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Dorothy Counts, The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Integrated A Charlotte High School In 1957

Dorothy Counts became the first Black student at Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, but she had to withdraw after just a week due to the vicious racism she faced.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 28, 2025

Dorothy Counts, The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Integrated A Charlotte High School In 1957

Dorothy Counts became the first Black student at Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, but she had to withdraw after just a week due to the vicious racism she faced.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 28, 2025

‘The Real Wicked Witch Of The West’: The Harrowing Story Of Judy Garland’s Mother Ethel Marion Milne

Judy Garland later described her mother, Ethel Marion Milne, as a "stage mother — a mean one" who pushed her hard when she was just a child actress.

By Austin Harvey • May 27, 2025

‘The Real Wicked Witch Of The West’: The Harrowing Story Of Judy Garland’s Mother Ethel Marion Milne

Judy Garland later described her mother, Ethel Marion Milne, as a "stage mother — a mean one" who pushed her hard when she was just a child actress.

By Austin Harvey • May 27, 2025

Union Soldiers Used ‘Witch Bottles’ To Ward Off Evil While Occupying A Confederate Fort During The Civil War

"It was this glass bottle full of nails... We thought it was unusual, but weren't sure what it was."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 27, 2025

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Union Soldiers Used ‘Witch Bottles’ To Ward Off Evil While Occupying A Confederate Fort During The Civil War

"It was this glass bottle full of nails... We thought it was unusual, but weren't sure what it was."

By Marco Margaritoff • May 27, 2025

The Rise And Fall Of John Casablancas, The Fashion Pioneer Credited With Inventing The Supermodel

John Casablancas' models were fashion icons like Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, who earned enormously high paychecks, but Casablancas and his agency also faced significant scandals throughout his life.

By Genevieve Carlton • May 26, 2025

The Rise And Fall Of John Casablancas, The Fashion Pioneer Credited With Inventing The Supermodel

John Casablancas' models were fashion icons like Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, who earned enormously high paychecks, but Casablancas and his agency also faced significant scandals throughout his life.

By Genevieve Carlton • May 26, 2025

Inside Betty White’s World War 2 Service That Saw Her Trade Acting For Truck Driving

In 1941, Betty White joined the American Women's Voluntary Services and spent the next four years driving a delivery truck to support the war effort.

By Austin Harvey • May 26, 2025

Inside Betty White’s World War 2 Service That Saw Her Trade Acting For Truck Driving

In 1941, Betty White joined the American Women's Voluntary Services and spent the next four years driving a delivery truck to support the war effort.

By Austin Harvey • May 26, 2025

How Sharon Tate Went From A Hollywood Starlet To A Manson Family Murder Victim

In August 1969, actress Sharon Tate was gaining fame as a Hollywood star, happily married to director Roman Polanski, and eight-and-a-half months pregnant — when she was brutally murdered by the Manson Family.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 25, 2025

How Sharon Tate Went From A Hollywood Starlet To A Manson Family Murder Victim

In August 1969, actress Sharon Tate was gaining fame as a Hollywood star, happily married to director Roman Polanski, and eight-and-a-half months pregnant — when she was brutally murdered by the Manson Family.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 25, 2025

Inside The Montauk Project, The US Military’s Alleged Mind Control Program

Allegedly conducted on the east end of Long Island during the Cold War, Project Montauk was a secret military experiment that used abducted children to develop psychological warfare techniques.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 25, 2025

Inside The Montauk Project, The US Military’s Alleged Mind Control Program

Allegedly conducted on the east end of Long Island during the Cold War, Project Montauk was a secret military experiment that used abducted children to develop psychological warfare techniques.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 25, 2025

The Story Of John Nash, The Brilliant But Troubled Mathematician Behind ‘A Beautiful Mind’

Although John Nash's career in mathematics was hampered by a paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis in 1959, he went on to win a Nobel Prize in economics in 1994 for his work on game theory.

By Austin Harvey • May 23, 2025

The Story Of John Nash, The Brilliant But Troubled Mathematician Behind ‘A Beautiful Mind’

Although John Nash's career in mathematics was hampered by a paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis in 1959, he went on to win a Nobel Prize in economics in 1994 for his work on game theory.

By Austin Harvey • May 23, 2025

‘The Lost Colony Isn’t Lost Anymore’: New Artifacts Could Finally Prove What Happened To The ‘Lost Colony Of Roanoke’

Recent excavations on Hatteras Island may have just uncovered the "smoking gun" that reveals what happened to the Roanoke settlers and finally brings the mystery of the "Lost Colony" to a close.

By Austin Harvey • May 22, 2025

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‘The Lost Colony Isn’t Lost Anymore’: New Artifacts Could Finally Prove What Happened To The ‘Lost Colony Of Roanoke’

Recent excavations on Hatteras Island may have just uncovered the "smoking gun" that reveals what happened to the Roanoke settlers and finally brings the mystery of the "Lost Colony" to a close.

By Austin Harvey • May 22, 2025

Who Was ‘Deep Throat’ In The Watergate Scandal? All About Former FBI Agent Mark Felt

While working as the No. 2 official at the FBI, Mark Felt secretly cooperated with Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they investigated Watergate.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 21, 2025

Who Was ‘Deep Throat’ In The Watergate Scandal? All About Former FBI Agent Mark Felt

While working as the No. 2 official at the FBI, Mark Felt secretly cooperated with Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they investigated Watergate.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 21, 2025