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Hjarnø Burial Site 2
Hjarnø Burial Site 2

Archaeologists Discover Two New Viking Ship Burials In Denmark — With Help From A 400-Year-Old Drawing

The first survey of Denmark's Kalvestene Viking ship burial site in nearly 100 years used a 17th-century illustration to reveal the presence of two additional ships, bringing the total number to 12.

By Marco Margaritoff May 24, 2021
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Archaeologists Discover Two New Viking Ship Burials In Denmark — With Help From A 400-Year-Old Drawing

The first survey of Denmark's Kalvestene Viking ship burial site in nearly 100 years used a 17th-century illustration to reveal the presence of two additional ships, bringing the total number to 12.

By Marco Margaritoff May 24, 2021
Young Susanna Salter
Young Susanna Salter

She Became America’s First Female Mayor — Because Of A Sexist Prank

Hoping to humiliate women in politics, a group of men jokingly nominated Susanna Salter for mayor of a Kansas town in 1887. But they didn't expect her to win.

By Marco Margaritoff May 23, 2021

She Became America’s First Female Mayor — Because Of A Sexist Prank

Hoping to humiliate women in politics, a group of men jokingly nominated Susanna Salter for mayor of a Kansas town in 1887. But they didn't expect her to win.

By Marco Margaritoff May 23, 2021
Woody Charles Split
Woody Charles Split

The Story Of Charles Harrelson — Woody Harrelson’s Dad Who Worked As A Hitman For A Texas Drug Lord

When Woody Harrelson was a kid, his father was just a normal dad. But by the time Woody was an adult, Charles Harrelson was a twice-incarcerated hitman.

By William DeLong May 22, 2021

The Story Of Charles Harrelson — Woody Harrelson’s Dad Who Worked As A Hitman For A Texas Drug Lord

When Woody Harrelson was a kid, his father was just a normal dad. But by the time Woody was an adult, Charles Harrelson was a twice-incarcerated hitman.

By William DeLong May 22, 2021
Oduffy Featured
Oduffy Featured

He Was A Hero Of Ireland’s Independence Movement — Then Tried To Become An Irish Mussolini

In the 1930s, an Irish politician named Eoin O'Duffy embraced fascism and tried to turn Ireland into a dictatorship — but he ultimately failed.

By Morgan Dunn May 22, 2021

He Was A Hero Of Ireland’s Independence Movement — Then Tried To Become An Irish Mussolini

In the 1930s, an Irish politician named Eoin O'Duffy embraced fascism and tried to turn Ireland into a dictatorship — but he ultimately failed.

By Morgan Dunn May 22, 2021
Hulick In Denim Dress
Hulick In Denim Dress

Meet Helen Hulick, The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court

In November 1938, Helen Hulick was about to testify against two men who had burgled her building. But then, the judge held her in contempt of court — for refusing to wear a dress.

By Marco Margaritoff May 21, 2021

Meet Helen Hulick, The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court

In November 1938, Helen Hulick was about to testify against two men who had burgled her building. But then, the judge held her in contempt of court — for refusing to wear a dress.

By Marco Margaritoff May 21, 2021
Shanti Devi
Shanti Devi

The Mind-Boggling Tale Of Shanti Devi, The Indian Child Who Claimed She Lived Twice

When she was just four years old, Shanti Devi began telling her parents eerily specific details about her old life in a town 75 miles from where she was born — and a place she'd never been to before.

By Marc Hartzman May 20, 2021

The Mind-Boggling Tale Of Shanti Devi, The Indian Child Who Claimed She Lived Twice

When she was just four years old, Shanti Devi began telling her parents eerily specific details about her old life in a town 75 miles from where she was born — and a place she'd never been to before.

By Marc Hartzman May 20, 2021
White Sea Baltic Canal
White Sea Baltic Canal

Inside The Bloody History Of The Soviet Union’s White Sea-Baltic Canal

First opened in 1933, the White Sea-Baltic Canal was built on the backs of gulag prisoners. By the time it was done, more than 25,000 laborers had lost their lives.

By Morgan Dunn May 20, 2021

Inside The Bloody History Of The Soviet Union’s White Sea-Baltic Canal

First opened in 1933, the White Sea-Baltic Canal was built on the backs of gulag prisoners. By the time it was done, more than 25,000 laborers had lost their lives.

By Morgan Dunn May 20, 2021
New Hindenburg Footage
New Hindenburg Footage

Previously Unseen Footage Of The Hindenburg Disaster Sheds New Light On Why It Exploded

A man named Harold Schenck filmed the Hindenburg that day in May 1937 with a wind-up camera — and captured an angle that professional cameramen missed.

By Kaleena Fraga May 20, 2021
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Previously Unseen Footage Of The Hindenburg Disaster Sheds New Light On Why It Exploded

A man named Harold Schenck filmed the Hindenburg that day in May 1937 with a wind-up camera — and captured an angle that professional cameramen missed.

By Kaleena Fraga May 20, 2021
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