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Matilda McCrear's story has emerged from a shadowy chapter of history thanks to the efforts of Dr. Hannah Durkin from Newcastle...

Shipwrecked in Papua New Guinea, Swedish sailor Carl Emil Pettersson didn’t just survive — he married a princess, became king of Tabar Island, and lived a life of love, loss, and adventure. His true story is stranger than fiction. Read more at utterlyinteresting.com

If you could encapsulate madness in a film, Apocalypse Now  would undoubtedly be the crown jewel of cinematic insanity. The filming...

Marvin Gaye's illustrious career spanned over 25 years, from his early days in Motown to his transformation into a socially-conscious...

In the relatively short time humans have been flying, the illustrious name of Bessie Coleman looms large, her legacy a testament to...

If one of your siblings were to align themselves with a deadly political force, it could lead to a profound rift within your family. A striking example of this occurred within the Göring family during the first half of the 1900s. Two brothers, Albert and Hermann Göring, found themselves on opposing sides of World War II. While Hermann proudly embraced membership in the Nazi Party, Albert opted for an entirely different path. Throughout the years of war, a poignant conflict em

The occupation of Alcatraz Island by Native American activists from 1969 to 1971 marked a significant turning point in the modern...

In the annals of automotive history, the 1908 New York to Paris car race stands as a testament to human ingenuity, endurance, and a bit...

When the festive season descends upon Iceland, the nation transforms into a booklover’s paradise. Unlike the frenzied last-minute...

Most people know Pablo Picasso as the man who turned art inside out, the father of Cubism, the creator of wild, angular portraits, and...

In the early 1970s, Durham, North Carolina, was a city deeply divided by race. Although the Brown v. Board of Education  decision in 1954...

In the spring of 1980, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, the creative minds behind Blondie, crossed paths with the visionary artist H.R....

On a freezing Chicago afternoon in 1928, a sixteen-year-old girl sprinted flat out towards an elevated train platform, her coat flapping...

In the strange interwar theatre of British politics, few figures stood further apart in temperament and ideology than Bertrand Russell...

Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Held from August 15 to 18, 1969, in Bethel, New York, Woodstock was more than just a music festival; it was...

Centuries of intermarriage shaped the faces and fate of the Spanish Habsburgs. From the iconic Habsburg jaw to the tragic life of Charles II, discover how a dynasty’s quest for pure bloodlines led to its downfall.

In 1920, Dutch writer, traveller, and linguist Gerard Nolst Trenité, better known by his pseudonym Charivarius , released a textbook...

We've all encountered the name Roald Dahl at some point in our lives, whether it was whilst reading classics such as The BFG, The...

Paula Hitler (otherwise known as Paula Wolff and Paula Hitler-Wolff) was born on January 21, 1896, in the quaint village of Hafeld,...

For quite some time now, aficionados of Queen have been on a quest to unravel the mystery behind Freddie Mercury's unparalleled vocal...

The Aftermath of Emancipation The abolition of slavery in the United States, formalised by the 13th Amendment in 1865, marked a pivotal...

Leonid Rogozov lying down talking to his friend Yuri Vereschagin at Novolazarevskaya Most people get squeamish just thinking about an...

Each new batch of youngsters believes the old fogies before them were all boring squares, imagining a world before the 1960s where...