The Downfall Dictionary

Image from nytimes.com The first sex charge against Donald Edgar Lukens emerged when he was nothing more than a college kid. He was in...

Image from nps.gov Congressmen with murderous tempers were not new to Philip Barton Key, but his prior experience had not exactly prepared...

Image from britannica.com The controversial existence of Harry Micajah Daugherty in the world of politics is probably best exemplifi...

Image from bioguide.congress.gov Charles Lucas, a U.S. attorney for the territory of Missouri, should have taken a cue from his first major ...

( Source ) Frank Donald McKay made plenty of enemies in his time as a political boss, but perhaps the most bizarre action by one of hi...