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Scandalous! : 50 shocking events you should know about (so you can impress your friends), by Hallie Fryd
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- Summary
- "Do you love a good scandal? This book includes 50 juicy pop culture, political, and entertainment-related scandals complete with photos, event synopses, and a look at why it went down in history and how it continues to influence us today. Other features include famous quotes and a section on where the players are now."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 223 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- 1906 : Famous architect Stanford White murdered by ex-lover's rich husband
- 1906 : Writer Upton Sinclair exposes meat industry's nasty underbelly
- 1913 : Native American decathlete Jim Thorpe stripped of Olympic medals
- 1919 : Navy officers enact messy plan to bust gay officers
- 1919 : Gamblers pay Chicago White Sox to throw World Series
- 1920 : Charles Ponzi invents scheme that cons masses out of millions
- 1921 : Silent film star "Fatty" Arbuckle accused of murder
- 1924 : Wealthy Chicago teens Leopold and Loeb kill 14-year-old boy for thrills
- 1925 : Tennessee puts science teacher Scopes on trial for teaching evolution
- 1927 : Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti sentenced to death for political views
- 1932 : World famous pilot Charles Lindbergh's baby is kidnapped and killed
- 1934 : Little Gloria Vanderbilt gets caught in crazy custody battle
- 1938 : Orson Welles' radio show convinced country that aliens were invading
- 1943 : Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin accused of fathering stalker's baby
- 1950 : Small-time communist couple, the Rosenbergs, put to death for espionage
- 1956 : Rock singer Elvis' sexy hip-shaking on TV shocks the nation
- 1957 : Celebrities defend reputations trashed by first gossip mag
- 1958 : Bad boy rock star Jerry Lee Lewis marries his underage cousin
- 1958 : Movie star Lana Turner's daughter murders her mom's boyfriend
- 1959 : Rigged quiz show scandal stuns TV audiences
- 1963 : Harvard professor Timothy Leary fired for his psychedelic drug experiments
- 1968 : Black athletes stage controversial protest at Olympics
- 1969 : Senator Kennedy involved in mysterious death of young woman
- 1970 : National Guard shoots antiwar protestors at Kent State University
- 1972 : Unethical syphilis experiments conducted on black men
- 1974 : President Nixon forced to resign after being connected to crooked scandal
- 1974 : Heiress Patty Hearst abducted and brainwashed by radical political group
- 1977 : Director Roman Polanski gets convicted of rape and flees country
- 1978 : People in extreme religious sect commit mass suicide in Jonestown Massacre
- 1978 : Gay rights activist Harvey Milk assassinated by political rival
- 1980 : Janet Cooke's Pulitzer prize-winning story declared fake
- 1984 : Vanessa Williams steps down as Miss America
- 1984 : Bernhard Goetz shoots unarmed black youth on NYC subway
- 1987 : Televangelist Jim Bakker caught in sex and money scandal
- 1989 : Baseball great Pete Rose banned from the game for gambling
- 1989 : Robert Mapplethorpe's scandalous photos cause big stir
- 1989 : Pop duo Milli Vanilli lip sync their way to a Grammy
- 1990 : Madonna's racy Blond Ambition Tour protested by Catholic Church
- 1991 : Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas charged with sexual harassment
- 1991 : Police beating of Rodney King sparks LA race riots
- 1993 : Pop star Michael Jackson accused of molesting 13-year-old boy
- 1993 : FBI raid on religious sect in Waco, Texas, leaves 75 dead in fire
- 1993 : Hollywood prostitution ring leader Heidi Fleiss gets busted
- 1994 : Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gets clubbed in the knee in foul play attack
- 1994 : All-star football player OJ Simpson on trial for murdering ex-wife
- 1996 : Rappers Biggie and Tupac murdered amid East-West coast rap rivalry
- 1998 : President Bill Clinton caught in sex scandal with White House intern
- 1998 : DNA tests spark controversy around Jefferson's second family with a slave
- 2000 : Cuba and US in custody battle for five-year-old shipwreck survivor
- 2000 : Tight Gore-Bush election results lead to bitter battle between parties
- Isbn
- 9780982732205
- Label
- Scandalous! : 50 shocking events you should know about (so you can impress your friends)
- Title
- Scandalous!
- Title remainder
- 50 shocking events you should know about (so you can impress your friends)
- Statement of responsibility
- by Hallie Fryd
- Title variation
- Fifty shocking events you should know about
- Subject
-
- History
- Juvenile works
- Scandales -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Scandals
- Scandals -- United States
- Scandals -- United States -- 20th century
- Scandals -- United States -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Trivia and miscellanea
- United States
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea | Juvenile literature
- Young adult literature
- 1210L
- Young adult nonfiction
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle -- Miscellanées | Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Young adult literature
- 1900 - 1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Do you love a good scandal? This book includes 50 juicy pop culture, political, and entertainment-related scandals complete with photos, event synopses, and a look at why it went down in history and how it continues to influence us today. Other features include famous quotes and a section on where the players are now."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fryd, Hallie
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Scandals
- United States
- Scandals
- United States
- Scandales
- États-Unis
- Scandals
- United States
- Scandals
- United States
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Scandalous! : 50 shocking events you should know about (so you can impress your friends), by Hallie Fryd
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1906 : Famous architect Stanford White murdered by ex-lover's rich husband -- 1906 : Writer Upton Sinclair exposes meat industry's nasty underbelly -- 1913 : Native American decathlete Jim Thorpe stripped of Olympic medals -- 1919 : Navy officers enact messy plan to bust gay officers -- 1919 : Gamblers pay Chicago White Sox to throw World Series -- 1920 : Charles Ponzi invents scheme that cons masses out of millions -- 1921 : Silent film star "Fatty" Arbuckle accused of murder -- 1924 : Wealthy Chicago teens Leopold and Loeb kill 14-year-old boy for thrills -- 1925 : Tennessee puts science teacher Scopes on trial for teaching evolution -- 1927 : Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti sentenced to death for political views -- 1932 : World famous pilot Charles Lindbergh's baby is kidnapped and killed -- 1934 : Little Gloria Vanderbilt gets caught in crazy custody battle -- 1938 : Orson Welles' radio show convinced country that aliens were invading -- 1943 : Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin accused of fathering stalker's baby -- 1950 : Small-time communist couple, the Rosenbergs, put to death for espionage -- 1956 : Rock singer Elvis' sexy hip-shaking on TV shocks the nation -- 1957 : Celebrities defend reputations trashed by first gossip mag -- 1958 : Bad boy rock star Jerry Lee Lewis marries his underage cousin -- 1958 : Movie star Lana Turner's daughter murders her mom's boyfriend -- 1959 : Rigged quiz show scandal stuns TV audiences -- 1963 : Harvard professor Timothy Leary fired for his psychedelic drug experiments -- 1968 : Black athletes stage controversial protest at Olympics -- 1969 : Senator Kennedy involved in mysterious death of young woman -- 1970 : National Guard shoots antiwar protestors at Kent State University -- 1972 : Unethical syphilis experiments conducted on black men -- 1974 : President Nixon forced to resign after being connected to crooked scandal -- 1974 : Heiress Patty Hearst abducted and brainwashed by radical political group -- 1977 : Director Roman Polanski gets convicted of rape and flees country -- 1978 : People in extreme religious sect commit mass suicide in Jonestown Massacre -- 1978 : Gay rights activist Harvey Milk assassinated by political rival -- 1980 : Janet Cooke's Pulitzer prize-winning story declared fake -- 1984 : Vanessa Williams steps down as Miss America -- 1984 : Bernhard Goetz shoots unarmed black youth on NYC subway -- 1987 : Televangelist Jim Bakker caught in sex and money scandal -- 1989 : Baseball great Pete Rose banned from the game for gambling -- 1989 : Robert Mapplethorpe's scandalous photos cause big stir -- 1989 : Pop duo Milli Vanilli lip sync their way to a Grammy -- 1990 : Madonna's racy Blond Ambition Tour protested by Catholic Church -- 1991 : Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas charged with sexual harassment -- 1991 : Police beating of Rodney King sparks LA race riots -- 1993 : Pop star Michael Jackson accused of molesting 13-year-old boy -- 1993 : FBI raid on religious sect in Waco, Texas, leaves 75 dead in fire -- 1993 : Hollywood prostitution ring leader Heidi Fleiss gets busted -- 1994 : Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gets clubbed in the knee in foul play attack -- 1994 : All-star football player OJ Simpson on trial for murdering ex-wife -- 1996 : Rappers Biggie and Tupac murdered amid East-West coast rap rivalry -- 1998 : President Bill Clinton caught in sex scandal with White House intern -- 1998 : DNA tests spark controversy around Jefferson's second family with a slave -- 2000 : Cuba and US in custody battle for five-year-old shipwreck survivor -- 2000 : Tight Gore-Bush election results lead to bitter battle between parties
- Control code
- 697261213
- Dimensions
- 18 x 18 cm
- Extent
- 223 pages
- Isbn
- 9780982732205
- Lccn
- 2011936079
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
- Other control number
- 9780982732205
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)697261213
- Label
- Scandalous! : 50 shocking events you should know about (so you can impress your friends), by Hallie Fryd
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1906 : Famous architect Stanford White murdered by ex-lover's rich husband -- 1906 : Writer Upton Sinclair exposes meat industry's nasty underbelly -- 1913 : Native American decathlete Jim Thorpe stripped of Olympic medals -- 1919 : Navy officers enact messy plan to bust gay officers -- 1919 : Gamblers pay Chicago White Sox to throw World Series -- 1920 : Charles Ponzi invents scheme that cons masses out of millions -- 1921 : Silent film star "Fatty" Arbuckle accused of murder -- 1924 : Wealthy Chicago teens Leopold and Loeb kill 14-year-old boy for thrills -- 1925 : Tennessee puts science teacher Scopes on trial for teaching evolution -- 1927 : Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti sentenced to death for political views -- 1932 : World famous pilot Charles Lindbergh's baby is kidnapped and killed -- 1934 : Little Gloria Vanderbilt gets caught in crazy custody battle -- 1938 : Orson Welles' radio show convinced country that aliens were invading -- 1943 : Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin accused of fathering stalker's baby -- 1950 : Small-time communist couple, the Rosenbergs, put to death for espionage -- 1956 : Rock singer Elvis' sexy hip-shaking on TV shocks the nation -- 1957 : Celebrities defend reputations trashed by first gossip mag -- 1958 : Bad boy rock star Jerry Lee Lewis marries his underage cousin -- 1958 : Movie star Lana Turner's daughter murders her mom's boyfriend -- 1959 : Rigged quiz show scandal stuns TV audiences -- 1963 : Harvard professor Timothy Leary fired for his psychedelic drug experiments -- 1968 : Black athletes stage controversial protest at Olympics -- 1969 : Senator Kennedy involved in mysterious death of young woman -- 1970 : National Guard shoots antiwar protestors at Kent State University -- 1972 : Unethical syphilis experiments conducted on black men -- 1974 : President Nixon forced to resign after being connected to crooked scandal -- 1974 : Heiress Patty Hearst abducted and brainwashed by radical political group -- 1977 : Director Roman Polanski gets convicted of rape and flees country -- 1978 : People in extreme religious sect commit mass suicide in Jonestown Massacre -- 1978 : Gay rights activist Harvey Milk assassinated by political rival -- 1980 : Janet Cooke's Pulitzer prize-winning story declared fake -- 1984 : Vanessa Williams steps down as Miss America -- 1984 : Bernhard Goetz shoots unarmed black youth on NYC subway -- 1987 : Televangelist Jim Bakker caught in sex and money scandal -- 1989 : Baseball great Pete Rose banned from the game for gambling -- 1989 : Robert Mapplethorpe's scandalous photos cause big stir -- 1989 : Pop duo Milli Vanilli lip sync their way to a Grammy -- 1990 : Madonna's racy Blond Ambition Tour protested by Catholic Church -- 1991 : Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas charged with sexual harassment -- 1991 : Police beating of Rodney King sparks LA race riots -- 1993 : Pop star Michael Jackson accused of molesting 13-year-old boy -- 1993 : FBI raid on religious sect in Waco, Texas, leaves 75 dead in fire -- 1993 : Hollywood prostitution ring leader Heidi Fleiss gets busted -- 1994 : Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gets clubbed in the knee in foul play attack -- 1994 : All-star football player OJ Simpson on trial for murdering ex-wife -- 1996 : Rappers Biggie and Tupac murdered amid East-West coast rap rivalry -- 1998 : President Bill Clinton caught in sex scandal with White House intern -- 1998 : DNA tests spark controversy around Jefferson's second family with a slave -- 2000 : Cuba and US in custody battle for five-year-old shipwreck survivor -- 2000 : Tight Gore-Bush election results lead to bitter battle between parties
- Control code
- 697261213
- Dimensions
- 18 x 18 cm
- Extent
- 223 pages
- Isbn
- 9780982732205
- Lccn
- 2011936079
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
- Other control number
- 9780982732205
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)697261213
Subject
- History
- Juvenile works
- Scandales -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Scandals
- Scandals -- United States
- Scandals -- United States -- 20th century
- Scandals -- United States -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Trivia and miscellanea
- United States
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea
- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Miscellanea | Juvenile literature
- Young adult literature
- 1210L
- Young adult nonfiction
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle -- Miscellanées | Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Young adult literature
- 1900 - 1999
Genre
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Miscellanea
- Miscellanées
- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Young adult literature
- Young adult nonfiction
- History
- 1210L
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