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The Business Plot: The Little-Known Story Of The Wall Street Scheme To Launch A Fascist Coup In America

As FDR's New Deal worried Wall Street, a cadre of bankers decided to replace him with decorated Marine Corps General Smedley Butler as their fascist dictator. Here's how they failed.

By Andrew Lenoir • Sep 2, 2019

The Business Plot: The Little-Known Story Of The Wall Street Scheme To Launch A Fascist Coup In America

As FDR's New Deal worried Wall Street, a cadre of bankers decided to replace him with decorated Marine Corps General Smedley Butler as their fascist dictator. Here's how they failed.

By Andrew Lenoir • September 2, 2019

On The Creepy Set Of Shirley Temple’s First Role As A Toddler Prostitute In The Baby Burlesks

In an era before producers established censorship guidelines, anything went in Hollywood, including films starring hyper-sexualized toddlers pretending to be prostitutes, drunks, and disparaged veterans.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 2, 2019

On The Creepy Set Of Shirley Temple’s First Role As A Toddler Prostitute In The Baby Burlesks

In an era before producers established censorship guidelines, anything went in Hollywood, including films starring hyper-sexualized toddlers pretending to be prostitutes, drunks, and disparaged veterans.

By All That's Interesting • September 2, 2019

Inside The Nazis’ Forced Labor Camps — And The Companies That Reaped The Benefits

The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or "Work sets you free." In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death.

By Andrew Lenoir • Sep 1, 2019

Inside The Nazis’ Forced Labor Camps — And The Companies That Reaped The Benefits

The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or "Work sets you free." In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death.

By Andrew Lenoir • September 1, 2019

The Ancient City Of Hasankeyf Has Hosted 20 Cultures Over 11,000 Years, But Now It May Be Destroyed

Though Hasankeyf has more than 200 precious archaeological sites in its vicinity, the Turkish government wants to flood it in order to build a dam as part of an ambitious energy project.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 30, 2019

The Ancient City Of Hasankeyf Has Hosted 20 Cultures Over 11,000 Years, But Now It May Be Destroyed

Though Hasankeyf has more than 200 precious archaeological sites in its vicinity, the Turkish government wants to flood it in order to build a dam as part of an ambitious energy project.

By Natasha Ishak • August 30, 2019

Peruvian Archaeologists Unearth The Single Largest Mass Child Sacrifice Site In The World

Before the Inca conquered the Chimú, the coastal Peruvian civilization built the largest mud-brick city in the world. They also partook in the ritualistic mass sacrifice of children.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 30, 2019

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Peruvian Archaeologists Unearth The Single Largest Mass Child Sacrifice Site In The World

Before the Inca conquered the Chimú, the coastal Peruvian civilization built the largest mud-brick city in the world. They also partook in the ritualistic mass sacrifice of children.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 30, 2019

Meet Pupetta Maresca, The Beauty Queen And Mob Wife Who Shot Her Husband’s Killer In Cold Blood

While in prison for avenging her husband in broad daylight, Pupetta Maresca transformed into a sort of Godmother. By the time she was released, she became a full-fledged criminal queen.

By Carly Silver • Aug 29, 2019

Meet Pupetta Maresca, The Beauty Queen And Mob Wife Who Shot Her Husband’s Killer In Cold Blood

While in prison for avenging her husband in broad daylight, Pupetta Maresca transformed into a sort of Godmother. By the time she was released, she became a full-fledged criminal queen.

By Carly Silver • August 29, 2019

Emma Lazarus, The Courageous Jewish Poet Behind The Statue Of Liberty’s Famous Inscription

Emma Lazarus was a renowned Jewish-American writer whose most famous poem, 'The New Colossus,' is immortalized on the Statue of Liberty.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 29, 2019

Emma Lazarus, The Courageous Jewish Poet Behind The Statue Of Liberty’s Famous Inscription

Emma Lazarus was a renowned Jewish-American writer whose most famous poem, 'The New Colossus,' is immortalized on the Statue of Liberty.

By Natasha Ishak • August 29, 2019

Illness, Infertility, And Illicit Friendships: Inside The Scandalous Court Of Queen Anne

Queen Anne was the first to rule over a united Britain, but her reign was marred by 17 failed pregnancies and accusations of a lesbian love triangle between her and two women in her court.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 28, 2019

Illness, Infertility, And Illicit Friendships: Inside The Scandalous Court Of Queen Anne

Queen Anne was the first to rule over a united Britain, but her reign was marred by 17 failed pregnancies and accusations of a lesbian love triangle between her and two women in her court.

By Natasha Ishak • August 28, 2019

The Eerie Story Behind The Shipwreck Of The HMS Terror And The Expedition That Ended In Cannibalism

In May 1845, the HMS Terror set off in search for the elusive Northwest Passage. It wasn't seen again for 175 years.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 28, 2019

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The Eerie Story Behind The Shipwreck Of The HMS Terror And The Expedition That Ended In Cannibalism

In May 1845, the HMS Terror set off in search for the elusive Northwest Passage. It wasn't seen again for 175 years.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 28, 2019

The True Story Of The Angels Of Mons, The World War I Myth That Captivated Britain

How the Angels of Mons legend had the British public believing that actual divine warriors were on their side against the Germans during The Great War.

By Andrew Lenoir • Aug 27, 2019

The True Story Of The Angels Of Mons, The World War I Myth That Captivated Britain

How the Angels of Mons legend had the British public believing that actual divine warriors were on their side against the Germans during The Great War.

By Andrew Lenoir • August 27, 2019