The Tsar cradled his son’s bleeding head and cried out, “May I be damned! I’ve killed my son! I’ve killed my son!”
All in Leaders
Joseph Smith Gets Tarred and Feathered
On the night of March 24th, 1832 a drunken mob stormed the farmhouse where Joseph Smith was sleeping.
Tecún Umán
On this day the last King of the K'iche' Maya people was killed during a battle in what is now Guatemala.
First Photo Op
President James K. Polk posed for the oldest surviving photograph of a sitting president.
The Emperor of America
He reigned for 20 years as one of San Francisco's most colorful characters.
Ben Franklin's Turkey Letter
He penned a letter to his daughter, Sarah Bache, in which he expressed his opinion about the selection of the bald eagle as the national bird.
The Merrie Monarch
He brought back surfing, hula dancing and other Hawaiian traditions that had been banned.