Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The police had their hands full getting the 8-foot-8.25-inch Robert Wadlow in and out of a Missouri courtroom where he was suing ...

Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest man according to the Guinness Book of Records, was born on Feb. 22, 1918. The native of Alton, Ill. had a last recorded height of 8' 11.1" The President of the Alton ...

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 ...

ALTON, Ill. — Alton, Illinois, is known for quite a few things. Its scenic views, its claim as one of the most "haunted" towns in America and its status as home of the tallest man in recorded history, ...