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The Prohibition Lawman Who Brought Down Al Capone

Among the many larger-than-life figures who emerged during the Prohibition era, one lawman towered above the rest. Eliot Ness, a former insurance claim investigator from Chicagos South Side, might have been the least likely candidate to become an icon of the fight against alcohol especially since he was known to enjoy a glass of

The Surprising Story Behind The Iconic Photo

AP/Nick UtPhotographer Nick Uts original, uncropped version of Napalm Girl Phan Thi Kim Phc with ARVN soldiers and several journalists. Among historys most influential photographs is the haunting image of Napalm Girl Phan Thi Kim Phc, a then-9-year-old caught in a moment of desperation during the Vietnam War in 1972. The disturbing image of the

The U.S. Will Battle Japan In A Manned Robot Battle With Chainsaws And Cannons

MegaBots Inc./TwitterGui Cavalcanti and Matt Oehrlein pose with Eagle Prime. Two years ago, an American robotics company challenged a Japanese robotics company to a robot duel. However, this would be no ordinary robotics face off the key players in this fight were two giant robots, each over 10 feet tall.

The WWII Codebreaker Who Took Down Gangsters And Nazi Spies

Wikimedia CommonsElizebeth Friedman with her husband. Elizebeth Friedman would never have thought that her love of Hamlet and Macbeth would lead her to a life of fighting smugglers and Nazi spy rings. But thats exactly what happened to the Indiana native.

Vincent Palermo, The New Jersey Mob Boss Known As 'Vinny Ocean'

The HBO series The Sopranos is widely acclaimed for its intricate character development, moral ambiguity, and incisive portrayal of American life. It tells the story of Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini, a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, struggling to manage the pressures of his criminal organization while trying to keep his family life intact. While