December 31, 2025An 1860s portrait of U.S. Army Major General William Harney. During his 45-year career, Harney personally beat an enslaved mother to death, killed multiple dogs, was court-martialed four times, massacred Native American women and children, and nearly started a war with Britain [814 x 1024].
December 31, 2025Lucille Ricksen c 1922 once called the ‘Youngest Leading Lady’ of the early silent film era. She appeared in 10 films in a single year before dying of exhaustion from being overworked and tuberculosis at of age 14 [1320 x 1024]
