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The Woodstock 99 Disaster, In 33 Photos Of Chaos And Destruction

Woodstock 99 was meant to be a three-day celebration of music. Instead, it deteriorated into a chaotic mess of human waste, sexual assault, fires, and rioting.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 10, 2021

The Woodstock 99 Disaster, In 33 Photos Of Chaos And Destruction

Woodstock 99 was meant to be a three-day celebration of music. Instead, it deteriorated into a chaotic mess of human waste, sexual assault, fires, and rioting.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 10, 2021

33 Photos Of Saddam Hussein’s Palaces That Show The Excess Of His Fallen Regime

Saddam Hussein spent billions on lavish palaces throughout Iraq outfitted with expensive ornamentation, swimming pools, ballrooms, and murals of the dictator.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 9, 2021

33 Photos Of Saddam Hussein’s Palaces That Show The Excess Of His Fallen Regime

Saddam Hussein spent billions on lavish palaces throughout Iraq outfitted with expensive ornamentation, swimming pools, ballrooms, and murals of the dictator.

By Erin Kelly • August 9, 2021

The Terrifying Story Of Wayne Nance, The Suspected Serial Killer Who Terrorized Montana

Believed to have killed at least six people between 1974 and 1986, Wayne Nance only stopped his reign of terror when he was fatally shot by a would-be victim.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 9, 2021

The Terrifying Story Of Wayne Nance, The Suspected Serial Killer Who Terrorized Montana

Believed to have killed at least six people between 1974 and 1986, Wayne Nance only stopped his reign of terror when he was fatally shot by a would-be victim.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 9, 2021

5 Terrifying True Stories Of People Being Buried Alive

As some of these stories point out, the threat of being buried alive is still a very terrifying and valid concern.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 8, 2021

5 Terrifying True Stories Of People Being Buried Alive

As some of these stories point out, the threat of being buried alive is still a very terrifying and valid concern.

By Erin Kelly • August 8, 2021

Inside The Disturbing Practice Of Chinese Foot Binding

Chinese foot binding was seen as a sign of sophistication and being upper-class. Women without bound feet had little chance of marrying into nobility.

By Wyatt Redd • Aug 8, 2021

Inside The Disturbing Practice Of Chinese Foot Binding

Chinese foot binding was seen as a sign of sophistication and being upper-class. Women without bound feet had little chance of marrying into nobility.

By Wyatt Redd • August 8, 2021

Where Al-Qaeda Began: 48 Photos From The Soviet-Afghan War

The Soviet-Afghan War sparked the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rise of The Taliban and Al Qaeda, and a new era of war and terror.

By Mark Oliver • Aug 8, 2021

Where Al-Qaeda Began: 48 Photos From The Soviet-Afghan War

The Soviet-Afghan War sparked the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rise of The Taliban and Al Qaeda, and a new era of war and terror.

By Mark Oliver • August 8, 2021

Meet Purussaurus, The Prehistoric Crocodile With A Bite Twice As Powerful As T.Rex

The giant caiman known as Purussaurus was the apex predator of the Miocene epoch as it stalked the wetlands of South America, equipped with the strongest bite of any creature to ever live.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 6, 2021

Meet Purussaurus, The Prehistoric Crocodile With A Bite Twice As Powerful As T.Rex

The giant caiman known as Purussaurus was the apex predator of the Miocene epoch as it stalked the wetlands of South America, equipped with the strongest bite of any creature to ever live.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 6, 2021

This Week In History News, Aug. 1 – 7

Cache of Nazi artifacts found behind wall of German house, historical graves uncovered by grazing goats, Viking warrior found to be intersex.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 6, 2021

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This Week In History News, Aug. 1 – 7

Cache of Nazi artifacts found behind wall of German house, historical graves uncovered by grazing goats, Viking warrior found to be intersex.

By All That's Interesting • August 6, 2021

The Controversial Story Of Stepin Fetchit, Hollywood’s First Black Millionaire

A persona created by vaudevillian Lincoln Perry in the 1920s, Stepin Fetchit made Perry rich — but also angered many Black Americans due to his embracing of racial stereotypes.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Aug 5, 2021

The Controversial Story Of Stepin Fetchit, Hollywood’s First Black Millionaire

A persona created by vaudevillian Lincoln Perry in the 1920s, Stepin Fetchit made Perry rich — but also angered many Black Americans due to his embracing of racial stereotypes.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • August 5, 2021

Three Injured After Tennessee Titanic Museum’s ‘Iceberg Wall’ Suddenly Collapses

The iceberg wall is meant to mimic the one the Titanic hit in 1912, triggering a devastating sinking that killed 1,500.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 5, 2021

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Three Injured After Tennessee Titanic Museum’s ‘Iceberg Wall’ Suddenly Collapses

The iceberg wall is meant to mimic the one the Titanic hit in 1912, triggering a devastating sinking that killed 1,500.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 5, 2021