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 […]
“We Can Do It!” – Meet the Woman Who Inspired the Famous Wartime Propaganda Poster in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller was hired by the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee to […]
Why Anton Drexler Was More Responsible For The Nazi Party Than Adolf Hitler
This post was originally published on this siteAngered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands […]
Love Among the Ruins: Happy Blitz Weddings in London, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteNot much would keep the Londoners down… Ena Squire-Brown, an international dancer famed for her Dove Dance, leaves […]
Four-Year-Old Boy of East Germany Is Tossed by His Father Into a Net Held by Firemen Across the Border in West Berlin, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteFour-year-old Michael Finder of East Germany is tossed by his father into a net held by residents and […]
Is Death From Laughter Real? Chrysippus And Others Say Yes
This post was originally published on this siteSee the evidence that Chrysippus and other historical figures may have succumbed to death from laughter. Wikimedia CommonsBust […]
37 Incredible Photos That Show the Easter Blizzard of 1947 in Crookston, Minnesota
This post was originally published on this siteThe Great Blizzard of 1947 was a record-breaking snowfall that began on Christmas without prediction and brought the […]
16 Presidential Assassins Who Failed To Kill The President
This post was originally published on this siteNo matter how strange some of these would-be Presidential assassins might seem, every one of them came close […]
Stockholm Syndrome And The Strange Bank Robbery Behind It
This post was originally published on this siteThe first victims of Stockholm syndrome found the symptoms as unexplainable as the doctors who examined them. Wikimedia […]
Richard Alpert’s Psychedelic Journey To Becoming Ram Dass
This post was originally published on this siteRichard Alpert’s experimentation with psychedelic drugs led him all the way to India, which he returned from as […]
This President Is Officially No Longer Considered The Worst
This post was originally published on this siteSince 1948, James Buchanan has been ranked in the top three worst presidents ever. Now, thanks to a […]
Ancient Mexican City May Have Had As Many Buildings As Manhattan
This post was originally published on this siteThe settlement was first discovered in 2007, but new advances in imaging technology have uncovered more of the […]
Beautiful Black and White Portraits of Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu-Douglas-Scott in 1935
This post was originally published on this siteLady Elizabeth Diana Montagu-Douglas-Scott was born on January 20 1922, the elder daughter of the 8th Duke of […]
How Georgia Tann Stole And Sold 5,000 Babies In The Black Market
This post was originally published on this siteFrom 1924 to 1950, Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children’s Home Society stole and sold an estimated 5,000 […]
Ananda Mahidol: The Mysterious Death of a King
This post was originally published on this siteAnanda Mahidol, Thailand’s king Rama VIII, died on the 3rd of June, 1946. He was only twenty at […]
69 Color Snaps That Capture Daily Life of Teenage Girls in the Swinging Sixties
This post was originally published on this siteThese color snapshots show what teenage girls looked like in the 1960s.
Colleen Moore: The Girl Who Personified the ”Flapper” of the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Kathleen Morrison in 1899, American film actress Colleen Moore took her first step in Hollywood at age […]
10 of the Most Sexist Ads From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteThe advertising world is a truly fascinating instance of subtle or even overt psychological manipulation. Its basic formula […]
Boobs on the Cover: 30 Sexy Vintage Album Covers From Between the 1960s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe marketing strategy: Man sees boobs, man buys record! In the 1960s-1980s, if you wanted to sell your […]
The Rise And Fall Of Boss Tweed’s Tammany Hall
This post was originally published on this siteFrom rigged elections to using the muscle of the city’s gangs, Tammany Hall’s Boss Tweed was the state’s […]
Interesting Vintage Pictures of Russians Drinking Vodka From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteVodka has traditionally been made by processing equal amounts of alcohol and water with some trace additives to […]
27 Color Pictures of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Performing in Oakland, California, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show […]
Before Smartphone Selfie, Here Are 37 Lovely Photobooths of Young Women From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a photo booth collection that show lovely portraits of young women from the 1950s.
30 Amazing Vintage Photographs of New York City From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThe earliest forms of mass transit in the City were the horse-cars, which were trolleys pulled by horses. […]
The Copycat Cars of the USSR: 10 Famous Soviet Cars ‘Driven’ by Western Ideas
This post was originally published on this siteIndustry loomed large in the race for influence between the West and the Soviet Union, symbolizing power and […]