In December 1957, 22-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis married his cousin Myra Gale Brown in Hernando, Mississippi. At the time, Lewis was still married to another woman, while Myra Gale Brown was only 13 years old and still believed in Santa Claus. The marriage would effectively destroy Lewis' career.

In December 1957, 22-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis married his cousin Myra Gale Brown in Hernando, Mississippi. At the time, Lewis was still married to another woman, while Myra Gale Brown was only 13 years old and still believed in Santa Claus. The marriage would effectively destroy Lewis' career.

Violette Morris was a groundbreaking French athlete who won 2 gold medals and a silver medal in 1922 but was banned from future competitions because she was openly gay. She would later be a guest of honor of Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics and was executed in 1944 for collaborating with the Nazis.

Violette Morris was a groundbreaking French athlete who won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal in 1922 but was banned from future competitions because she was openly gay. She would later be a guest of honor of Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics and was executed in 1944 for collaborating with the Nazis.

On January 14, Ty Vaughn frantically called Texas police that he returned home to find his fiancé dead. Officers found Luis Banos shot through the eye next to a torn photo of him and Vaughn. Now, Vaughn has been arrested after his phone showed he Googled "Is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant?"

A 1956 interview with Maude Louise Slocombe, who worked as a stewardess in the Turkish bath on the Titanic. She recounts how she survived by getting on the last lifeboat and how the band continued to play while the ship sank into the North Atlantic.

A 1956 interview with Maude Louise Slocombe, who worked as a stewardess in the Turkish bath on the Titanic. She recounts how she survived by getting on the last lifeboat and how the band continued to play while the ship sank into the North Atlantic.

The statue known as "Ocean Atlas" is located off the coast of New Providence in the Bahamas. Jason deCaires Taylor's artwork depicts a girl carrying the weight of the ocean, a twist on the Greek story of Atlas. At 16 feet tall and 60 tons, it's the largest single underwater sculpture in the world.

A Hunter In West Texas Was Searching For Deer — He Found A Rare Mammoth Tusk In A Creek Bed Instead

An Austrian tailor, Franz Reichelt created a parachute prototype that he believed would save thousands of lives from air accidents. He had so much confidence in his homemade invention that he tested it by jumping off the Eiffel Tower on February 4, 1912 — and fell 187 feet straight to his death.

An Austrian tailor, Franz Reichelt created a parachute prototype that he believed would save thousands of lives from air accidents. He had so much confidence in his homemade invention that he tested it by jumping off the Eiffel Tower on February 4, 1912 — and fell 187 feet straight to his death.

On April 20, 1999, 17-year-old Anne Marie Hochhalter was paralyzed after being shot multiple times by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris at Columbine High School. Last month, she passed away in part due to these injuries, bringing the death toll of the Columbine massacre to 14.

On April 20, 1999, 17-year-old Anne Marie Hochhalter was paralyzed after being shot multiple times by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris at Columbine High School. Last month, she passed away in part due to these injuries, bringing the death toll of the Columbine massacre to 14.

Just 9,000 years ago Britain was connected to continental Europe by an area of land called Doggerland, which is now submerged beneath the southern North Sea.

Just 9,000 years ago Britain was connected to continental Europe by an area of land called Doggerland, which is now submerged beneath the southern North Sea.

In 2003, a study found that 1 out of every 200 men today is directly descended from Genghis Khan. Though it sounds unbelievable that one man from the turn of the 13th century has over 16 million living descendants, Khan is rumored to have had 500 wives and countless concubines.

In 2003, a study found that 1 out of every 200 men today is directly descended from Genghis Khan. Though it sounds unbelievable that one man from the turn of the 13th century has over 16 million living descendants, Khan is rumored to have had 500 wives and countless concubines.

After discovering her son was gay, American socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland decided the best way to 'cure' him was to hire prostitutes to sleep with him. When this didn't work, she began sleeping with him herself. He would stab her to death in their London home in November 1972.

After discovering her son was gay, American socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland decided the best way to 'cure' him was to hire prostitutes to sleep with him. When this didn't work, she began sleeping with him herself. He would stab her to death in their London home in November 1972.

At the 544-mile Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer named Cliff Young showed up in overalls and work boots. While other runners stopped to sleep, Young moved continuously for five straight days. He would win the race and broke the existing record by two days.

At the 544-mile Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer named Cliff Young showed up in overalls and work boots. While other runners stopped to sleep, Young moved continuously for five straight days. He would win the race and broke the existing record by two days.

Standing six feet tall, "Stagecoach Mary" Fields was the first black woman to be employed as a postwoman in America. Said to have the "temperament of a grizzly bear," she drove over 300 miles each week in the late 1800s to deliver mail and was beloved in her town of Cascade, Montana.

Standing six feet tall, "Stagecoach Mary" Fields was the first black woman to be employed as a postwoman in America. Said to have the "temperament of a grizzly bear," she drove over 300 miles each week in the late 1800s to deliver mail and was beloved in her town of Cascade, Montana.

On August 30, 1892, magnate Peter Minch set out with his family and 22 crewmen on the SS Western Reserve to tour Lake Huron and Lake Superior before arriving in Minnesota. But a storm overtook the ship, leaving all but one dead. Now, the ship has just been recovered at the bottom of Lake Superior.

On August 30, 1892, magnate Peter Minch set out with his family and 22 crewmen on the SS Western Reserve to tour Lake Huron and Lake Superior before arriving in Minnesota. But a storm overtook the ship, leaving all but one dead. Now, the ship has just been recovered at the bottom of Lake Superior.

An 11-year-old girl in Ghor province, Afghanistan sits beside her fiancée, estimated to be in his 40s, at their engagement ceremony in 2006. The photograph, taken by Stephanie Sinclair, won UNICEF Photo of the Year in 2007.

An 11-year-old girl in Ghor Province, Afghanistan sits beside her fiancee, estimated to be in his 40s, at their engagement ceremony shortly before the couple’s marriage in 2005. Taken by Stephanie Sinclair winning the UNICEF Photo of the year 2007.[950 x 950]

On January 24, 1972, two hunters in a remote area of Guam were attacked by an emaciated man. After being captured, he was identified as Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese WW2 soldier who had hid in the jungle for almost 30 years. When he landed back in Japan, he wept "I am ashamed that I have returned alive"

On January 24, 1972, two hunters in a remote area of Guam were attacked by an emaciated man. After being captured, he was identified as Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese WW2 soldier who had hid in the jungle for almost 30 years. When he landed back in Japan, he wept "I am ashamed that I have returned alive"

The Ocean Project — an international undertaking to catalog and identify the 1 to 2 million undocumented animals in the ocean — has just announced the discovery of 866 new species. These are some of their most stunning finds.

The Ocean Project — an international undertaking to catalog and identify the 1 to 2 million undocumented animals in the ocean — has just announced the discovery of 866 new species. These are some of their most stunning finds.

On January 24, 1972, two hunters in a remote area of Guam were attacked by an emaciated man. After being captured, he was identified as Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese WW2 soldier who had hid in the jungle for almost 30 years. When he landed back in Japan, he wept "I am ashamed that I have returned alive"

Every year on the anniversary of D-Day, French citizens take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones of fallen soldiers to create a golden shine. They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.

Every year on the anniversary of D-Day, French citizens take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones of fallen soldiers to create a golden shine. They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.

The last known public photograph of Heath Ledger, taken in January 2008 just days before he was found dead in his Soho apartment.

The last known public photograph of Heath Ledger, taken in January 2008 while he was filming "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."

A Medieval Church Surrounded By Children’s Skeletons Was Just Uncovered By Archaeologists Underneath A Parking Lot In Central Germany

A Medieval Church Surrounded By Children’s Skeletons Was Just Uncovered By Archaeologists Underneath A Parking Lot In Central Germany