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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

The Fall Of The Soviet Union, In 36 Rarely-Seen Photos

These powerful historical photos reveal the how and the why behind the fall of the Soviet Union like never before.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 29, 2017

The Fall Of The Soviet Union, In 36 Rarely-Seen Photos

These powerful historical photos reveal the how and the why behind the fall of the Soviet Union like never before.

By Mark Oliver • July 29, 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

How The Conjoined McCoy Twins Beat The “Freak Show” System That Had Exploited Them

Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny.

By Krissy Howard • Jul 27, 2017

How The Conjoined McCoy Twins Beat The “Freak Show” System That Had Exploited Them

Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny.

By Krissy Howard • July 27, 2017

Disturbing Historical Photos That Reveal What It’s Like To Grow Up In The KKK

The Ku Klux Klan has survived for more than 150 years. Its ideology of hatred and white supremacy continued to keep attracting new members through the Holocaust, the civil rights movement, and on past the election of America’s first black president. It seems unbelievable that hatred could live on for...

By Mark Oliver • Jul 26, 2017

Disturbing Historical Photos That Reveal What It’s Like To Grow Up In The KKK

The Ku Klux Klan has survived for more than 150 years. Its ideology of hatred and white supremacy continued to keep attracting new members through the Holocaust, the civil rights movement, and on past the election of America’s first black president. It seems unbelievable that hatred could live on for...

By Mark Oliver • July 26, 2017

Vintage Photos From The 1980s Glory Days Of The Boombox

In his The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, Canadian photographer and author Lyle Owerko calls the once-ubiquitous boombox a “sonic campfire” and “the eighties equivalent of Spotify — a conduit through which music was shared.” It’s hard to imagine any contemporary, Spotify-equipped device as analogous...

By Kellen Perry • Jul 26, 2017

Vintage Photos From The 1980s Glory Days Of The Boombox

In his The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, Canadian photographer and author Lyle Owerko calls the once-ubiquitous boombox a “sonic campfire” and “the eighties equivalent of Spotify — a conduit through which music was shared.” It’s hard to imagine any contemporary, Spotify-equipped device as analogous...

By Kellen Perry • July 26, 2017