A patriotic parade, a bloody brawl, and the origins of U.S. law enforcement’s war on the political left.

An Indian boy ran 40 miles at age 4. Fame followed—and a custody battle.

In 1913, Joe Knowles became a media sensation after fleeing into the Maine woods wearing nothing but a jockstrap. Two months and one bear-clubbing incident later, the “Nature Man” returned to civilization as a hero. But was it all hoax?