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Thomas Blanton And His Victims
Thomas Blanton And His Victims

Thomas Blanton, Last Surviving KKK Member Who Bombed Black Church In 1963, Dies In Prison

White supremacist Thomas Blanton was the last survivor of the three Ku Klux Klan members who were convicted for the attack.

By Natasha Ishak Jun 29, 2020
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Thomas Blanton, Last Surviving KKK Member Who Bombed Black Church In 1963, Dies In Prison

White supremacist Thomas Blanton was the last survivor of the three Ku Klux Klan members who were convicted for the attack.

By Natasha Ishak June 29, 2020
Chicago Race Riot Featured
Chicago Race Riot Featured

Black World War I Veterans Were Honored In France And Lynched At Home During The Red Summer Of 1919

During the Red Summer of 1919, white mobs — fueled by racial animosity, Communist paranoia, and yellow journalism — attacked Black communities across the United States with impunity.

By Natasha Ishak Jun 28, 2020

Black World War I Veterans Were Honored In France And Lynched At Home During The Red Summer Of 1919

During the Red Summer of 1919, white mobs — fueled by racial animosity, Communist paranoia, and yellow journalism — attacked Black communities across the United States with impunity.

By Natasha Ishak June 28, 2020
Facial Reconstruction
Facial Reconstruction

This Week In History News, Jun. 21 – 27

Murdered Stone Age man's face reconstructed, mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke believed to be solved, historic Viking settlement unearthed.

By All That's Interesting Jun 26, 2020
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This Week In History News, Jun. 21 – 27

Murdered Stone Age man's face reconstructed, mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke believed to be solved, historic Viking settlement unearthed.

By All That's Interesting June 26, 2020
Ice Pick Willie Featured
Ice Pick Willie Featured

33 Crazy Gangster Names And The Even Crazier Things They Did To Earn Them

From "Cadillac Frank" to "Tick Tock," these mafia nicknames reveal some of the craziest characters and stories in the mob's bloody history.

By Marco Margaritoff Jun 25, 2020

33 Crazy Gangster Names And The Even Crazier Things They Did To Earn Them

From "Cadillac Frank" to "Tick Tock," these mafia nicknames reveal some of the craziest characters and stories in the mob's bloody history.

By Marco Margaritoff June 25, 2020
Fordlandia Workers
Fordlandia Workers

Fordlândia: Henry Ford’s Forgotten Rubber Empire Deep in the Heart of the Amazon

In 1928, Henry Ford broke ground on Fordlândia, a rubber-producing town in Brazil that he hoped would supply his car factories and serve as a model industrial society. Instead, it devolved into a dystopia.

By Morgan Dunn Jun 24, 2020

Fordlândia: Henry Ford’s Forgotten Rubber Empire Deep in the Heart of the Amazon

In 1928, Henry Ford broke ground on Fordlândia, a rubber-producing town in Brazil that he hoped would supply his car factories and serve as a model industrial society. Instead, it devolved into a dystopia.

By Morgan Dunn June 24, 2020
Before And After
Before And After

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 Jun 24, 2020
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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 June 24, 2020
Borgia Pope Painting
Borgia Pope Painting

How Pope Alexander VI Hosted Orgies, Kept Multiple Mistresses, And Bribed His Way To The Top

Born Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI did everything from selling church offices to hiring 50 prostitutes in one night to secure his place as history's dirtiest pope.

By Natasha Ishak Jun 20, 2020

How Pope Alexander VI Hosted Orgies, Kept Multiple Mistresses, And Bribed His Way To The Top

Born Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI did everything from selling church offices to hiring 50 prostitutes in one night to secure his place as history's dirtiest pope.

By Natasha Ishak June 20, 2020
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