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(Colorado Springs, CO) Many remarkable individuals have called Colorado Springs home, including Ron Stallworth, who made history as the first Black police detective in the city. He also successfully infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan.

"Lady buccaneer" may not sound like a job description our great-great-grandmothers would have gone for, but according to historians, many women did pursue lives of plunder on the high seas.

To the best of my research, there are at least 8 famous people who died in the bathroom:. (1) Elvis Presley: The King of Rick 'n Roll was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in January 1935. He was discovered in Memphis by Sam Phillips of Sun Records. Sam was looking for a caucasian singer with an African-American style and sound. Elvis captured his attention and hurled to fame after appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 and 1957. Although Elvis was pushed off the charts by "The British Invasion" in the early 1960s, he still sold more than a billion records in his lifetime, and, as of 2011, that was more than any other recording artist in history. His movie career kept him in the public eye until his comeback album in 1968. By the 1970s, Elvis sold out shows in Las Vegas. Elvis's addiction to prescription drugs was common knowledge and, in August 1977, he was found dead on the bathroom floor in his Graceland Mansion. A vomit stain on the carpet revealed he was sick while pooping. The cause of death was listed as cardiac arrhythmia. However, there are also reports that he had an intestinal blow-up as he pushed for that final floater. Either way, I'm sure many have heard the conspiracy theory regarding Elvis still being alive. However, I know someone personally whose father was there with him when he was found in the restroom without a heartbeat.

Arthur MacArthur IV in 1950Photo byFile created by Tony Ahn. Original photographer unknown; Public Domain. Arthur MacArthur IV (born 1938) is the son of the famous World War II, General Douglas MacArthur. As a young boy, he was often in the public eye.

President John Tyler in the 1860sPhoto byUnattributed; Public Domain Image. President John Tyler (1790 - 1862) was the tenth president of the US who served from 1841 to 1845. He succeeded to the presidency when President William Henry Harrison (1773 - 1841) died just 31 days after he was inaugurated as president. At the time, Tyler was his vice president.

Pittsburgh might not be Hollywood, but it has produced its fair share of celebrities. From actors and actresses to singers and athletes, there are plenty of famous people who hail from the Steel City.

Like a lot of other people, Tom Petty's death in 2017 came as a big shock. And like a lot of other people I was a huge fan. How could a person not be? He wrote some of the most legendary hit songs of the last few decades. "Refugee," "Free Fallin" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance," just to name a few.

Countless stories have circulated about the horrific acts of violence allegedly committed by Elizabeth Bathory which resulted in her earning her infamous moniker the "Blood Countess." She is rumored to have tortured and killed 650 victims consisting of girls and young women during the period between 1590 and 1610.

Prior to the advent of antipsychotic drugs in the 1960s, lobotomy was a popular medical procedure used for treating severe mental illness. The aim of the procedure was to sever nerve fibers in the brain that connect the frontal lobe—the area of the brain responsible for thinking—with other regions of the brain.

Albert Einstein's theory of relativityPhoto by JESHOOTS.com from Pexels. The world knows Albert Einstein as the brilliant scientist who developed the theory of relativity. Yet, many are not aware of the tragic life of his son who was institutionalized for schizophrenia and died after spending almost three decades at a psychiatric clinic in Zurich.

Do you ever wonder what you’d be like if you were world-famous? Would you stay the way you are, or scream at hotel valets for making eye contact with you?. I’ve lived in a few places and worked some jobs that allowed me to cross paths with some famous people.