around Manhattan, it cared for over 900,000 patients.
Nadia's Perfect 10
The amazing feat came during the 1976 Montreal games where the scoreboards were not equipped to deal with a 10, so they displayed it as a 1.0.
Death at the Hyatt
114 people were killed and over 200 were injured when an elevated walkway collapsed at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri.
STICKS NIX HICK PIX
It's one of the most famous headlines of all time, and it promoted a story about rural audiences rejecting Hollywood's attempts to cater to them with movies about country life.
Miss Macao
In 1948, 25 people died in the first known hijacking of a commercial plane.
Trinity Test
In the first successful test of an atomic weapon, the concrete and steel of the testing tower was vaporized instantly and the floor of the desert was turned into a bowl of glass 10 feet thick and 1000 feet wide.
The Tallest Ever
His name was Robert Wadlow and he stood 8 feet 11.1 inches tall.
Cosmic Blast
An extremely large solar flare (as if there's ever a small one) was followed by mind-blowing mass ejection that blasted billions of tons of atomic particles toward the Earth at 3 million miles per hour.
Triskaidekaphobia
Extremely superstitious, Arnold Schoenberg dreaded the number 13...and as he feared, he died Friday the 13th in his 67th year.
Hairy Encounter
Charles Jackson and his son Kevin were in their backyard when they spotted a beast which they say stood seven to eight feet tall.
Yagan's Head
The Aboriginal warrior's head was severed so it could be sent to claim a bounty offered by the British. Thus began a 177-year odyssey.
Skylab is Falling
In 1979, America's first space station, the 100-ton Skylab, came crashing back to Earth.
Hottest Day
In July 1913, the temperature rose to 134° Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California.
Bad Idea
Garry Hoy's fatal plunge is now a gold standard in the realm of urban legends.
Death in the Mess
Dale Buis and Chester Ovnand are the first of over 58,000 names on the Vietnam War Memorial.
Soapy Smith
He was one of the most infamous con artists on the western frontier.
Howard Hughes Crashes
Howard Hughes took one of the fastest planes ever built on a maiden flight that almost killed him.