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When Peter Beard went missing from his Montauk home in March 2020, the disappearance felt oddly poetic. A man who had survived being...

In the rugged hills of Northern California in the late 19th century, two brothers thought they had found an easy way to make a living....

"The shells are pouring like rain in the monsoon."  That single line, taken from a letter written by an Indian soldier stationed on the...

The world of crime has seen its fair share of chilling partnerships, but few are as infamous as the one shared by Pauline Parker and...

In the mid-1970s, a woman in her early forties began taking photographs for L’Ora , a small but politically active newspaper based in...

History is full of unsung heroes who have challenged societal norms and paved the way for progress. Among them are Marie Høeg and Bolette...

On 13 May 1895, in the village of Shoreham, Kent, Private Thomas Highgate was born into a life of struggle. One of five sons raised by...

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...

When The Beatles returned to Hamburg in April 1962 for what would be their third stint in the city, they were expecting long nights,...

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...

Evelyn Nesbit was one of the most recognisable faces of early 20th-century America – a model, actress, and chorus girl whose beauty...

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...

In the great ledger of British history—wedged somewhere between the invention of the lawnmower and the founding of the Temperance...

If you’ve ever heard the name Dick Turpin, chances are you’ve pictured a daring highwayman galloping across the English countryside on a...

Imagine agreeing to live undercover inside a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane, knowing that failure could mean death or...

Daniel and his bus In 1973, while David Bowie was busy reinventing glam rock and the three-day week loomed over British industry, a young...

It’s hard to believe that a man could convince dozens of adults to leave their families, quit their jobs, and follow him into the forest...

In the bustling streets of post-war New York City, amidst a tide of returning soldiers, jazz clubs, and a booming urban life, Todd Webb...

In the long history of criminal investigations, few cases have gripped the American public like that of the Unabomber. For nearly 18...

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

At first glance, witchcraft and Hinduism might seem worlds apart – one often associated with hidden practices on the fringes of society,...

On a chilly Tuesday night in March 1932, one of the most sensational crimes in American history unfolded in a quiet rural estate in New...