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A Life Jacket Worn By A Titanic Survivor Just Sold At Auction For Almost $1 Million

Worn by first class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, this is the only life jacket used by a Titanic survivor that's ever been sold.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 22, 2026

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A Life Jacket Worn By A Titanic Survivor Just Sold At Auction For Almost $1 Million

Worn by first class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, this is the only life jacket used by a Titanic survivor that's ever been sold.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 22, 2026

Sam Giancana: Chicago Godfather, CIA Collaborator, And The Man Who May Have Put JFK In The White House

Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana aided a CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro, allegedly helped assassinate President Kennedy, and may have been with Marilyn Monroe on her last night alive.

By Carly Silver • Apr 22, 2026

Sam Giancana: Chicago Godfather, CIA Collaborator, And The Man Who May Have Put JFK In The White House

Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana aided a CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro, allegedly helped assassinate President Kennedy, and may have been with Marilyn Monroe on her last night alive.

By Carly Silver • April 22, 2026

Thích Quảng Đức And The True Story Of The Burning Monk Photograph

On a busy Saigon street in June 1963, Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức lit himself on fire and set off a chain of events that led to America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

By Mark Oliver • Apr 22, 2026

Thích Quảng Đức And The True Story Of The Burning Monk Photograph

On a busy Saigon street in June 1963, Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức lit himself on fire and set off a chain of events that led to America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

By Mark Oliver • April 22, 2026

A Definitive List Of History’s Creepiest Cryptids — And Where They Allegedly Live

You've heard about Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster, but they're far from the only cryptids with bone-chilling backstories.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 21, 2026

A Definitive List Of History’s Creepiest Cryptids — And Where They Allegedly Live

You've heard about Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster, but they're far from the only cryptids with bone-chilling backstories.

By Austin Harvey • April 21, 2026

Inside Ellis Island Hospital, The Medical Facility That Once Treated Hundreds Of Thousands Of Hopeful Immigrants

Ellis Island Hospital operated between 1892 and 1951, treating some 275,000 newly arrived immigrants to the United States, but this historic facility sits abandoned today.

By Genevieve Carlton • Apr 21, 2026

Inside Ellis Island Hospital, The Medical Facility That Once Treated Hundreds Of Thousands Of Hopeful Immigrants

Ellis Island Hospital operated between 1892 and 1951, treating some 275,000 newly arrived immigrants to the United States, but this historic facility sits abandoned today.

By Genevieve Carlton • April 21, 2026

The True Story Of Mutsuhiro Watanabe, The Sadistic Japanese Prison Guard From ‘Unbroken’

As a Japanese prison camp guard during World War II, Mutsuhiro Watanabe was notorious for his cruelty toward POWs, including former U.S. Olympian Louis Zamperini.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 21, 2026

The True Story Of Mutsuhiro Watanabe, The Sadistic Japanese Prison Guard From ‘Unbroken’

As a Japanese prison camp guard during World War II, Mutsuhiro Watanabe was notorious for his cruelty toward POWs, including former U.S. Olympian Louis Zamperini.

By Gina Dimuro • April 21, 2026

Leslie Howard, The ‘Gone With The Wind’ Star Who May Have Been A British Secret Agent

A popular British actor, Leslie Howard died after his plane was shot down by the Nazis in 1943 — and some believe that he was specifically targeted due to his alleged covert activities during World War II.

By Genevieve Carlton • Apr 20, 2026

Leslie Howard, The ‘Gone With The Wind’ Star Who May Have Been A British Secret Agent

A popular British actor, Leslie Howard died after his plane was shot down by the Nazis in 1943 — and some believe that he was specifically targeted due to his alleged covert activities during World War II.

By Genevieve Carlton • April 20, 2026

The Sad Story Behind The Death Of Babe Ruth, The Baseball Legend Who Died At Just 53

Babe Ruth died in 1948 after he'd been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

By Genevieve Carlton • Apr 20, 2026

The Sad Story Behind The Death Of Babe Ruth, The Baseball Legend Who Died At Just 53

Babe Ruth died in 1948 after he'd been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

By Genevieve Carlton • April 20, 2026

William James Sidis Had An Off-The-Charts IQ — But He Died A Penniless Office Clerk

William James Sidis spoke 25 languages and had an IQ 100 points higher than Albert Einstein's, but the smartest man in the world just wanted to live his life in seclusion.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Apr 20, 2026

William James Sidis Had An Off-The-Charts IQ — But He Died A Penniless Office Clerk

William James Sidis spoke 25 languages and had an IQ 100 points higher than Albert Einstein's, but the smartest man in the world just wanted to live his life in seclusion.

By Jaclyn Anglis • April 20, 2026

47 Dust Bowl Pictures That Illustrate The Devastation Of This Unprecedented Ecological Disaster

These Dust Bowl photos depicting enormous dust storms, destroyed farmland, and desperate migrants paint an evocative picture of one of the worst cataclysms in U.S. history.

By John Kuroski • Apr 20, 2026

47 Dust Bowl Pictures That Illustrate The Devastation Of This Unprecedented Ecological Disaster

These Dust Bowl photos depicting enormous dust storms, destroyed farmland, and desperate migrants paint an evocative picture of one of the worst cataclysms in U.S. history.

By John Kuroski • April 20, 2026