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10050 Cielo Drive
10050 Cielo Drive, located in the upscale Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles, was the former home of actress Sharon Tate and the site of the infamous Manson Family murders in 196…
1856 Vigilance Committee hangings at Portsmouth Square
In 1856 San Francisco's Committee of Vigilance conducted extrajudicial trials and hanged Charles Cora and James P. Casey at Portsmouth Square. The committee formed amid public out…
1920 Wall Street bombing
On September 16, 1920, a large bomb exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan building at 23 Wall Street, detonated from a horse-drawn cart. The blast killed 38 people and injured hund…
1962 Alcatraz escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers
On June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by removing the back of their cells, climbing through utili…
1974 desegregation busing protests - South Boston High School
Following Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr.'s 1974 ruling ordering desegregation of Boston Public Schools, court-ordered busing sparked intense and often violent protests across the cit…
515 North Washington Street
The historic building at 515 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, has a rich and varied history, having served as a cotton mill, prison, factory, and apartments since…
Abu Salim Prison massacre
Abu Salim prison is a maximum security prison in Tripoli, Libya. The prison was notorious during the rule of Muammar Gaddafi for alleged mistreatment and human rights abuses, incl…
Al Capone held at Eastern State Penitentiary
In 1929, notorious gangster Al Capone was incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia after his 1929 tax-evasion conviction; he was held there for several months un…
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, was a maximum-security prison operational from 1934 until its closure in 1963. Known for its notori…
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (Alcatraz Island)
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary operated as a federal maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island from 1934 until 1963 and housed some of the era's most notorious inmates. The cellho…
Alcatraz Island and Al Capone
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island held notorious prisoners including Chicago gangster Al Capone, who was incarcerated there from 1934 to 1939. The island had earlie…
Alcatraz Island federal penitentiary
Alcatraz Island, located in San Francisco Bay, operated as a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963 and housed some of the era's most notorious inmates. The island and its prison…