In 2003, waitress Lana Clarkson went home with music producer Phil Spector for a drink, but when she tried to leave, he shot her.
Alexander Hamilton was widely regarded as a genius, praised by historians like Paul Johnson as the only Founding Father deserving that title. Though his ideas faced strong opposition, even efforts to erase his legacy, Hamilton’s story, once overlooked, is now well-known thanks to modern attention.
As the most famous mistress of King Charles II, Nell Gwyn was born into poverty, but is remembered for her great beauty and tragic history.
After losing his family to a brutal raid, Ota Benga was taken by slave traders to America, where he became a spectacle in a New York zoo enclosure.
From birth, King Farouk’s life was a procession of luxury, debauchery, and extravagance, and it turned him into a cruel, twisted man.
When vaudeville superstar Aida Overton Walker walked onto the stage, audiences would go absolutely wild—but few know her dark history.
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