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See Inside The Declassified C.I.A. Torture Manual From The Cold War

The C.I.A. has a long history of violating human rights and generally doing just about whatever they want in order to achieve their goals. And one of the most egregious examples of the C.I.A.’s disregard for human rights comes in the form of 1963’s KUBARK handbook. This manual explains how...

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 13, 2017

See Inside The Declassified C.I.A. Torture Manual From The Cold War

The C.I.A. has a long history of violating human rights and generally doing just about whatever they want in order to achieve their goals. And one of the most egregious examples of the C.I.A.’s disregard for human rights comes in the form of 1963’s KUBARK handbook. This manual explains how...

By Gabe Paoletti • July 13, 2017

33 Iconic Guests Of The Ed Sullivan Show In Photos

The Ed Sullivan Show occupied the exact same weekly time slot on CBS for more than two decades between the late 1940s and early 1970s, a remarkable feat in any age, and one that looks especially remarkable in our current era of streaming. Far more famous than Ed Sullivan himself...

By Kellen Perry • Jul 12, 2017

33 Iconic Guests Of The Ed Sullivan Show In Photos

The Ed Sullivan Show occupied the exact same weekly time slot on CBS for more than two decades between the late 1940s and early 1970s, a remarkable feat in any age, and one that looks especially remarkable in our current era of streaming. Far more famous than Ed Sullivan himself...

By Kellen Perry • July 12, 2017

Wine Older Than United States Found In New Jersey Museum

Found behind a wall in a museum, one bottle dates back to 1769.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 12, 2017

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Wine Older Than United States Found In New Jersey Museum

Found behind a wall in a museum, one bottle dates back to 1769.

By All That's Interesting • July 12, 2017

Jack The Ripper And H.H. Holmes Were The Same Person, Suggests Ancestor

A great-great grandson of American serial killer H.H. Holmes says that his ancestor was Jack the Ripper.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 11, 2017

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Jack The Ripper And H.H. Holmes Were The Same Person, Suggests Ancestor

A great-great grandson of American serial killer H.H. Holmes says that his ancestor was Jack the Ripper.

By Gabe Paoletti • July 11, 2017

The Daughter Of A Civil War Soldier Weighs In On Confederate Symbols

Fewer than 35 of these sons and daughters are known to be alive today, and one weighed in on the debate on Confederate statues.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 10, 2017

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The Daughter Of A Civil War Soldier Weighs In On Confederate Symbols

Fewer than 35 of these sons and daughters are known to be alive today, and one weighed in on the debate on Confederate statues.

By All That's Interesting • July 10, 2017

This Week In History, July 2 – 8

Photo shows Amelia Earhart alive after crash, tattooed mummy recreated, Aztec skull tower discovered, Emmett Till memorial destroyed, Congressman films promo in Nazi gas chamber.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 7, 2017

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This Week In History, July 2 – 8

Photo shows Amelia Earhart alive after crash, tattooed mummy recreated, Aztec skull tower discovered, Emmett Till memorial destroyed, Congressman films promo in Nazi gas chamber.

By All That's Interesting • July 7, 2017

Newly Uncovered Photo Appears To Show Amelia Earhart Alive After Crash

A photo found in the National Archives may show Amelia Earhart and her navigator alive in the Marshall Islands after their suspected crash landing.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 5, 2017

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Newly Uncovered Photo Appears To Show Amelia Earhart Alive After Crash

A photo found in the National Archives may show Amelia Earhart and her navigator alive in the Marshall Islands after their suspected crash landing.

By Gabe Paoletti • July 5, 2017

The Story Behind Albert Einstein’s Iconic Tongue Photo

As it turns out, the iconic photo was nearly never published in the first place.

By Richard Stockton • Jul 3, 2017

The Story Behind Albert Einstein’s Iconic Tongue Photo

As it turns out, the iconic photo was nearly never published in the first place.

By Richard Stockton • July 3, 2017

33 Nasty ‘Vinegar Valentines’ That Victorians Sent To Mock Each Other For Every Fault You Can Imagine

These nasty Victorian "vinegar valentines" prove that romance has been dead for quite some time.

By Laura Martisiute • Jun 30, 2017

33 Nasty ‘Vinegar Valentines’ That Victorians Sent To Mock Each Other For Every Fault You Can Imagine

These nasty Victorian "vinegar valentines" prove that romance has been dead for quite some time.

By Laura Martisiute • June 30, 2017

This Week In History, June 25 – July 1

Megalodon's extinction solved, Holocaust escapee takes on Jewish sexism, medieval sword unearthed, search for Amelia Earhart's body to begin, Salvador Dalí's body exhumed.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 30, 2017

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This Week In History, June 25 – July 1

Megalodon's extinction solved, Holocaust escapee takes on Jewish sexism, medieval sword unearthed, search for Amelia Earhart's body to begin, Salvador Dalí's body exhumed.

By All That's Interesting • June 30, 2017

7 Disturbing Facts About Thomas Jefferson, From Racism To Rape

From running a child slave operation to nearly causing an economic depression, this is the side of Thomas Jefferson that the history books would rather forget.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 30, 2017

7 Disturbing Facts About Thomas Jefferson, From Racism To Rape

From running a child slave operation to nearly causing an economic depression, this is the side of Thomas Jefferson that the history books would rather forget.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 30, 2017

Heartbreaking Photos Taken Inside Of Manzanar, One Of America’s WWII-Era Japanese Internment Camps

The Manzanar Relocation Center was one of ten Japanese concentration camps that the United States government created during World War II.

By Kiri Picone • Jun 29, 2017

Heartbreaking Photos Taken Inside Of Manzanar, One Of America’s WWII-Era Japanese Internment Camps

The Manzanar Relocation Center was one of ten Japanese concentration camps that the United States government created during World War II.

By Kiri Picone • June 29, 2017