This Week In History News, Jan. 21 – 27
This post was originally published on this siteWoman weds 300-year-old pirate ghost, former CIA agents find Pablo Escobar’s lost submarine, reporter uncovers last American slave […]
Random Facts That Will Totally Melt Your Brain And Shock Your Friends
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Abraham Lincoln’s wrestling career to the killer habits of cats, these interesting random facts will leave your […]
Meet The Mysterious And Uncontacted Residents Of North Sentinel Island
This post was originally published on this siteThe Sentinelese tribe have remained on their North Sentinel Island, almost completely uncontacted for nearly 60,000 years. Anyone […]
Beautiful Portraits and the Incredible Stories of Jewish ‘Bond Girl’ Christine Granville, Who Was Churchill’s Favorite Spy
This post was originally published on this siteKrystyna Skarbek, also known by the alias Christine Granville, was a Polish woman-turned-British spy who had a remarkable […]
The 19th Century’s Highest-Paid Piano Player Was A Blind Slave
This post was originally published on this siteWith Beethoven-like precision, even while blind, Tom Wiggins was able to master a piece of music after hearing […]
The Womens’ Pipe Smoking Group, ca. 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Womens’ Pipe Smoking Group affectionately known as the WOPS or Borkum Riffs because of the sweet smells […]
Before Smartphone: 42 Studio Portrait Photos of Dutch Girls in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteA found photo collection of Jan Paul Arends that shows studio portraits of Dutch girls from the Steenbergen […]
Before Smartphone – 42 Studio Portrait Photos of Dutch Girls in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteA found photo collection of Jan Paul Arends that shows studio portraits of Dutch girls from the Steenbergen […]
How Navajo Code Talkers Helped Win World War II
This post was originally published on this siteTo this day, the Navajo code talkers’ language remains the only unbreakable code ever used by the Marine […]
43 Snapshots That Capture Ladies in Their Rooms From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos show ladies in their rooms in the 1950s. Let’s see how the interior of this period […]
The Incredible True Story Of The Revenant’s Hugh Glass
This post was originally published on this siteHugh Glass spent six weeks trekking over 200 miles back to his camp, after being mauled by a […]
Scientists Discover Oldest Human Fossil Found Outside Africa
This post was originally published on this siteThe discovery of the jawbone could help scientists understand human migration patterns and breeding between homo sapiens, hominids, […]
18 Amazing Photographs of American Dancer Edith Lambelle Langerfeld a.k.a La Sylphe From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteEdith Lambelle Langerfeld (1883-1968), mostly known as La Sylphe, was an exotic American dancer who became a sensation […]
Dramatic Footage Of Kamikaze Pilots In Action [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteInsane footage from the Battle of Okinawa shows just how reckless and terrifying kamikaze pilots were. [embedded content] […]
Snake Wine — Southeast Asia’s Creepiest Alternative Medicine
This post was originally published on this siteSnake wine is considered by many Southeast Asian people to be a miracle cure-all, but how exactly is […]
30 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteRole of women in organized opposition to the German occupiers of France and the Vichy Regime during World […]
Pablo Escobar’s Drug Submarine Found Off Coast Of Colombia
This post was originally published on this siteThe investigators believe that the sub could provide clues as to where Escobar’s missing multi-billion dollar fortune was […]
Where Did The Google Name Come From?
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of the Google name can be traced back to a typo, an incredibly large number, and […]
In 1952, Georges Monneret Built an “Amphibious Vespa” for the Paris-London Race and Successfully Crossed the Channel on It
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1952, French motorcycle racing champion Georges Monneret leaving Paris, France for for Calais, where he was met […]
The Typical “Femme Fatale” of Early Hollywood Movies: 45 Gorgeous Pics of Lenore Ulric in the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteLenore Ulric (1892-1970) was a star of the Broadway stage and Hollywood films of the silent-film and early […]
A rare view of China’s last dynasty, 1870-1880
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs of Peking, now known as Beijing, taken by Thomas Child in the 1870s and 1880s are […]
Early Ambrotype: 46 Incredible Portrait Photos of English People From the 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteThe ambrotype, also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass made […]
Heartbreaking Jacob Riis Photographs From How The Other Half Lives And Beyond
This post was originally published on this siteThese heartbreaking Jacob Riis photographs from How the Other Half Lives and elsewhere changed America forever. 1 of […]
Pablo Escobar’s Net Worth — The Drug Lord Could Have Been The Richest Man Alive
This post was originally published on this siteIf he was alive and still at work today, Pablo Escobar’s net worth would be more than $100 […]
The Last American Slave Ship May Have Just Been Found
This post was originally published on this siteThe discovery could be the long-lost Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring live slaves to the […]