modern history

Meet The Mercy Dogs, The Unsung Canine Heroes Of World War I

Mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, were first used by the German Army to help find wounded soldiers on the battlefield and to comfort the dying.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 29, 2021

Meet The Mercy Dogs, The Unsung Canine Heroes Of World War I

Mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, were first used by the German Army to help find wounded soldiers on the battlefield and to comfort the dying.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 29, 2021

Inside Jeannette DePalma’s Mysterious Death — And Why It Was Blamed On Satanists

On September 19, 1972, Jeannette DePalma's body was found in a New Jersey quarry and the evidence allegedly pointed to disturbing occult motives.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Dec 29, 2021

Inside Jeannette DePalma’s Mysterious Death — And Why It Was Blamed On Satanists

On September 19, 1972, Jeannette DePalma's body was found in a New Jersey quarry and the evidence allegedly pointed to disturbing occult motives.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • December 29, 2021

Why The World Should Not Forget About Pol Pot, The Brutal Cambodian Dictator

After 30 years of solemnly pledging "never again," the world stood by and watched in horror as another genocide unfolded — this time in Cambodia under Pol Pot.

By Richard Stockton • Dec 29, 2021

Why The World Should Not Forget About Pol Pot, The Brutal Cambodian Dictator

After 30 years of solemnly pledging "never again," the world stood by and watched in horror as another genocide unfolded — this time in Cambodia under Pol Pot.

By Richard Stockton • December 29, 2021

Inside The Death-Defying Feats Of World-Class Tightrope Walker Philippe Petit

One August morning in 1974, astounded Manhattan commuters stopped to watch as Philippe Petit strolled 1,300 feet above them between the Twin Towers.

By Gina Dimuro • Dec 29, 2021

Inside The Death-Defying Feats Of World-Class Tightrope Walker Philippe Petit

One August morning in 1974, astounded Manhattan commuters stopped to watch as Philippe Petit strolled 1,300 feet above them between the Twin Towers.

By Gina Dimuro • December 29, 2021

Inside H. H. Holmes’ Hotel, The Murder Castle Of 1890s Chicago

The 100 rooms of the H. H. Holmes house were allegedly filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Dec 29, 2021

Inside H. H. Holmes’ Hotel, The Murder Castle Of 1890s Chicago

The 100 rooms of the H. H. Holmes house were allegedly filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove.

By Jaclyn Anglis • December 29, 2021

Can Marie Antoinette Syndrome Really Turn Your Hair White From Fright?

Also known as Canities subita, Marie Antoinette Syndrome is the name for a mysterious condition said to suddenly turn all of your hair white due to fear or stress — but the scientific jury is still out on whether or not it’s real.

By Genevieve Carlton • Dec 28, 2021

Can Marie Antoinette Syndrome Really Turn Your Hair White From Fright?

Also known as Canities subita, Marie Antoinette Syndrome is the name for a mysterious condition said to suddenly turn all of your hair white due to fear or stress — but the scientific jury is still out on whether or not it’s real.

By Genevieve Carlton • December 28, 2021

The Strange Tale Of Princess Caraboo And The Outrageous Hoax She Pulled Off In 19th-Century England

"Princess Caraboo" was actually Mary Baker Willcocks, an English cobbler's daughter who fooled an entire town near Bristol, England into believing she was royalty from the Pacific island of "Javasu."

By Genevieve Carlton • Dec 28, 2021

The Strange Tale Of Princess Caraboo And The Outrageous Hoax She Pulled Off In 19th-Century England

"Princess Caraboo" was actually Mary Baker Willcocks, an English cobbler's daughter who fooled an entire town near Bristol, England into believing she was royalty from the Pacific island of "Javasu."

By Genevieve Carlton • December 28, 2021

The Disturbing History Of Kuru, The Fatal Brain Disease Caused By Cannibalism

At its peak in the 1950s and '60s, the kuru epidemic nearly decimated the Indigenous Fore people of Papua New Guinea.

By Morgan Dunn • Dec 28, 2021

The Disturbing History Of Kuru, The Fatal Brain Disease Caused By Cannibalism

At its peak in the 1950s and '60s, the kuru epidemic nearly decimated the Indigenous Fore people of Papua New Guinea.

By Morgan Dunn • December 28, 2021

Frederick Trump’s Journey From German Immigrant To Wild West Businessman

Discover the hidden history of Friedrich "Frederick" Trump who operated hotels and restaurants in the Pacific Northwest but remains best known as the grandfather of Donald Trump.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Dec 27, 2021

Frederick Trump’s Journey From German Immigrant To Wild West Businessman

Discover the hidden history of Friedrich "Frederick" Trump who operated hotels and restaurants in the Pacific Northwest but remains best known as the grandfather of Donald Trump.

By Jaclyn Anglis • December 27, 2021

How ‘The Monster With 21 Faces’ Terrorized Japan During The Harrowing Glico Morinaga Incident

For 17 months in the mid-1980s, the Glico Morinaga case saw a mysterious gang use kidnapping, extortion, and blackmail to cripple Japan’s candy industry — and they never got caught.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Dec 27, 2021

How ‘The Monster With 21 Faces’ Terrorized Japan During The Harrowing Glico Morinaga Incident

For 17 months in the mid-1980s, the Glico Morinaga case saw a mysterious gang use kidnapping, extortion, and blackmail to cripple Japan’s candy industry — and they never got caught.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • December 27, 2021