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“Carefully weighing our chances my adjutant and I came to a disheartening result. We could only even give ourselves a very slight chance...

The Berlin Wall stood as a powerful symbol both during its years of concrete reality and in the moment it finally fell. For nearly 30 years it split East and West Germany, shaping daily life so profoundly that many believed they would never witness its opening. When the borders finally eased and reunification followed, the shift was so significant that it reshaped the way people understood their own futures. This is how looked then, and how it looks now. An abandoned car at t

On 5 September 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked in Karachi by four armed men from the Abu Nidal Organisation. What followed was a 16-hour ordeal of terror, bravery, and tragic loss, remembered most for the sacrifice of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot.

James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, born on September 3, 1929, in the tough, working-class neighbourhood of South Boston, rose to infamy as one...

Alice Cooper has been well-known since the late 1960s and he seems to have been friends with people from all corners of the entertainment...

In August 1922, Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed in an ambush at Béal na Bláth during the Civil War. His assassination shocked the nation, cutting short the life of one of Ireland’s most influential figures at a pivotal moment in its history.

A whiskey heir. A brutal expedition. A child murdered before a crowd. James Jameson’s Congo diary and the disputed sketches from Riba Riba still shock today. What did he pay for What did he witness And why did no one act Read the story behind the scandal that shadowed an era.

Public executions have long been a dark and controversial aspect of human history, serving as both a form of punishment and a macabre...

On the morning of 12 August 1895, at Invercargill Gaol, a woman walked with measured steps towards the gallows. She cast a glance at the executioner, her lips pressed together in quiet defiance. When asked if she had any last words, she simply declared, 'I have nothing to express except my innocence.' Moments later, the trapdoor beneath her feet opened, and Minnie Dean became the only woman ever executed in New Zealand.

An in depth look at the main suspects in the Lizzie Borden case, from Bridget Sullivan and immigrant labourers to Emma Borden and John Morse, examining motives evidence and lasting doubts.

I was born in 1899 in the village of Pokrovskoe in the county of Tobolsk. My parents are peasants, simple people. Our family consists of:...

"I have always loved your son, and I shall die still loving him." On a quiet summer morning in 1955, Ruth Ellis stepped through the doors...

Ken Rex McElroy, a name that could evoke fear and anger among the residents of Skidmore, Missouri, was notorious for his reign of terror...

Before Paris sped up, Eugène Atget walked it slowly. With a wooden camera and endless patience, he recorded shop windows, empty streets, and everyday lives that modernity was about to erase. A quiet archive of a city in transition.

Roy Sullivan holding his hat, damaged by a lightning bolt. And the damage caused by lightening to his back Roy Cleveland Sullivan was not...

I'm a little late to the party but I'm a big fan of Jessica Harrison 's take on the traditional porcelain doll. We all remember them....

Cleopatra VII, the last reigning pharaoh of Egypt, was determined to continue the ancient Egyptian custom of passing power from parent to...

A rare photo of Thomson himself with two Manchu soldiers in Xiamen in 1871 In the mid-19th century, photography was still in its infancy,...

The death of two-year-old Caylee Anthony from Orlando, Florida, back in 2008, still stirs strong feelings and curiosity even now, more...

Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963, civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Mississipi. He stepped...

In September 1956, a young John Lennon took home a dismal report card–the kind that many smart, wayward kids can probably relate to. French teacher: “An intelligent boy who could be very much better with a little concentration in class.” Maths teacher: “He is certainly on the road to failure if this goes on.” Physics teacher: “His work always lacks effort. He is content to ‘drift’ instead of using his abilities.” Religion teacher: “Attitude in class most unsatisfactory.” Hea

Nestled on the eastern coast of Cyprus lies Varosha, an eerily silent testament to a bygone era of glamour and geopolitical upheaval....

It’s strange to think that a shy, awkward mathematician who loved long-distance running and chemical experiments would end up cracking...