Proposed by the founder of the Pan-European Movement in the 1920s, this map was designed as a solution to any one countries dominance post World War 1 and also an aid to mix old nations and ensure old rivalries dissolved. The European Union would be split into 24 artificially created constituent "slice" nations. The propasal of a new European map wasn't an official Austrian government proposal but rather a concept created by Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, a prominent Austri

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

On a brisk day in 1934, Violet Hilton, a poised young woman with dreams of marriage, walked into a New York marriage licence bureau...

It's now been 50 years since Nick Drake left us, having never seen the success he sought during his lifetime. Though tragically short...

On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali, a young Bangladeshi textile worker, was murdered in a senseless act of racial violence in East London . His...

On Thursday, March 1, 1928, Mac McClintock and Virgi Ward entered Victor's Oakland, California studio to record their initial tracks....

Thanksgiving weekend in 1966 left an indelible mark on New York City’s history, not for the festive gatherings, but for a suffocating...

Howard Marks, famously known as “Mr Nice,” was a Welsh cannabis smuggler turned countercultural icon whose extraordinary life...

Frank Hamer’s story sits at a hinge point in American history, when frontier violence, personal reputation, and local justice were being reshaped by bureaucracy, publicity, and a growing national press. Born in 1884 in Fairview, Wilson County, Texas, he came of age at a time when the mythology of the Old West still lingered, even as the modern United States was taking form. His upbringing was practical rather than romantic. The son of a blacksmith and raised in a devout Presb

The summer of 1947 brought sweltering heat and an even more intense wave of shock to the quiet community of Newark, Ohio. The arrest of...

Peter Kürten, the so-called “Vampire of Düsseldorf,” terrorised Germany in the 1920s with a spree of brutal murders and assaults. From killing children to drinking blood, his crimes remain among the most disturbing in history, and his execution ended one of Europe’s darkest chapters.

Before there was Harvey Weinstein there was Don Simpson and if you were to ask anyone who knew Simpson for his wildest story, and you’ll...

Pop music has always blended spectacle and talent in equal parts, where image and artistry are intertwined to captivate audiences. Few...

The roots of the Peoples Temple lay in Jim Jones’ complex vision for social justice, combined with an intense desire for power and control. Raised in a troubled Indiana household, Jones developed early traits that foreshadowed his future manipulative tendencies. In childhood, he conducted mock sermons in his family’s barn, often locking his friends inside to hold them captive during his “services.” His fascination with power extended to his admiration for authoritarian leader

Joseph Beyrle’s journey through World War II is one of the most unique, showcasing bravery, resilience, and an almost unfathomable series of events. Born in 1923 in Muskegon, Michigan, Beyrle grew up during the Great Depression, where he learned resilience early on. His family, with seven children, endured severe hardships, relying on government food lines to make ends meet. Two of Beyrle’s siblings joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, the government programme for unemploy

George Metesky, better known as the “Mad Bomber of New York,” was responsible for one of the most unsettling and notorious crime sprees...

In the heart of Abilene, Kansas, stands a piece of Victorian history: the Lebold Mansion. Built in 1880, this yellow-brick landmark, with...

Route 66 has always been a passageway of dreams, a road symbolic of freedom and adventure in American culture. But in June 1961, it...

In the early 20th century, Hillsville, Virginia, was a town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, defined by its modest population, close-knit community, and codes of honour more potent than written law. Among its residents was the notorious Floyd Allen, a man whose legacy would forever be entwined with one of the most infamous episodes in American legal history: the Hillsville Courthouse Massacre of 1912. Floyd Allen was not your average mountain man; he was a figure who com

In the early hours of June 13, 1980, Betty Gore’s life ended in unimaginable horror. Her body was discovered on the floor of her home’s...

I admit that I’ve never seen it, but from every indication the 1974 Japanese TV series Kamen Rider X was bloody amazing. Kamen Rider means “masked rider,” and the show was part of a popular “tokusatsu superhero” series created by one of the most prolific practitioners of the genre, Shotaro Ishinomori. The show revolved around the valiant efforts of the technology-fuelled, motorcycle-riding, insect-themed hero to battle the malign machinations of the villainous organization

Carl Akeley wasn’t just a great taxidermist; he was the taxidermist.  This man didn’t just preserve animal carcasses; he revolutionised the art, turning it from stuffing straw into skins to creating lifelike, scientifically accurate recreations of animals in their natural environments. And he did all this while surviving encounters that would make most adventurers go weak in the knees, including hand-to-claw combat with a leopard, charging elephants, and more. The Early Days:

Karen Silkwood's story begins in the quiet town of Nederland, Texas, where she was born in 1946 and raised by her parents, Merle and Bill, alongside her two sisters, Rose Mary and Linda. Known for her academic focus, Karen excelled in high school, where she earned straight A’s and was inducted into the National Honor Society. Chemistry, in particular, sparked her interest, setting the stage for what she thought might be a career in science. Supported by a scholarship from the