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Richard Nixon Took A Few Bites Of A Sandwich 60 Years Ago — And This Man Has Kept It Ever Since

Steve Jenne saved Nixon's leftover sandwich before we ever landed on the moon — and still owns it to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 24, 2020

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Richard Nixon Took A Few Bites Of A Sandwich 60 Years Ago — And This Man Has Kept It Ever Since

Steve Jenne saved Nixon's leftover sandwich before we ever landed on the moon — and still owns it to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 24, 2020

The Unbelievable True Story Of Juana Maria, The Woman Who Inspired ‘Island Of The Blue Dolphins’

When her Nicoleño tribe left California's Channel Islands for the mainland, Juana Maria stayed behind for 18 years.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 22, 2020

The Unbelievable True Story Of Juana Maria, The Woman Who Inspired ‘Island Of The Blue Dolphins’

When her Nicoleño tribe left California's Channel Islands for the mainland, Juana Maria stayed behind for 18 years.

By Natasha Ishak • September 22, 2020

Take A Road Trip Back In Time With These Vintage Photos Of American Roadside Attractions

Photographer John Margolies spent more than 30 years on the road documenting America's big, bold, and bizarre roadside attractions.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 19, 2020

Take A Road Trip Back In Time With These Vintage Photos Of American Roadside Attractions

Photographer John Margolies spent more than 30 years on the road documenting America's big, bold, and bizarre roadside attractions.

By Erin Kelly • September 19, 2020

Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 15, 2020

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Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 15, 2020

Did Jeffrey MacDonald Brutally Slay His Pregnant Wife And Daughters — Or Did The Cops Get The Wrong Guy?

Former Green Beret Jeffrey MacDonald claimed that a gang of acid-crazed Manson Family copycats brutally murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 1970, but then he was found guilty.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2020

Did Jeffrey MacDonald Brutally Slay His Pregnant Wife And Daughters — Or Did The Cops Get The Wrong Guy?

Former Green Beret Jeffrey MacDonald claimed that a gang of acid-crazed Manson Family copycats brutally murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 1970, but then he was found guilty.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2020

Man Files Suit To Dig Up Former President Harding To Prove That He’s His Illegitimate Grandson

"I'm not a part of anything. Nothing. My brothers, myself, no one. We're invisible. They’re treating us just like they treated my grandmother."

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 14, 2020

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Man Files Suit To Dig Up Former President Harding To Prove That He’s His Illegitimate Grandson

"I'm not a part of anything. Nothing. My brothers, myself, no one. We're invisible. They’re treating us just like they treated my grandmother."

By Natasha Ishak • September 14, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 6 – 12

Stack of ancient Egyptian coffins unearthed, Tulsa race massacre survivor calls for reparations, Rembrandt painting deemed a fake now believed to be real.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 11, 2020

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This Week In History News, Sept. 6 – 12

Stack of ancient Egyptian coffins unearthed, Tulsa race massacre survivor calls for reparations, Rembrandt painting deemed a fake now believed to be real.

By All That's Interesting • September 11, 2020

Inside The Extraordinary Life Of Matthew Henson, The First Black Explorer To Make It To The North Pole

Matthew Henson was part of the historic 1909 Arctic expedition that reached the North Pole, but because he had accompanied a white explorer, he wasn't recognized for his feat until decades later.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 10, 2020

Inside The Extraordinary Life Of Matthew Henson, The First Black Explorer To Make It To The North Pole

Matthew Henson was part of the historic 1909 Arctic expedition that reached the North Pole, but because he had accompanied a white explorer, he wasn't recognized for his feat until decades later.

By Natasha Ishak • September 10, 2020

This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 10, 2020

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This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak • September 10, 2020

Inside Operation Red Dog, The Bizarre And Disastrous KKK Plot To Take Over A Caribbean Nation

In 1981, a crew of American and Canadian neo-Nazis and KKK members plotted a violent overthrow of the Dominican government, but their ship never made it out of New Orleans.

By Andrew Milne • Sep 8, 2020

Inside Operation Red Dog, The Bizarre And Disastrous KKK Plot To Take Over A Caribbean Nation

In 1981, a crew of American and Canadian neo-Nazis and KKK members plotted a violent overthrow of the Dominican government, but their ship never made it out of New Orleans.

By Andrew Milne • September 8, 2020