Kelly Anne Bates was born on May 18, 1978 in Hattersley, Manchester to Tommy and Margaret Bates. One evening, while babysitting, 14 year old Kelly met James Patterson Smith, a friend of the children's parents. He offered to walk her home. James was 30 years older than Kelly. James had been married, but his wife … Continue reading Kelly Anne Bates
The Silver Bridge was a suspension bridge that connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Gallipoli, Ohio. The bridge was built in 1928. Just after 5pm on December 15, 1967, Charlene Wood pulled onto the bridge. She was pregnant. She heard a noise and the ground began to shake. Ahead of her, she saw the bridge … Continue reading Silver Bridge Collapse
On July 1, 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 took off from Moscow, Russia with 60 passengers and 9 crew members on board. The plane was headed to Barcelona, Spain. Amongst the passengers were 45 school-aged children on a field trip. Other passengers included Svetlana, Konstantin and Diana Kaloyev. Svetlana's husband, Vitaly, was eagerly awaiting their … Continue reading Vitaly Kaloyev
Howard Unruh was the kind of man that thought people were out to get him. He thought that every bad thing that happened to him was someone else's fault. Howard lived in Camden, New Jersey in an apartment with his mother. He had been fighting with his neighbors. He had even installed a gate to … Continue reading Howard Unruh
In 2008, 23 year old Hannah Upp was a Spanish teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem, New York. Shortly before school started, she disappeared after leaving her apartment to go for a run. Police were concerned that Hannah had been murdered until they received a call saying she had been spotted at an Apple … Continue reading Hannah Upp
In 2008, the Stockdale family appeared on the reality TV show, Wife Swap. The premise of the show is that two wives/mothers with different family values, beliefs, income levels and/or situations trade homes for 2 weeks. The first week, the new mother lives the lifestyle of the family she has joined. The second week, she … Continue reading Jacob Stockdale
Steve Pateman grew up in the WJ Brooks shoe factory owned by his father. He knew the entire process and could run any machine in the factory. In the early 1990s, Steve took over the company. WJ Brooks made standard men's dress shoes in Northamptonshire, England. The company had been in business since 1889. As … Continue reading WJ Brooks
Melville Dewey was born on December 10, 1851 to Joel and Eliza Dewey in Adams Center, New York. While a student at Amherst College, Melville started the Library Bureau in 1876. The company sold library supplies. The same year, he received a copyright for his system of library organization that would come to be known … Continue reading Melvil Dewey
Emily Grant Hutchings was born on January 30, 1870 in Hannibal, Missouri to Carl Schmidt and his wife. Carl was a minister and Emily's mother was a doctor. Emily and her husband, Edwin, met Mark Twain (also from Hannibal) in June 1902. Emily and Mark Twain exchanged a few letters about writing after their meeting. … Continue reading Jap Herron
Letchworth Village was a mental hospital that opened in Thiells, New York in 1911. Letchworth was built in response to current mental health facilities. It aimed to provide more humane treatment than the asylums before it. Those that could work grew crops and tended to livestock. By 1921, the hospital was more of a work … Continue reading Letchworth Village
