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Untrained, Unprepared, Yet Unremitting: 33 Photos Of How A Band Of Farmers Won The Cuban Revolution

To overthrow President Batista's tyrannical government, Fidel Castro led a band of guerilla farmers in the Cuban Revolution — and was successful.

By Mark Oliver • Apr 10, 2019

Untrained, Unprepared, Yet Unremitting: 33 Photos Of How A Band Of Farmers Won The Cuban Revolution

To overthrow President Batista's tyrannical government, Fidel Castro led a band of guerilla farmers in the Cuban Revolution — and was successful.

By Mark Oliver • April 10, 2019

Josef Jakobs: The Bungling Nazi Spy And Last Person To Die At The Tower Of London

Because he bungled his landing after jumping from a Nazi plane into England and broke his ankle, when he was captured, Josef Jakobs' execution was done as he sat.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 8, 2019

Josef Jakobs: The Bungling Nazi Spy And Last Person To Die At The Tower Of London

Because he bungled his landing after jumping from a Nazi plane into England and broke his ankle, when he was captured, Josef Jakobs' execution was done as he sat.

By Gina Dimuro • April 8, 2019

Sally ‘Redoshi’ Smith: One Of The Last Known Survivors Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Redoshi was kidnapped when she was 12 years old, sold to an Alabama banker, and renamed Sally Smith.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 5, 2019

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Sally ‘Redoshi’ Smith: One Of The Last Known Survivors Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Redoshi was kidnapped when she was 12 years old, sold to an Alabama banker, and renamed Sally Smith.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 5, 2019

After Pablo Escobar, There Was Don Berna — The Calculating Drug Lord No One Saw Coming

Pablo Escobar was vicious, but Don Berna was strategic and calculating — maybe that's why he survived and Escobar didn't.

By Daniel Rennie • Apr 4, 2019

After Pablo Escobar, There Was Don Berna — The Calculating Drug Lord No One Saw Coming

Pablo Escobar was vicious, but Don Berna was strategic and calculating — maybe that's why he survived and Escobar didn't.

By Daniel Rennie • April 4, 2019

New Mexico Will Officially Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead Of Columbus Day

New Mexico recently joined the dozen states and several dozen cities and counties around the U.S. that have abolished Columbus Day and adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 4, 2019

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New Mexico Will Officially Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead Of Columbus Day

New Mexico recently joined the dozen states and several dozen cities and counties around the U.S. that have abolished Columbus Day and adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.

By Natasha Ishak • April 4, 2019

25 Rocking Images Of 1950s Britain’s ‘Feral Youth’, The Teddy Boys

The manic exploits of the Teddy Boys made the whole of Britain fear teens through the '50s.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 31, 2019

25 Rocking Images Of 1950s Britain’s ‘Feral Youth’, The Teddy Boys

The manic exploits of the Teddy Boys made the whole of Britain fear teens through the '50s.

By Erin Kelly • March 31, 2019

33 Images Of The Roaring Twenties That Capture The Jazz Age In Full Swing

The Roaring Twenties proved to be something of a paradox. At the same time women enjoyed more freedoms and danced in the Jazz Age, there were those who pushed for Prohibition-era restrictions.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 30, 2019

33 Images Of The Roaring Twenties That Capture The Jazz Age In Full Swing

The Roaring Twenties proved to be something of a paradox. At the same time women enjoyed more freedoms and danced in the Jazz Age, there were those who pushed for Prohibition-era restrictions.

By Erin Kelly • March 30, 2019

44 Nostalgia-Inducing Photos Of The Golden Age Of ’80s Hip-Hop

Each generation of hip-hop fans has its preferences but it was '80s hip-hop that made the genre what we know today.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 28, 2019

44 Nostalgia-Inducing Photos Of The Golden Age Of ’80s Hip-Hop

Each generation of hip-hop fans has its preferences but it was '80s hip-hop that made the genre what we know today.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 28, 2019

Pemulwuy: The ‘Troublesome Savage’ Who Led Indigenous Australians Against The Colonizers

Pemulwuy so successfully evaded death at the hands of the colonizers he resisted that his people came to believe he was actually impervious to lead.

By Leah Silverman • Mar 28, 2019

Pemulwuy: The ‘Troublesome Savage’ Who Led Indigenous Australians Against The Colonizers

Pemulwuy so successfully evaded death at the hands of the colonizers he resisted that his people came to believe he was actually impervious to lead.

By Leah Silverman • March 28, 2019

40 Photos Of The Million-Plus Forgotten Africans Forced To Fight In World War II

"In those days, we were very loyal Brits - stupid as that may sound. We were brainwashed into being little brown Britishers."

By Mark Oliver • Mar 27, 2019

40 Photos Of The Million-Plus Forgotten Africans Forced To Fight In World War II

"In those days, we were very loyal Brits - stupid as that may sound. We were brainwashed into being little brown Britishers."

By Mark Oliver • March 27, 2019

The True Story Of The Unlikely Friendship Between Queen Victoria And Her Indian Servant, Abdul Karim

The friendship that blossomed between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim scandalized the royal court, which tried to erase Karim from history once the Queen died.

By Mark Oliver • Mar 27, 2019

The True Story Of The Unlikely Friendship Between Queen Victoria And Her Indian Servant, Abdul Karim

The friendship that blossomed between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim scandalized the royal court, which tried to erase Karim from history once the Queen died.

By Mark Oliver • March 27, 2019

Inside The Baffling, Unsolved Case Of The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the largest private property theft in world history, may remain unsolved as its last living suspect has died.

By Leah Silverman • Mar 26, 2019

Inside The Baffling, Unsolved Case Of The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the largest private property theft in world history, may remain unsolved as its last living suspect has died.

By Leah Silverman • March 26, 2019