A group of about 20 people headed down to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial for some flash mob fun. To celebrate Jefferson’s birthday, they would meet on the steps of the memorial, dance for about 10 minutes, and leave.

Instead they were arrested with no explanation given to them or to the parties asking about them. via picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A 35-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for stabbing her husband to death at their home. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Germany unveiled a memorial Tuesday to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi Regime, a monument that also aims to address discrimination today by confronting visitors with an image of a same-sex couple kissing. picked by doggylives 3 months ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man was jailed for three years after he faked his own death in a civil war shoot-out in Sri Lanka in 1987 to escape his creditors and claim S$331,341 ($243,600) in insurance money, a newspaper reported Saturday. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

Five teenage girls spraypainted anti-Anzac (Aussie Veteran's Day) slogans on a war memorial hours before the Anzac Day dawn service was due to begin. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

A fake government office has been discovered in northern India that collected taxes, provided civic services and even handed out birth and death certificates. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

About 45,000 people gathered today (6th August 2008) in Peace Memorial Park to hear Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba give an address. In the speech, Mayor Akiba called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

Full transcript of the speech in the comments picked by pocksucket 3 weeks ago

A 'celebration of his life, not a sad funeral' said his father, is what the Irwin memorial will be about. 3000 free tickets were given to those dedicated fans who waited for hours to get a ticket. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth, a court heard.

The drunk teenager was among a gang of five who "savagely and mercilessly" attacked Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend, Preston Crown Court heard. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A 32 year-old woman was mauled to death by a captive tiger owned by her boyfriend in western Canada. Reason enough to only date guys who like dogs. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Hospital death rates are difficult to pin down because some see sicker patient populations than others. Your chances of survival have become a little easier to find, thanks to information included in the government's Hospital Compare Web site. picked by TraumaMamma 1 week ago

Yes you read that right. 24 hours before Cecil Howard Sinclair's service was to begin. The church's website is here if you feel so inclined to read about them. Sometimes I wonder if we are not evolving backwards. UGH. picked by Moe 1 year ago

He and his buddy solicited scrap metal from people claiming they were using to erect a statue to Iraq War vets. They kept the cash, but a judge who uses his brain handed out the right punishment! picked by Moe 1 year ago

A Boulder man was arrested early Thursday after police said he crashed a memorial service, grabbed the breast of the deceased woman's sister and showed her mother pornographic pictures. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

President Bush helped the Air Force make a dream come true on Saturday, dedicating a hilltop monument for the service to the memory of airmen lost defending America and to those that fight for it still picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Yes, I know it's from Cracked, but where else are you going to meet a woman that fell 33,000 feet out of an airplane (sans parachute) and lived to tell about it? picked by tigertony 1 month ago

Emails you (example) when a celebrity or sports figure dies. Free. Simple. Easy. Fun. No bull.
Now checking for deaths every 10 minutes at excite.com entertainment, sports & top news.

WARNING: Cheesy factor VERY high picked by steelshooter 1 year ago

Death and dying are arguably our last taboos

This exhibition features people whose lives are coming to an end. It explores the experiences, hopes and fears of the terminally ill. All of them agreed to be photographed shortly before and immediately after death. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

"None of us can know the answers for sure until our own time comes, but the few individuals who have their brush with death interrupted by a last-minute reprieve can offer some intriguing insights. Advances in medical science, too, have led to a better understanding of what goes on as the body gives up the ghost." picked by fogowar 11 months ago

A Chinese woman has opened a mausoleum-themed inn to let people experience the feeling of death. picked by maxriter 9 months ago