Truck driver Reginald Denny nearly died from a random attack during one of the most violent uprisings in Los Angeles' history — but good Samaritans saved him.On April 29, 1992, 39-year-old construction worker Reginald Denny was driving through Los Angeles, unaware of the angry uprising brewing in the streets in response to the verdict in the Rodney King case. He unknowingly drove into the heart of the unrest, and his truck was suddenly attacked by an angry mob. Read More...
The "suicide game" involves completing 49 twisted tasks before taking your own life to "win."GoFundMeIsaiah Gonzalez, 14, killed himself while participating in a social media “suicide game” called the “Blue Whale Challenge.”
Isaiah Gonzalez’s body was found by his dad on Saturday. The 14-year-old San Antonio resident was hanging in a closet and his phone was propped up on a nearby shoe — broadcasting the suicide to the world.
The Gonzalez family is speaking out about the death, hoping to help other parents prevent their kids from taking part in a twisted social media game called the Blue Whale Challenge. Read More...
One of the few women in Ancient Greek academe, Hypatia of Alexandria was a true sight to behold. And she was killed because of it.People primarily remember Hypatia of Alexandria, martyr of female intellectuals and tragic heroine, for two things: her philosophical, mathematical, and astronomical teachings and the fact that she was brutally murdered for them.
Ancient Greece laid the philosophical foundations for much of Western liberal democracy, but women by and large did not produce its influential “bricks” — that is, save for Hypatia. Read More...
