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Imagine pointing a brass-era automobile towards the rim of the Grand Canyon—with no map, no road, and barely any certainty that you’ll...

The Soviet Union may be long gone but for those who spent their childhood in its orbit, certain memories remain unusually vivid. Among...

Princess Margaret, lounging on a couch on a lawn in Mustique in 1973 and surrounded by friends including. In the front row, from left to...

In 1952, Jacques Léonard—born in 1909 in Paris—left behind a life of artistic opportunity and familiarity to settle in Barcelona, Spain....

In May 1955, Kiyoshi Tanimoto—a Methodist minister and Hiroshima survivor—arrived at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood under the...

From the clouded mist of 19th-century frontier legend emerges one of the most arresting, gruesome, and enduring characters of the...

“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again…” These were among the final words Virginia Woolf ever committed to paper, penned in a...

It’s not often that a woman with a past as a Parisian courtesan finds herself rubbing shoulders with royalty, marrying into Egyptian...

When you think of aerial combat, the first things that might come to mind are the dogfights of Spitfires and Messerschmitts or the heavy...

At first glance, the Gothic cottage of Plas Newydd in Llangollen, North Wales, may seem like a quaint remnant of the 18th century. But...

Saparmurat Niyazov, affectionately self-styled as Türkmenbaşy—or "Head of the Turkmen" if you're feeling formal—was the leader of...

On a chilly afternoon, February 18, 2001, Robert Hanssen parked his car at Foxstone Park in Vienna, Virginia, a quiet suburb of...

In 1917, amid the devastation of World War I, an American sculptor quietly boarded a ship to France, unaware she would soon transform...

Born in July 1900 in Fordon, Bromberg—then part of the German Empire (modern-day Poland)—Max Jacobson became notorious as "Dr. Feelgood,"...

March 15th—otherwise known as the Ides of March—has become synonymous with bad luck, treachery, and political upheaval. In ancient Rome,...

In the bustling streets of Victorian London, amidst the cacophony of street vendors hawking everything from flowers to fresh fish, one...

Before the legendary crooner, before the Rat Pack, before the tumultuous marriages and Hollywood scandals, Frank Sinatra was just another...

Frank Sheeran’s life reads like a crime thriller—except the violence, betrayals, and backroom dealings weren’t fiction. Known as The...

In the heart of Victorian London, amidst a society obsessed with propriety, decorum, and rigid social structures, an unusual profession...

Francis James Mortimer was not just a photographer; he was a pioneer in pictorial photography, an adventurer at heart, and an artist with...

If there were ever a case of an unfortunate yet bizarre workplace mishap, the story of Garry Hoy would be at the top of the list. A...

When you think of Allied espionage, you probably picture daring spies with hidden explosives, sneaky wiretaps, or maybe even weaponised...

For centuries, the Romani people have existed on the fringes of European society, a people without a homeland, constantly moving,...

Some people take pictures of sunsets, flowers, and perfectly plated meals. Arlene Gottfried? She took pictures of life—raw, unfiltered,...