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Kaleena Fraga

A senior staff writer for All That's Interesting since 2021 and co-host of the History Uncovered Podcast, Kaleena Fraga graduated with a dual degree in American History and French Language and Literature from Oberlin College. She previously ran the presidential history blog History First, and has had work published in The Washington Post, Gastro Obscura, and elsewhere. She has published more than 1,200 pieces on topics including history and archaeology. She is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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Rare Picasso Painting Sells For $150,000 After Sitting Forgotten In A Maine Closet For 50 Years

Rare Picasso Painting Sells For $150,000 After Sitting Forgotten In A Maine Closet For 50 Years

Pablo Picasso likely made the painting as he prepared to design the stage curtain for the 1919 Russian ballet “Le Tricorne."

The Story Of The Harlem Hellfighters, The Overlooked Black Heroes Of World War I

The Story Of The Harlem Hellfighters, The Overlooked Black Heroes Of World War I

Though they spent more continuous time in battle than any other American regiment of World War I, the Harlem Hellfighters never got the recognition or respect that they deserved.

A Teen Couple Has Been Arrested For Killing The Girl’s Father — Then Filming Themselves Laughing About The Murder

A Teen Couple Has Been Arrested For Killing The Girl’s Father — Then Filming Themselves Laughing About The Murder

Sierra Halseth, 16, and her boyfriend Aaron Guerrero, 18, allegedly killed her father because he didn't want them to date anymore.

32 Photos That Capture The Shocking Violence Of The 1968 Democratic National Convention

32 Photos That Capture The Shocking Violence Of The 1968 Democratic National Convention

In August 1968, some 10,000 anti-Vietnam War activists descended on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Before long, they were confronted by the police.

Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

32 Intimate Images From The Heyday Of British Punk

32 Intimate Images From The Heyday Of British Punk

In the early 1970s, the punk scene pummeled through the U.K., sweeping up rebellious youths disenchanted with British society.

44 Colorized Portraits That Reveal Historical Figures As They Truly Were

44 Colorized Portraits That Reveal Historical Figures As They Truly Were

From Geronimo to Gandhi, these colorized photos breathe new life into the past.

An Abandoned Scottish Village Just Hit The Market For $173,000 — But Locals Say It’s Haunted By The Lady Of Lawers

An Abandoned Scottish Village Just Hit The Market For $173,000 — But Locals Say It’s Haunted By The Lady Of Lawers

According to local lore, the 17th-century Lady of Lawers was a Gaelic soothsayer who predicted the village's demise, and her ghost still roams the ruined site.

Florida Police Solve Cold Rape Case After Suspect Submits His DNA To Genealogy Website

Florida Police Solve Cold Rape Case After Suspect Submits His DNA To Genealogy Website

Forty-four-year-old Jared Vaughn is charged with raping a Tampa Bay student in 2007, after police found his DNA on FamilyTree.

Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Of Children Discovered At Former Indigenous School In Canada

Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Of Children Discovered At Former Indigenous School In Canada

The discovery comes just weeks after more than 200 children were found buried at a different former boarding school in Canada.