Ernest Hemingway famously struggled with alcoholism and mental illness for decades before taking his own life in 1961.Public DomainErnest Hemingway in Cuba in 1954.
Ernest Hemingway was one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century. With his novels such as The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea still studied in classrooms across America today, Hemingway’s legacy continues to inspire generations of readers. But the controversy surrounding his death lives on as well. Read More...
Genelle Guzman-McMillan was hurrying down the stairs of the World Trade Center’s North Tower when the building collapsed around her, leaving her trapped for 27 hours before she was finally saved.Guideposts/YouTubeGenelle Guzman-McMillan survived for more than a day almost completely immobilized below the World Trade Center before she was rescued.
Inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center, Genelle Guzman-McMillan felt the building shake. She was working on the 64th floor at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and ran to the window to see what had happened. Read More...
Adolf Hitler claimed that British war hero Henry Tandey nearly killed him during World War I, then changed his mind at the last moment. But did Hitler make this story up?On September 28, 1918, one of the most shocking incidents of World War I is said to have taken place. During the Fifth Battle of Ypres, near the French village of Marcoing, the British soldier Henry Tandey displayed heroism that earned him the Victoria Cross. Read More...
