Neither Walken nor Wood’s husband saw what happened to her that night, but it was believed she somehow slipped overboard while untying a dinghy and drowned.
Fifteen years ago, on November 4, Amanda Knox, a 22-year-old American exchange student, was wrongfully convicted of murdering her roommate in Perugia, Italy.
Queen Elizabeth II called 1992 her “annus horribilis” in speech saying, “1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure.” #royalhistory
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe passed through Ellis Island to enter the United States. Augustus Sherman, the Chief Registry Clerk at Ellis Island and an amateur photographer, captured the diverse cultures of those arriving from 1904 to 1924. His photos, some of which are shown here, provide a unique perspective on the immigration experience during this period. To see more, visit the link in our bio.
New York City’s Central Park can feel like an untouched slice of nature in the heart of Manhattan, but every square foot was carefully planned and constructed. And the land it sits on was chosen precisely because it was once some of the least attractive land in the city—rocky, boggy, and home to tanneries and bone-boiling plants. To learn more, visit the link in our bio.