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Omayra Sánchez Garzón was a Colombian girl trapped and killed by a landslide when she was 13 years old.
Sanchez found herself trapped under the wreckage of her house, enduring three days submerged in water. Unfortunately, rescue workers lacked the means to provide life-saving medical aid by amputating her trapped legs.
Journalists documented her distressing journey, observing her transition from composure to agony as relief workers offered solace. Despite 60 hours of battling her dire circumstances, Sanchez tragically succumbed, likely due to either gangrene or hypothermia.
9 year old Eunice Winstead with her 22 year old husband, Charlie Johns, in Tennessee, 1937.
Before the wedding, the Reverend checked the license; all seemed fine. It permitted him to marry Eunice (18) and Charlie (22). But later, it was revealed that the couple had lied on their application.
Eunice misled her father, pretending to fetch a doll from her sister's house. Instead, she met Charlie, and they walked miles to marry under Reverend Lamb. After the ceremony, Eunice briefly stopped at her sister's for the doll before returning home.
Powerful scene of copper miners on strike, standing in protest outside the company store, anticipating the arrival of replacement workers from the day shift. This gripping moment unfolded in Ducktown, Tennessee, in September 1939.
Picketing, a form of protest, involves the gathering of individuals outside a workplace or event venue. The purpose is often to discourage others from entering ("crossing the picket line") or to raise public awareness for a particular cause or issue.
A "scab" is a slang term for a strikebreaker, someone who works during a strike. They are often individuals hired after or during the strike to keep operations running, including those who cross picket lines to work.
During the mid-1900s in Pennsylvania, there was a mysterious figure known as the Green Man or Charlie No-Face, who roamed the streets after dark.
Raymond Theodore Robinson (1910-1985), an American man with severe disfigurement, gained legendary status in western Pennsylvania due to his nightly strolls.
Robinson's extensive injuries from a childhood electrical accident prevented him from appearing in public without causing alarm. As a result, he resorted to taking long walks during the nighttime hours.
Unveiling a Tragic Injustice: Meet George Stinney Jr., an innocent life taken by the U.S. at the tender age of 14
At just 14, George Stinney Jr., an African American boy, faced an unjust fate. He was wrongly convicted and executed for the murders of two young white girls in 1944, later proven to be an unfair trial.
Stinney's conviction and death sentence by electric chair made him the youngest American in the 20th century to be executed with an exact birth date. The trial, lasting only 2 hours, had an all-white jury and denied his parents entry to the courtroom.
Chinese Mexican showgirl Lyn May was a dancer who entertained numerous presidents, appeared in about 100 films.
Whether it’s a desire to be even more beautiful or wanting to become more successful, the 69 year old Mexican vedette had a ton of plastic surgery done.
The list of plastic surgery done by the former actress is long; aside from lip injections and Botox fillers, May has had cheek implants, rhinoplasty, an eyelift and several other procedures, just to name a few.