The Heinous Crimes Of Dagmar Overbye — The Baby-Burning Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteDagmar Overbye pretended to be a child caretaker. But all she did was kill the children left in […]
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The Story Of Elsa Einstein’s Cruel, Incestuous Marriage To Albert
This post was originally published on this siteElsa Einstein was Albert Einstein’s wife. She was also his first cousin. And he cheated on her a […]
The True Story Behind The Most Iconic Image Of The Civil Rights Movement
This post was originally published on this siteThe photo of Hazel Bryan screaming at Elizabeth Eckford is jarring enough, but the story of their subsequent […]
From Bandit Queen To Parliament – The Incredible Journey of Phoolan Devi
This post was originally published on this sitePhoolan Devi escaped an abusive arranged marriage and embarked on a life of crime, intent on getting revenge […]
How The “Little Boy” Bomb Absolutely Devastated Hiroshima [PHOTOS]
This post was originally published on this siteThe bomb was called “Little Boy” but the devastation it caused was hardly small. The post How The […]
The Story Of Hannelore Schmatz — The First Woman To Die On Everest
This post was originally published on this siteHannelore Schmatz summited Everest with her husband in 1979. Unfortunately, she’d never make it down to celebrate with […]
The Tragic History Of John Pemberton — The Man Who Invented Coca-Cola
This post was originally published on this siteIf John Pemberton was never in the American civil war, he would never have become addicted to morphine, […]
Rob Hall Is Proof That It Doesn’t Matter How Experienced You Are — Everest Is Still A Deadly Climb
This post was originally published on this siteThe climbers on Everest face danger every day, but Rob Hall had lived to tell the tale several […]
Linda Lovelace Was The Girl Next Door Who Starred In The Most Famous Adult Film Of All Time
This post was originally published on this siteLinda Lovelace rose to fame after starring in the groundbreaking adult film “Deep Throat.” But the story behind […]
Robert Hansen — The Serial Killer Who Hunted His Victims Like Animals
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Hansen was an avid hunter and set several local hunting records. But no one knew that in […]
Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign
This post was originally published on this siteIt seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood […]
How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteSophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though […]
A Tree Possibly Planted By George Washington Falls Victim To Nor’easter
This post was originally published on this siteThe tree arrived as a gift for Washington, as just a sapling planted in half of a whiskey […]
“A Cacophony Of Hell”: The Story Of The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteWith World War II nearing its end, hundreds of soldiers perished during the Ramree Island crocodile attack, the […]
Mary Boleyn — The Other Boleyn Girl Who Wooed Henry VIII
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone knows about Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, but what about her sister Mary, his former […]
Henry VIII’s Wives — What Happened To All Of The Kings Consorts?
This post was originally published on this siteThe monarch was famous for going through multiple wives and mistresses, but what actually happened to all of […]
Meet Jon Brower Minnoch — The Heaviest Man Who Ever Lived
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout his life, Jon Brower Minnoch’s weight fluctuated between 290 pounds to 1,400 pounds and everything in between. […]
“Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized”: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteHow Black September perpetrated the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Wikimedia CommonsA masked member of the […]
Meet Margot Frank — Anne’s Older Sister Who Also Had A Diary
This post was originally published on this siteThough Anne’s diary, friends, and family have shed some light on who Margot was, her own diary was […]
The MOVE Bombing: When Police Dropped Explosives On A Black Liberation Group
This post was originally published on this siteSee the horror of the 1985 MOVE bombing that saw Philadelphia police drop two explosives on the home […]
Was Ivan The Terrible Really As Terrible As His Legacy Suggests?
This post was originally published on this siteIvan the Terrible was given a terrible reputation, but was he really as bad as history made him […]
How Bikini Atoll Was Ruined By Castle Bravo And Operation Crossroads
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Cold War, the U.S. conducted the Castle Bravo and Operation Crossroads nuclear tests on Bikini Atoll […]
Wladyslaw Szpilman And The Incredible True Story Of “The Pianist”
This post was originally published on this siteWladyslaw Szpilman was a Jewish pianist living in Warsaw, Poland during WWII. He didn’t know that his musical […]
WWII Japan’s “Comfort Women” And The Horrific Sexual Slavery They Endured [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteComfort women were women and girls taken from occupied territories by the Imperial Army during WWII and used […]
The Gruesome Murders Of Andrei Chikatilo — Russia’s “Red Ripper”
This post was originally published on this siteAndrei Chikatilo murdered 56 people, but despite the mounting evidence against him was arrested and let go several […]