How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam
This post was originally published on this siteEven before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II. […]
The 1942 Genesee Hotel Suicide: The Story Behind the Photo Which Was Titled “The Despondent Divorcee”
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 7, 1942 I. Russel Sorgi, a photographer for the Buffalo Courier Express in Buffalo, New York […]
The Story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Exchange a Bag of Their Hair for Muhammad Ali’s Boxing Shorts in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteAny world-famous rock star can write a check in support of a pet charity project. On Feb. 4, […]
34 Black and White Snapshots That Show Parisian Girls From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did Parisian girls look like in the 1950s? Just check out these snapshots to see.
Magnificent images of Egypt by Zangaki brothers, 1870-1890
This post was originally published on this siteThe Zangaki brothers were two Greek photographers, active between 1870s-1890s, who worked in Egypt, producing prints for the […]
What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated A Nazi Concentration Camp
This post was originally published on this siteThis is what it looked like when U.S. soldiers say when they liberated the Dachau concentration camp, freeing […]
43 Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Washington, D.C. in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what Washington, D.C. looked like in the 1960s.
The Gruesome Story Of The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders
This post was originally published on this siteThe bloody, mysterious Villisca Axe Murders have stumped authorities for over a century, despite numerous suspects, two trials, […]
12 Crazy Facts About Life in the 1910s America
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures will definitely make you appreciate where you came from and also make you appreciate where you […]
The Bizarre, Accidental Death Of Clement Vallandigham
This post was originally published on this siteClement Vallandigham was in the middle of demonstrating how another man might have accidentally killed himself — then […]
Ambergris — How Rare Whale Vomit Ended Up In Your Perfume
This post was originally published on this siteThrough history, perfumeries have used ambergris as a binding agent. But where exactly does the mysterious ingredient come […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photos of Our Dads Being Awesome in the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteMost dads like to brag about how cool they were back in the day. Well, these dads have […]
How Being Hanged, Drawn, And Quartered Became The Most Brutal Punishment In History
This post was originally published on this siteIn 14th-century England, no crime was worse than trying to betray the crown. So as a warning to […]
Valentine’s Day Murders: Last Photo of the Valentine’s Dance Couple in Durham, 1971
This post was originally published on this site On Valentine’s Day in 1971, 19-year-old Jesse McBane and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Patricia Mann, went to a […]
49 Glamorous Photos of Ginger Rogers in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Virginia Katherine McMath in 1911, Independence, Missouri, Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer, widely […]
How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII
This post was originally published on this siteLed by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million […]
22 Beautiful Kodachrome Photos That Capture American Life in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA beautiful collection of Kodachrome photos from Bousquairol’s Gallery that shows what American life looked like in the […]
Vin Mariani — The Cocaine-Laced Wine Loved By Popes, Thomas Edison, And Ulysses S. Grant
This post was originally published on this siteVin Mariani was advertised to reduce your hunger, aid digestion, cure the flu, and best of all, fill […]
How The Philadelphia Experiment Became Famous Despite Never Happening
This post was originally published on this siteThe Philadelphia experiment on the USS Eldridge remains one of the most famous governmental experiments to date. The […]
Robert Wadlow — The Tragically Short Life Of The World’s Tallest Man
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever live, and though his life was cut tragically short, it […]
These Amazing Self-Portraits by Joseph Byron May Be the First Selfies Ever Made
This post was originally published on this siteSelfies are a 21st-century thing, right? Well, they certainly got popular in the 2000s, but the first selfies […]
Rare 12th Century Samurai Sword Found In Attic
This post was originally published on this siteThe sword was pulled from the attic decades ago, but a recent ceremonial cleaning revealed it was a […]
How Hitler Took Inspiration From Native American Extermination To Forge His Final Solution
This post was originally published on this siteMany social scientists and historians point to Social Darwinism as a foundation for Hitler’s bigotry. Wikimedia CommonsAdolf Hitler […]
The First Film Taken of Queen Victoria, 1896
This post was originally published on this siteQueen Victoria at Balmoral in September 1896, on the occasion of the achievement of the longest reign in […]
Beautiful Life of Italy in the 1950s Through Piergiorgio Branzi’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Signa in 1928, Italian photographer Piergiorgio Branzi was raised in Florence, a city that “looks stern”, […]