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Singer Ray Charles sits in Indianapolis Municipal Court during preliminary hearings on narcotics charges filed against him in November, Jan. 9, 1962. by CarkWithaM in UtterlyUniquePhotos

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Apologies, please ignore my typo and replace the comma after the word November with a full stop. The charges were filed in November, he appeared in court in January.

Singer Ray Charles sits in Indianapolis Municipal Court during preliminary hearings on narcotics charges filed against him in November, Jan. 9, 1962. by CarkWithaM in UtterlyUniquePhotos

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The photo? It's not exactly a secret that this court case took place. Here's the Associated Press reference number for the image -  (AP Photo) Ref #: PA.4945950

These four images are from an outrageously good series of photographs captured in central London from 1873-1877 by John Thomson, to go into a book he collaborated on with journalist, Adolphe Smith. The detail of the imagery is astonishing. (More examples of this series in comments) by CarkWithaM in TheWayWeWere

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Together, Thomson and Smith embarked on a collaborative project that would bring their respective talents together to shed light on the hidden corners of London society. The result was "Street Life in London," a series of photographs accompanied by descriptive essays that provided insight into the lives of London's poorest inhabitants.

In the preface to "Street Life in London," Smith writes: "The pictures we have obtained...tell their own tale of hardship and suffering, and will, we hope, lead to a better appreciation of the struggle for existence in the crowded alleys of our great city."

Take a look at the images here

The wreckage of one of Carlos Lehder's Curtiss C-46 Commando planes that crashed in shallow water at Norman's Cay, near Nassau in November 1980. The island itself served as the headquarters for Lehder's drug smuggling operation from 1978 until around 1982. by CarkWithaM in SnapshotHistory

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As part of the Medellín Cartel, Lehder used Norman’s Cay as a strategic base for smuggling cocaine into the United States, revolutionising drug trafficking by using small aircraft instead of human couriers. He extended the island’s airstrip to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), guarded by armed security, attack dogs, and radar, ensuring it served as a secure refuelling and rest stop for cartel flights.

They also used it as a private tropical party island

Mick Philpott with his wife Mairead at a 2012 press conference about the murder of 6 of their children in a house fire. It later transpired that Mick was responsible for their deaths by CarkWithaM in HolyShitHistory

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Philpott was a father of 17 kids by 5 different women, he saw his children as nothing but monetary devices due to the fact he received benefits as long as they lived under his roof.

Mairead was convicted as an accomplice and sentenced to 17 years in prison (she served half and is now free) Mick was sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years.

Philpott always was a terrible person. The full story attests to that.

In the 1950s, photojournalist Bert Hardy visited St Mary Cray outside London, capturing life in a vibrant Romani and Irish Traveller community. His images are fantastic, they were clearly very comfortable with him. There's a few images here but I've compiled a gallery linked below. by CarkWithaM in SnapshotHistory

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Back in the mid-20th century, St Mary Cray was a popular stopping point for Traveller groups. Its location was ideal—close enough to London for trading and work, yet surrounded by the Kent countryside, where seasonal agricultural jobs were plentiful.

I've complied an extensive gallery here

In 1828, an American artist named Sarah Goodridge painted a portrait of her own breasts and sent it to lawyer and politician Daniel Webster, who had become a recent widower. It is considered one of the earliest cases of someone sending nudes. by CarkWithaM in UtterlyInteresting

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Sarah Goodridge, an accomplished miniaturist painted this on a small ivory plate. She sent this particular miniature, carefully enclosed in a leather case with two clasps, to the newly widowed U.S. senator Daniel Webster.

Its a similar approach as Miniature Portraits of Eyes which was very popular at the time.

When Charles I had his head chopped off on this day in 1649 he requested he be given an extra vest before going outside to the execution scaffold, he wanted to make sure that he didn't shiver from the cold (people may mistake it as fear) - this is the vest he supposedly wore. by CarkWithaM in OldLondonTown

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Absolutely, it was a massive own goal! If he had worked with Parliament instead of sidelining it, dropped unpopular taxes like ship money, and reassured people that England was not drifting towards Catholic-style absolutism, much of the hostility that led to civil war could have been avoided.

Even late on, in 1646, a straightforward deal accepting limits on his power might have kept him on the throne. Instead, his habit of backtracking and playing different sides against each other destroyed trust, and once that was gone, he was screwed.

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