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John Herbert Dillinger Biography

John Herbert Dillingerbank robber, murdererBorn: 6/22/1903Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Famous bank robber and cold-blooded killer who terrorized the Midwest during the early '30s, John…

Shoko Asahara

Name at birth: Chizuo MatsumotoShoko Asahara was the founder and central figure of the organization Aum Shinri-kyo (Aum Supreme Truth), the radical religious group who used poison gas in 1994 and…

Tori Amos: Strange Little Girls

Strange Little GirlsAtlantic Since her early, stark version of Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” it was apparent that Tori Amos had a knack for recording fascinating covers. But she's…

Rubin Carter

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a professional boxer who spent nearly two decades in a New Jersey prison before his murder convictions were overturned by a district court in 1985. He was a teen…

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate was a rising young movie star when she was killed by followers of Charles Manson in 1969. A former homecoming queen with smart blonde good looks, Sharon Tate broke through in 1967,when…

Snoop Dogg

Name at birth: Cordozar BroadusSnoop Dogg is a hip-hop star who shot to fame after being a featured rapper on Dr. Dre's 1992 album The Chronic. A native of Long Beach, California, Broadus was a…

1974 Academy Awards

The 1974 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureChinatown, Robert Evans, producer (Paramount)The Conversation, Francis Ford…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 19

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 18Chapter 20Chapter 19 "There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good," cried Lord Henry, dipping his white fingers into a red copper bowl…

Clyde Champion Barrow Biography

Clyde Champion Barrow(Clyde Chesnut Barrow)robber, murdererBorn: 3/21/1909Birthplace: Telice, Texas One half of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo, Clyde “Champion ” Barrow assisted his…

Jeffrey Dahmer

Serial killer Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer is infamous for the grisly way he dismembered and cannibalized his many victims. Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin arrested Dahmer on 22 July 1991 while…