• The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Woody Guthrie

    Woody Guthrie was a giant of Western American folk music, looming large in the American imagination. But the man who helped pioneer resistance music was also unfairly blacklisted and didn't have an easy life. Here's the tragic story of Woody Guthrie.

    By Lauren Lavin August 5th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton has long been renowned as one of America's Founding Fathers, but he hasn't received quite as much attention in history as fellow founders. Lin-Manuel Miranda's epic rap-musical isn't entirely historically accurate, but it's close-ish. Here's the real story of Alexander Hamilton.

    By Laura Kelly July 30th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Fred Hampton's Tragic Death

    In the predawn morning of of December 4, 1969, 14 police officers surrounded 2337 W. Monroe St, the Black Panther stronghold in Chicago. The raid about to be carried out was organized specifically to kill Fred Hampton.

    By Felix Behr July 29th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Mitch Hedberg

    Many comedians have created humor that lasts for ages, and one of those comics is Mitch Hedberg, whose drug addiction would send him to an early grave. This is the tragic real-life story of Mitch Hedberg.

    By Branden C. Potter July 27th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Cher

    Having faced down poverty, illness, divorce, and ever-changing public tastes, Cher continues to beat the odds, winning over generation after generation of fans with her unwavering dedication and authenticity. This is Cher's tragic real-life story.

    By William J. Wright July 22nd, 2020 Read More
  • Inside The Tragic Death Of Grant Imahara

    "When I was a kid, I never wanted to be James Bond. I wanted to be Q, because he was the guy who made all the gadgets," said Grant Imahara. Throughout his career, he did exactly that -- a career which ended with his death on Monday, July 13, of a brain aneurysm. He was just 49 years old.

    By Eric Meisfjord July 14th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Childhoods Of Siegfried And Roy

    Before Tiger King captivated the world with its tale of murder, mayhem and madness, before Penn and Teller made Vegas crowds gasp with their ballistic ballet of bullets and bunkum, there were Siegfried and Roy.

    By Mark Lambert July 14th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett

    Considering modern longevity -- 78.6 years now, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- 60 just seems younger and younger, especially as an endpoint, as it was for Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett.

    By Eric Meisfjord July 13th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Jackie Robinson

    In the face of both entrenched racism and death threats, Jackie Robinson smashed baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. This is the tragic real-life story of Jackie Robinson.

    By Jeff Somers July 10th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Wilbur Wright

    The Wright brothers -- Wilbur, born in 1867, and Orville, born in 1871 -- were best friends growing up. And they live to achieve some pretty remarkable things -- like flying. Here's how Wilbur died.

    By Eric Meisfjord July 9th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Ramones

    The Ramones became of the most influential and important rock bands of all time. All the same, the Ramones' tragic real-life story is full of full of heartbreak and tragedy.

    By Brian Boone July 7th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Maya Angelou

    Maya Angelou has become one the most influential and popular authors in American history, and she overcame more than her fair share of hardship to do so. This is the tragic real-life story of Maya Angelou.

    By Aimee Lamoureux June 19th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Srinivasa Ramanujan

    When people die young, it's almost always a tragedy. It becomes even worse when they died of something that may have been prevented. He is perhaps unknown to many in the West -- less so by people not mathematically-inclined -- but Srinivasa Ramanujan died of something easily curable at a young age.

    By Emilia David June 19th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Truth About The Red Summer

    1919's Red Summer race riots are a little-known fragment of America's bloody struggle with racism that portrays yet another link in the nation's chain of systemic ignorance, oppression, and violence.

    By Richard Milner June 19th, 2020 Read More