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How Did Janis Joplin Die? Inside The Final Days Of The Hippie Icon

Janis Joplin died of a suspected overdose at just 27 years old on October 4, 1970 — but some close to her believe something else happened.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 24, 2022

How Did Janis Joplin Die? Inside The Final Days Of The Hippie Icon

Janis Joplin died of a suspected overdose at just 27 years old on October 4, 1970 — but some close to her believe something else happened.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 24, 2022

This Week In History News, Sept. 18 – 24

Ancient Ho-Chunk canoe found in Wisconsin, Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Gaza, Bronze Age opium unearthed in Israel.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 23, 2022

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This Week In History News, Sept. 18 – 24

Ancient Ho-Chunk canoe found in Wisconsin, Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Gaza, Bronze Age opium unearthed in Israel.

By All That's Interesting • September 23, 2022

Meet Vicente Carrillo Leyva, The Boarding School-Educated ‘Narco Junior’ Who Helped Run The Juárez Cartel After His Father

Vicente Carrillo Leyva was warned by his infamous father, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, not to go into the family business — but he couldn't resist and was eventually arrested for his crimes in 2009.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 21, 2022

Meet Vicente Carrillo Leyva, The Boarding School-Educated ‘Narco Junior’ Who Helped Run The Juárez Cartel After His Father

Vicente Carrillo Leyva was warned by his infamous father, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, not to go into the family business — but he couldn't resist and was eventually arrested for his crimes in 2009.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 21, 2022

Archaeologists In Israel Unearth Evidence Of History’s Earliest Opium Use In A Bronze Age Burial Site

Experts suspect that ancient people in Israel used opium to enter an "ecstatic state" during a loved one's funeral.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 21, 2022

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Archaeologists In Israel Unearth Evidence Of History’s Earliest Opium Use In A Bronze Age Burial Site

Experts suspect that ancient people in Israel used opium to enter an "ecstatic state" during a loved one's funeral.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 21, 2022

What Happened To Willy Falcon And Sal Magluta, The Billionaire ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ Who Once Ran Miami?

In the 1980s, Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta were the most invincible drug lords in South Florida — but their reign wouldn't last forever.

By Neil Patmore • Aug 20, 2022

What Happened To Willy Falcon And Sal Magluta, The Billionaire ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ Who Once Ran Miami?

In the 1980s, Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta were the most invincible drug lords in South Florida — but their reign wouldn't last forever.

By Neil Patmore • August 20, 2022

This Bear Cub In Turkey Had To Be Rescued From A Bad Trip After Accidentally Gorging On Hallucinogenic Honey

Balkiz the bear became a minor celebrity when a video of her tripping out in the back of a truck went viral.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 17, 2022

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This Bear Cub In Turkey Had To Be Rescued From A Bad Trip After Accidentally Gorging On Hallucinogenic Honey

Balkiz the bear became a minor celebrity when a video of her tripping out in the back of a truck went viral.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 17, 2022

Why Rolling Stones Guitarist Brian Jones’ Death Remains A Mystery After More Than 50 Years

On July 3, 1969, Brian Jones drowned in his pool and died at just 27, but questions still linger about what really happened at his Cotchford Farm home that night.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 8, 2022

Why Rolling Stones Guitarist Brian Jones’ Death Remains A Mystery After More Than 50 Years

On July 3, 1969, Brian Jones drowned in his pool and died at just 27, but questions still linger about what really happened at his Cotchford Farm home that night.

By Erin Kelly • August 8, 2022

How The Yakuza Became One Of History’s Most Successful Organized Crime Groups

Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.

By Mark Oliver • Aug 6, 2022

How The Yakuza Became One Of History’s Most Successful Organized Crime Groups

Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.

By Mark Oliver • August 6, 2022

19 Pablo Escobar Facts That Reveal The Outrageous Story Of The Fearsome ‘El Padrino’

From his brutal murders to his obscene wealth, discover some of the most astonishing facts about the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 31, 2022

19 Pablo Escobar Facts That Reveal The Outrageous Story Of The Fearsome ‘El Padrino’

From his brutal murders to his obscene wealth, discover some of the most astonishing facts about the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 31, 2022

What Was MK-Ultra, The CIA’s Top-Secret Cold War Research Program?

During the 1950s and '60s, the CIA used brainwashing, hypnosis, and torture on thousands of subjects brutalized by the infamous Project MK-Ultra experiments.

By Katie Serena • Jul 8, 2022

What Was MK-Ultra, The CIA’s Top-Secret Cold War Research Program?

During the 1950s and '60s, the CIA used brainwashing, hypnosis, and torture on thousands of subjects brutalized by the infamous Project MK-Ultra experiments.

By Katie Serena • July 8, 2022