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Outrageously Good Tales About Little Richard
Being gay and black in the deep south during the 1950s may sound like a recipe for disaster, but not so much for Little Richard....
A Gentleman's Guide To Self-Defense Maneuvers, 1895
Behold a curious relic from the 1890s: a photo album without a title but brimming with an unexpected treasure trove of self-defence...
The Macabre Journey Of Eva Perón’s Corpse
Eva Perón, affectionately known as Evita, remains one of Argentina’s most iconic and controversial figures. As the First Lady of...
The Daily Mail, Lord Rothermere And Their Fondness For Hitler.
The Daily Mail did not merely misjudge fascism in the 1930s. It promoted it. From “Hurrah for the Blackshirts” to praising Hitler, this is how Britain’s most powerful newspaper embraced authoritarianism.
The Strange Life Of Timothy Dexter, Accidental Millionaire and Disappointed With His Own Funeral.
Meet Timothy Dexter — the poor tanner who became an accidental millionaire, sold coal to Newcastle, and faked his own funeral just to see who cared. America’s most eccentric businessman turned luck, ego, and chaos into legend.
Christmas Cards Created By Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí was never one to shy away from pushing boundaries. Whether it was his surrealist paintings, sculptures, photography, films,...
When Frank Sinatra Jr Was Kidnapped And Held For Ransom
The kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. on 08/12/1963 was one of the strangest crimes of the 1960s. Just weeks after JFK’s assassination, three amateur kidnappers abducted the young singer in Lake Tahoe, triggering a frantic national investigation. Here is the full story.
The Curious Rise and Fall of Posēs: The 1949 Adhesive Bra That Promised to Change Everything
A detailed and engaging look at the 1949 Posēs adhesive bra, the bold invention by Charles L. Langs that promised strapless freedom, revealed unexpected complications, and quickly disappeared from fashion history.
When Bob Marley Survived Getting Shot During A Home Invasion
It is almost impossible to listen to a Bob Marley song and picture the man ducking bullets in his own home. Yet that’s precisely what...
The Murder Of Mary Pradd (Often Known As Old Mary Pradd, Sometimes Mary Pratt)
London Nomades, by John Thomson, in Victorian London Street Life (1877). Mary Pratt is sat on the steps of the caravan. Police Constable...
The Man Who Fell to Earth: D.B. Cooper and the Hijacking That Vanished Into Legend
The FBI sketch of D.B. Cooper It all started on a grey Wednesday afternoon—24 November 1971—when a man walked into the Portland...
Unit 731, Japan’s Horrific Human Experiments Program During World War II
A bacteriological experiment being conducted on a test subject in Nong’an County of northeast China’s Jilin Province by Unit 731 personnel. November 1940. Officially known as the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army, Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Located in the Pingfang district of Harbin, in the puppet state of Manchukuo (now Northeas
Yuri Knorozov, The Man Who Deciphered The Mayan Script In The 1950s And Named His Cat As Co-Author
Yuri with Asya When the Russian linguist Yuri Knorozov finally visited Mexico in the early 1990s, he was received with the reverence...
The Perverse Power of Tiberius Caesar — Rome’s Reclusive Emperor and the Scandal of Capri
Explore the notorious life of Tiberius Caesar, Rome’s second emperor, whose reclusive reign on Capri gave rise to enduring tales of sexual depravity, political paranoia and scandalous excess. Uncover the truth behind the myths with this deep dive into one of Rome’s most controversial rulers.
The Clutter Family Murders: An Examination of Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’
On 14 November 1959, the quiet Kansas town of Holcomb was shattered when Herb Clutter, his wife Bonnie, and their two teenage children were brutally murdered in their farmhouse. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, ex-convicts chasing a rumour of hidden cash, left no witnesses. Truman Capote later immortalised the case in In Cold Blood, but his narrative blurred fact and fiction — leaving behind a legacy of controversy as well as tragedy.
Paul Grüninger: The Swiss Policeman Who Chose Humanity Over Bureaucracy
When the world slid towards chaos in the late 1930s, there were individuals who, faced with impossible choices, quietly chose to do the...
For Three Months In 1973, The Dutch Government Banned Cars On Sundays To Curb Oil Consumption
Imagine this: it’s a crisp Sunday morning in late 1973, and the usually bustling streets of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague are...
Black Bart: The Gentleman Bandit Who Robbed Stagecoaches with Poetry
Black Bart, the gentleman bandit of California, robbed Wells Fargo stagecoaches politely and left poems—until a laundry mark exposed him in 1883.
Mary Surratt and the Lincoln Assassination: Her Involvement, Legacy and Execution
Mary Surratt was an American boarding house owner executed in 1865 for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. She became the first woman executed by the U.S. government.
When Frank Sinatra Died There Was Drama, Lots Of Drama. Would We Have Expected Anything Less?
A calm and detailed look at Frank Sinatra’s final days in 1998. From his quiet final conversation to the family disagreements that followed and the personal items placed in his casket, this is the measured story of how the singer’s life came to a close.
This Is Why Mata Hari Was Not the Spy You Thought She Was
Mata Hari was born on August 7, 1876 as Margaretha “Gretha” Geertruida Zelle in the Netherlands. Since her conviction as a double agent...
When Nazis ‘Played’ in Madison Square Garden In 1939: A Dark Chapter in American History
Six and a half months before Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland, an unsettling event took place in New York City’s Madison Square Garden...
Charles Osbourne: The Remarkable Life Of The Man Who Hiccuped for 68 Years
Charles Osborne holds a singularly unique place in medical history as the man who hiccuped for an astonishing 68 years. His extraordinary...
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