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Some people lived full lives — but history remembers them for just one horrible act.
In this video, we examine 10 individuals whose names became forever tied to a single disturbing moment, mistake, or crime that erased everything else they did.
From shocking crimes to unforgettable scandals, these stories show how one action can define an entire legacy.
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In this video, we examine 10 individuals whose names became forever tied to a single disturbing moment, mistake, or crime that erased everything else they did.
From shocking crimes to unforgettable scandals, these stories show how one action can define an entire legacy.
⚠️ Viewer discretion advised — disturbing topics discussed.
Subscribe to watchmojo.world for more:
• Dark history
• Shocking real stories
• People remembered for the wrong reasons
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00:00Booth had a very intense personal hatred for Abraham Lincoln.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and we're looking at people who went down in history for
00:10one unforgettably horrible thing they did.
00:15Grigori Rasputin
00:20During the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, Grigori Rasputin
00:25A Russian mystic rose to prominence, all thanks to his perceived ability to hear.
00:30To heal the Emperor's son, Alexei.
00:33Alexei's health improved.
00:35He was lamenting the royal family's belief that Rasputin had magical healing powers.
00:40And guaranteeing his privileged place on the royal court.
00:45We know that the doctors had prescribed aspirin,
00:48a drug that worsens hemophilia.
00:50That supposed power gained him deep trust, enormous influence, and plenty of
00:55enemies.
00:56While some viewed him as a holy man, others saw him as a
01:00manipulator surrounded by rumors of drunken orgies, bribery, and political interference.
01:05Things reached a breaking point during World War I, when Nicholas II
01:10left domestic affairs in the hands of his wife Alexandra, who relied heavily on resp-
01:15Putin.
01:16As Russia's economy crumbled, public hatred fell on him.
01:19By the end of World War II,
01:20they were convinced the only way to maintain order was to eliminate the
01:25order.
01:25This sham of a holy man.
01:27In 1916, Rasputin was brutally-
01:30assassinated.
01:31And the Romanov dynasty collapsed shortly after.
01:34Today-
01:35History still remembers him as the scandalous mystic tied to the Empire.
01:40There's downfall.
01:41You can't even kill property.
01:43Guy Fawkes
01:45political rebel, martyr, or freedom fighter.
01:48However you frame him-
01:50Guy Fawkes
01:51will always be remembered for one thing-
01:54The Gunpowder Plot.
01:55In 1605, he was caught guarding barrels of gunpowder beneath the house of-
02:00lords in London.
02:01Part of a conspiracy to assassinate King James I and Parliament.
02:05Although it's lunatic, the plot is actually viable.
02:07It's the Big Bang theory of destruction.
02:09In which you take-
02:10you take out your enemy and then work out what happens next.
02:12His motivation?
02:13Fox?
02:14Was it about-
02:15a Catholic who had fought with Spanish forces against Protestant states.
02:19By the time he joined-
02:20The Gunpowder Plots?
02:21He wasn't acting alone.
02:22In fact, he was part of a group determined to-
02:25restore Catholic leadership in England through violent means.
02:28Under the very noses of the-
02:30Protestant state, this powder keg would sit until Parliament reconvened.
02:35Fortunately, their mission failed.
02:37When an anonymous letter exposed the plot, Fox would-
02:40was arrested, tortured, and executed for treason.
02:43November 5th marks the failed-
02:45The Gunpowder Plot and its most infamous conspirator.
02:48Remember, remember-
02:50the 5th of November-
02:52The Gunpowder-
02:53Treason and Plot.
02:55Captain Edward Smith
02:57In 1912, the magnificent Titanic-
03:00set sail, unaware of the disaster awaiting its-
03:03in the Atlantic.
03:04Leading the voyage-
03:05was Captain Edward Smith, a veteran mariner whose name is now forever linked-
03:10to the tragedy.
03:11A year earlier, Smith had been involved in a major mishap while-
03:15commanding the RMS Olympic.
03:17Despite that, he was chosen to captain the Titanic-
03:20and that streak of bad luck seemed to follow him.
03:23You got to be the captain-
03:25of a ship such as the Titanic-
03:27not simply by being the best navigator or-
03:30sea captain, but by having the social savoir-faire.
03:34Though high speed-
03:35speeds were standard practice back then.
03:37When the luxurious ships sank, many blamed Smith.
03:40Critics argued that the ship had been travelling too fast, while others claimed-
03:44that Smith had igno-
03:45ignored warnings about icebergs.
03:47Water, 14 feet above the keel and-
03:5010 minutes.
03:51In the 4P.
03:52In all three holes.
03:53And in boiler room 6.
03:54Set-
03:55sadly, the mariner didn't survive to defend himself, leaving him remembered as the captain-
04:00of the 20th century's most iconic ocean liner-
04:04Herostratus-
04:05To gain everlasting fame, Herostratus dared to burn down the temple-
04:10of Artemis-
04:11One of the seven wonders of the ancient world-
04:13made almost entirely-
04:15of marble.
04:16This Ephesus temple was known for its massive size and stunning-
04:20artwork.
04:21But in 356 BCE, on the same day Alexander the Great was born-
04:25Herostratus, an obscure figure, chose to destroy it-
04:30And yes, if you're wondering how do you burn down a stone temple-
04:32the answer is that there are wooden structural elements because-
04:35of course, as you know, stone is very strong under compression but weak under tension.
04:40Instead-
04:40of glory, he was arrested immediately and tortured to death.
04:43To stop his name from-
04:45From living on-
04:46Authorities issued-
04:47Damnatio Memori-
04:48Banning his name from ever-
04:50being spoken or recorded.
04:51They cleared the site and rebuilt the shrine, making it even larger-
04:55more magnificent than the temple that had been destroyed.
04:58Ironically, ancient historians-
05:00documented the story anyway, ensuring his plan succeeded centuries beyond his-
05:05lifetime.
05:06Today, little is known about Herostratus, except that he destroyed-
05:10Beauty to feed his ego.
05:11In fact, we have the term Herostratus fame, which is used-
05:15by pedantic people like me who give discourses on the structural features of stone-
05:20to mean the kind of fame you get for being famous for having done something wicked in order to become-
05:25famous-
05:26Joseph McCarthy.
05:27When you hear the word McCarthyism, what comes-
05:30to mind is fear replacing fact and power gone wrong-
05:34and that's because of Joe-
05:35Joseph McCarthy.
05:36The explosive charges trigger public hearings in the Senate.
05:40TV coverage provides millions of Americans with their first sustained look at the crusading center.
05:45And his bare-knuckle methods.
05:47Remembered as one of the consequential figures-
05:50in American politics, he weaponized paranoia and destroyed lives.
05:54In the early-
05:551950s, during the Cold War panic, Senator McCarthy claimed he had a list-
06:00of communists infiltrating the US military, government and media.
06:05The President and I now agree on the necessity of getting rid of communists.
06:09We apparently-
06:10frankly disagree only on how we should handle those who have been-
06:15.
06:15protecting communists.
06:16The problem?
06:17He rarely provided solid evidence.
06:20Accusations shifted, names changed, and careers were destroyed based-
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06:25based on suspicion alone.
06:26Was he lying?
06:27Not entirely.
06:28Since there were indeed-
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07:17wealthy families she served fell ill. Public health investigator George Soper eventually
07:22identified her as an asymptomatic carrier, something almost unheard of at the time.
07:27Still, Malin refused to stop cooking, denied responsibility, leading to-
07:32to her forced quarantine in 1907. After her release, she secretly-
07:37Malin didn't have a way to make a decent living doing anything-
07:42Malin didn't have anything else, though, so when the city lost touch with her, she went
07:44right back to the kitchen.
07:45Arrested again?
07:47She lived the rest of her life quarantined at North Brother Island, passing away in 1907.
07:521938, at age 69.
07:54Health experts still debate the ethics-
07:57of how their profession treated Mary Malin, but there's no doubting the-
08:02long shadow she continues to cast as Typhoid Mary.
08:07Lee Harvey Oswald- Before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lee-
08:12Harvey Oswald was largely unknown. A former U.S. Marine, he had a history of-
08:17drifting through life.
08:18Lee Harvey Oswald- He shoots on a rifle range 212, which means he-
08:22he qualifies for the second-highest position in the Marine Corps, that of a sharpshooter.
08:25He was court-martialed twice.
08:27Lee Harvey Oswald- Briefly jailed and eventually discharged from active duty.
08:31At one point-
08:32Lee Harvey Oswald- At one point-
08:32Lee Harvey Oswald- When he came to us and began to ask for asylum here-
08:37Lee Harvey Oswald- So insistently, the first reaction was to refuse and not to-
08:42give him permission to stay in the Soviet Union, let alone to give him political asylum.
08:47Lee Harvey Oswald- Then came November 22, 1963-
08:51which changed the way-
08:52Lee Harvey Oswald- He'd be viewed forever.
08:53Lee Harvey Oswald- On Wednesday evening, two days before the assassination-
08:57Lee Harvey Oswald- One of the boarders at the rooming house recalls Oswald intently watching
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09:02Lee Harvey Oswald- TV news story about President Kennedy's visit to Dallas.
09:05Lee Harvey Oswald- On that fateful day-
09:07Lee Harvey Oswald- As Kennedy's motorcade passed through Dallas, Oswald-
09:10Lee Harvey Oswald fired from the Texas School Book Department.
09:12depository, killing Kennedy and injuring Texas Governor John Connolly.
09:17After he shot and murdered a Dallas police officer while fleeing, Oswald was finally
09:21arrested.
09:22But before he could stand trial, he was shot on live TV by nightclub owner Jack.
09:27Like Ruby.
09:28Nero.
09:29The Emperor who, according to legend, fiddled when he died.
09:32While Rome burned.
09:33Nero ruled from 54 to 68 CE and is remembered as a
09:37one of Rome's most despised leaders.
09:38The last of the Julio-Claudian Emperors
09:42Nero transformed the greatest empire the world has ever seen into a playground for his darkness.
09:47Regarded as extravagant and ruthless, he eliminated
09:52rivals, killed his mother, and persecuted Christians.
09:55To be fair, his reign was
09:57not entirely bad.
09:58He supported the arts, implemented reforms, and launched public works to
10:02help Rome recover from earlier disasters.
10:05Still, these achievements are often overshadowed.
10:07By his reputation.
10:09Not only is he viewed as the incompetent emperor who
10:12did nothing while Rome burned, but some even believe he started the fire.
10:17In a total of nearly nine days, two-thirds of Rome had burned to the ground.
10:22For Rome, he fled and has been portrayed in a negative light ever since.
10:27Emperor Nero died that morning, unloved and alone, a pariah to his people.
10:32John Wilkes Booth, all because he refused to accept emancipation and equality.
10:37John Wilkes Booth committed one of history's most devastating crimes.
10:42President and Mrs. Lincoln saw him perform twice, both times in Ford's theater.
10:47This is the first time in a play called The Marble Heart, 17 months ago.
10:52Before the assassination.
10:53They live!
10:54They live!
10:55Some onlookers think Boothy
10:57and uses the plague to threaten Lincoln.
10:59To Booth, President Abraham Lincoln
11:02represented everything he hated.
11:03The abolition of slavery, the Union's victory, and…
11:07the possibility of black civil rights.
11:09First, he planned to kidnap Lincoln and use him as…
11:12the leverage to free Confederate prisoners.
11:14But when that failed, and the war ended…
11:17Booth escalated…
11:18to murder.
11:19On April 14, 1865, he shut…
11:22Scott Lincoln at Ford's theater.
11:23Notice the bulge in Booth's pocket.
11:26That's a 44…
11:27a derringer.
11:28Small, easy to conceal.
11:30The perfect assassin's gun.
11:32But here's the thing, it only carries…
11:37one shot.
11:38Booth will have to get as close as he possibly can.
11:42To the president.
11:43Instead of becoming the hero he imagined, he was hunted down and killed…
11:4712 days later.
11:48All thanks to his hateful act.
11:50His name is synonymous…
11:52infamous…
11:53with infamy…
11:54often overshadowing the fact…
11:55that he was once a…
11:57celebration.
11:57Paralyzed from the neck down.
11:58Booth slowly, painfully…
12:02died.
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12:171.
12:18Judas Iscariot
12:20Out of Jesus' 12 disciples…
12:22Judas Iscariot took it upon himself to betray his rabbi.
12:26For that…
12:27his name has become synonymous with treachery.
12:29There!
12:30Smithers!
12:31Held the beating!
12:32Bingo!
12:33Sir, I…
12:34There was no beating.
12:35What?
12:36Well, that's a hell of a thing!
12:37Why?
12:38Because I…
12:37I called him off.
12:38Judas!
12:39Scriptures hint at his darker tendencies.
12:42But everything reached its peak on the night of the betrayal.
12:45According to the Gospel of Matthew…
12:47Judas handed Jesus over to the religious authorities for 30 pieces of silver.
12:52identifying him with a kiss.
12:54The actual sum was very small.
12:5630 pieces…
12:57It might have kept him going for a month or so, but not for very long.
13:02That single gesture set in motion Jesus' arrest, torture, and crucifixion.
13:07The betrayal cuts deeper because Judas was part of Jesus' inner circle.
13:12Not…
13:13Just a distant follower.
13:14Though he later returned the money in remorse.
13:16History…
13:17Never forgave him for what he did.
13:18He remains a lasting symbol of betrayal.
13:21Greed.
13:22and tragic downfall.
13:23I was a great writer and I was a great writer after he was seen.
13:24He heard of a recent translator and the next generation of his former father.
13:25He also saw his personal father as his former father's father.
13:26Upon his father…
13:27King!
13:28A few years ago…
13:29Vanishing the other's father and a tragic own father.
13:30I have never been a disease.
13:31I know!
13:32Let up make a good night!
13:33It's the end.
13:34Let up make a hell.
13:35I have no doubt.
13:36What is the BP?
13:37The BP?
13:38Loved the BP?
13:39The BP?
13:40The BP?
13:41The BP.
13:42The BP?
13:44The BP?
13:45The BP?
13:46The BP?
13:47The BP?
13:49The BP?
13:50The BP?
13:51The BP?
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