http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Eagleton

this guy had shock therapy for depression, donated a bunch of money to the church of scientology, and said "go forth in love and peace — be kind to dogs — and vote Democratic" in his farewell speech



ps novak must be the most hated man in washington dc

5/7/2008 7:31:40 PM

well this is not american history but rather interesting

Carlos Torre http://batgirl.atspace.com/torre.html

Quote :

"Playing in a tournament in Chicago in 1925, Torre needed only one win to finish first in a field that included Frank Marshall and Geza Maroczy and Edward Lasker. He lost this game to Edward Lasker. After this tournament, he suffered a nervous breakdown which, while in NYC, manifested itself when he attempted to remove his clothes on a Fifth Avenue bus. He never played serious chess again. After a brief hospitalization, he returned to his native Mexico."

Mir Sultan Khan http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/sultankhan.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Sultan_Khan

Quote :

"Notwithstanding the various allegations that Sultan Khan was completely illiterate ... He was one of a few players who had a plus record against Capablanca. His best years were the last two years, when he was probably ranked in the top ten in the world (peaking at #6 according to Chessmetrics[1]). In 1933, when his performances were still improving, he was taken back to India by his master, and was never heard of by the chess world again."

Capablanca is considered to be one of the best chess players of all time,

5/7/2008 7:53:53 PM

Joshua A. Norton the Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_A._Norton

anyways he was more fucking awesome then he was strange

5/7/2008 8:38:05 PM

saps852

5/7/2008 8:39:38 PM

^^ yea that is pretty badass

5/7/2008 8:49:38 PM