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How Skinheads Transformed From An Inclusive Youth Movement Into A Racist Hate Group

Before linking with neo-Nazism, skinhead culture started out as an alliance between young English and Jamaican working-class communities in 1960s London.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Oct 4, 2021

How Skinheads Transformed From An Inclusive Youth Movement Into A Racist Hate Group

Before linking with neo-Nazism, skinhead culture started out as an alliance between young English and Jamaican working-class communities in 1960s London.

By Jaclyn Anglis • October 4, 2021

Scientists Just Revealed Censored Text In Marie Antoinette Letters To A Rumored Lover

The analysis of Marie Antoinette's letters to a Swedish count revealed words like "beloved" and "tender friend," suggesting their relationship was more than a close friendship.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 4, 2021

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Scientists Just Revealed Censored Text In Marie Antoinette Letters To A Rumored Lover

The analysis of Marie Antoinette's letters to a Swedish count revealed words like "beloved" and "tender friend," suggesting their relationship was more than a close friendship.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 4, 2021

11 Incredible Stories Of Resistance Fighters Who Took On The Nazis

From the Edelweiss Pirates in Germany to the six-year-old war hero in France, these resistance fighters risked everything to resist the Third Reich.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 4, 2021

11 Incredible Stories Of Resistance Fighters Who Took On The Nazis

From the Edelweiss Pirates in Germany to the six-year-old war hero in France, these resistance fighters risked everything to resist the Third Reich.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 4, 2021

The Legend Of Spring-Heeled Jack, The Victorian Demon Who Terrorized London

Before Jack the Ripper terrorized London, Spring-Heeled Jack was tormenting citizens with his claws and tight-fitted clothes.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Oct 2, 2021

The Legend Of Spring-Heeled Jack, The Victorian Demon Who Terrorized London

Before Jack the Ripper terrorized London, Spring-Heeled Jack was tormenting citizens with his claws and tight-fitted clothes.

By Aimee Lamoureux • October 2, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 1, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • October 1, 2021

Experts Just Proved That The Historic Vinland Map Revealing Viking Travels To America Is A Fake

The Vinland Map, formerly dated to the 15th century, was believed to be the oldest European depiction of the Americas.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 1, 2021

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Experts Just Proved That The Historic Vinland Map Revealing Viking Travels To America Is A Fake

The Vinland Map, formerly dated to the 15th century, was believed to be the oldest European depiction of the Americas.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 1, 2021

Inside The Dresden Bombing And The Apocalyptic Firestorm That Turned The City Into A Wasteland

Less than three months before Germany surrendered in World War II, the Allies' four-day firebombing of Dresden leveled the city center and killed 25,000 people, mostly civilians.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 1, 2021

Inside The Dresden Bombing And The Apocalyptic Firestorm That Turned The City Into A Wasteland

Less than three months before Germany surrendered in World War II, the Allies' four-day firebombing of Dresden leveled the city center and killed 25,000 people, mostly civilians.

By Erin Kelly • October 1, 2021

11 Real-Life Vigilante Stories Of Ordinary Citizens Taking Justice Into Their Own Hands

From the "Alaskan Avenger" who attacked pedophiles with a hammer to the "Revenge Mother" who fatally shot her daughter's killer in the middle of his trial, discover some of the most shocking true stories of vigilante justice.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 29, 2021

11 Real-Life Vigilante Stories Of Ordinary Citizens Taking Justice Into Their Own Hands

From the "Alaskan Avenger" who attacked pedophiles with a hammer to the "Revenge Mother" who fatally shot her daughter's killer in the middle of his trial, discover some of the most shocking true stories of vigilante justice.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 29, 2021

Rome Has Just Been Invaded By Wild Boars And They’ve All But Taken Over The City

"Rome has been invaded by Gauls, Visigoths and vandals over the centuries. Now it's facing a new menace: entire families of rubbish-greedy wild boars."

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 29, 2021

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Rome Has Just Been Invaded By Wild Boars And They’ve All But Taken Over The City

"Rome has been invaded by Gauls, Visigoths and vandals over the centuries. Now it's facing a new menace: entire families of rubbish-greedy wild boars."

By Marco Margaritoff • September 29, 2021

77 Historical Photos That Reveal The Triumph And Tragedy Of Humanity’s Past

These unforgettable pictures from history capture everything from the Holocaust to Woodstock to the Civil Rights heroics of Mister Rogers.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 28, 2021

77 Historical Photos That Reveal The Triumph And Tragedy Of Humanity’s Past

These unforgettable pictures from history capture everything from the Holocaust to Woodstock to the Civil Rights heroics of Mister Rogers.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 28, 2021