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“Superheroes With Microphones”: The Birth Of Hip-Hop In New York

These fascinating hip-hop origins photos show how the music and the culture that sprang up around it were first born.

By Kellen Perry • Sep 6, 2017

“Superheroes With Microphones”: The Birth Of Hip-Hop In New York

These fascinating hip-hop origins photos show how the music and the culture that sprang up around it were first born.

By Kellen Perry • September 6, 2017

The Boer War Genocide: Inside History’s First Concentration Camps

Forty years before the British fought the Nazis, they used history's first concentration camps to commit genocide during the Boer War.

By Mark Oliver • Sep 5, 2017

The Boer War Genocide: Inside History’s First Concentration Camps

Forty years before the British fought the Nazis, they used history's first concentration camps to commit genocide during the Boer War.

By Mark Oliver • September 5, 2017

Santeria: 20 Fascinating Photos That Separate Fact From Fiction

Mysterious to many, and misunderstood by most, Santeria is often incorrectly regarded as a form of witchcraft. A closer look, however, reveals a religion with deep roots embedded in west African culture, and one necessary for survival amid colonial rule during the Atlantic slave trade. Also known as Regla de...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 5, 2017

Santeria: 20 Fascinating Photos That Separate Fact From Fiction

Mysterious to many, and misunderstood by most, Santeria is often incorrectly regarded as a form of witchcraft. A closer look, however, reveals a religion with deep roots embedded in west African culture, and one necessary for survival amid colonial rule during the Atlantic slave trade. Also known as Regla de...

By All That's Interesting • September 5, 2017

25 Heartbreaking Wartime Goodbyes Of Decades Past

From World War I to World War II and beyond, this is what a kiss looks like when both people know it could be their last.

By Laura Martisiute • Sep 4, 2017

25 Heartbreaking Wartime Goodbyes Of Decades Past

From World War I to World War II and beyond, this is what a kiss looks like when both people know it could be their last.

By Laura Martisiute • September 4, 2017

“Those Long Ago Battle Hymns”: Civil War Veterans In Photographs

In August 2017, the debate over whether or not Confederate monuments should still stand on American soil landed Civil War-era figures and debates on the front pages (and homepages) of newspapers across the globe. With Civil War history often relegated in the popular imagination to the offerings of textbooks, Ken...

By Kellen Perry • Sep 4, 2017

“Those Long Ago Battle Hymns”: Civil War Veterans In Photographs

In August 2017, the debate over whether or not Confederate monuments should still stand on American soil landed Civil War-era figures and debates on the front pages (and homepages) of newspapers across the globe. With Civil War history often relegated in the popular imagination to the offerings of textbooks, Ken...

By Kellen Perry • September 4, 2017

Haunting Photos Of The Brutal Nazi Massacre That Remains A Mystery To This Day

To this day, no one knows why the Nazis killed hundreds at Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of one of World War II's most brutal massacres.

By Joel Stice • Sep 3, 2017

Haunting Photos Of The Brutal Nazi Massacre That Remains A Mystery To This Day

To this day, no one knows why the Nazis killed hundreds at Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of one of World War II's most brutal massacres.

By Joel Stice • September 3, 2017

20 Advertisements That Gave TERRIBLE Advice To People

The British author L.P. Hartley once said, “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” If this old adage is true, then when it comes to medicine and health, the past is one underdeveloped nation. The scientific practices of modern medicine only really began at the end...

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 31, 2017

20 Advertisements That Gave TERRIBLE Advice To People

The British author L.P. Hartley once said, “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” If this old adage is true, then when it comes to medicine and health, the past is one underdeveloped nation. The scientific practices of modern medicine only really began at the end...

By Gabe Paoletti • August 31, 2017

White Lightning: 26 Vintage Photos From The Heyday Of Moonshiners In The South

For many, the term “moonshine still” conjures up images of mountain men in overalls, huddled around crude metal tanks under a full moon, drinking liquor out of jugs with “XXX” on the side. This image isn’t entirely without merit, as a great deal of the moonshine produced in the United...

By Joel Stice • Aug 31, 2017

White Lightning: 26 Vintage Photos From The Heyday Of Moonshiners In The South

For many, the term “moonshine still” conjures up images of mountain men in overalls, huddled around crude metal tanks under a full moon, drinking liquor out of jugs with “XXX” on the side. This image isn’t entirely without merit, as a great deal of the moonshine produced in the United...

By Joel Stice • August 31, 2017

Hurricane Harvey’s Dogs: 21 Stirring Photos Of Brave Pooches That Survived The Storm

These brave dogs endured the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, and made it out as loyal and loving as ever.

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 31, 2017

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Hurricane Harvey’s Dogs: 21 Stirring Photos Of Brave Pooches That Survived The Storm

These brave dogs endured the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, and made it out as loyal and loving as ever.

By Gabe Paoletti • August 31, 2017

24 Raw Photos From The Wild Old Days Of Women’s Wrestling

These raucous photos from the world of women's wrestling of decades past reveal just how brutally beautiful the sport could be.

By Krissy Howard • Aug 29, 2017

24 Raw Photos From The Wild Old Days Of Women’s Wrestling

These raucous photos from the world of women's wrestling of decades past reveal just how brutally beautiful the sport could be.

By Krissy Howard • August 29, 2017