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Before the advent of the film camera, a decade preceding the iconic Roundhay Garden Scene of 1888 and twelve years ahead of the Lumiere...

In Kokomo, Indiana, a teenager named Ryan White became an emblem of courage and resilience in the face of HIV/AIDS stigma. His journey...

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...

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, remains one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. Over...

The 1903 Tour de France marked the inaugural cycling race organized and sponsored by L'Auto, predecessor of the present-day daily,...

Nestled within the lush expanse of Kenya's highlands, a peculiar slice of colonial history unfolded in the early 20th century. This tale,...

Joseph Ducreux, a painter hailing from Nancy, France, emerged onto the canvas of history during the waning years of the Ancien Régime....

"Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky once. You will have to be lucky always" - IRA statement to Margaret...

Between the years of 1484 and 1750, Western Europe would bear witness to a staggering toll: over 200,000 women faced torture, burning, or...

Lee Miller in a photograph she staged in Hitler’s bathtub in Munich in 1945. After documenting the harrowing scenes of liberation at...

February 4, 1974 saw the abduction of 19-year-old Hearst from her Berkeley residence. The perpetrators, a small leftist group known as...

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...

Many composers like to handwrite their sheet music, but there have been so many machines invented to help print music. Perhaps one of...

Self Portrait, aged 17. Before becoming the renowned director behind masterpieces like "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "The Shining," Stanley...

I can't claim to know much about motorsport, but Ayrton Senna's life transcends just the sport. The death of Ayrton Senna on 1 May 1994...

In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for passing atomic secrets to the USSR. Their trial became one of the most controversial episodes of the Cold War — a story of espionage, politics, and a divided America.

In August 1959, a teenage George Harrison and Paul McCartney took an impromptu hitchhiking trip to Wales, captured by Paul’s own camera. This rare journey shows the friendship and wanderlust before Beatlemania.

Albert Kahn envisioned his Les Archives de la Planète (Archives of the Planet) as a comprehensive snapshot of the world, aiming to...

On the evening of 28th February 1986, Sweden’s prime minister Olof Palme and his wife, Lisbet, were making their way home through central...

The below images, showcasing captured Modoc warriors, were photographed by Louis Herman Heller during and after the Modoc War. This...

Gene Kelly, born Eugene Curran Kelly on August 23, 1912, was an American dancer, actor, singer, and director whose innovative and...

Verna Erikson is a name that may not resonate widely in contemporary discourse, yet her work and contributions as a social advocate,...

On January 31st, 1910, Cora Crippen disappeared from her London home, sparking one of the most puzzling and notorious murder cases in...

In the sprawling narrative of true crime, the kidnapping and murder of Muriel McKay, a native of Adelaide, South Australia, and her...