Inside Judy Garland's Five Troubled Marriages, The Life And Death Of "Public Enemy Number 1," And More

Read this week's most popular stories on History Uncovered. [History Uncovered]( [Inside Judy Garland's Five Marriages — And Her Tumultuous Divorces]( [Judy Garland was just 19 when she married her first husband, composer David Rose, who was 12 years her senior. Both Garland's mother and MGM were strongly against the relationship due to the significant age difference. Ultimately, the pair split in part because Garland claimed that Rose acted "like an old man" and refused to go out dancing with her.]( ['It's Incredible': Archaeologists Find Evidence Of Sophisticated Ancient Cities In The Amazon]( [A team of archaeologists used laser technology to map out 15 2,500-year-old settlements connected by an intricate system of roads in Ecuador's Upano Valley.]( [How Baby Face Nelson Became The Most Wanted Man Of Depression-Era America]( ["Where outlaws such as Pretty Boy Floyd and the Barkers would kill to protect themselves when cornered, Nelson went out of his way to murder — he loved it. His angelic, pear-smooth face never betrayed his instant ability to kill."]( [Archaeologists Just Uncovered Evidence Of Graveside Feasting Rituals At A Medieval Cemetery In Wales]( [Archaeologists uncovered about 80 bodies that they believe date from the sixth and seventh centuries — and about a quarter of them were found in crouched positions.]( [The Tortured Life Of The Last Empress Of China, From Her Cruel Husband To Her Death In A Prison Camp]( [Married to Puyi, the last emperor of China, in 1922, Empress Wanrong led an unhappy, lonely life marred by her loveless marriage, opium addiction, mental health problems, and eventual death in a prison camp run by Chinese Communist guerillas.]( [Meet Bass Reeves, The Legendary Black Deputy Who Patrolled The Wild West]( [A former slave who never learned to read or write, Bass Reeves would use his illiteracy to his advantage — by asking outlaws to read their own warrants as he drew his gun.]( [Inside The Heroics Of John Egan, The WW2 Pilot Who Helped Lead The 'Bloody 100th' Bomb Group]( [Considered an "ancient" in the 100th Bomb Group at just 27, John Egan would tell the group's replacement crew, "I can out-drink any of you children." Indeed, when he wasn't scheduled to fly, Egan would hang out in bars with local laborers into the wee hours of the morning.]( [A Plane Crash, Cannibalism, And A 'Kamikaze Expedition': The Extraordinary Story Of Nando Parrado]( [During the 72 days he spent in the Andes Mountains following a deadly plane crash, Nando Parrado lost nearly 100 pounds. He survived only by eating peanuts — and the frozen flesh of those who had died when the flight went down.]( [What Happened Today In History]( [Famed Gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe is born, bloodthirsty mobster Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso is arrested, and more.]( [Listen To The Latest History Uncovered Podcast]( [On August 31, 1888, a young woman named Mary Ann Nichols was found mutilated on the streets of London’s Whitechapel neighborhood. Police didn’t know at the time, but Nichols’ murder was the first of several grisly killings. In total, five women would be killed, each maimed and disfigured in a vicious manner – at the hands of a serial killer named Jack the Ripper.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy All That's Interesting without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](