The explosion tossed rotting chunks of whale guts and blubber over 800 feet away. Several cars were damaged and dozens of bystanders were splattered with the stinky mess.

Through her work as a cook she infected over 50 people with typhoid fever. 3 of them were confirmed to have died.

Angry whites attacked the city's black leaders after being stirred into a frenzy by sensationalized news stories about "negro domination."

Lou Ferrigno started weight training when he was just 13 years old. By the time he was 18 he would win both the Mr. America and the Mr. Universe titles.

With 2 seconds left, and losing 17 to 16 to the Detroit Lions, Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints kicked the longest field goal in NFL history.

This railroad engineer drove a burning train loaded with dynamite into history as one of Mexico’s most celebrated heroes.

A paraglider made a surprise landing at the heavyweight title fight between Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.

The world's oldest cat was an English tabby named Ma.

She was mostly silent, and she moved in a strange bunny walk where she held her hands out in front of her like paws.

5 members of the Communist Workers Party were shot dead by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Late one night, a UFO stops a car on the interstate and a tall grinning stranger emerges.

It was the first time the publication included a photograph of a bare-breasted woman.

A leaking propane tank exploded sending dozens of people and massive chunks of concrete flying 60 feet into the air.

The son of Pope Alexander VI threw a wild soiree in the Papal Palace, and according to some accounts the Pope may have been in attendance.

As the founder of the Church of Satan, Anton LaVey presided over spooky weddings and funerals, and he threw some famously wild parties.

The sculptor originally wanted to place a massive statue along the Suez Canal, but the Egyptians couldn’t come up with the needed funds.

This cluster of sightings in October of 1975 includes some of the most well-documented UFO cases with the highest number of witnesses.

The New York Times called it one of the worst air pollution disasters in American history.

The Air Force escorted the plane for an hour and a half until it ran out of fuel and crashed in rural South Dakota.

He was one of the most brilliant minds in the field of astronomy, but he suffered a painful demise.