Marshall Fields
publication date: Friday, December 24, 2010 (part of Winter 2011)
category: 
Terrorism
clue: took a wrong turn on his way to do some last-minute Christmas shopping
explanation: Fields, not to be confused with retail magnate Marshall Field, stormed the White House on December 25, 1974, claiming to have explosives. He was detained and arrested by the Secret Service. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Erik Bates
trivia: Unable to find a photograph of Fields and unwilling to give up on an otherwise good goo, Scott used a short excerpt from a book summarizing the history of the Secret Service as the source image.
Not-So-Merry Christmas: Christmas was no "silent night" for these poor souls, who are forever linked to acts of violence on the holiday. This week will give Santa a few new names for his Naughty list.Similar Goos
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