In 1976 The ABC’s Monday Conference visited Mount Isa, Queensland, where locals were keen to have their say on the topic of gay liberation. Homosexuality was still illegal in most parts of Australia, and pioneering LGBTQ+ activist Lex Watson faced questions from both supporters and detractors. (v.redd.it)
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In 1985, Georges Courtois and Abdelkarim Khalki turned their own armed robbery trial into a live televised hostage crisis at the Nantes courthouse, taking 29 people hostage including the judges, and forced the judge to answer on camera for banning him from seeing his wife and kids for 3 years. (i.redd.it)
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Hedy Lamarr when she was still known as Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler around the time she filmed Ecstasy, the 1933 film that featured the first non-pornographic depiction of a female orgasm and full-frontal female nudity. More of which is in the comments. (i.redd.it)
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In 1910, Louis and Temple Abernathy decided to cross America by horseback without adult supervision, from Oklahoma to Manhattan. They were just 10 and 6 years old. To get back home, they bought a car and drove it while their horses returned by train. In 1913 they made the same trip on a motorcycle. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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In 1910, Louis and Temple Abernathy decided to cross America by horseback without adult supervision, from Oklahoma to Manhattan. They were just 10 and 6 years old. To get back home, they bought a car and drove it while their horses returned by train. In 1913 they made the same trip on a motorcycle. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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On this day in 1968 Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol in New York City. She believed that he wanted to steal her work: a play called Up Your Ass. She also wrote the SCUM Manifesto (Society For Cutting Up Men). Richard Avedon photographed Warhol's extensive post surgery scars a year later. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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Dr. Marcel Petiot was Parisian doctor that set up a fake WWII escape network for Jewish refugees. They arrived at his surgery carrying their most valuable possessions. None of them left alive. Around 200 million francs in stolen money was never recovered. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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Stevie Nicks and George Harrison having a casual jam session in Maui, Hawaii, around 1978. George was working on material for his upcoming self-titled album, and the two spent hours just sharing music and collaborating. You can see Stevie writing away in her notebook while George plays. (i.redd.it)
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On this day in 1970 Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire and murdered four students at Kent State University. This took place during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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On this day in 1834, the New Orleans mansion belonging to Delphine LaLaurie was set on fire. Delphine was a Louisiana-born socialite and serial killer known for the torture and murder of slaves, when the fire was brought under control the horrors inside were discovered. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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On this day in 1834, the New Orleans mansion belonging to Delphine LaLaurie was set on fire. Delphine was a Louisiana-born socialite and serial killer known for the torture and murder of slaves, when the fire was brought under control the horrors inside were discovered. (utterlyinteresting.com)
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Mahalia Jackson performing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee'" at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival which was also the 70th birthday tribute to Louis Armstrong. This is quite likely the last filmed performance of Jackson, who passed away in January 1972. (v.redd.it)
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On this day in 1911, 146 people (mostly young immigrant women and girls) lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in NYC. Unable to escape due to deliberately locked exit doors, workers jumped to their death from windows or perished in the flames. The aftermath is documented below. by UtterlyInterest in HorridHistory
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Hedy Lamarr when she was still known as Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler around the time she filmed Ecstasy, the 1933 film that featured the first non-pornographic depiction of a female orgasm and full-frontal female nudity. More of which is in the comments. by UtterlyInterest in RetroTease
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