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33 Powerful Photos Of The March On Washington That Changed Civil Rights In America

On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 civil rights activists gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand racial equality during the March on Washington. Here are some of the most memorable photos from that day.

By Jaclyn Anglis • May 9, 2026

33 Powerful Photos Of The March On Washington That Changed Civil Rights In America

On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 civil rights activists gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand racial equality during the March on Washington. Here are some of the most memorable photos from that day.

By Jaclyn Anglis • May 9, 2026

34 Splendid Photos Of Salvador Dali Being Salvador Dali

He was at once an artist and a work of art himself -- these delightful Salvador Dali pictures of the legendary surrealist prove it.

By Savannah Cox • May 9, 2026

34 Splendid Photos Of Salvador Dali Being Salvador Dali

He was at once an artist and a work of art himself -- these delightful Salvador Dali pictures of the legendary surrealist prove it.

By Savannah Cox • May 9, 2026

Inside Unit 731, Japan’s Disturbing Human Experiments Program During World War II

These six "experiments" by Unit 731 rank among some of the most horrifying war crimes ever committed — and they went virtually unpunished.

By Richard Stockton • May 9, 2026

Inside Unit 731, Japan’s Disturbing Human Experiments Program During World War II

These six "experiments" by Unit 731 rank among some of the most horrifying war crimes ever committed — and they went virtually unpunished.

By Richard Stockton • May 9, 2026

In The Time Of Victorian Portraits, The Quickest Way To Look Like An Idiot Was By Smiling

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what the first decades of widespread photography were like.

By Savannah Cox • May 9, 2026

In The Time Of Victorian Portraits, The Quickest Way To Look Like An Idiot Was By Smiling

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what the first decades of widespread photography were like.

By Savannah Cox • May 9, 2026

The Macabre Story Of Josef Mengele, The Nazi ‘Angel Of Death’

A notorious SS officer and physician, Josef Mengele sent over 400,000 people to their deaths at Auschwitz during World War II — and never faced justice.

By Richard Stockton • May 8, 2026

The Macabre Story Of Josef Mengele, The Nazi ‘Angel Of Death’

A notorious SS officer and physician, Josef Mengele sent over 400,000 people to their deaths at Auschwitz during World War II — and never faced justice.

By Richard Stockton • May 8, 2026

The Kidnapping Of Jaycee Dugard And Her 18 Years In Captivity

When she was 11, Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped on the way to school in Lake Tahoe by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. She was held captive for the next 18 years until her miraculous rescue in 2009.

By Austin Harvey • May 8, 2026

The Kidnapping Of Jaycee Dugard And Her 18 Years In Captivity

When she was 11, Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped on the way to school in Lake Tahoe by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. She was held captive for the next 18 years until her miraculous rescue in 2009.

By Austin Harvey • May 8, 2026

This Man Clinically Died In 2019. He Says He ‘Came Back Different’

Believers say that remote viewers can do things like spy on a conversation between two people in a different country or see a clandestine site halfway around the globe.

By Stacy Fernandez • May 8, 2026

This Man Clinically Died In 2019. He Says He ‘Came Back Different’

Believers say that remote viewers can do things like spy on a conversation between two people in a different country or see a clandestine site halfway around the globe.

By Stacy Fernandez • May 8, 2026

Historic Buildings Become Hotbed For Conspiracy-Minded History Buffs. Here’s Why Their ‘Impossible’ Construction Timelines Aren’t So Impossible After All

Cities are filled with construction projects that seem to take decades, if they ever get finished at all. Why did construction go so much faster in the past?

By Braden Bjella • May 8, 2026

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Historic Buildings Become Hotbed For Conspiracy-Minded History Buffs. Here’s Why Their ‘Impossible’ Construction Timelines Aren’t So Impossible After All

Cities are filled with construction projects that seem to take decades, if they ever get finished at all. Why did construction go so much faster in the past?

By Braden Bjella • May 8, 2026

The Chilling Story Of George Huguely, The Star Lacrosse Player Who Brutally Murdered His Ex-Girlfriend

After a two-year relationship filled with abuse that largely went ignored by others, George Huguely murdered Yeardley Love in a drunken rage inside her apartment on May 3, 2010.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 8, 2026

The Chilling Story Of George Huguely, The Star Lacrosse Player Who Brutally Murdered His Ex-Girlfriend

After a two-year relationship filled with abuse that largely went ignored by others, George Huguely murdered Yeardley Love in a drunken rage inside her apartment on May 3, 2010.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 8, 2026

The Monstrous Crimes Of Dorothea Puente, The ‘Death House Landlady’

In 1980s California, Dorothea Puente's house was a den of theft and murder as this predatory landlady killed at least nine of her unsuspecting tenants.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 7, 2026

The Monstrous Crimes Of Dorothea Puente, The ‘Death House Landlady’

In 1980s California, Dorothea Puente's house was a den of theft and murder as this predatory landlady killed at least nine of her unsuspecting tenants.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 7, 2026

The Remains Of A World War 2 Tank Were Just Found Right Beneath A Family’s Garden In Poland

A family in Świerczów recently helped archaeologists unearth the wreckage of a Soviet tank that had been sitting right beneath their lawn since the 1950s.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2026

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The Remains Of A World War 2 Tank Were Just Found Right Beneath A Family’s Garden In Poland

A family in Świerczów recently helped archaeologists unearth the wreckage of a Soviet tank that had been sitting right beneath their lawn since the 1950s.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2026

Man Shows The ‘Amityville Horror’ And ‘Black Dahlia’ Crime Scenes Then — And Now: ‘Both Look Perfectly Normal Today’

A video showing then-and-now comparisons of both the Black Dahlia murder site and the Amityville Horror house is a reminder that some of the most notorious crime scenes in American history are hiding in plain sight.

By Stacy Fernandez • May 7, 2026

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Man Shows The ‘Amityville Horror’ And ‘Black Dahlia’ Crime Scenes Then — And Now: ‘Both Look Perfectly Normal Today’

A video showing then-and-now comparisons of both the Black Dahlia murder site and the Amityville Horror house is a reminder that some of the most notorious crime scenes in American history are hiding in plain sight.

By Stacy Fernandez • May 7, 2026