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Candy Stevens, The Sex Worker Who Became Charles Manson’s Second Wife

Leona "Candy" Stevens lied to a judge to help keep Charles Manson out of jail, then married him and gave birth to their son before she divorced him on grounds of "cruelty" in 1963.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 8, 2026

Candy Stevens, The Sex Worker Who Became Charles Manson’s Second Wife

Leona "Candy" Stevens lied to a judge to help keep Charles Manson out of jail, then married him and gave birth to their son before she divorced him on grounds of "cruelty" in 1963.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 8, 2026

The Siege Of Sarajevo, The Military Blockade That Lasted Four Years And Left Thousands Of Civilians Dead

The Bosnian Serb army carried out the longest siege of a capital city in modern history at Sarajevo after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in March 1992.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 7, 2026

The Siege Of Sarajevo, The Military Blockade That Lasted Four Years And Left Thousands Of Civilians Dead

The Bosnian Serb army carried out the longest siege of a capital city in modern history at Sarajevo after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in March 1992.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 7, 2026

New Study Reveals Where Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Came From And How Ancient People May Have Transported It 450 Miles Across Ancient Britain

The builders of Stonehenge were able to transport its massive central altar 450 miles across ancient Britain — even though it weighs a whopping 13,000 pounds.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 5, 2026

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New Study Reveals Where Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Came From And How Ancient People May Have Transported It 450 Miles Across Ancient Britain

The builders of Stonehenge were able to transport its massive central altar 450 miles across ancient Britain — even though it weighs a whopping 13,000 pounds.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 5, 2026

Anthony Crawford, The Wealthy Black Businessman Who Was Brutally Lynched In 1916

A successful landowner in Abbeville, South Carolina, Anthony Crawford was murdered by a lynch mob on October 21, 1916, after arguing with a white store owner over the price of cottonseed.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 4, 2026

Anthony Crawford, The Wealthy Black Businessman Who Was Brutally Lynched In 1916

A successful landowner in Abbeville, South Carolina, Anthony Crawford was murdered by a lynch mob on October 21, 1916, after arguing with a white store owner over the price of cottonseed.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 4, 2026

Scientists Just Used Yeast From Ötzi The Iceman’s 5,300-Year-Old Corpse To Make Sourdough Bread

Researchers were able to collect four strains of yeast that had colonized the skin and guts of Ötzi the Iceman, the naturally preserved corpse of a man who was murdered in the frozen reaches of the Alps circa 3200 B.C.E.

By Cara Johnson • Jun 4, 2026

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Scientists Just Used Yeast From Ötzi The Iceman’s 5,300-Year-Old Corpse To Make Sourdough Bread

Researchers were able to collect four strains of yeast that had colonized the skin and guts of Ötzi the Iceman, the naturally preserved corpse of a man who was murdered in the frozen reaches of the Alps circa 3200 B.C.E.

By Cara Johnson • June 4, 2026

The Dust Bowl Migrants, The 2.5 Million People Who Fled The Dust Bowl In The 1930s

Dust Bowl migrants were part of one of the largest mass migrations in American history, and they faced difficult journeys and discrimination.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 3, 2026

The Dust Bowl Migrants, The 2.5 Million People Who Fled The Dust Bowl In The 1930s

Dust Bowl migrants were part of one of the largest mass migrations in American history, and they faced difficult journeys and discrimination.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 3, 2026

How Did California Get Its Name? Inside The Story Of Calafia, The Black Warrior Queen Of Spanish Legend

A figure from 16th-century Spanish literature, Calafia ruled over the all-women island of California — a story that inspired Spanish conquistadors when they explored the western coast of North America.

By Andrew Milne • Jun 2, 2026

How Did California Get Its Name? Inside The Story Of Calafia, The Black Warrior Queen Of Spanish Legend

A figure from 16th-century Spanish literature, Calafia ruled over the all-women island of California — a story that inspired Spanish conquistadors when they explored the western coast of North America.

By Andrew Milne • June 2, 2026

Kate Phillips, The Titanic Survivor Whose Story Of Love Aboard The Doomed Ship May Have Helped Inspire The Classic 1997 Film

Kate Phillips' lover Henry Morley perished in the sinking of the Titanic, but not before he gave her a sapphire necklace as a token of their love.

By Andrew Milne • Jun 2, 2026

Kate Phillips, The Titanic Survivor Whose Story Of Love Aboard The Doomed Ship May Have Helped Inspire The Classic 1997 Film

Kate Phillips' lover Henry Morley perished in the sinking of the Titanic, but not before he gave her a sapphire necklace as a token of their love.

By Andrew Milne • June 2, 2026

Mysteriously Macabre Burials Found At A Spanish Monastery Include A Medieval Queen And A Ponytail That’s Still Intact After 700 Years

Researchers examined eight 14th-century tombs at Barcelona's Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes, including the graves of monastery founder Queen Elisenda, two medieval abbesses, and a woman whose unborn child was still inside her mummified torso.

By Cara Johnson • Jun 2, 2026

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Mysteriously Macabre Burials Found At A Spanish Monastery Include A Medieval Queen And A Ponytail That’s Still Intact After 700 Years

Researchers examined eight 14th-century tombs at Barcelona's Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes, including the graves of monastery founder Queen Elisenda, two medieval abbesses, and a woman whose unborn child was still inside her mummified torso.

By Cara Johnson • June 2, 2026

The Mysterious Story Of Etta Place, The Romantic Companion Of The Sundance Kid

No one knows Etta Place's real name, or what happened to her after she fled to South America alongside Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1901.

By Rivy Lyon • Jun 1, 2026

The Mysterious Story Of Etta Place, The Romantic Companion Of The Sundance Kid

No one knows Etta Place's real name, or what happened to her after she fled to South America alongside Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1901.

By Rivy Lyon • June 1, 2026

Researchers May Have Just Identified A Rare Portrait Of Anne Boleyn That Was Hiding In Plain Sight For 500 Years

A sketch by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger created sometime in the 1530s and known only as the "Unidentified Woman" may in fact be an extremely rare portrait of Anne Boleyn.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 1, 2026

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Researchers May Have Just Identified A Rare Portrait Of Anne Boleyn That Was Hiding In Plain Sight For 500 Years

A sketch by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger created sometime in the 1530s and known only as the "Unidentified Woman" may in fact be an extremely rare portrait of Anne Boleyn.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 1, 2026

How The Kray Twins Ruled The Underworld Of Mid-20th Century London In Style

Kray twins Ronnie and Reggie ran the streets of London's East End in the swinging 1960s — and they made crime and decadence look good.

By Daniel Rennie • Jun 1, 2026

How The Kray Twins Ruled The Underworld Of Mid-20th Century London In Style

Kray twins Ronnie and Reggie ran the streets of London's East End in the swinging 1960s — and they made crime and decadence look good.

By Daniel Rennie • June 1, 2026