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Mark James Robert Essex, known as the New Orleans sniper, led a life marked by transformation, radicalisation, and ultimately, violence....

Railway history may not be the first thing people are interested in reading, but few railway stories are as extraordinary and...

Boston Corbett, the eccentric hat maker who castrated himself for religious reasons, became the man who killed Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. His bizarre life is one of history’s strangest tales.

The story of the Lysenko brothers is one that stands out in the annals of history. Ten brothers, hailing from a small village in Eastern...

John F. Kennedy, born into the prominent Kennedy family, faced significant health challenges from a young age. Despite a chronically bad...

The idea of taming zebras has long been an alluring yet frustrating endeavour for adventurers, naturalists, and colonisers alike. These...

In Georgian and Victorian London, finding a place to live was a challenge for many, with the city’s rapid urbanisation leading to severe...

In 1913, Sunderland Museum witnessed the beginning of a truly pioneering initiative that reflected not only the progressive mindset of...

The monowheel looked like the future: one giant wheel carrying its rider inside, roaring across roads and beaches. From 19th-century prototypes to the 1930s Dynasphere, discover why this eccentric invention never replaced cars or bikes.

During the recording of "The White Album" on July 28, 1968, the Beatles dedicated the day to racing around London for a photoshoot,...

Paul Raymond, a name synonymous with the glitzy yet seedy world of Soho’s entertainment scene, was a figure who rose from humble...

Women on the floor smoking opium and three eunuchs watching them. A still from Georges Rémond’s Dandy-Pacha, 1920. "There were opium...

Art collector Antonin Personnaz captured the essence of France’s Oise Valley through a series of autochrome photographs taken between...

Phyllis Stalnaker appears on the internet from time to time, but there is limited information available about her personal life. It is...

Between 1932 and 1972, hundreds of Black men were left untreated for syphilis in the Tuskegee Experiment — one of the darkest chapters in U.S. medical history. Their suffering changed research ethics forever.

On the morning of January 15, 1947, Betty Bersinger, a mother out for a morning walk with her child, stumbled upon a sight so ghastly it...

In 1980, nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain vanished during a family camping trip in the Australian outback. What followed was a trial by media, a wrongful conviction, and years of public controversy. This is the story of justice delayed — and a nation divided.

The above image is from a set housed in the National Photo Library of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico, and they depict a group of Mexican men purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935. These photographs were taken in Lecumberri prison in Mexico City, a place notorious for its harsh conditions and the mistreatment of prisoners. Lecumberri prison, often referred to as "The Black Palace of Lecumberri," was a prominent penitentiary in Mexi

Clad in elegant suits and ties, with their top hats tilted towards the camera, these individuals appear to be posing for high-end...

The first female doctors from India, Japan and Syria, as students at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1885. In 1885, the...

In 1937, Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, was a bustling metropolis teeming with the energy and ideals of the Soviet Union....

When Woody Guthrie moved into his new apartment in Brooklyn in 1950, he likely didn’t foresee the clash of ideals he would experience...

A rural farm worker leans on a windowsill as a woman listens intently, both dressed in practical, weatherworn clothing typical of 1850s...

In the history of overland travel, few journeys have captured the imagination quite like the legendary London to Calcutta bus service....