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Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 23, 2019

Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver • July 23, 2019

Meet Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, The 26-Year-Old Charles Manson Superfan Who Almost Married Him Behind Bars

Afton Burton first started communicating with the incarcerated Charles Manson when she was 17. By 26, she believed she was engaged to the cult leader.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 22, 2019

Meet Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, The 26-Year-Old Charles Manson Superfan Who Almost Married Him Behind Bars

Afton Burton first started communicating with the incarcerated Charles Manson when she was 17. By 26, she believed she was engaged to the cult leader.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 22, 2019

872 Days In Hell: 38 Chilling Photos Of The Siege Of Leningrad

2.5 million residents were reduced to just under 800,000 from starvation, disease, and exposure during the siege of Leningrad.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 22, 2019

872 Days In Hell: 38 Chilling Photos Of The Siege Of Leningrad

2.5 million residents were reduced to just under 800,000 from starvation, disease, and exposure during the siege of Leningrad.

By Natasha Ishak • July 22, 2019

The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Damned: Inside The Church Of Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 to supposedly rid his parishioners of self-doubt. More than half a century later, the religion is under more scrutiny than ever.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 21, 2019

The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Damned: Inside The Church Of Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 to supposedly rid his parishioners of self-doubt. More than half a century later, the religion is under more scrutiny than ever.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 21, 2019

How Tens Of Thousands Of Soldiers Died In The Bloody Battle Of Iwo Jima

One American general called the Battle of Iwo Jima “the most savage and the most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps.”

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 20, 2019

How Tens Of Thousands Of Soldiers Died In The Bloody Battle Of Iwo Jima

One American general called the Battle of Iwo Jima “the most savage and the most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps.”

By Natasha Ishak • July 20, 2019

The First March On Washington Was An 1894 Protest By The Unemployed Called Coxey’s Army

Jacob Coxey's Army of 500 unemployed citizens marched on Washington D.C. to protest a crippling 1894 depression. Though they failed, they set a national precedent that lasts to this day.

By Brandon Weber • Jul 19, 2019

The First March On Washington Was An 1894 Protest By The Unemployed Called Coxey’s Army

Jacob Coxey's Army of 500 unemployed citizens marched on Washington D.C. to protest a crippling 1894 depression. Though they failed, they set a national precedent that lasts to this day.

By Brandon Weber • July 19, 2019

The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love: The 1960s Hippie Cult That Doubled As A Global Drug Smuggling Operation

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love started as a pseudo-religious commune of psychedelic-loving hippies. It soon turned into a collective of California’s most wanted drug traffickers.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 18, 2019

The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love: The 1960s Hippie Cult That Doubled As A Global Drug Smuggling Operation

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love started as a pseudo-religious commune of psychedelic-loving hippies. It soon turned into a collective of California’s most wanted drug traffickers.

By All That's Interesting • July 18, 2019

Excavations At The Battle Of Waterloo Field Hospital Reveal Amputated Bones And More

One of the recovered remains shows clear signs of a surgeon's bone saw cutting through it, likely performed while the Battle of Waterloo raged on.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 18, 2019

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Excavations At The Battle Of Waterloo Field Hospital Reveal Amputated Bones And More

One of the recovered remains shows clear signs of a surgeon's bone saw cutting through it, likely performed while the Battle of Waterloo raged on.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 18, 2019

What Did Charles Manson Do? The Little-Known Story Of The Thin Case Against Him

Did Charles Manson kill anyone? No. Who said he ordered any killings? Only the killers themselves. So what did Charles Manson actually do?

By Andrew Lenoir • Jul 17, 2019

What Did Charles Manson Do? The Little-Known Story Of The Thin Case Against Him

Did Charles Manson kill anyone? No. Who said he ordered any killings? Only the killers themselves. So what did Charles Manson actually do?

By Andrew Lenoir • July 17, 2019

33 Captivating Photos From The Battle Of Guadalcanal, America’s First Offensive Of WWII

The prolonged campaign of Guadalcanal saw repeated, ferocious attempts by the Japanese to retake the island and its strategic airfield from the United States.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 16, 2019

33 Captivating Photos From The Battle Of Guadalcanal, America’s First Offensive Of WWII

The prolonged campaign of Guadalcanal saw repeated, ferocious attempts by the Japanese to retake the island and its strategic airfield from the United States.

By Natasha Ishak • July 16, 2019