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The My Lai Massacre: One Of America's Darkest Days
The My Lai massacre will always be a disturbing memory in the American conscience and will often resurface in any discussion or...
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Maj. Tommy Macpherson, The ‘Kilted Killer’ That Forced A Surrender While Outnumbered 23,000 To One
When reflecting on the true heroes of the Second World War, few names evoke as much admiration and awe as that of Sir Tommy Macpherson....
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The Tragic Tale of Eben Byers, The Man That Drank Radium Until His Jaw Disintegrated
Throughout history few stories are as harrowing and cautionary as that of Eben Byers, a wealthy industrialist whose life was forever...
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Buried at Sea: The Casket That Carried John F Kennedy From Dallas To Washington
The story of JFK's original coffin is a story worth telling. Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who famously leapt onto the back of...
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The Tale of Charles Harrelson, Woody Harrelson's Father: A Story of Allegations and Convictions
In the realm of Hollywood, tales of family history often carry a mystique of their own. One such story revolves around the father of...
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Belgium’s King Leopold II: The Man Responsible For The Death Of 15 Million People In The Congo
Belgium may not be the first European country that most people think of when they hear the words “blood-soaked colonial tyranny.”...
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Sarah Goodridge And One Of The Earliest Examples Of 'Sending Nudes'
A painting like this is bound to draw anyone in, and also arouse some questions in regard to it's back story. What makes it even more...
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Outrageously Good Tales About Little Richard
Being gay and black in the deep south during the 1950s may sound like a recipe for disaster, but not so much for Little Richard....
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A Gentleman's Guide To Self-Defense Maneuvers, 1895
Behold a curious relic from the 1890s: a photo album without a title but brimming with an unexpected treasure trove of self-defence...
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The Macabre Journey Of Eva Perón’s Corpse
Eva Perón, affectionately known as Evita, remains one of Argentina’s most iconic and controversial figures. As the First Lady of...
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Christmas Cards Created By Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí was never one to shy away from pushing boundaries. Whether it was his surrealist paintings, sculptures, photography, films,...
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When Frank Sinatra Jr Was Kidnapped And Held For Ransom
In the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, another American icon faced a tragic incident, albeit with a...
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The Murder Of Mary Pradd (Often Known As Old Mary Pradd, Sometimes Mary Pratt)
Police Constable Charles Shelton from the Metropolitan Police made his way to 40 Kent Street during the early hours of Thursday, November...
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Unit 731, Japan’s Horrific Human Experiments Program During World War II
Officially known as the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army, Unit 731 was a covert biological and...
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The Clutter Family Murders: An Examination of Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’
On the night of 14th November 1959, in the peaceful town of Holcomb, Kansas, everything seemed ordinary at the Clutter family’s...
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For Three Months In 1973, The Dutch Government Banned Cars On Sundays To Curb Oil Consumption
Imagine this: it’s a crisp Sunday morning in late 1973, and the usually bustling streets of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague are...
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Mary Surratt and the Lincoln Assassination: Her Involvement, Legacy and Execution
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt was born in 1823 in Waterloo, Maryland. Raised in a devout Catholic family, she married John Harrison...
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This Is Why Mata Hari Was Not the Spy You Thought She Was
Mata Hari was born on August 7, 1876 as Margaretha “Gretha” Geertruida Zelle in the Netherlands. Since her conviction as a double agent...
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When Nazis ‘Played’ in Madison Square Garden: A Dark Chapter in American History
Six and a half months before Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland, an unsettling event took place in New York City’s Madison Square Garden...
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Charles Osbourne: The Remarkable Life Of The Man Who Hiccuped for 68 Years
Charles Osborne holds a singularly unique place in medical history as the man who hiccuped for an astonishing 68 years. His extraordinary...
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The Sad Story Of Yakov Dzhugashvili, Stalin's Eldest Son And His Gruesome Death
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili held the unenviable distinction of being Joseph Stalin's eldest son. Born to Stalin's first wife, Kato...
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Anita Berber: A Portrait of Excess and Intrigue in the Roaring Twenties
Throughout history, certain figures stand as vivid reminders of an era characterised by excess and liberation. Anita Berber, an...
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Meet The Forty Elephants, The All-Girl Gang From London
When we conjure up images of crime gangs, our minds often drift to Italian mobsters or Japanese Yakuza members, maybe Mexican or...
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Cecil Chubb: The Guy That Bought Stonehenge But His Wife Hated It So He Gave It Away
The purchase of Stonehenge by Sir Cecil Chubb in 1915 marks a significant episode in the preservation of British heritage. Let's have a...
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