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

A one eyed, one handed soldier who survived multiple wars, countless wounds, plane crashes, and prisoner of war camps. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart’s life sounds impossible, yet every detail is true. A remarkable story of grit, courage, and unshakable spirit.

This photo series shows a model in a studio re-enacting the five stages of inebriation. The shoot, which coincided with the Drunkard...

Many of us have likely walked past the site where this old farmhouse once stood, unaware of its existence or historical significance. In...

Discover the wild world of Ghanaian and Nigerian hand-painted movie posters. Created by local artists in the 1980s and 1990s, these bold, surreal artworks turned Hollywood films into folk art masterpieces that are so bad they’re brilliant.

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.

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

A calm look at Dennis Hopper’s eight day marriage to Michelle Phillips, a brief but unforgettable chapter shaped by the countercultural energy of the early seventies and the chaos surrounding the filming of The Last Movie.

I'm a little late to the party but I'm a big fan of Jessica Harrison 's take on the traditional porcelain doll. We all remember them....

It’s strange to think that a shy, awkward mathematician who loved long-distance running and chemical experiments would end up cracking...

Way back in 1990, Lindi St Clair, better known to Britain’s tabloid readers as “Miss Whiplash”, lost her long and rather colourful...

In pre-war Germany, during the 1930s, there was no shortage of wild ideas when it came to transportation, especially when rockets were...

Mae West wasn’t just a movie star, she was a cultural force. With her sharp wit, bold sexuality, and fearless defiance of censors, West reshaped Hollywood and inspired generations to come.

In 1970s Baku, the Berberov family became Soviet celebrities for raising lions in their apartment. What began as love for animals ended in heartbreak and disaster. Discover the unbelievable true story of the family who lived with lions

John Thomson’s 1870s photographs capture the grit and grace of Victorian London — from costermongers to street sweepers. A rare look at life beneath the city’s polished veneer.

When reflecting on the true heroes of the Second World War, few names evoke as much admiration and awe as that of Sir Tommy Macpherson....

Behold a curious relic from the 1890s: a photo album without a title but brimming with an unexpected treasure trove of self-defence...

Meet Timothy Dexter — the poor tanner who became an accidental millionaire, sold coal to Newcastle, and faked his own funeral just to see who cared. America’s most eccentric businessman turned luck, ego, and chaos into legend.

Yuri with Asya When the Russian linguist Yuri Knorozov finally visited Mexico in the early 1990s, he was received with the reverence...

Explore the notorious life of Tiberius Caesar, Rome’s second emperor, whose reclusive reign on Capri gave rise to enduring tales of sexual depravity, political paranoia and scandalous excess. Uncover the truth behind the myths with this deep dive into one of Rome’s most controversial rulers.

When the world slid towards chaos in the late 1930s, there were individuals who, faced with impossible choices, quietly chose to do the...

Imagine this: it’s a crisp Sunday morning in late 1973, and the usually bustling streets of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague are...