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One shot missed, passing over Lennon’s head and hitting a window of the Dakota building. However, two shots struck Lennon in the left side of his back and two more penetrated his left shoulder. All four bullets inflicted severe gunshot wounds, with at least one of them piercing Lennon’s aorta. Lennon staggered up five steps to the security/reception area, said, “I’m shot,” and collapsed. Concierge Jay Hastings covered Lennon with his uniform, and removed his glasses; he then summoned the police.

Julius Rosenberg was born on May 12, 1918, in New York. He graduated from the City College of New York with a degree in electrical engineering in 1939 and in 1940 joined the Army Signal Corps where he worked on
radar equipment. He became a leader in the Young Communist League, where he met Ethel in [...]

In 2006, a journalist recalled: “Elvis Presley had [in 1977] become a grotesque caricature of his sleek, energetic former self… he was barely able to pull himself through his abbreviated concerts.” In Alexandria, Louisiana, the singer was on stage for less than an hour and “was impossible to understand.” In Baton Rouge, Presley failed to [...]

The White Star Line mega-ship, Titanic, on her maiden voyage, struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM on Sunday, April 14, 1912. Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes later she sank, carrying with her the lives of 1517 passengers and crew.

In the early morning hours of August 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood, California home by her live-in housekeeper Eunice Murray. At the time of her death,she was 36 years old.

In 1933, Indiana native John Dillinger committed a string of bank robberies throughout the Midwest. Although he was arrested twice, he broke out of jail both times with the help of his gang. His “gang” was made up of various prison acquaintances and girlfriends. The infamous “Baby Face” Nelson was at one time a member [...]