My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair! |
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Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias, 1817 |
FEATURE-LENGTH ARTICLES
President James Garfield: Panati's Extraordinary Endings..., 1989 |
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How a swarm of physicians can prove more dangerous than any would-be assassin. | ||
Charles II of England: Panati's Extraordinary Endings..., 1989 |
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When in doubt, drain the patient of blood. | ||
Grigori Efimovich Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupoff, Rasputin, 1927 |
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His protracted assassination, as told by one of the assassins. | ||
Gilles de Rais: Colin Wilson, The Mammoth Book of True Crime 2, 1990 |
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French national hero becomes history's most prolific child murderer. | ||
Princess Diana of Wales: Sancton and MacCleod, Death of a Princess: The Investigation, 1998 |
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The unfinished story of the most unexpected departure of 1997. | ||
NEWS NUGGETS
The Most Beautiful Christmas Ever: United Press International, Jan 25, 1990 |
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Few in Romania would disagree 1989 saw their best Christmas ever few except two, that is. | ||
Down on the Upkeep: The London Times, Jun 3, 1998 |
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Why owning a 12-bedroom mansion isn't all peaches and cream. | ||
Draco the Athenian: Wallechinsky & Wallace, The People's Almanac #2, 1978 |
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Beloved lawgiver is smothered with tokens of affection. | ||
St. Lawrence: Forbes & Bloch, They Went That-a-Way, 1988 |
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Christian martyr coolly meets a fiery end. | ||
Isadora Duncan: New York Times, Sep 15, 1927 |
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Noted American dancer takes a final fling. | ||
Jayne Mansfield: United Press International, Jun 30, 1967 |
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Platinum-topped bombshell loses her platinum top. | ||