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For most of his life, Sheriff Buford Pusser dedicated himself to public service.  His life took a tragic turn on Aug. 12, 1967, when his wife, Pauline, joined him on a routine investigation of a roadside disturbance.  In a sudden and shocking attack, their car was ambushed, and gunfire erupted. Pusser suffered a severe jaw injury but survived.  Tragically, Pauline was killed. Haunted by guilt over her death, which was likely a mob hit targeting him, Pusser intensified his war on crime.  He publicly identified four individuals as his wife's assassins and named Kirksey McCord Nix Jr., a notorious Dixie Mafia leader, as the orchestrator of the attack. Although Nix evaded justice for Pauline’s murder — though he was later imprisoned for life for another crime — the other four suspects in Pauline's murder met mysterious ends, dying one after the other. Speculation arose that Pusser might have orchestrated retribution against the mafia members responsible for his wife's death.  H

PABLO ESCOBAR - "The world Most successful Criminal" Pablo Escobar is one man whose name can never be omitted in the history books of crime. Pablo Escobar, a Colombian drug lord, was a son of a farmer before he became the most successful criminal on earth. During his days, he was responsible for about 80% of all cocaine purchased around the entire world, he made the substance reach places no one else could. He was the leader of Medellin Cartel and his drug empire was bigger than his country's government. With a net worth of $30 billion, Escobar was the wealthiest man on earth during his time. On today's History Files, we sum up the life of Pablo Escobar with 10 facts about him. 1) In 1980's Escobar offered to pay off his country's total debt of 15 million dollars only if he would be given immunity. Colombian government, however, rejected the offer even though they needed it. 2) Escobar was responsible for the death of over 4,000 people which included a ministe

Reivers were busiest during the raiding season but what did they do when they weren't on raids?  The now extinct Galloway Nag played a big part in the lives of the borderers. They led the reivers through the worst bogs and mosses. They also had another use: horse racing.  Horse racing was popular with the reivers, race meetings were a common event and a great place for reivers to meet and do business, mainly horse trading. Although trading horses and dogs across borders was illegal and punishable by death, this didn't deter people from doing it.  Of course these meetings also meant gambling, whether it be betting on the winning horse or playing cards and dice. The meetings were also a place to plot the latest raids- at Langholm races, the rescue of Kinmont Willie from Carlisle Castle was planned.  Football, not the game we know today, was one of the main sports of the borders. It is likened to Rugby but with very few rules, more like a game called murder ball, a game where phys

They hold the world record for most tattooed seniors.  I bet you wished your grandparents were as cool as them! Meet Charlotte Guttenberg and Charles Helmke from Florida. They have a few Guinness World Records under their belts.  They met while Charlotte was at a tattoo parlor getting some work, and he helped her out by holding her hand.  They’ve been together ever since, and they have become a lovely sight to behold. Charlotte started her tattoo journey when she was in her 50s after her husband, who didn’t fancy her getting tattoos, passed away. As soon as she got her first tattoo, she knew that she wanted to cover her whole body.  Now, Charlotte has 98.75% of her body covered with Japanese-inspired tattoos. Because of it, she has the record for being the most tattooed female senior citizen, the most tattooed woman ever, the most tattooed woman living, and the most feathers tattooed on the body, with 216. Her partner Charles has a few records himself, with 97.5% of his body covered in

WHY FRANCIS NGANNOU LEFT THE UFC?⁉️🤯 Francis Ngannou's last fight in the UFC took place on January 22, 2022 where he made the first defence of his UFC heavyweight title against interim champion Ciryl Gane.  Despite injuring his knee ligaments three and a half weeks before the contest, Ngannou would go onto win the fight via unanimous decision.  This would turn out to be Ngannou's last fight for the organisation after he could not a agree a new contract with the UFC.  When discussing the reasons for failing to sign extension, Ngannou revealed in an interview with Ariel Helwani that the UFC denied his requests for the promotion to provide health insurance for all its fighters and allow athletes to pursue sponsorship deals.  Ngannou's departure was confirmed when he was stripped of the UFC heavyweight title on January 14, 2023.

A Nigerian taught Ngannou skills that will be used against Anthony Joshua ⁉️ When Ngannou was about to challenge Stipe Miocic for the Championship he ask his friend in the UFC Kumaru Usman who was Also a leading in Champion in his category to joint he's training team so he could benefit from what the experience he has, as Ngannou once said Umaru is a brother to le not just a friend. Francis Ngannou's only major title success came in the UFC when he beat Stipe Miocic to become the UFC heavyweight champion on March 27, 2021 at UFC 260.  Ngannou went onto make one successful defence of the belt against Ciryl Gane 10 months later before leaving the UFC. Now that Ngannou is no more in the UFC, he has made one appearance with Tyson Fury in a boxing match,now he's to face Anthony Joshua on the  8 of match, Ngannou has the upper hand here being he has been trained by a world class champion and a former UFC fïghter.

Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Robinson once backed out of a fight because he had a dream he was going to kîll his opponent in the ring.  However, after being convinced by a priest, he agreed to fight. He knocked Jimmy Doyle out cold, who was taken to the hospital and pronounced deåd the next day. After Jimmy Doyle's deåth, Robinson found out about how Doyle wanted to use the money earned in the fight to buy his mother a home. So Robinson saved the money from his next four fights to buy Doyle's mom a house. ♥️

THE NIGERIAN GOALKEEPER STANLEY NWABALI GIVEN A KING'S WELCOME IN SOUTH AFRICA Chippa United supporters gave Super Eagles goalie Stanley Nwabali a hero’s welcome upon his arrival in South Africa on Tuesday, February 27. Football supporters flocked to Port Elizabeth Airport in masses to express their affection for the 27-year-old goalie who stole the show during the most recent African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Nwabali’s arrival was also announced by Chippa United via a brief statement posted on their official X handle.

POGBA BANNED FROM FOOTBALL!? Pogba,who was once the most expensive player in the world,now plays fo Juventus but will hang his boots, for the next four years unless magic happens. The 30-year-old star tested positive to testosterone after Juventus's first game of the season against Udinese, La Repubblica reports.  The hefty punishment handed to Pogba came from the anti-doping prosecutor's office in Italy on Thursday.  The player's lawyers had claimed that Pogba injected the substance by accident and had rejected a plea deal. Pogba said he would appeal the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sports.  He wouldn't be able to return to the pitch unless the ban is overturned. Football pundits suggest that this could potentially end his football career as he would turn 31 in March.  If he ends up serving the hefty punishment, he would have been 35 by the time it ends.

The 32 Men that fought each other because of 1 girl on an isolated island. During the Second World War, a Japanese naval ship was attacked by American combat planes and sunk near Anatahan island. A total of 31 Japanese soldiers survived and made it to Anatahan Island in the Pacific Ocean, where one Japanese “couple” was living. The couple had been sent to the island on business before the war was initiated. On the island, the couple taught the soldiers how to hunt and farm, even after the war ended. Being a remote island, however, the soldiers and couple had no form of contact with the outside world, so they weren’t informed. As they continued living on the island, a series of mysterious incidents began occurring. One day, the captain of the ship was found lifeless in the water, while on another occasion, two other soldiers were found dead with gunshot wounds The mysterious deaths caused a rise in tension among the island’s inhabitants, and people began becoming suspicious of eac

The wonderful story of ARTHUR ASHE (1943-1993) Arthur Robert Ashe Jr., legendary tennis player, human rights activist, and educator, was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, to Arthur Sr. and Mattie Cunningham Ashe. At the age of four, he began playing tennis at Brook Field, a black-only park where his father worked as caretaker. Before she died in 1950, Ashe’s mother taught him the importance of education. His father, now a single parent, sponsored his early development in tennis. Ashe developed into a prodigy in the early 1950s under his lifelong coach Dr. Walter Johnson, who also trained professional tennis player and golfer Althea Gibson. In 1953, at the age of 10, Ashe won the American Tennis Association’s National Championship for boys 12 years and under.  Determined to play in the all-white Junior United States Tennis Association (USTA), Ashe broke its racial barrier in 1957 when he competed in Maryland boys’ championships. This led to his regular inclusion in local sum

My new colorized image of Old West Gunfighter and Lawman, Commodore Perry Owens. Commodore Perry Owens was a lawman and gunfighter of the Old West. One of his many exploits was the Owens-Blevins Shootout in Arizona during the Pleasant Valley War. Born on July 29, 1852, in Hawkins County, Tennessee, Owens was named for the great naval commander Commodore Perry, who was famous for his victory over British naval forces in 1813. Later his family moved to Indiana, but he ran away from home when he was just 13 years old.  He soon got a job working as a buffalo hunter for the railroad, where he became an incredible shot. He could shoot a rifle accurately from the hip, was ambidextrous, and wore two pistols. When that job was done, he moved on to work as a cowboy in Oklahoma and New Mexico. By 1881, Owens had moved on to Arizona, where he homesteaded near Navajo Springs. In 1886, he was elected sheriff of Apache County and was credited with taming the lawless town of Holbrook. In September 188

John Harlan Willis of Columbia, Tennessee, a Pharmacist's Mate First Class, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on February 28, 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Willis enlisted in the Navy in November 1940 and by February 19th, 1945, was serving as a pharmacist’s mate first class when he landed with the 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines on Iwo Jima.  On February 28, 1945, he was wounded by shrapnel while aiding fallen Marines and ordered back to the battle-aid station. Disregarding his injuries, he returned to the battle area to resume casualty assistance.  He was treating a wounded Marine when the enemy attacked his position with hand grenades. Willis threw eight grenades back at the enemy but was killed when a ninth exploded in his hand. He was just 23 years old. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on this day. Willis is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, Tennessee. The destroyer escort USS John Willis (D

Daryl Davis was once an aspiring and successful musician.  He had played with Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Muddy Waters. However, his true claim to fame, the legacy he has forged came in a very different way.  He went out of his way to befriend KKK Grand wizard, Roger Kelly. He spent years building trust between them and laying the foundation of what became a friendship.  They broke bread at each other’s tables. They welcomed each other into their homes. Davis even went as far attending Klan rallies as a guest of Kelly.  Most importantly, Davis cultivated an atmosphere of listening. He didn’t hate Kelly because Kelly hated him. Instead he listened to Roger Kelly. And eventually, Kelly started listening to him. This lead to the two realizing they had far more in common than not.  In the end, Kelly denounced his ties to the KKK. So much so, he handed his hood and robe to Daryl Davis.  In total, Davis has seen over 200 klan members walk away from the KKK and hand over thei

6 July 1942 - World War II - Battle of the St. Lawrence - German submarine U-132 (shown) sinks three ships from convoy QS-15. Rimouski, Quebec. The boat's most successful patrol began when she left La Pallice on 10 June 1942. Having crossed the Atlantic Ocean, she was attacked by the Canadian minesweeper HMCS Drummondville shortly after torpedoing Dinaric (see below), in the St. Lawrence Seaway.  The warship's depth charges damaged the U-boat's ballast pumps and resulted in the loss of 879 gallons of fuel. She sank three ships in short order, Anastasios Pateras, Hainaut and Dinaric, all southeast of Cap Chat, Quebec on 6 July 1942. Fourteen days later, the submarine attacked Frederika Lensen near Anticosti Island. The ship was towed to Grand Valée Bay and beached, but with her back broken, she was declared a total loss. U-132 was sunk on 4 November 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland when the British ammunition ship Hatimura blew up in a huge e

This photo captures a group of survivors from the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes mountains.  Despite their eventual rescue, the eerie presence of a human spine to their right adds a haunting element to the image.  The flight crashed due to pilot error, leading to the loss of many lives. Over 72 days, the survivors endured extreme conditions, including resorting to cannibalism for sustenance.  Their miraculous rescue, initiated by two brave survivors who trekked for days, captured global attention and became known as the "Miracle of the Andes."

On January 30, 1925, Floyd Collins squeezed himself inside Kentucky's Sand Cave in hopes of exploring its caverns and turning it into a tourist attraction.   But as Collins tried to make his way out through a tiny passageway barely bigger than his own body, he accidentally dislodged a 27-pound rock that pinned his leg — and left him trapped deep underground.  For the next 17 days, rescue teams tried desperately to save Collins as news of his predicament spread across the nation. Engineers, geologists, miners, and fellow cavers all came together to brainstorm ways to save the doomed explorer.  But in the end, their efforts were for naught and Collins eventually perished after more than two torturous weeks 55 feet below the earth. 

In Iraqi Kurdistan, the receding waters of the Tigris River unveiled the remains of an ancient palace in the fall of 2018.   The Bronze Age palace, part of the city of Kemune, emerged on the eastern bank of the Tigris in Duhok province.  A joint effort involving German and Kurdish archaeologists from the University of Tübingen, Kurdistan Archaeology Organization, and Duhok Directorate of Antiquities led to the discovery. Thick mud brick walls, some over 6 feet high, and rooms with plastered walls were identified.  Dr. Ivana Puljiz noted the presence of vividly colored wall paintings in the palace. Situated on a terrace overlooking the Tigris Valley, the ruins stand at a height of about 23 feet.  The site once belonged to the ancient Mittani empire, covering parts of modern Iraq and Syria from the 15th to 14th centuries BC.

When Nimrod, as "the Leopard-tamer” began to be clothed in the leopard-skin, as the trophy of his skill, his spotted dress and appearance must have impressed the imaginations of those who saw him; and he came to be called not only the "Subduer of the Spotted one" (for such is the precise meaning of Nimr—the name of the leopard), but to be called "The spotted one" himself. The name “Nimrod” is Chaldean, and means “The subduer of the leopard”—from ‘Nimr’, “leopard”, or “spotted one”, and ‘rad’, “to subdue”, in commemoration of him as the first to use the hunting leopard or cheetah, for the chase of the deer. Like the priests of Bacchus, the Egyptian High Priest of Osiris had to be clothed in a leopard's skin “Leopard skins," were worn by the High Priest at all the most important solemnities, and the King himself adopted it when engaged (as High Pontiff) in the same duties. Leopard's skins were the insignia of the god, and Osiris himself, like Bacchus

Starting in 1933, a gang of bank robbers led by ex-convict John Dillinger began terrorizing the Midwest.  The Dillinger gang killed 10 men, wounded seven others, staged three jailbreaks, and made off with over $500,000 (about $7 million in today's currency).  Federal agents were determined to get Dillinger and finally got their chance in July 1934, when they got a tip that Dillinger would be attending a movie in Chicago.  On July 22, agents lay in wait outside the Biograph Theater — then killed Dillinger when he emerged and tried to flee. 

Ernest Hutchinson – for the murder of his girlfriend. At 9.00 am on Tuesday the 2nd of March 1909, 24 year old Ernest Hutchinson was led to the execution shed within Wakefield prison to hang for the murder of 29 year old Hannah Marie Whitely.   The execution was carried out by Henry and Thomas Pierrepoint.  Hutchinson weighed just 139 lbs. and was given a drop of 7’ 0”.   The LPC4 form described his build as “fairly muscular”.  The execution shed is clearly visible in this photograph. Hutchinson had stabbed his live in girlfriend, Hannah Marie Whiteley, to death on Christmas Eve 1908 at their home at 20 Great Albion Street in Halifax.  She had separated from her husband, George, in 1904. Neighbours were alerted to the tragedy by the sight of Hannah’s five year old daughter, Eveline, crying at an upstairs window.  Going to investigate they found blood flowing out under the front door and immediately forced an entry.   Hannah was lying on the floor just inside the door, having been stabb

By the mid-19th century the British Empire was the foremost power in the world.  London was the Empire's capital and the largest city on the planet, but the city was poverty-stricken. The living conditions in the slums were dreadful on a scale that most people living in Britain today could only imagine.  To scratch a living many resorted to crime and prostitution. One way to make a living was as a "sewer-hunter," also known as a "tosher." A tosher was someone who scavenged the sewers, especially in Victorian London. They entered the sewers with a hoe or fishing net, or something similar, and searched the foul-smelling sewerage for items they could sell or use, including metal, rope, cutlery, coins and other items that had been washed down the drains. Toshers would wait for low tide before walking the rat-infested sewers for miles searching for scraps, and they apparently made a decent wage. By the mid-19th century it was illegal to enter the sewers without permi

In September, 48 BC, Pompey the Great fled to Egypt after being defeated by Caesar in the Battle of Pharsalus during the Roman Civil War.  But immediately upon his arrival in Alexandria, Pompey was assassinated on the orders of the eunuch Pothinus, regent and political minister of the 14-year-old pharaoh Ptolemy XIII.  Pothinus and the other court officials saw clearly which way the winds of war were blowing and hoped that by dispatching Caesar’s enemy they would win favor with the Roman general.  They badly miscalculated, however. Caesar arrived in Egypt in pursuit of Pompey with a legion of troops, shortly after Pompey’s murder, and upon his arrival, Pothinus and Ptolemy presented him with Pompey’s severed head.  Seeing the treacherous and inglorious end that had befallen the great Roman hero, his long-time comrade and former son in law, Caesar famously wept.  Caesar did not avenge Pompey immediately, but when informed by a slave that Pothinus had arranged for Caesar to be assassinat

Did you know?  Two (2) different balls from the finalists were used during the FIRST edition of the FIFA World Cup in 1930 as one ball was used in the first half and the second ball was used in the second half. There was no official ball for the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930. The finalists Uruguay🇺🇾 and Argentina🇦🇷 quarrelled over who among the two would provide the match ball for the final. Argentina brought (Tiento ball) while the host Uruguay brought (T-Model Ball). A compromise was reached eventually, Argentinian ball (Tiento) was used in the first half while the Uruguayan ball (T-Model) was used in the second half.  Argentina won the first half 2-1 with their Tiento ball but Uruguay came back into the game and finally defeated Argentina by 4-2 with their T-Model ball and became the first World Champions in 1930.

Dick Hyland and Ray Campbell after a fight in 1913.  It lasted 110 rounds, 7 hr 19 min (9:15 p.m.-4:34 a.m.), and was declared a no contest (later changed to a draw). The longest fight in history captured the attention and admiration of boxing enthusiasts worldwide with its unprecedented display of endurance and determination.  Lasting for an incredible 110 rounds over seven hours and 19 minutes, this battle of wills tested the physical and mental limits of both fighters.  The sheer craziness and unbelievable stamina exhibited during the match left spectators in awe, with some even succumbing to sleep from the sheer exhaustion of witnessing such a remarkable display of sportsmanship.  This extraordinary event will undoubtedly live on in the book of boxing history.

The death of Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse by the Romans. Archimedes (c287-212 BC) is one of the most celebrated scientists of the ancient world. He is probably most famous for his shout of 'Eureka' when he realised that the level of water in his bath rose when he got into it.  Archimedes' major contribution to mathematics was his discovery of formulae for the areas and volumes of spheres, cylinders, parabolas and other plane and solid figures. The methods he used anticipated the theories of integration that were developed 1800 years later. He also pioneered the science of hydrostatics, the study of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.  The Archimedean screw developed by him as a means of raising water is still used for irrigation purposes today. Archimedes was killed when the Romans captured Syracuse in 212 BC. The city had held out against the besieging Romans for 3 years, aided by various military engines built to Archimedes' designs.

the 119 women to enter the Academy in 1976, only 62 would continue on to graduation day in 1980 and of those only 2 were African American. Priscilla Walker Locke and Joy Suzanne Dallas made history by becoming the first African American women to join the Long Gray Line.  Locke from Detroit, Michigan was the first African American woman to graduate by order of merit.  She first enlisted in the United States Army in 1974 as a communications specialist.  As a Private First Class she was encouraged by her commanding officer to apply to the Academy and was accepted to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School.  After graduation she served in the Air Defense Artillery Corps until retiring in 1995 as a Major. In 2015, Locke watched as her daughter Sara also graduated from West Point and received assignment in the United States Army Military Police Corps. Dallas from Fairborn, Ohio was an active member of the United States Military Academy Cadet Gospel Choir. After graduatio

Do you know who is the most stingy woman in the world? Hetty Green is an American woman known as.... Hetty Green is an American woman known as the stingiest woman in history, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Her fortune is estimated at 2.3 billion dollars.  She amputated her son's leg because she insisted on seeking free treatment. She did not change her underwear from the age of 16 until her death.  Hetty Green in America in 1835, the only daughter of a wealthy businessman. She opened her first bank account when she was six years old, after her passion for collecting money appeared and she began reading the economic pages in the daily newspapers.  She inherited from her father a fortune estimated at $ 7.5 million when she was twenty-one years old, then she moved to New York to invest her money in Wall Street.   Dubbed the Wicked Witch of Wall Street, she married a multi-millionaire but still lived on leftover cookies and crackers at the grocery store and argued for a fre

18 years ago tonight one of the strangest moments on live TV as Edge celebrates winning the WWE Title by having "sex" with Lita in the middle of the ring.  Edge won the title at New Year’s Revolution the night before when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and beat John Cena for the title.  It was strange and awkward to witness the fan's reaction in the building but It was one of the highest rated segments in Raw history.

The terrible story of miss Wyoming. Former beauty Queen, Miss Wyoming winner 1973 Joyce McKinney being arrested by police after kidnapping Mormon missionary Kirk Anderson from his church, forcing him to be her sex slave for 3 days in 1977. After the case, McKinney absconded from the United Kingdom and was allowed to reside in the United States with a falsified passport.  In 2008 it was learned that she made five clones of her pet pit bull in South Korea, and was subsequently charged with plotting to have a teenager break into a house to raise funds for a prosthetic leg for her horse. In 2016, she sued Errol Morris for making a documentary about her.

Defining s*ex is difficult because human biology varies widely.  Key traits overlap extensively and rarely fall into two discrete types. Ultimately, the definition of s*ex is culturally constructed. The ancient Roman sculpture Sleeping Hermaphroditus depicts the long-acknowledged variability of sex. According to Greek myth, Hermaphroditus (child of Aphrodite and Hermes, from whom his name is compounded) melded with the nymph Salmacis to create one intersex person.  Although hermaphrodite was once a term used to describe people with genitalia that is not obviously male or female, the term is now generally considered outdated and offensive. Intersex is a more expansive term that encompasses multiple ways of defining sex.  Sculptures such as Sleeping Hermaphroditus demonstrate the integration of biology, history, and culture in definitions of sex.

While history has rightfully condemned Germany for the atrocities committed under the Nazi Government.  However, and for reasons to numerous to mention here, Japan has gotten a pass.  The Japanese were just as vicious as their Nazi allies. The story of comfort women, for example, is just one such vile policy of the Japanese.  From China to the Philippines women were forced into having sex with the Japanese. If any of them became pregnant, often the fetus would be cut out of the woman.

While hygiene practices varied depending on various factors such as social status and geographic location. It is a common misconception that people in medieval times did not wash regularly or thoroughly. While hygiene practices varied depending on various factors such as social status and geographic location, people in the medieval period did in fact have ways to clean themselves. Bathing was not as frequent as today, but it was still considered an important part of personal hygiene. As for sexual intimacy, it is important to understand that cultural norms and attitudes towards sex have changed throughout history. the medieval period, sex was seen as a natural and necessary part of life, and was not associated with the same shame or disgust that it sometimes is today. This doesn't mean that people didn't have preferences and desires, but in general the emphasis was on procreation and fulfilling one's marital duties, rather than purely on pleasure. Moreover, the use of perfu