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Once a prominent figure but now largely overlooked, Johan de Witt held a pivotal role in Dutch politics. Elevated to the position of...

In the evening of July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh returned to his small room at the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise, located north of...

"The Chaos" is a poem illustrating the inconsistencies of English spelling and pronunciation. Crafted by Dutch writer, traveller, and...

Once upon a time, there was a lady named Catherine II, who ruled over Russia with sass and scandal for a whopping three decades....

The wonderful people over at Pop Sonnets have spent so much time putting a old spin on modern songs. They're absolutely wonderful.

Edward Hopper's masterpiece, "Nighthawks" (1942), transcends mere representation to encapsulate a profound sense of mid-century urban...

François-Marie Arouet, celebrated under his nom de plume Voltaire, stands as a preeminent figure of the Age of Enlightenment, an era...

Steve Vistaunet’s Pinterest is a treasure-trove of photos of exuberant cassette spine designs from the gilded age of the mix-tape,...

Death is a natural conclusion to all life, yet when it claims our beloved entertainment icons, disbelief often follows. From John Lennon...

If I was ever confronted with my likeness in a museum I would freak.

Born in 1821, Sir Richard Francis Burton was a renowned British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar, and soldier. He gained fame for...

In 1996, a stirring incident unfolded as a black teenager bravely shielded a white man from an enraged mob, mistaken in their belief that...

Henry Cyril Paget, often referred to as "Toppy," remains relatively unknown to many, largely due to deliberate efforts by his descendants...

A bit more than a 10 year challenge, these images are strangely intriguing. I've no idea why though. The brilliance of images showcasing...

447 years ago, in an event that seems less like real history and more like a Monty Python sketch, a small band of men actually stole the...

Renowned fashion mogul Ralph Lauren proudly possesses one of Britain's most distinguished automotive treasures – the 1938 Bugatti 57SC...

It was the year 1887, and Henry Morton Stanley was embarking on a journey up the Congo River, during this expedition he unwittingly set...

Embedded within the heart and soul of Motown's legendary Funk Brothers house band, James Jamerson wielded his bass guitar like a master...

Despite the well-deserved praise Jimmy Page receives for his innovative rock-blues shredding technique, including his violin-bowed walls...

As a young child, Dylan Thomas enjoyed listening to his father, David John Thomas, reading Shakespeare to him before bedtime. Despite his...

Novelist Aldous Huxley, known for his work "Brave New World," received a cancer diagnosis in 1960, leading to a gradual decline in his...

In 2016, a research project led by Yale developed a groundbreaking dataset that documented the evolution of urban settlements over a...

The tragic tale of the Collyer brothers stands as one of the most bewildering and distressing accounts of compulsive hoarding in history....