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James and Margret Reed “Are you men from California, or do you come from Heaven?” These were the stunned words of an emaciated Mrs...

Before Jackie Chan jumped off buildings for a living, his parents dodged bullets, smuggled linen, flirted with espionage, and argued over...

In the frozen darkness above the Eastern Front during the Second World War, German soldiers faced many fears. But one of the most...

Before stadium tours, before MTV, and long before digital sampling made it possible to fake a perfect drumbeat, one man played the real...

Imagine scrolling through a world without the internet, no Google search, no YouTube explainers, and certainly no AI assistants. In this...

Discover the legendary tale of Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers who founded Rome in 753 BCE. Explore their mythic lineage, divine...

It sounds like the setup for a surrealist joke: Salvador Dalí walks into a party and meets Walt Disney. But what happened next wasn’t a...

Explore 1660s London—where plague, fire, and crime ruled, yet theatre, coffeehouses, and music thrived. A vivid journey into a decade of danger and delight.

On the morning of 19 April 1995, a yellow Ryder rental truck pulled up outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City....

While some today mark the resurrection of Christ during Easter, many more partake in egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, and toasted hot cross...

It’s hard to imagine a time when the voice of a Nazi sympathiser could reach six million British radios in wartime Britain, but for a...

When Peter Beard went missing from his Montauk home in March 2020, the disappearance felt oddly poetic. A man who had survived being...

In the rugged hills of Northern California in the late 19th century, two brothers thought they had found an easy way to make a living....

"The shells are pouring like rain in the monsoon."  That single line, taken from a letter written by an Indian soldier stationed on the...

The world of crime has seen its fair share of chilling partnerships, but few are as infamous as the one shared by Pauline Parker and...

In the mid-1970s, a woman in her early forties began taking photographs for L’Ora , a small but politically active newspaper based in...

History is full of unsung heroes who have challenged societal norms and paved the way for progress. Among them are Marie Høeg and Bolette...

On 13 May 1895, in the village of Shoreham, Kent, Private Thomas Highgate was born into a life of struggle. One of five sons raised by...

Imagine pointing a brass-era automobile towards the rim of the Grand Canyon—with no map, no road, and barely any certainty that you’ll...

When The Beatles returned to Hamburg in April 1962 for what would be their third stint in the city, they were expecting long nights,...

The Soviet Union may be long gone but for those who spent their childhood in its orbit, certain memories remain unusually vivid. Among...

Princess Margaret, lounging on a couch on a lawn in Mustique in 1973 and surrounded by friends including. In the front row, from left to...

Evelyn Nesbit was one of the most recognisable faces of early 20th-century America – a model, actress, and chorus girl whose beauty...

In 1952, Jacques Léonard—born in 1909 in Paris—left behind a life of artistic opportunity and familiarity to settle in Barcelona, Spain....