His story inspired several writers to base characters on him, but Neal Cassady's life hardly needed embellishment.

As an author, Karen Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in literature.

Despite the fact that he was in his place of employment Earl Sampson was arrested for trespassing over 50 times.

Larry Walters, a.k.a., "Lawnchair Larry," once took a journey 16,000 feet into the air with nothing but a lawnchair and some weather balloons.

Doris Day was regularly beaten by her first husband, Al Jorden. When she was pregnant, he even tried to induce a miscarriage after she refused to get an abortion.

Legendary surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau saved hundreds of lives on the beaches of Hawaii in the 1960s and 1970s. But, in the end, he was the one who needed a rescue most of all.

Karla Faye Tucker was the first woman to be executed since 1863, and only four have been executed since then.

The photo of Hazel Bryan screaming at Elizabeth Eckford is jarring enough, but the story of their subsequent reconciliation and friendship is just as fascinating.

The children were between the ages of four and 14.

Phoolan Devi escaped an abusive arranged marriage and embarked on a life of crime, intent on getting revenge on those who had hurt her.

The ruins of Pumapunku so impressed the Inca that they believed it was the place where the gods created the world.