On 4th of May, 1865, the United States believed it had completed one of the most solemn duties in its history. After weeks of lying in state, a funeral train that crossed the country, and public viewings in twelve cities, Abraham Lincoln was placed inside a receiving vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery, close to the town he had once called home. The arrangement was meant to be temporary. The Lincoln Tomb was still under construction, and the vault was simply a holding place until the

A mid nineteenth century Japanese scroll known as He gassen shows groups locked in exaggerated “fart battles”. Often dismissed as crude humour, some believe it carried subtle satire about society and change in Edo period Japan.

For nearly 30 years after World War II ended, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda continued fighting in the jungles of Lubang Island in the Philippines. Convinced the war had not ended, he finally surrendered in March 1974 after receiving a direct order from his former commander.