Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

June 8, 1968

The man who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr., James Earl Ray, is arrested in London, England. Ray was an American fugitive and felon convicted of murdering King at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. He was convicted a year later and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

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The More You Know

  • Tablecloths were actually large napkins. Guests used to wipe their hands and faces on them.
  • Martin Luther King Jr and Anne Frank were born in the same year.
  • U.S. President Zachary Taylor Overdosed On Cherries
  • Adolf Hitler designed the Volkswagen Beetle.
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