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Capturing Urban Spaces With Exploration Photographer David de Rueda
Embark on a journey into unfamiliar territory with urban photographer David de Rueda. David explores and photographs eerie abandoned...


Stunning Drone Footage Taken Flying Over the Ancient Ruins of Pompeii
History buff Rusty of Rusty’s History Zone posted absolutely stunning drone footage flying over the ruins of ancient Pompeii. This...


The Cross-Bones Graveyard: London’s Red-Light Graveyard and the Place of Southwark’s Outcast Dead
London, a city steeped in history and mystery, has its share of well-known landmarks—the gleaming towers of the City, the majestic...


The Alien Beauty Of Jellyfish In Alexander Semenov’s Photography
Alexander Semenov , a Russian marine biologist and underwater photographer, captures extraordinary images of deep-sea creatures. He is...


Which Dictator Was The Most Dangerous
It is believed that to become a strong and respected leader of the masses, one needs to possess compassion for humanity, love for their...


The Real Story Of John Wojtowicz And The Bank Robbery That Inspired ‘Dog Day Afternoon’
John Stanley Wojtowicz, a name that may not be immediately recognizable, became infamous for orchestrating a dramatic bank robbery in...


London’s 18th-Century Craze for Gin: A Spirited Journey
In the 18th century, London was gripped by a peculiar and intense fascination with a clear, potent spirit known as gin. This period,...


Operation Dynamo: The Miracle of Dunkirk
As the sun dipped towards the horizon on the evening of May 26, 1940, the beaches of Dunkirk were a scene of unimaginable chaos....


The Remains Of Baron Hill
Baron Hill, located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, derives its name from the hill where it is situated. Founded in 1618 by Sir Richard...


The Funeral Train of Robert F. Kennedy: A Journey of Sorrow Captured Through a Nation’s Lens
The image of a funeral train rolling through the American heartland is both sombre and symbolic. One such train—the one that carried the...


The Real Story Of Tommy DeSimone — The Psychotic Gangster Behind Joe Pesci’s ‘Goodfellas’ Character
Thomas Anthony DeSimone was one of the most volatile and feared figures in the New York Mafia during the 1960s and 1970s. Born into a...


The First Indian Pilot of WW1- Hardit Singh Malik
Hardit Singh Malik was born on 23rd November 1894 in Rawalpindi, West Punjab, which is now part of Pakistan. He was born into a...


A Selection of First World War Slang Words We Still Use Today
The subject of the First World War evokes many images, many of which are used repeatedly nowadays in film and TV, but they tend to...


The Art of Humorous Book Dedications: A Delightful Literary Tradition
In the world of literature, where words wield the power to evoke emotions and transport readers to far-off realms, the dedication page is...


In 1987, Heineken Tried to Convince Beer Drinkers That Corona Was Actually Urine
If the thought of drinking beer that was once inside another person turns your stomach, you might have some sympathy for Corona beer...


Nellie Bly’s Bold Asylum Exposé: Ten Days in a Madhouse
In 1887, a young journalist named Nellie Bly made history with a daring undercover assignment that forever changed the landscape of...


When People Accused “Life of Brian” of Blasphemy, Monty Python Wrote This Letter
When Monty Python’s Life of Brian was released in 1979, it was immediately surrounded by controversy. The film, which cleverly satirised...


1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin All Lived In The Same Place.
In 1913, the cafés and cobblestone streets of Vienna hosted an astonishing line-up of future icons and tyrants. Adolf Hitler, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Josip Broz Tito, and Sigmund Freud all lived there, unaware that each would soon play a defining role in the turbulent decades ahead.


When Refugees Fled War-Torn Europe For Havens In The Middle East
As World War II unfolded, the devastation wrought by Axis and Soviet forces across Eastern Europe and the Balkans led to an unprecedented...


‘God Help You’: John Lennon’s Vicious Letter To Linda And Paul McCartney (1971)
In the early months of 1971, amid a turbulent time for all four former Beatles, John Lennon sat down to write a letter to Paul and Linda...


‘Why I Hate My Uncle’ And Want To Send Him To Hell, The Strange Life of William Hitler: Adolf Hitler’s Nephew
When most people think of the name “Hitler,” it immediately conjures images of one of the darkest periods in human history. Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, is universally recognized as the orchestrator of World War II and the Holocaust. However, few know about a peculiar and almost forgotten figure in history: William Patrick Hitler, Adolf’s estranged nephew, whose life unfolded in a bizarre and often ironic fashion. William Patrick Hitler was born on March 12, 19


Ornitographies: Capturing The Flight Of Birds
Chronophotography is a process in which dozens of shots are layered in postproduction to produce what photographer Xavi Bou calls...


The Story of Building (and Rebuilding) the White House
The White House project officially broke ground in 1792. When the first stones were laid, the United States was still finding its feet as...


Behind the Scenes of Disney’s 1951 Alice in Wonderland: How Live-Action Helped Bring the Mad World to Life
In the golden age of animation, before CGI and digital tools changed the game, artists had to rely on ingenuity, pencils, and a whole lot...
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