In the spring of 1981, clashes between Black youths in Brixton and London's mostly white Metropolitan Police force culminated in an uprising that would change the city forever. In 1980 and 1981, London's Metropolitan Police force relied on a law known as "sus" to fight crime. Short for "suspected person," the law allowed them to arrest someone if they believed that the person was "loitering with intent to commit an arrestable offence. Read More...
Without Vincenzo Peruggia's daring Mona Lisa theft operation in 1911, would the iconic painting even be well-known today?Wikimedia CommonsLeft: The Mona Lisa. Right: Vincenzo Peruggia, the man responsible for stealing it from the Louvre in 1911.
The Mona Lisa just might be the most recognizable face on Earth. Featured in countless TV shows and movies, parodied in different forms across the globe, and written about in art books of every language, the Mona Lisa has a face that draws more than 7 million people to the Louvre in Paris each year. Read More...
The managers at In-N-Out, a family-owned chain from the west coast, make more than triple the national average salary for a fast food store manager. Fox NewsIn-N-Out, a family owned burger chain from the west coast, pays its managers more than double the national average.
When people hear “six-figure job” they usually think lawyer, or doctor, or engineer, or some kind of designer. And, according to the jobs site Indeed, they’re not far off. Read More...
