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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.

Recent Posts

A Norwegian Woman Bought Some Cheap Costume Jewelry Online — And Found A Gold Viking Ring Mixed In

A Norwegian Woman Bought Some Cheap Costume Jewelry Online — And Found A Gold Viking Ring Mixed In

Experts believe that the ring was once owned by a powerful Viking chief more than 1,000 years ago.

How Pamela Smart Conspired With Her Teen Lover To Kill Her Husband

How Pamela Smart Conspired With Her Teen Lover To Kill Her Husband

In 1990, Pamela Smart's 16-year-old lover Billy Flynn killed her husband Gregory Smart. And after a highly-publicized trial, Pamela was sentenced to life in prison as an accomplice.

Harvard Returns Chief Standing Bear’s Pipe Tomahawk To The Ponca Tribe After Decades

Harvard Returns Chief Standing Bear’s Pipe Tomahawk To The Ponca Tribe After Decades

Chief Standing Bear gave the pipe to attorney John Lee Webster after Webster defended him in a 1879 civil rights case.

Notorious Trophy Hunter Who Killed Endangered Animals Shot Dead ‘Execution Style’ In South Africa

Notorious Trophy Hunter Who Killed Endangered Animals Shot Dead ‘Execution Style’ In South Africa

Two men shot Riaan Naude and stole one of his guns, but police aren't sure of their motive.

Sally Ride, The Astronaut Who Overcame Sexism To Become The First American Woman In Space

Sally Ride, The Astronaut Who Overcame Sexism To Become The First American Woman In Space

Physicist Sally Ride made history on board the Challenger space shuttle in June 1983. Upon her death in July 2012, it was revealed she was also the first gay astronaut in space.

Who Wrote The Declaration Of Independence? Inside America’s Founding Document

Who Wrote The Declaration Of Independence? Inside America’s Founding Document

While Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence, the congressional committee of John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston played an important role.

27 Vintage Photos Of Woman Criminals Brought To Life In Stunning Color

27 Vintage Photos Of Woman Criminals Brought To Life In Stunning Color

From the "Giggling Granny" serial killer to the "Numbers Queen" crime boss, see some of the most striking colorized images of female criminals from the past.

Los Angeles Returns $20 Million Beachfront Property To Black Family — Almost 100 Years After The County Seized It

Los Angeles Returns $20 Million Beachfront Property To Black Family — Almost 100 Years After The County Seized It

Bruce's Beach was originally owned by Willa and Charles Bruce, who made the property into an oasis for Black residents, but local officials used a loophole to wrest the land away from them in 1924.

The Chilling Case Of Shayna Hubers, The Woman Who Killed Her Boyfriend — Then Sang ‘Amazing Grace’ In Front Of The Police

The Chilling Case Of Shayna Hubers, The Woman Who Killed Her Boyfriend — Then Sang ‘Amazing Grace’ In Front Of The Police

In 2012, a Kentucky woman named Shayna Hubers shot her boyfriend Ryan Poston six times and claimed that it was in self-defense — though two juries would later convict her of murder.

This 17th-Century Painting Stolen By The Nazis During World War II Has Been Returned To Its 101-Year-Old Owner

This 17th-Century Painting Stolen By The Nazis During World War II Has Been Returned To Its 101-Year-Old Owner

Charlotte Bischoff van Heemskerck spent years looking for the painting because it held special significance for her, having once hung in her family's dining room right behind her chair.

9 Black Heroes Of The Wild West — And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them

9 Black Heroes Of The Wild West — And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them

From the gunslinging postwoman of Montana to the deputy marshal who patrolled the Plains, discover the seldom-taught stories of these icons of the American frontier.