A hundred years ago, wealthy U.K. lawyer Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge at an auction “on a whim” then decided three years later to donate it to the country.

One hundred years ago, a wealthy barrister from the U.K. purchased the famous Stonehenge for 6,600 British pounds, or the equivalent of just over $1 million in current money terms.
Cecil Chubb had reportedly not intended to buy the monument at all, but when bidding at the auction began to stall, he decided to participate because he thought a local man like himself should buy it. 
The landmark had been previously owned by a family for about one hundred years, but they decided to sell their properties, including Stonehenge, aft