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Horrible Death Of Robert Budd Dwyer. Shot shot himself in front of television cameras. Watch Video  It was a tragic event linked to his conviction on bribery charges. In 1986, Pennsylvania state treasurer Robert Budd Dwyer was convicted of bribery charges — then he shot himself in front of television cameras a few months later just before his sentencing. Watch Video  Viewer discretion is advised  Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1971 to 1981 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. He served as the 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania from January 20, 1981 to January 22, 1987. On January 22, 1987, Dwyer called a news conference in the Pennsylvania state capital of Harrisburg where he killed himself in front of the gathered reporters with a .357 caliber revolver. Dwyer's suicide was also broadcast to a wide tele...

American soldiers on their way home from WW2, 1945. As American soldiers returned home from WWII in 1945, there was a mix of emotions. Many celebrated the end of the war and the reunification with loved ones, while others faced the challenges of readjusting to civilian life. The GI Bill, passed in 1944, provided educational and economic opportunities, contributing to post-war prosperity. The period also witnessed the beginning of the Cold War, shaping geopolitics for years to come.

Pictured on May 7, 1945, United States Marine Colonel Francis Fenton kneels in prayer over the flag-draped body of his 19-year-old son Private First-Class Mike Fenton, one of over 125,000 casualties (combined American and Japanese lives lost) in the battle for the Japanese island of Okinawa during World War Two. According to witnesses, Colonel Fenton then stood up, looked around at the other fallen Marines, and said: “Those poor souls. They didn’t have their fathers here.” After which Fenton returned to headquarters, wrote a brief note to his wife, and went back to commanding his troops still in the field.

Some examples of the horrific traps that were used during the Vietnam war. Watch Video  They were often marked by the Viet Cong using broken bushes, palm leaves, or certain alignments of sticks, such as a rectangle or tripod. The retreating Vietnamese would fashion traps from crude spikes, grenades, wires, and even memorabilia WATCH VIDEO BELOW 

Princess Diana shook hands with an AIDS patient without gloves in 1991. This was groundbreaking at the time because many people didn't fully understand how HIV was spread.  Consequently, those with the disease often had to spend time alone in AIDS wards.  Diana visited several of these wards to meet the patients. She expressed her feelings towards the patients: "I had always wanted to hug people in hospital beds."  She recounted a particular incident to Morton, saying, "This particular man who was so ill started crying when I sat on his bed, and he held my hand. I thought, 'Diana, do it, just do it,' and I gave him an enormous hug. It was so touching because he clung to me and cried."

This is a photo of a British veteran of the Napoleonic wars posing with his wife. He can be seen wearing a campaign medal, commemorating the fact that he served in Spain.   This photograph was taken in 1850, 35 years after the Battle of Waterloo. It is hard to know how old the former soldier was when this picture was taken but we can see that years of poverty and hard living have left their mark. Waterloo is where Napoleon was defeated.  The throne cradle of Napoleon's son, the so-called "King of Rome," was made in 1811. The accompanying photo is from the Kunsthistorisches Museum. The cradle was a gift from the city of Paris to Napoleon and his second wife, Marie Louise, to commemorate the birth of their son, Napoleon Franz Karl, on March 20, 1811. Napoleon Bonaparte, a prominent military and political figure, rose to power during the French Revolution in the late 18th century. He became First Consul in 1799 and later declared himself Emperor of the French in 1804. Napole...

A woman moving to another village takes with her the bones of her dead son. Balkan Front, June 1916. The woman in the photograph is carrying the bones of her dead son, who was killed in the Balkan Front during World War I.  She is moving to another village, perhaps to seek refuge from the fighting, or to start a new life away from the memories of war. But she cannot bear to leave her son behind, so she takes his bones with her.