August 24, 79 — Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum
You probably know this one: Mt Vesuvius erupted, not entirely without warning, but far more violently than anticipated, in the...
June 19, 2022
Siouxsie and the Banshees
August 21, 1614 — Countess Elizabeth Báthory dies
The heroine and role model of every goth woman who ever aspired to the title of Queen Bitch, Countess Elisabet...
December 29, 2021
1689 — Pompeii is rediscovered
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, it did so with considerable force. The very shape of the mountain was...
September 14, 2021
June 29, 1967 — Jayne Mansfield dies in an automobile accident
Jayne Mansfield was one of the great blonde bombshells so beloved of American cinema in the Fifties and Sixties. Along...
March 9, 2017
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