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The Orphan Train Movement: A Tale of Charity, Controversy, and Lost Childhoods
In mid-19th century America, thousands of children found themselves living in squalor, deprived of the security and warmth of family...
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Carl Panzram: The Story of a Lifetime of Abuse and Violence
Carl Panzram’s life, a tale steeped in violence, criminality, and a glaring contempt for society, is one that offers a window into the...
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Robert E. Cornish, the Biologist Who Wanted to Bring Dead Dogs Back to Life And Then Wanted To Do The Same To Humans
Dr Robert E. Cornish remains a fascinating yet often overlooked figure in the annals of American science, where his work traversed the...
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The Liberation Of Buchenwald Concentration Camp, A Journey Through Horror
On April 11, 1945, the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated by the 6th Armoured Division of the United States Army,...
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The Day Oswald Mosley Got Hit by a Brick in Liverpool – A Turning Point in British Fascism
Oswald Mosley, the controversial leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), is infamous for his attempts to introduce fascism to the...
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Marcus Wesson: The Horrific History Of The 'Vampire God'
On the afternoon of 12th March 2004, in a rough part of Fresno, California, officers were dispatched to a small blue house at 761 W....
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Gigi Rizzi: The Playboy King of Saint-Tropez and the Hedonistic Riviera of the 1960s and 70s
In the sun-drenched paradise of the French Riviera during the 1960s and 70s, Gigi Rizzi stood as a central figure in a world defined by...
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The Troubles: A Civil Rights Struggle Fueled by Discrimination
The Troubles, a period of intense conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to 1998, is often oversimplified as a battle between...
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Michael Fagan: The Man Broke Into Buckingham Palace And Had A Chat With The Queen
On the morning of 9 July 1982, a 31-year-old painter and decorator named Michael Fagan committed one of the most extraordinary security...
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Rock Stars and Their Parents, 1971
In the late 1960s, Life magazine, renowned for its photojournalism, presented a feature that offered a new perspective on some of the...
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When A Welsh Village Was Flooded To Supply Water For England
In the mid-20th century, Liverpool was a bustling metropolis, growing rapidly and stretching the limits of its resources. By 1955, the...
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The Tragedies in Roy Orbison’s Life: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience
Roy Orbison, the man with the haunting voice and the sorrowful ballads, carried the weight of personal grief through much of his life....
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Josef Menčík: The Last Knight of Strakonice
“Today the real knights are no more… The last one died in 1945." In a world increasingly shaped by industrialisation and modern warfare,...
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The Day A 17-Year-Old Marcus Sarjeant Shot Blanks At The Queen In 1981
On a quiet June morning in 1981, the kind of day when national traditions meet the celebratory spirit of the public, a teenage boy from...
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Stanislav Petrov: The Man Who Saved The World
In 1983, the world stood on the precipice of destruction. It was more than two decades after the Cuban Missile Crisis, that harrowing...
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The Diving Horse Shows: A Bizarre and Controversial Chapter in Entertainment History
In the late 19th century, one of the most peculiar and controversial forms of entertainment began to make waves across America: diving...
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The Capture And Arrest of Rudolf Höss
The capture of Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, marked a significant moment in the post-war effort...
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The Story of the 'Titanic Orphans': Michel and Edmond Navratil
On the night of April 14, 1912, two young brothers, Michel and Edmond Navratil, found themselves aboard one of the last lifeboats to...
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Weird Crime Reenactment Photos of Europe’s Cannibal Killer: Joachim Kroll
The dark depths of human psychology are often disturbing, but few cases delve as deeply into horror as that of Joachim Kroll, one of...
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Dorothy Counts: A Historic Figure of Bravery and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Dorothy Counts, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1942, was thrust into the heart of the battle for desegregation at the tender age...
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The Surreal Wonderland: Alice in Wonderland Illustrated by Salvador Dalí
Few literary works have captured the imagination of readers across generations as vividly as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis...
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Franca Viola: The Woman Who Defied Tradition and Rewrote Italy's History in 1966
In a time when societal expectations and laws seemed to conspire against women, one young woman stood up to defy the status quo, sparking...
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The Horrific Crimes of Ilse Koch: The Bitch of Buchenwald
Ilse Koch, notoriously known as the “Bitch of Buchenwald,” stands as one of the most infamous figures in the brutal history of Nazi...
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The Chilling Lens: Jerry Gay’s Photos of Ted Bundy
When we think of notorious criminals, it is often their crimes, trials, or mugshots that come to mind. However, in the case of Ted...
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