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Thomas Edward Ketchum, better known as "Black Jack," wasn’t your average cowboy. Born in San Saba County, Texas , in 1863, he started...

In the 1830s, D.W. Kellogg & Co., a publishing firm based in Hartford, Connecticut, produced a fascinating curiosity titled A Map of the...

The morning of 22 February 1797 started off in Fishguard, north Pembrokeshire unseasonably warm and bright for the time of year, with the...

Joe Metheny’s case remains one of the most horrifying examples of unchecked rage and calculated cruelty in modern crime history. Arrested...

In the late 1960s, a teenage François Brunelle received a Praktika camera from his parents—a modest gift that would spark a lifelong...

Baba Anujka, also known as Ana di Pištonja, lived a life so extraordinary and complex that it is hard to reconcile the various roles she...

The Magdalene Laundries, also known as Magdalene asylums, represent a stark and painful chapter in Ireland’s recent past. Established as...

It’s one of the most recognisable images in American history—a stark and haunting portrayal of resilience amidst adversity. In Dorothea...

In the mid-1990s, daytime talk shows thrived on outrageousness. From brawling guests to startling revelations, shows like The Jerry...

Sometimes, art is about lofty ideals and profound reflections on the human condition. And sometimes, it’s about priests having one too...

Ah, the killer rabbits of medieval art—a true enigma wrapped in a bunny-shaped puzzle. When you see a rabbit wielding a sword or...

In the brisk chill of Boxing Day 1920, a staggering crowd of 53,000 spectators packed into Goodison Park in Liverpool—not for a men's...

A gentle breeze swept across the fields of McLennan County, Texas, on a spring afternoon in 1916. The Fryer siblings, a young man and his...

Michael Jackson often wore his influences on his sleeve, openly admiring figures who shaped his creative vision. Among them, Charlie...

In 1958, a teenage boy in Omaha, Nebraska, committed an unthinkable crime, fled justice, and somehow built a completely new life on the...

We all know about the historical moment when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and delivered his legendary line. But did you...

[Source: John Hughes-Wilson, The First World War in 100 Objects, Firefly Books, 2014.] The Battle of the Somme, fought from July to...

On a quiet summer day in Paris, 1981, Issei Sagawa—a seemingly unassuming Japanese student—invited his classmate Renée Hartevelt to his...

Imagine sipping a drink in a cosy Austrian hotel bar, surrounded by the chatter of fellow skiers and the warm hum of a live musician. Now...

Maps are typically sober tools, designed to get you from point A to point B without plunging into a river or wandering into a field of...

In 1920s Paris, Yva Richard was more than just a lingerie boutique — it was the playground of Nativa Richard and her husband, offering daring leather, latex, and fetish designs that shocked polite society. Their flamboyant creations gave the city a kinky edge and left a lasting mark on fetish fashion.

Proposed by the founder of the Pan-European Movement in the 1920s, this map was designed as a solution to any one countries dominance...

The burial of Lee Harvey Oswald took place under peculiar and understated circumstances on 25 November 1963 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort...