Genghis Khan is believed to have had so many children that some 16 million men alive today are directly descended from the Mongol emperor.With an unquenchable bloodlust and thirst for territory, Genghis Khan expanded his Mongol Empire from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River throughout the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
And though this ruthless warrior king left countless bloody battlefields in his wake, he also left behind an astonishing legacy of procreation. Read More...
In September 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent accepted a ride from a man named Lawrence Singleton — who then kidnapped, raped, and maimed her.Bettmann/Getty ImagesMary Vincent leaving the Los Angeles Press Club after a news conference where she warned other children her age not to hitchhike.
Mary Vincent was a 15-year-old runaway heading to visit her grandfather in California when she accepted a ride from a man named Lawrence Singleton in September 1978 — and it changed her life forever. Read More...
Signs of Trouble President Johnson meets with President Nguyen Image Source: Wikipedia
Johnson got the peace talks off to a promising start. By 1968 the war had become deeply unpopular, and news that America was in a talking mood was greeted with optimism in Hanoi, the then-capital of communist North Vietnam. Saigon, meanwhile, was dubious. President Nguyen van Thieu worried that Washington, in its hurry to make peace, might sacrifice South Vietnam’s position against the North. Read More...
