Feb. 22, 2018, marks the centennial of the birth of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man who ever lived, and a lifelong resident of Alton. Wadlow was normal size at birth, but a growth on his pituitary ...

This is another installment of “Into the Archives,” a series that looks back on stories from the Belleville News-Democrat archives. Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as "The Alton Giant," was born on ...

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 Dr. Charles Humberd for diagnosing him as a “freak.” Even though an ...