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The Enigma of Eddie Mannix: Old Hollywood's Notorious Fixer
In the glitzy realm of Old Hollywood, where stars shone bright on the silver screen, there existed a shadowy figure who operated behind...
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Bizarre Movie Posters From Africa That Are So Bad, They’re Good
In the 1980s and 1990s, African artists were commissioned to create Hollywood movie posters that aimed to exude maximum excitement, often...
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These Photographs Document The Time When The Survivors Of The Titanic Found Safety
The White Star Line's Titanic holds a brief yet significant place in history. Anticipation surrounded its launch and maiden voyage, with...
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Violet Jessop; The Survivor Of Three Shipwrecks, The Titanic, the Britannic, and the Olympic.
Violet Jessop, renowned as an ocean liner stewardess and nurse, is famously remembered for surviving the catastrophic sinkings of both...
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Einstein And His Stance On Segregation In America
In the final 20 years of Albert Einstein's life, he rarely accepted invitations to speak at universities or accept honourary degrees as...
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Children Watching The Story of “Saint George and the Dragon”
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for...
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'Major Bob' - Idi Amin's Trusted Advisor And The 'White Rat' of Uganda
Few people had knowledge of the inner workings of Uganda during Idi Amin's brutal regime, one such person that navigated this dangerous...
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The College Kids From The 1920s That Had a Penchant For Fur
A peculiar phenomenon in American fashion emerged with American Ivy League students and young undergraduates donning thick, long raccoon...
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Eadweard Muybridge And His Waltzing Couple, 1884
Before the advent of the film camera, a decade preceding the iconic Roundhay Garden Scene of 1888 and twelve years ahead of the Lumiere...
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Ryan White: The Teenager With The Aids Diagnosis That Was Banned From His School And Ostracised By Society.
In Kokomo, Indiana, a teenager named Ryan White became an emblem of courage and resilience in the face of HIV/AIDS stigma. His journey...
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The Day Brigitte Bardot and Pablo Picasso Spent Together
In 1956, at the Cannes Film Festival, Brigitte Bardot, then 21 years old and already a star with 17 films under her belt, crossed paths...
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The Long And Cruel Persecution Of Billie Holiday
It's safe to say that Billie Holiday, (born Eleanora Fagan in 1915) had a voice that sounded like marshmallows dipped in honey and one...
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David Ferrie And His Connection To Lee Harvey Oswald, The CIA And The Assassination Of JFK
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, remains one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. Over...
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The First Tour de France in 1903
The 1903 Tour de France marked the inaugural cycling race organized and sponsored by L'Auto, predecessor of the present-day daily,...
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The Happy Valley Set: Colonial Debauchery in Kenya's Highlands
Nestled within the lush expanse of Kenya's highlands, a peculiar slice of colonial history unfolded in the early 20th century. This tale,...
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The Man Behind The Succulent Chinese Meal That Demonstrates Democracy Manifest
Good news for fans of delectable Chinese cuisine: the individual behind the infamous "democracy manifest" is still among us, (he isn't a...
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Joseph Ducreux: The King Of The Meme
Joseph Ducreux, a painter hailing from Nancy, France, emerged onto the canvas of history during the waning years of the Ancien Régime....
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The 1984 Brighton Bombing: The Near Death Of Margaret Thatcher And Her Cabinet
"Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky once. You will have to be lucky always" - IRA statement to Margaret...
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Unveiling the Veil: A Look at Witches and Witchcraft in North Wales
Between the years of 1484 and 1750, Western Europe would bear witness to a staggering toll: over 200,000 women faced torture, burning, or...
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Lee Miller: The War Photographer, Muse and Model That Did Things Her Own Way
After documenting the harrowing scenes of liberation at Buchenwald and Dachau, including piles of human bones and the haunting presence...
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The Kidnapping And Indoctrination Of Heiress, Patty Hearst
February 4, 1974 saw the abduction of 19-year-old Hearst from her Berkeley residence. The perpetrators, a small leftist group known as...
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The Evil Of The East India Company
The notion of the British conquest of India masks a deeper truth. In the late 18th century, it wasn't the British government, but a...
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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet - Watch How It Works
One of the finest achievements of European furniture making, this cabinet is the most important product from Abraham (1711--1793) and...
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When Bookshop Employees Get Bored.
If you've worked in retail you'll know how boredom can often kick in. These industrious bookshop employees from The Librairie Mollat have...
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