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Inside The Spanish Festival Where Volunteers Are Paraded Around In Caskets

Each summer, people in Spain take part in this centuries-old festival that some say dates back to medieval times.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 4, 2017

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Inside The Spanish Festival Where Volunteers Are Paraded Around In Caskets

Each summer, people in Spain take part in this centuries-old festival that some say dates back to medieval times.

By All That's Interesting • August 4, 2017

Unbelievable Photos From Florida’s Golden Age Of Ostrich Racing

It’s an ancient sport that remains popular to this day, yet few know much about this bizarre competition and even fewer actually go to see it. However, back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, ostrich racing was extremely common in America, especially in Florida, where the curious sport is...

By Laura Martisiute • Aug 3, 2017

Unbelievable Photos From Florida’s Golden Age Of Ostrich Racing

It’s an ancient sport that remains popular to this day, yet few know much about this bizarre competition and even fewer actually go to see it. However, back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, ostrich racing was extremely common in America, especially in Florida, where the curious sport is...

By Laura Martisiute • August 3, 2017

Vintage Soviet Propaganda Posters From The Era Of Stalin And World War II

Whether encouraging obedience or discouraging loose talk, these Soviet propaganda posters are masterpieces of manipulation.

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 2, 2017

Vintage Soviet Propaganda Posters From The Era Of Stalin And World War II

Whether encouraging obedience or discouraging loose talk, these Soviet propaganda posters are masterpieces of manipulation.

By Gabe Paoletti • August 2, 2017

WTF? A U.S. President Born In 1790 Has A Living Grandson

Three generations of Tylers have managed to span across three centuries.

By Katie Serena • Aug 2, 2017

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WTF? A U.S. President Born In 1790 Has A Living Grandson

Three generations of Tylers have managed to span across three centuries.

By Katie Serena • August 2, 2017

36 Images Of The Secret Service In Action From Lincoln To Trump

The Secret Service was established in 1865 as an agency dedicated to protecting the validity of the country’s currency against counterfeiters. But after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the Secret Service assumed its current role of protecting the leaders commonly depicted on that currency. That’s not to say...

By Kellen Perry • Aug 1, 2017

36 Images Of The Secret Service In Action From Lincoln To Trump

The Secret Service was established in 1865 as an agency dedicated to protecting the validity of the country’s currency against counterfeiters. But after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the Secret Service assumed its current role of protecting the leaders commonly depicted on that currency. That’s not to say...

By Kellen Perry • August 1, 2017

25 Iconic Images That Perfectly Encapsulate The 1950s

From Marilyn Monroe and James Dean to civil rights and the Cold War, these historic photos truly encapsulate the 1950s.

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 1, 2017

25 Iconic Images That Perfectly Encapsulate The 1950s

From Marilyn Monroe and James Dean to civil rights and the Cold War, these historic photos truly encapsulate the 1950s.

By Gabe Paoletti • August 1, 2017

Horse Diving: 21 Vintage Photos Of The Cruel, Forgotten “Sport”

Not even 50 years ago, crowds in tourist spots like Atlantic City were lining up to watch diving horses perform death-defying stunts.

By Joel Stice • Jul 31, 2017

Horse Diving: 21 Vintage Photos Of The Cruel, Forgotten “Sport”

Not even 50 years ago, crowds in tourist spots like Atlantic City were lining up to watch diving horses perform death-defying stunts.

By Joel Stice • July 31, 2017

Human Sacrifice In The Pre-Columbian Americas: Separating Fact From Fiction

Discover the gruesome truths and the perpetuated fabrications about human sacrifice in the Aztec, Mayan, Incan, and Hawaiian civilizations.

By John Kuroski • Jul 30, 2017

Human Sacrifice In The Pre-Columbian Americas: Separating Fact From Fiction

Discover the gruesome truths and the perpetuated fabrications about human sacrifice in the Aztec, Mayan, Incan, and Hawaiian civilizations.

By John Kuroski • July 30, 2017

After Slavery And Before Freedom: 44 Pictures Of Life After Emancipation

Life for many African Americans changed very little during the Reconstruction era, despite the 13th Amendment. From "Black Codes" to sharecropping, the struggle for equality continued.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 28, 2017

After Slavery And Before Freedom: 44 Pictures Of Life After Emancipation

Life for many African Americans changed very little during the Reconstruction era, despite the 13th Amendment. From "Black Codes" to sharecropping, the struggle for equality continued.

By Mark Oliver • July 28, 2017

This Week In History News, July 23 – 29

Ancient Pompeii porn uncovered, WWII bomb found, "Dunkirk" praised by Dunkirk veteran, Nazi gold discovered, 19th-century trans surgeon celebrated.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 28, 2017

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This Week In History News, July 23 – 29

Ancient Pompeii porn uncovered, WWII bomb found, "Dunkirk" praised by Dunkirk veteran, Nazi gold discovered, 19th-century trans surgeon celebrated.

By All That's Interesting • July 28, 2017

Scientists Uncover Modern Descendants Of Biblical Canaanites Thought To Have Been Wiped Out

One Middle Eastern nation shares 93 percent of its DNA with the ancient race of Canaanites thought to be lost to history.

By John Kuroski • Jul 28, 2017

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Scientists Uncover Modern Descendants Of Biblical Canaanites Thought To Have Been Wiped Out

One Middle Eastern nation shares 93 percent of its DNA with the ancient race of Canaanites thought to be lost to history.

By John Kuroski • July 28, 2017

33 Unbelievable Vintage Photos From The Heyday Of Alligator Farms

These surreal photos of alligator farms from the early 20th century capture the heyday of this bizarre trend that swept across the United States.

By Laura Martisiute • Jul 27, 2017

33 Unbelievable Vintage Photos From The Heyday Of Alligator Farms

These surreal photos of alligator farms from the early 20th century capture the heyday of this bizarre trend that swept across the United States.

By Laura Martisiute • July 27, 2017