On 6 Sept 1949, Howard Unruh walked through Camden, NJ, killing 13 people in just 12 minutes. Known as the “Walk of Death,” it is often called America’s first modern mass shooting. His chilling story still echoes today.

When Jane Cunningham Croly and her peers were denied entry to a Dickens dinner in 1868, they created their own club. Sorosis became the first women-only club in America, and a catalyst for women’s rights, civic activism, and the power of sisterhood.

In 1975, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme of the Manson Family aimed a gun at President Gerald Ford in Sacramento. The weapon misfired, Ford survived, and Fromme spent 34 years in prison.

During WWI, thousands of soldiers returned with devastating facial injuries. Sir Harold Gillies gave them back their faces, dignity, and hope. From 11,000 surgeries at Sidcup to pioneering gender-affirming operations, he changed medicine forever.

In April 1976, AC/DC played their first ever UK gig at The Red Cow pub in West London. Discover how a tiny, sweaty venue helped launch one of the world’s greatest rock bands onto the global stage.

On 1 September 2004, militants stormed a school in Beslan, Russia, taking more than 1,100 hostages. After three days, 334 were dead, including 186 children. Nearly twenty years later, the grief and unanswered questions remain.

On March 5, 1959, twenty-one African American boys died in a locked dormitory fire at the Wrightsville reform school in Arkansas. Their forgotten story exposes the neglect and racism of the Jim Crow South.

ack the Ripper’s victims are often remembered as prostitutes, but history tells a different story. At least three of the five women had no connection to sex work. So why has the myth endured for over 130 years?

Roger Stone’s career is a story of scandals, dirty tricks, and crimes. From Watergate to Trump, dictators to voter fraud claims, explore the controversial life of America’s most infamous political trickster.

In 1900, the Chicago Tribune counted down the 20 household items most often used by women as weapons. Broom handles, hat pins, rolling pins, even soup tureens — a quirky list that reveals much about self-defence history.

In 1959, John Howard Griffin darkened his skin to live as a Black man in the segregated South. His book Black Like Me shocked America and remains a landmark in civil rights history.

The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi shocked America in 1955. His story became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, exposing the brutal realities of the Jim Crow South.

German anthropologist Egon von Eickstedt took thousands of portraits in Kerala during the 1920s. His photographs of Adivasi and Dalit communities document lives and traditions, but also reflect the colonial and racial science of their time.

When we talk about rich athletes today, the numbers can seem dizzying. Cristiano Ronaldo signs a contract for hundreds of millions. LeBron James earns more off endorsements than he does on the basketball court. Lionel Messi’s lifetime earnings top a billion dollars. Sports and money have never been more tightly intertwined.

Adopted from Hawaii as a child, Steve Carter grew up happy in New Jersey. But at 34, he uncovered a shocking truth: he was a missing baby named Marx Panama Moriarty Barnes.

Carl and Anne Braden risked everything in 1954 to help Andrew and Charlotte Wade buy a house in segregated Louisville. Their stand led to bombings, prison, and blacklisting – but also cemented their place as vital allies in the Civil Rights Movement.

Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. was only 17 when he shot Dean Corll, ending the Houston Mass Murders. But for two years, Henley had been Corll’s accomplice, luring boys to their deaths, even killing some himself. His story is one of abuse, manipulation, and murder.

Nicolae Minovici was the Romanian doctor who risked his own life by hanging himself to study death. But beyond his daring experiments, he also founded Romania’s first ambulance service and a folk art museum that still stands today.

In 1897, The Champion Text Book on Embalming blended science, ritual, and business. Its haunting photographs, echoing Old Master anatomy scenes, documented how embalmers removed fluids, battled disease, and shaped the modern funeral industry.

In 1980, Alain Mingam photographed the execution of a man accused of betraying Afghans to the Soviets. His haunting image symbolises the Soviet-Afghan War — a conflict that reshaped the Cold War and left the photographer questioning his own role as a witness.

In 1992, a remote cabin in Idaho became the centre of a bloody 11-day siege. The Ruby Ridge standoff left three dead, sparked congressional hearings, and inspired the militia movement that shaped America in the 1990s.

In the frozen skies above the Eastern Front, German soldiers feared many things: artillery bombardments, strafing runs, and advancing...