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Tibetan Buddhism has a rich artistic tradition, with intricate thangka paintings and elaborate sculptures forming an essential part of...

On the evening of August 28th, 1922, Ethel Geller Yeldem was about to step onto a streetcar at the southwest entrance of the Ohio State...

They say fortune favours the bold, but sometimes it also favours those willing to crawl through sewage. Albert Spaggiari certainly...

Discover the harrowing story of Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith, victims of racial terror in 1930. Learn how their tragedy fueled civil rights efforts.

In the spring of 1963, Steve McQueen was on the verge of something big. With  The Magnificent Seven  already cementing his place in...

When you think of Allied espionage, you probably picture daring spies with hidden explosives, sneaky wiretaps, or maybe even weaponised...

In 1965, the small town of Selma, Alabama, became the epicentre of a movement that would shake the foundations of American democracy. The...

For centuries, the Romani people have existed on the fringes of European society, a people without a homeland, constantly moving,...

The pages of musical history are littered with figures who operated just outside the limelight—people whose names may not be instantly...

In a tiny, unincorporated Appalachian community called Jolo, West Virginia—population 824 at last count—there exists a religious practice...

In the shadow of the most oppressive regime in modern history, a band of teenage rebels emerged—not armed with guns or political...

Robert Franklin Stroud, better known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was a man whose life was defined by violence, isolation, and an...

Some people take pictures of sunsets, flowers, and perfectly plated meals. Arlene Gottfried? She took pictures of life—raw, unfiltered,...

If you’ve never seen Marjoe , the 1972 Academy Award-winning documentary, consider this your sign from on high to watch it. Produced and...

In 1758, in the quiet Norfolk village of Burnham Thorpe, a frail and sickly baby was born to the Reverend Edmund Nelson and his wife Catherine. The child was christened Horatio, and few could have imagined that he would grow into one of Britain’s most celebrated naval heroes. From an early age, Horatio Nelson was marked by ill health, yet his resolve and courage would come to define the very spirit of the Royal Navy during its age of supremacy. A Boy Sent to Sea At the tender

If you found yourself in Chicago in 1977 and wandered into a small drinking establishment at 731 N. Wells Street, you might have thought...

In mid-19th century Manhattan, the Five Points neighborhood had gained international infamy as a crowded, disease-ridden, crime-infested...

In the heart of the 19th-century Habsburg Empire, Archduke Ludwig Viktor Joseph Anton of Austria stood out as a nonconformist in one of...

On the morning of February 18, 1916, Hans Schmidt entered the death chamber at Sing Sing Prison. Moments before being seated in the...

Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen is one of the most infamous figures in American organised crime, a man whose journey from a Brooklyn newsboy...

A collage of images relating to the horrific case of Colleen Stan and Cameron Hooker On a warm May afternoon in 1977, Colleen Stan felt...