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The Battle of the Somme, fought from July to November 1916, is etched into history as a symbol of the devastating toll of the First World...

On a quiet summer day in Paris, 1981, Issei Sagawa—a seemingly unassuming Japanese student—invited his classmate Renée Hartevelt to his...

Imagine sipping a drink in a cosy Austrian hotel bar, surrounded by the chatter of fellow skiers and the warm hum of a live musician. Now...

Maps are typically sober tools, designed to get you from point A to point B without plunging into a river or wandering into a field of...

Ah, Paris in the Années Folles —what a time to be alive! The city buzzed with the energy of jazz, cocktails, and artistic rebellion....

Proposed by the founder of the Pan-European Movement in the 1920s, this map was designed as a solution to any one countries dominance...

The burial of Lee Harvey Oswald took place under peculiar and understated circumstances on 25 November 1963 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort...

On a brisk day in 1934, Violet Hilton, a poised young woman with dreams of marriage, walked into a New York marriage licence bureau...

It's now been 50 years since Nick Drake left us, having never seen the success he sought during his lifetime. Though tragically short...

On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali, a young Bangladeshi textile worker, was murdered in a senseless act of racial violence in East London . His...

On Thursday, March 1, 1928, Mac McClintock and Virgi Ward entered Victor's Oakland, California studio to record their initial tracks....

Thanksgiving weekend in 1966 left an indelible mark on New York City’s history, not for the festive gatherings, but for a suffocating...

Howard Marks, famously known as “Mr Nice,” was a Welsh cannabis smuggler turned countercultural icon whose extraordinary life...

The summer of 1947 brought sweltering heat and an even more intense wave of shock to the quiet community of Newark, Ohio. The arrest of...

On the morning of 2 July 1931, in Cologne, Germany , Peter Kürten walked into the execution courtyard of Klingelputz Prison as the early...

Before there was Harvey Weinstein there was Don Simpson and if you were to ask anyone who knew Simpson for his wildest story, and you’ll...

Pop music has always blended spectacle and talent in equal parts, where image and artistry are intertwined to captivate audiences. Few...

The roots of the Peoples Temple lay in Jim Jones’ complex vision for social justice, combined with an intense desire for power and...

Joseph Beyrle’s journey through World War II is one of the most unique, showcasing bravery, resilience, and an almost unfathomable series...

George Metesky, better known as the “Mad Bomber of New York,” was responsible for one of the most unsettling and notorious crime sprees...

In the heart of Abilene, Kansas, stands a piece of Victorian history: the Lebold Mansion. Built in 1880, this yellow-brick landmark, with...

Route 66 has always been a passageway of dreams, a road symbolic of freedom and adventure in American culture. But in June 1961, it...

In the early 20th century, Hillsville, Virginia, was a town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, defined by its modest population,...