american history

Meet Mabel Walker Willebrandt, The Woman Who Took Down Prohibition’s Biggest Bootleggers

In 1921, Mabel Walker Willebrandt became the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. federal government. Appointed as the assistant attorney general, she used her power to enforce Prohibition.

By Morgan Dunn • Jan 26, 2021

Meet Mabel Walker Willebrandt, The Woman Who Took Down Prohibition’s Biggest Bootleggers

In 1921, Mabel Walker Willebrandt became the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. federal government. Appointed as the assistant attorney general, she used her power to enforce Prohibition.

By Morgan Dunn • January 26, 2021

Holly Bobo Was Last Seen With A Mysterious Stranger — And Never Returned

On April 13, 2011, Holly Bobo disappeared into the woods behind her family's home in Tennessee, leaving investigators with few clues or leads.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jan 25, 2021

Holly Bobo Was Last Seen With A Mysterious Stranger — And Never Returned

On April 13, 2011, Holly Bobo disappeared into the woods behind her family's home in Tennessee, leaving investigators with few clues or leads.

By Aimee Lamoureux • January 25, 2021

Meet Judy Buenoano, The ‘Black Widow’ Serial Killer Who Murdered Her Family — And Almost Got Away With It

Judy Buenoano killed her husband, her next boyfriend, and even her own son for insurance money. And no one suspected a thing — until she tried to firebomb her last fiancé's car.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 24, 2021

Meet Judy Buenoano, The ‘Black Widow’ Serial Killer Who Murdered Her Family — And Almost Got Away With It

Judy Buenoano killed her husband, her next boyfriend, and even her own son for insurance money. And no one suspected a thing — until she tried to firebomb her last fiancé's car.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 24, 2021

Meet Joan Vollmer, The Beat Generation Muse Killed In A Drunken Party Trick Gone Wrong

Joan Vollmer opened her New York City home to the raucous Beats — and was ultimately shot in the head by one of the movement’s most influential writers, her common-law husband William S. Burroughs.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 21, 2021

Meet Joan Vollmer, The Beat Generation Muse Killed In A Drunken Party Trick Gone Wrong

Joan Vollmer opened her New York City home to the raucous Beats — and was ultimately shot in the head by one of the movement’s most influential writers, her common-law husband William S. Burroughs.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 21, 2021

Inside The Little-Known History Of The White Panther Party

In November 1968, the White Panthers emerged as an anti-racist group that supported the Black Panthers.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 20, 2021

Inside The Little-Known History Of The White Panther Party

In November 1968, the White Panthers emerged as an anti-racist group that supported the Black Panthers.

By Natasha Ishak • January 20, 2021

33 Harrowing Photos Of The Crack Epidemic That Devastated America’s Cities

In the early 1980s, a rock of crack cocaine went for as little as $5. Due to its cheap price and high purity, it spread like wildfire across the country.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jan 14, 2021

33 Harrowing Photos Of The Crack Epidemic That Devastated America’s Cities

In the early 1980s, a rock of crack cocaine went for as little as $5. Due to its cheap price and high purity, it spread like wildfire across the country.

By Genevieve Carlton • January 14, 2021

Meet Doug Clark, One-Half Of The Murderous Duo Known As The Sunset Strip Killers

Together with his depraved girlfriend Carol Bundy, Doug Clark terrorized sex workers along the Strip, murdering them and then defiling their lifeless bodies.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 13, 2021

Meet Doug Clark, One-Half Of The Murderous Duo Known As The Sunset Strip Killers

Together with his depraved girlfriend Carol Bundy, Doug Clark terrorized sex workers along the Strip, murdering them and then defiling their lifeless bodies.

By Natasha Ishak • January 13, 2021

The Mysterious Case Of Dorothy Arnold, The Wealthy Socialite Who Vanished In Plain Sight

On December 12, 1910, Dorothy Arnold disappeared from New York City's Fifth Avenue while dress shopping. Her maddening case has never been solved.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 13, 2021

The Mysterious Case Of Dorothy Arnold, The Wealthy Socialite Who Vanished In Plain Sight

On December 12, 1910, Dorothy Arnold disappeared from New York City's Fifth Avenue while dress shopping. Her maddening case has never been solved.

By Natasha Ishak • January 13, 2021

The Story Of William O’Neal, The Black Panther Who Betrayed Fred Hampton

As an FBI informant in the Black Panther Party, William O'Neal provided information that helped the Chicago police kill Fred Hampton in 1969.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 11, 2021

The Story Of William O’Neal, The Black Panther Who Betrayed Fred Hampton

As an FBI informant in the Black Panther Party, William O'Neal provided information that helped the Chicago police kill Fred Hampton in 1969.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 11, 2021

How The Civil War Started And Ended On Wilmer McLean’s Property

Wilmer McLean moved his family 100 miles south after the first battle of the Civil War broke out in his yard — but through a strange twist of fate, Robert E. Lee would surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's new parlor.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 9, 2021

How The Civil War Started And Ended On Wilmer McLean’s Property

Wilmer McLean moved his family 100 miles south after the first battle of the Civil War broke out in his yard — but through a strange twist of fate, Robert E. Lee would surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's new parlor.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 9, 2021