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Take A Road Trip Back In Time With These Vintage Photos Of American Roadside Attractions

Photographer John Margolies spent more than 30 years on the road documenting America's big, bold, and bizarre roadside attractions.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 19, 2020

Take A Road Trip Back In Time With These Vintage Photos Of American Roadside Attractions

Photographer John Margolies spent more than 30 years on the road documenting America's big, bold, and bizarre roadside attractions.

By Erin Kelly • September 19, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 14 – 19

Vikings' true genetic makeup uncovered, first-known human anatomy chart found, overlooked Black World War II hero slated to get his due.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 18, 2020

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This Week In History News, Sept. 14 – 19

Vikings' true genetic makeup uncovered, first-known human anatomy chart found, overlooked Black World War II hero slated to get his due.

By All That's Interesting • September 18, 2020

Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 15, 2020

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Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 15, 2020

Did Jeffrey MacDonald Brutally Slay His Pregnant Wife And Daughters — Or Did The Cops Get The Wrong Guy?

Former Green Beret Jeffrey MacDonald claimed that a gang of acid-crazed Manson Family copycats brutally murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 1970, but then he was found guilty.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2020

Did Jeffrey MacDonald Brutally Slay His Pregnant Wife And Daughters — Or Did The Cops Get The Wrong Guy?

Former Green Beret Jeffrey MacDonald claimed that a gang of acid-crazed Manson Family copycats brutally murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 1970, but then he was found guilty.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2020

Inside The Assassination Of Detlev Rohwedder, The Politician Who Tried To Unify East And West German Businesses

As the face of the economic reunification of Germany, Detlev Rohwedder was a major target to the thousands of East Germans who lost their jobs after the collapse of communism.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 14, 2020

Inside The Assassination Of Detlev Rohwedder, The Politician Who Tried To Unify East And West German Businesses

As the face of the economic reunification of Germany, Detlev Rohwedder was a major target to the thousands of East Germans who lost their jobs after the collapse of communism.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 14, 2020

This Week In History News, Sept. 6 – 12

Stack of ancient Egyptian coffins unearthed, Tulsa race massacre survivor calls for reparations, Rembrandt painting deemed a fake now believed to be real.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 11, 2020

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This Week In History News, Sept. 6 – 12

Stack of ancient Egyptian coffins unearthed, Tulsa race massacre survivor calls for reparations, Rembrandt painting deemed a fake now believed to be real.

By All That's Interesting • September 11, 2020

Inside The Extraordinary Life Of Matthew Henson, The First Black Explorer To Make It To The North Pole

Matthew Henson was part of the historic 1909 Arctic expedition that reached the North Pole, but because he had accompanied a white explorer, he wasn't recognized for his feat until decades later.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 10, 2020

Inside The Extraordinary Life Of Matthew Henson, The First Black Explorer To Make It To The North Pole

Matthew Henson was part of the historic 1909 Arctic expedition that reached the North Pole, but because he had accompanied a white explorer, he wasn't recognized for his feat until decades later.

By Natasha Ishak • September 10, 2020

This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 10, 2020

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This Black WW2 Medic Was Denied The Medal Of Honor — Now Congress Wants To Change That

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. spent 30 hours treating the wounded at Normandy — all while enduring the pain from his own severe injuries.

By Natasha Ishak • September 10, 2020

9 Abandoned Castles That Are Haunting Shells Of Their Former Glory

From an English spite palace to a Medieval getaway, see how time has ravaged these abandoned fortresses.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 9, 2020

9 Abandoned Castles That Are Haunting Shells Of Their Former Glory

From an English spite palace to a Medieval getaway, see how time has ravaged these abandoned fortresses.

By Natasha Ishak • September 9, 2020

Inside Operation Red Dog, The Bizarre And Disastrous KKK Plot To Take Over A Caribbean Nation

In 1981, a crew of American and Canadian neo-Nazis and KKK members plotted a violent overthrow of the Dominican government, but their ship never made it out of New Orleans.

By Andrew Milne • Sep 8, 2020

Inside Operation Red Dog, The Bizarre And Disastrous KKK Plot To Take Over A Caribbean Nation

In 1981, a crew of American and Canadian neo-Nazis and KKK members plotted a violent overthrow of the Dominican government, but their ship never made it out of New Orleans.

By Andrew Milne • September 8, 2020

Inside The Anti-Civil Rights Movement That Drew Support From Boston To San Francisco To Montgomery

While many Americans are taught that the civil rights movement was localized in the South in the 1950s and '60s, the reality is that the struggle was brutal all over the country.

By Genevieve Carlton • Sep 8, 2020

Inside The Anti-Civil Rights Movement That Drew Support From Boston To San Francisco To Montgomery

While many Americans are taught that the civil rights movement was localized in the South in the 1950s and '60s, the reality is that the struggle was brutal all over the country.

By Genevieve Carlton • September 8, 2020

Inside The Epic Battle Of Okinawa, The Bloodiest Conflict In The Pacific Theater Of World War II

For three months, Allied soldiers faced off against a relentless Imperial Japanese Army on the island of Okinawa in the last battle in the Pacific Theater.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 7, 2020

Inside The Epic Battle Of Okinawa, The Bloodiest Conflict In The Pacific Theater Of World War II

For three months, Allied soldiers faced off against a relentless Imperial Japanese Army on the island of Okinawa in the last battle in the Pacific Theater.

By Erin Kelly • September 7, 2020