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The Story Of The Assassination Of President James Garfield And The Deranged Shooter Behind It

James Garfield was shot in a Washington, D.C. train station by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881, but he didn't die from his injuries for another two months.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 6, 2025

The Story Of The Assassination Of President James Garfield And The Deranged Shooter Behind It

James Garfield was shot in a Washington, D.C. train station by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881, but he didn't die from his injuries for another two months.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 6, 2025

The Inspiring Story Of Emily Roebling, The Woman Who Helped Build The Brooklyn Bridge

Emily Roebling's husband was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, but when he fell ill soon after construction began, Emily spent over a decade working as his liaison, supervising the site, and ensuring that the structure was built to his specifications.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 5, 2025

The Inspiring Story Of Emily Roebling, The Woman Who Helped Build The Brooklyn Bridge

Emily Roebling's husband was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, but when he fell ill soon after construction began, Emily spent over a decade working as his liaison, supervising the site, and ensuring that the structure was built to his specifications.

By Ainsley Brown • November 5, 2025

Inside The Life Of U.S. Army Psychiatrist Douglas Kelley And His Soul-Crushing Work At Nuremberg Prison

Douglas Kelley spent the months leading up to the Nuremberg trials interviewing Nazis about their motivations for the Holocaust, an assignment that shook him to his core — and seemingly led to his suicide in 1958.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 5, 2025

Inside The Life Of U.S. Army Psychiatrist Douglas Kelley And His Soul-Crushing Work At Nuremberg Prison

Douglas Kelley spent the months leading up to the Nuremberg trials interviewing Nazis about their motivations for the Holocaust, an assignment that shook him to his core — and seemingly led to his suicide in 1958.

By Austin Harvey • November 5, 2025

A Man In Chile Just Returned A Stolen Piece Of The Parthenon — Only To Learn It Was Actually From An Even Older Greek Temple

Enrico Tosti-Croce long believed the piece of marble his father brought back from the Acropolis of Athens in the 1930s was from the Parthenon, but experts say it's part of the Hekatompedon, which was built a century earlier.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 5, 2025

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A Man In Chile Just Returned A Stolen Piece Of The Parthenon — Only To Learn It Was Actually From An Even Older Greek Temple

Enrico Tosti-Croce long believed the piece of marble his father brought back from the Acropolis of Athens in the 1930s was from the Parthenon, but experts say it's part of the Hekatompedon, which was built a century earlier.

By Ainsley Brown • November 5, 2025

2,000-Year-Old Hercules Sculpture Found In An Ancient Roman Refuse Pit On The Spanish Island Of Ibiza

This astonishingly well-preserved Hercules relic was found 23 feet deep inside a Roman garbage dump, where the anaerobic environment allowed it to remain largely intact even after two millennia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 5, 2025

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2,000-Year-Old Hercules Sculpture Found In An Ancient Roman Refuse Pit On The Spanish Island Of Ibiza

This astonishingly well-preserved Hercules relic was found 23 feet deep inside a Roman garbage dump, where the anaerobic environment allowed it to remain largely intact even after two millennia.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 5, 2025

The Life Of Jane Wyman, From Her Success In Old Hollywood To Her Relationship With Ronald Reagan

Though Jane Wyman was well-known for being Ronald Reagan's first wife during his time as a movie star, she was a prominent actress in her own right — earning an Oscar and multiple Golden Globe awards.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 4, 2025

The Life Of Jane Wyman, From Her Success In Old Hollywood To Her Relationship With Ronald Reagan

Though Jane Wyman was well-known for being Ronald Reagan's first wife during his time as a movie star, she was a prominent actress in her own right — earning an Oscar and multiple Golden Globe awards.

By Austin Harvey • November 4, 2025

The Haunting Story Of The Texarakana Moonlight Murders, The Unsolved 1946 Slayings Perpetrated By The ‘Phantom Killer’

Over 10 weeks in 1946, a predator known only as the "Phantom Killer" attacked four sets of couples in Texarkana, leaving five people dead, before vanishing completely.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 4, 2025

The Haunting Story Of The Texarakana Moonlight Murders, The Unsolved 1946 Slayings Perpetrated By The ‘Phantom Killer’

Over 10 weeks in 1946, a predator known only as the "Phantom Killer" attacked four sets of couples in Texarkana, leaving five people dead, before vanishing completely.

By Ainsley Brown • November 4, 2025

Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

Researchers suspect that this victim was a girl who was between the ages of 15 and 17 when she was tied up, executed, and tossed face down into a pit sometime in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 4, 2025

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Archaeologists In England Just Unearthed The Remains Of An Iron Age Teenager Who Was Likely Sacrificed By Their Celtic Tribe

Researchers suspect that this victim was a girl who was between the ages of 15 and 17 when she was tied up, executed, and tossed face down into a pit sometime in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • November 4, 2025

33 Photos That Show The Horrifying Conditions That Inspired Upton Sinclair’s Novel The Jungle

Upton Sinclair investigated the Chicago meatpacking industry in the early 1900s and was appalled by what he saw — leading him to write America's most famous muckraking novel.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 3, 2025

33 Photos That Show The Horrifying Conditions That Inspired Upton Sinclair’s Novel The Jungle

Upton Sinclair investigated the Chicago meatpacking industry in the early 1900s and was appalled by what he saw — leading him to write America's most famous muckraking novel.

By Austin Harvey • November 3, 2025

Inside The Ancient Legend Of Dido, The Founder Of Carthage And The Doomed Lover Of Aeneas

Sometimes known as "Elissa" or "Alashiya," Dido was the first ruler of Carthage in Greco-Roman legend — but her life ended with suicide.

By Andrew Milne • Nov 3, 2025

Inside The Ancient Legend Of Dido, The Founder Of Carthage And The Doomed Lover Of Aeneas

Sometimes known as "Elissa" or "Alashiya," Dido was the first ruler of Carthage in Greco-Roman legend — but her life ended with suicide.

By Andrew Milne • November 3, 2025