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The Rise And Fall Of The Bellamy Salute, The Nazi-Like Gesture That Americans Once Used To Pledge Allegiance To The Flag

Named for the author of the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis J. Bellamy, the Bellamy Salute was used from the 1890s until 1942.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 16, 2025

The Rise And Fall Of The Bellamy Salute, The Nazi-Like Gesture That Americans Once Used To Pledge Allegiance To The Flag

Named for the author of the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis J. Bellamy, the Bellamy Salute was used from the 1890s until 1942.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 16, 2025

Failed Restoration Leaves Famous Painting Of The Virgin Mary Unrecognizable

A private art collector said they paid a furniture restorer $1,350 to clean up a copy of a 17th-century artwork by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 16, 2025

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Failed Restoration Leaves Famous Painting Of The Virgin Mary Unrecognizable

A private art collector said they paid a furniture restorer $1,350 to clean up a copy of a 17th-century artwork by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

By Natasha Ishak • November 16, 2025

The Astonishing Stories Behind Some Of History’s Most Famous Vikings, From Erik The Red To Ivar The Boneless

These famous Vikings were explorers, poets, kings, and warriors who helped shape Norse history between the 8th and 11th centuries C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 16, 2025

The Astonishing Stories Behind Some Of History’s Most Famous Vikings, From Erik The Red To Ivar The Boneless

These famous Vikings were explorers, poets, kings, and warriors who helped shape Norse history between the 8th and 11th centuries C.E.

By Austin Harvey • November 16, 2025

Inside The Heartbreaking Death Of Gilda Radner, The SNL Comedian Who Died Of Ovarian Cancer At 42

According to her husband Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner's death could have been prevented, but she was misdiagnosed by doctors for 10 months before they detected her cancer.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 15, 2025

Inside The Heartbreaking Death Of Gilda Radner, The SNL Comedian Who Died Of Ovarian Cancer At 42

According to her husband Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner's death could have been prevented, but she was misdiagnosed by doctors for 10 months before they detected her cancer.

By Ainsley Brown • November 15, 2025

The Little-Known Story Of The ‘Year Without A Summer’ That Saw Worldwide Famine And Widespread Snowfall In June

The summerless year of 1816 came after the eruption of Mount Tambora, the Indonesian volcano that violently exploded in April 1815 and sent clouds of ash into the atmosphere that blocked sunlight and caused global temperatures to drop.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 14, 2025

The Little-Known Story Of The ‘Year Without A Summer’ That Saw Worldwide Famine And Widespread Snowfall In June

The summerless year of 1816 came after the eruption of Mount Tambora, the Indonesian volcano that violently exploded in April 1815 and sent clouds of ash into the atmosphere that blocked sunlight and caused global temperatures to drop.

By Austin Harvey • November 14, 2025

Divers Just Found A Sunken Medieval City In An Enormous Lake In The Mountains Of Eastern Kyrgyzstan

Known as Toru-Aygyr, this was once an important stopover on the Silk Road — until it was submerged during an earthquake in the 15th century.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 14, 2025

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Divers Just Found A Sunken Medieval City In An Enormous Lake In The Mountains Of Eastern Kyrgyzstan

Known as Toru-Aygyr, this was once an important stopover on the Silk Road — until it was submerged during an earthquake in the 15th century.

By Ainsley Brown • November 14, 2025

The Disturbing Story Of Elliott Smith’s Death — And The Questions That Remain To This Day

Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died from seemingly self-inflicted stab wounds at the age of 34 in 2003, but some believe that there's more to the story.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 13, 2025

The Disturbing Story Of Elliott Smith’s Death — And The Questions That Remain To This Day

Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died from seemingly self-inflicted stab wounds at the age of 34 in 2003, but some believe that there's more to the story.

By Austin Harvey • November 13, 2025

Italy Is Investigating Reports That Wealthy Tourists Paid Up To $100,000 To Kill Civilians During The Bosnian War

Journalist Ezio Gavazzeni has submitted 17 pages of evidence regarding "sniper tourism" during the Bosnian War, claiming that wealthy Italians paid to shoot innocent men, women, and children in Sarajevo in the 1990s.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 13, 2025

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Italy Is Investigating Reports That Wealthy Tourists Paid Up To $100,000 To Kill Civilians During The Bosnian War

Journalist Ezio Gavazzeni has submitted 17 pages of evidence regarding "sniper tourism" during the Bosnian War, claiming that wealthy Italians paid to shoot innocent men, women, and children in Sarajevo in the 1990s.

By Ainsley Brown • November 13, 2025

An 18th-Century Tomb Just Collapsed In An English Churchyard — And Revealed A Mysterious Crypt Hidden Underneath

Though researchers haven't yet been able to get a good look inside and don't know who's buried there, it's believed that the crypt belonged to a wealthy family and that four bodies were placed on the shelves that line its walls sometime in the mid-1700s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 13, 2025

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An 18th-Century Tomb Just Collapsed In An English Churchyard — And Revealed A Mysterious Crypt Hidden Underneath

Though researchers haven't yet been able to get a good look inside and don't know who's buried there, it's believed that the crypt belonged to a wealthy family and that four bodies were placed on the shelves that line its walls sometime in the mid-1700s.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 13, 2025

Inside The Sinking Of The MV Wilhelm Gustloff — And How It Became History’s Worst Disaster At Sea

The German vessel Wilhelm Gustloff was carrying up to 10,000 military personnel and civilians across the Baltic Sea when it was attacked by a Soviet submarine on January 30, 1945.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 13, 2025

Inside The Sinking Of The MV Wilhelm Gustloff — And How It Became History’s Worst Disaster At Sea

The German vessel Wilhelm Gustloff was carrying up to 10,000 military personnel and civilians across the Baltic Sea when it was attacked by a Soviet submarine on January 30, 1945.

By Austin Harvey • November 13, 2025