With The Runaways dissolved, Joan Jett's instincts reached out for another band. An ad reading "Joan Jett wants three good men" appeared in the classifieds and when Lee Crystal, Gary Ryan, and Ricky Bird made it through auditions, the first iteration of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was formed.
Read MoreYou could only imagine the excitement the people felt in 1945 when newspapers printed that fateful headline: "The War is Over." When the bell signaling the end of the war was rung, it was rung hard.
Read MoreOne of the most memorable characters in Toy Story is Mr. Potato Head. He's funny, loyal, and often misplaces a body part. Of course, like many of the toys in the franchise, Mr. Potato Head is extremely familiar to children. After all, he's been around since the 1950s.
Read MoreBefore the rise of feminism and the #MeToo movement, the music industry was notorious for rock stars chasing and courting young girls without considering the legal and moral ramifications of their actions. Page, as it turns out, was one of them.
Read MoreAndre had always been humongous. He didn't get that way by drinking his milk and eating his vegetables as a kid, either. He was predisposed to become enormous -- he had a condition known as acromegaly. A tumor rested on his pituitary gland, causing the gland to produce excess human growth hormone.
Read MoreIt was love at first note when Rick James heard R&B singer Teena Marie wailing in the Motown Records L.A. headquarters.
Read MoreAccording to Oldest.org, Taos Pueblo is the oldest still-standing structure in the United States, with an estimated build date of sometime within 1000 CE and 1450 CE. The Pueblo is made up of a series of homes and ceremonial buildings built from adobe, a material composed of earth, water, and straw.
Read MoreDespite his legacy for legislating the New Deal that enabled America's prosperity post the Second World War, Franklin Delano Roosevelt also signed the order that allowed for the internment of Japanese Americans, as well as German and Italian Americans, during the war.
Read MoreFamous rapper and musician, 50-Cent may be remarkably talented but he's not pleasant to hang out with in person and can be rather mean.
Read MoreSome may be surprised to learn that the 1969 Peter, Paul and Mary tune "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was actually penned by Denver years earlier under a different name -- but the same lyrics.
Read MoreHistory is full of musicians you wouldn't want to meet in real life, but few of those got that reputation because they might burn you with a crack pipe, as might be the case with Rick James.
Read MoreBee hummingbirds are exclusively found in Cuba and are so tiny that they are often mistaken for insects. Male bee hummingbirds measure an average of 57 millimeters (2.24 inches) in length and weigh about 1.6 grams (0.056 ounces), which is less than a dime; female birds are a bit larger.
Read MoreThe rockstar Joan Jett has had an illustrious career. Famous for her rock 'n' roll anthems like "Bad Reputation" and "Cherry Bomb," Jett has been making and performing music for over 45 years -- and she has the money to show for it.
Read MoreRodman identified his friend's scars and healed them with his goofy and easy-going nature. Before he knew it, he was living with Rich and his family at their beautiful farm, where Rodman learned to drive tractors, tend to cows, and stay far away from his troubled past.
Read MoreIt seems as if Winston Churchill wouldn't be caught dead without a cigar.
Read MoreLee's road to bona fide butt-kicker wasn't easy. Students in Honk Kong didn't like to work with Lee. Instructors wanted nothing to do with him. It's surprising he ever became as accomplished as he did. Their reasoning had to make it all the tougher on Lee.
Read MoreShe was, on many accounts, poised to be a teen superstar. But her fame and her life were tragically cut short after a deranged fan did the unthinkable. Robert John Bardo, 19, found Schaeffer's West Hollywood home and fatally shot the 21-year-old actress on July 18, 1989.
Read MoreBill Hicks once joked that in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, he could only imagine two things surviving: cockroaches and Keith Richards. The joke is that the legendary debauchery that has defined Keith's very public lifestyle should have surely killed him by now.
Read MoreThe legend of a mythical city of gold originated when 16th-century conquistadors first encountered Central and South America. Inspired by the gold-centered rituals of the Colombian Muisca people, Francisco Pizarro, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Lope de Aguirre all searched for El Dorado, the city of gold.
Read MoreFunk legend Rick James once said, "cocaine is a hell of a drug," and you can believe he had the wild stories to back up such a sagacious claim -- like the time he lit himself on fire.
Read MoreGuerrilla leader Ernesto 'Che' Guevara has a remarkable legacy: many people look at his face and can remember who he was or simply celebrate his life with memorabilia or T-shirts that feature him. However, there are dark secrets about him that aren't as well-known or spoken about.
Read MoreIf ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut's claim to the title of rarest N64 game fails to surprise because you simply haven't heard of it, the reason for its rarity may still raise an eyebrow.
Read MoreLet's take a moment to find out Bruce Lee's real fighting ability, with a fantasy fight that pits him against the (physically) biggest of all action stars of recent years: Steven Seagal.
Read MoreMusician Eric Clapton is perceived to be one of the most legendary musicians of our times. While his guitar playing skills are top notch, his personality and outspoken nature have sometimes been in the news for the wrong reasons.
Read MoreWhen a van in which she was a passenger accidentally struck and killed a Honduran boy who shared her last name, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes saw a connection.
Read MoreAfter a series of gags concerning her famous lateness that culminates in the later ironic "the Late Marilyn Monroe", she brought the fundraiser for John F. Kennedy's early birthday celebrations to its conclusion. Singing Happy Birthday to JFK, Marilyn Monroe stole the night.
Read MoreFollowing the crash and the subsequent press coverage, the album became the band's second platinum record and reached number five on the U.S. album chart. But given the increased focus on the band, some spooky details surrounding Street Survivors surfaced in the media, sparking conspiracies.
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