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Rocky Dennis lived only 16 years, but his strength in battling a rare bone disorder left an unforgettable mark. His story of resilience inspired the film Mask and continues to remind us that courage and love can shine brighter than tragedy.

Explore the Battle of Cable Street (1936), when London’s East End communities united to block Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. Discover how “They Shall Not Pass” became a defining moment in British anti-fascist history.

In January 1998, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, an adventurous American couple, vanished in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Their...

It's October 3, 1945 and a 10yr old Elvis Aaron Presley stands on a chair at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, held in Tupelo ...

The friendship between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim stands as one of the most intriguing relationships in the latter years of the...

In the early 1960s, the beaches of the English seaside became unlikely battlegrounds. Young people from across the country descended on...

Ettore Bugatti’s name is etched into automotive history, not merely for the cars he built but for the way he approached car-making as a...

In mid-19th century America, thousands of children found themselves living in squalor, deprived of the security and warmth of family...

Explore the dark life of Carl Panzram, a serial killer shaped by abuse, prisons, and brutality. His confessions reveal a chilling account of violence, revenge, and a broken justice system.

Dr Robert E. Cornish remains a fascinating yet often overlooked figure in the annals of American science, where his work traversed the...

On April 11, 1945, the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated by the 6th Armoured Division of the United States Army,...

Oswald Mosley, the controversial leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), is infamous for his attempts to introduce fascism to the...

On the afternoon of 12th March 2004, in a rough part of Fresno, California, officers were dispatched to a small blue house at 761 W....

In the sun-drenched paradise of the French Riviera during the 1960s and 70s, Gigi Rizzi stood as a central figure in a world defined by...

The Troubles, a period of intense conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to 1998, is often oversimplified as a battle between...

On the morning of 9 July 1982, a 31-year-old painter and decorator named Michael Fagan committed one of the most extraordinary security...

In the late 1960s, Life  magazine, renowned for its photojournalism, presented a feature that offered a new perspective on some of the...

Discover the tragic story of how a Welsh village was flooded to supply water for England, and the lasting impact it had on Welsh heritage and culture.

Roy Orbison, the man with the haunting voice and the sorrowful ballads, carried the weight of personal grief through much of his life....

“Today the real knights are no more… The last one died in 1945." In a world increasingly shaped by industrialisation and modern warfare,...

On a quiet June morning in 1981, the kind of day when national traditions meet the celebratory spirit of the public, a teenage boy from...

In 1983, the world stood on the precipice of destruction. It was more than two decades after the Cuban Missile Crisis, that harrowing...

In the late 19th century, one of the most peculiar and controversial forms of entertainment began to make waves across America: diving...