Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Gandhi, remains a controversial figure in India to this day — here's why.Mondadori Portfolio via Getty ImagesMug shot of Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Gandhi. May 12, 1948.
By the late 1940s, Mahatma Gandhi was an icon both in his native India and across the globe for his activism in working toward freeing his country from British colonial rule. His nonviolent ideals and leadership of the Indian Independence movement had gained him hundreds of thousands of devoted followers. Read More...
Iconic LIFE Magazine Photos: Martin Luther King Jr. Source: Time Life
Originally snapped in 1957 at one of the early Civil Rights rallies in Washington D.C., the photo would go on to become one of the most famous of the Reverend and one of the most recognizable photos of the Civil Rights Movement itself. Despite being taken nearly nine years earlier, the photo was not published until a week after King was assassinated in 1968. Read More...
A rural farm boy from Queensland, Billy Sing joined the armed forces and became one of the most revered snipers of World War I.Australian War MemorialBilly Sing was just a rural farm boy from Queensland when he became one of the most feared snipers in history.
It is estimated that unlikely sniper Billy Sing achieved more than 200 kills during his deployment as a sniper in the war trenches of Gallipoli. Read More...
