She lived to tell her story — In December 1980, nineteen-year-old Jean Hilliard was returning to her home in Lengby, Minnesota after going out with some friends. On her way home, she lost control of her car when it hit a patch of ice and slid into a ditch on the side of the road. Dressed in…

He was exonerated after spending 28 years behind bars — In 1988, Clarence Moses- EL was wrongly convicted of rape after a woman accused him of raping her. The victim initially identified as T.S, said that she had seen his face in her dream and instantly concluded that he was her attacker and rapist. …

Omayra waited for sixty hours to be rescued, but that never happened — In 1985, the Nelvado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupted after it had been inactive for 69 years. This unfortunate incident affected over 23,000 people who lost their lives and 14 villages were disrupted. The small town of Armero was greatly affected; many houses, roads and bridges were destroyed. Few…

The tragic story of how photojournalism killed Kevin Carter — On 26th March,1993, a photograph titled “the struggling girl” appeared in the New York Times. It was taken by Kevin Carter, an internationally renowned South African photojournalist. The iconic photograph, also known as “the vulture and the little girl”, was taken in South Sudan and it captured a vulture patiently…

It was a mysterious event that made people dance uncontrollably till they died — The story of the dancing plague may seem unbelievable, but it was a real phenomenon that occurred in the town of Strasbourg, France. In 1518, hundreds of Strasbourg inhabitants danced to their death after they were affected by an unknown plague. The plague was called different names such as “choreomania”…

He paid the price for something he knew nothing about — In 2000, Richard Jones was falsely accused and imprisoned for an aggravated robbery incident that took place the previous year. The robbery had occurred in a Walmart parking lot when a man had tried to snatch a woman’s handbag. …

It has a unique form of immobile money — Stone money also known as Rai or Yapese stone money, has been in existence for several years. It is used by the residents of the Island of Yap, one of the small islands within the sovereign nation of Micronesia. …

He was confronting demons from his past — In 2018, Jason Vukovich was sentenced to 28 years in prison for attacking three registered sex offenders. He had tracked and robbed the men after getting their personal details from Alaska’s online sex offenders registry. …

No one tried to save her — In Ancient Siam (modern-day Thailand), there were some laws that forbade people from touching members of the royal family. Under no circumstance was a person of royal blood allowed to mingle with others, who were seen as commoners. …