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The capture of Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, marked a significant moment in the post-war effort...

On the night of April 14, 1912, two young brothers, Michel and Edmond Navratil, found themselves aboard one of the last lifeboats to...

The dark depths of human psychology are often disturbing, but few cases delve as deeply into horror as that of Joachim Kroll, one of...

Dorothy Counts, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1942, was thrust into the heart of the battle for desegregation at the tender age...

Few literary works have captured the imagination of readers across generations as vividly as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland  by Lewis...

Franca Viola’s 1966 refusal to marry her rapist in Sicily defied Italy’s matrimonio riparatore law. Her courage reshaped women’s rights and changed Italian history.

Ilse Koch, the “Bitch of Buchenwald,” became infamous for her cruelty and alleged human-skin trophies. This article explores her life, crimes, trials, and the disturbing legacy she left behind in the history of Nazi concentration camps.

When we think of notorious criminals, it is often their crimes, trials, or mugshots that come to mind. However, in the case of Ted...

In the late 1930s, Adolf Hitler and his chief architect, Albert Speer, embarked on an ambitious project to transform Berlin into a...

Italy, a country steeped in rich history and cultural splendour, also bears the stain of one of the most chilling figures in criminal...

Charles Raymond Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate remain infamous for their roles in a 1958 spree of violence that shocked the American...

Lewis Hine believed photography could educate and reform. From Ellis Island’s new arrivals to child workers in southern mills, his images helped change public opinion and shape labour laws in early 20th-century America.

The Cuban capital of Havana, known today for its political history and revolutionary past, was once a city synonymous with luxury,...

Irena Sendler is credited with having saved the lives of some 2,500 Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War. By...

At the heart of Paris, towering over the skyline with its iron lattice structure, stands the Eiffel Tower —an architectural marvel...

Commissioned in 1854 by a businessman named Eugene Thomas, in 1971 Villa Nellcôte, in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte D'Azur was the...

Frances Farmer was once a rising star of the silver screen, known for her striking beauty and intense performances. But behind the...

In the 1950s, Harvey Glatman posed as a photographer to lure aspiring models into his deadly trap. Known as the “Glamour Girl Slayer,” his crimes shocked Los Angeles and beyond.

Nestled on the coast of Snowdonia in North Wales, Portmeirion is one of the UK's most remarkable and distinctive architectural treasures....

In 1973, Paul McCartney, his wife Linda, and the rest of Wings travelled to Lagos, Nigeria, to record what would become one of their most...

During the late 19th century, the federal government of the United States embarked on a campaign of cultural assimilation aimed at...

It’s 1966, and tensions in Cream are running high. During a rehearsal, Eric Clapton plays a blistering riff, letting the notes ripple...

Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Prince of Wales, remains one of the most significant figures in Welsh history. Revered as a national hero...