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Inside The Rise And Fall Of Atlantic City In 33 Startling Photos

Once called "America's Playground," Atlantic City has become engulfed with crime and corruption — and the seeming death spiral of its casinos.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 14, 2022

Inside The Rise And Fall Of Atlantic City In 33 Startling Photos

Once called "America's Playground," Atlantic City has become engulfed with crime and corruption — and the seeming death spiral of its casinos.

By Austin Harvey • November 14, 2022

The Wild Story Of John Wesley Hardin, Perhaps The Most Ruthless Outlaw Of The Old West

John Wesley Hardin killed his first man when he was just 15, and went on to kill as many as 44 as a gunfighter and outlaw in the Wild West during the late 19th century.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 14, 2022

The Wild Story Of John Wesley Hardin, Perhaps The Most Ruthless Outlaw Of The Old West

John Wesley Hardin killed his first man when he was just 15, and went on to kill as many as 44 as a gunfighter and outlaw in the Wild West during the late 19th century.

By Austin Harvey • November 14, 2022

‘Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair’: 33 Pictures Of The Summer Of Love In San Francisco

Known as "The Summer Of Love," thousands of young people flocked to San Francisco in 1967 to experience music, free love, and hallucinogenic drugs.

By Erin Kelly • Nov 13, 2022

‘Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair’: 33 Pictures Of The Summer Of Love In San Francisco

Known as "The Summer Of Love," thousands of young people flocked to San Francisco in 1967 to experience music, free love, and hallucinogenic drugs.

By Erin Kelly • November 13, 2022

The Bloody Story Of Sam DeStefano, The Torture-Loving ‘Mad Hatter’ Of The Chicago Mob

Samuel "Mad Sam" DeStefano was one of the Mafia's fiercest loan sharks — and he was so deranged that the Chicago Outfit refused to initiate him as an official member.

By Neil Patmore • Nov 13, 2022

The Bloody Story Of Sam DeStefano, The Torture-Loving ‘Mad Hatter’ Of The Chicago Mob

Samuel "Mad Sam" DeStefano was one of the Mafia's fiercest loan sharks — and he was so deranged that the Chicago Outfit refused to initiate him as an official member.

By Neil Patmore • November 13, 2022

Large Piece Of The Destroyed Challenger Space Shuttle Found On The Ocean Floor

When the Challenger exploded just after takeoff on January 28, 1986, all seven crew members died while millions of Americans watched on TV.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 12, 2022

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Large Piece Of The Destroyed Challenger Space Shuttle Found On The Ocean Floor

When the Challenger exploded just after takeoff on January 28, 1986, all seven crew members died while millions of Americans watched on TV.

By Austin Harvey • November 12, 2022

Pennsylvania Pastor Discovers A Long-Abandoned Cemetery Of Black WWI Veterans In The Woods

A local pastor's mission to track down his family led to the discovery of nine Black World War I veterans' graves in an abandoned, heavily wooded area.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 11, 2022

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Pennsylvania Pastor Discovers A Long-Abandoned Cemetery Of Black WWI Veterans In The Woods

A local pastor's mission to track down his family led to the discovery of nine Black World War I veterans' graves in an abandoned, heavily wooded area.

By Austin Harvey • November 11, 2022

The Story Of Anne Hutchinson, The Fearless Puritan Woman Who Took On Colonial Boston’s Religious Patriarchy

In the late 1630s, Anne Hutchinson made a name for herself in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as an outspoken religious reformer — and garnered the ire of male religious leaders.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 9, 2022

The Story Of Anne Hutchinson, The Fearless Puritan Woman Who Took On Colonial Boston’s Religious Patriarchy

In the late 1630s, Anne Hutchinson made a name for herself in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as an outspoken religious reformer — and garnered the ire of male religious leaders.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 9, 2022

The Catastrophic Story Of The Johnstown Flood That Washed Away An Entire Pennsylvania Town In 1889

On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed more than 2,200 people in southwestern Pennsylvania when the long-neglected South Fork Dam suddenly gave way.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 8, 2022

The Catastrophic Story Of The Johnstown Flood That Washed Away An Entire Pennsylvania Town In 1889

On May 31, 1889, the Johnstown Flood killed more than 2,200 people in southwestern Pennsylvania when the long-neglected South Fork Dam suddenly gave way.

By Austin Harvey • November 8, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Ward Weaver III, The Oregon Dad Who Brutally Murdered His Daughter’s Preteen Friends

In 2002, Ward Weaver III went on TV and proclaimed his innocence in the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis — while standing on the very spot where he’d buried Pond.

By Neil Patmore • Nov 8, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Ward Weaver III, The Oregon Dad Who Brutally Murdered His Daughter’s Preteen Friends

In 2002, Ward Weaver III went on TV and proclaimed his innocence in the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis — while standing on the very spot where he’d buried Pond.

By Neil Patmore • November 8, 2022

The Story Of ‘Fat Pete’ Chiodo, The Mobster Who Was Too Heavy To Be Killed

Peter Chiodo was a high-ranking New York gangster in the late 1980s, until he defied his bosses — then survived their attempt on his life because his weight protected him from the bullets.

By Neil Patmore • Nov 7, 2022

The Story Of ‘Fat Pete’ Chiodo, The Mobster Who Was Too Heavy To Be Killed

Peter Chiodo was a high-ranking New York gangster in the late 1980s, until he defied his bosses — then survived their attempt on his life because his weight protected him from the bullets.

By Neil Patmore • November 7, 2022