They called him the Gentle Giant. At 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever walk the Earth, at least in recorded history. Even if he was of normal stature, the people of ...
At least a thousand Waynesboro residents turned out on Friday, December 15, 1939 to rubberneck at 21-year-old Robert Wadlow, the “Alton Giant,” who at 8 feet 9-1/2 inches was (and still is) the ...
Renowned sculptor Edward Giberson, 75, of Glen Carbon, holds a portfolio open to a photograph of the Robert Wadlow bronze statue that he created. Thousands of people visit the site at 2810 College Ave ...
People still refer to him as "The Alton Giant." Through the years since his death, Robert Pershing Wadlow, known as the tallest man in recorded history, has evolved into a most unlikely Midwestern ...
File photo Robert Wadlow was 22 years old when he died in 1940, standing at a height of 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, the tallest a person has ever grown (with proof), according to Guinness World Records.
DONNA HEALY Of The Gazette Staff Oct 30, 2010 Oct 30, 2010 0 Mystery — and a bit of history — surround a shoe that lures tourists to a Billings bootery. The huge shoe, listed on a website of weird and ...
They called him the Gentle Giant. At 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever walk the Earth, at least in recorded history. Even if he was of normal stature, the people of ...
They called him the Gentle Giant. At 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever walk the Earth, at least in recorded history. Even if he was of normal stature, the people of ...