217: Project Plowshare

In 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, then parachuted to freedom with the ransom money. The case has never been solved, but new details have recently come to light concerning his possible identity and what happened that day.

Twenty years ago, a fight broke out at a basketball game that has been called "the most infamous brawl in NBA history."

In this edition of the Ungeniused Olympics: pencil fighting and skijoring.

A batch of misprinted stamps from 1918 have become infamous in the world of philately.

In the 1990s, British airwaves were taken over by a large pink character known for causing chaos and yelling his name over and over.

In 1967, the prime minister of Australia went missing.

On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumped 800 pounds of human waste onto an open-top passenger sightseeing boat in Chicago.

In 1957, the United States government launched a program to develop techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes.

This historic theatre in London has been home to many events, the most important of which is Relay's 10th anniversary live show.

With Christmas a mere six months away, why not celebrate it again now?