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15 Anti-War Quotes We Still Need To Hear

At least when compared with the Vietnam era, the anti-war movement — with its marches, protests, and “make love not war” spirit — is one that seems to have burned out in America. It’s not that peace has been attained. The U.S. is still in the midst of military conflicts...

By All That's Interesting • Jan 21, 2017

15 Anti-War Quotes We Still Need To Hear

At least when compared with the Vietnam era, the anti-war movement — with its marches, protests, and “make love not war” spirit — is one that seems to have burned out in America. It’s not that peace has been attained. The U.S. is still in the midst of military conflicts...

By All That's Interesting • January 21, 2017

Killer Elephants: When Pachyderms Carried Out Capital Punishment

Humanity has conjured a constellation of ways to conduct executions, and this may be one of the wildest methods of them all.

By Krissy Howard • Jan 20, 2017

Killer Elephants: When Pachyderms Carried Out Capital Punishment

Humanity has conjured a constellation of ways to conduct executions, and this may be one of the wildest methods of them all.

By Krissy Howard • January 20, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 15 – 21

Obama then and now, vintage celeb selfies, the Obama girls' first White House experience, gay life in the 1960s, the worst U.S. presidential inaugurations.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 20, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 15 – 21

Obama then and now, vintage celeb selfies, the Obama girls' first White House experience, gay life in the 1960s, the worst U.S. presidential inaugurations.

By All That's Interesting • January 20, 2017

Inside The British Genocide In East Africa

"Surely it cannot be necessary to go on killing these defenceless people on such an enormous scale." – Winston Churchill, 1908.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 19, 2017

Inside The British Genocide In East Africa

"Surely it cannot be necessary to go on killing these defenceless people on such an enormous scale." – Winston Churchill, 1908.

By Richard Stockton • January 19, 2017

The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • Jan 19, 2017

The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • January 19, 2017

Jeannette Rankin: A Different Kind Of “First” Lady

The pioneering yet often overlooked career of Jeannette Rankin, the first women ever in the U.S. Congress.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 18, 2017

Jeannette Rankin: A Different Kind Of “First” Lady

The pioneering yet often overlooked career of Jeannette Rankin, the first women ever in the U.S. Congress.

By Savannah Cox • January 18, 2017

How Did People Wake Up Before Alarm Clocks?

Even though waking up is the least enjoyable event of the day, humans sure have come up with a lot of ways to summon it.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 18, 2017

How Did People Wake Up Before Alarm Clocks?

Even though waking up is the least enjoyable event of the day, humans sure have come up with a lot of ways to summon it.

By All That's Interesting • January 18, 2017

The Herero Genocide: Inside Germany’s First Mass Murder

Decades before the Holocaust, the German Empire committed the 20th century's first genocide.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 17, 2017

The Herero Genocide: Inside Germany’s First Mass Murder

Decades before the Holocaust, the German Empire committed the 20th century's first genocide.

By Richard Stockton • January 17, 2017

Archaeologists Unearth Pendant With Possible Connection To Anne Frank

While digging at a concentration camp site, researchers uncovered a charm with a haunting past.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 17, 2017

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Archaeologists Unearth Pendant With Possible Connection To Anne Frank

While digging at a concentration camp site, researchers uncovered a charm with a haunting past.

By All That's Interesting • January 17, 2017

True Stories Of The Japanese-American Internment Program

The Japanese-American internment camps serve as a stark reminder of what angry, frightened Americans are capable of.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 17, 2017

True Stories Of The Japanese-American Internment Program

The Japanese-American internment camps serve as a stark reminder of what angry, frightened Americans are capable of.

By Richard Stockton • January 17, 2017