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Frank Stock Vs Hitler
Frank Stock Vs Hitler

102-Year-Old Jewish Woman Reveals What It Was Like To Live Next To Hitler In The Decade Leading Up To The Holocaust

In the 1920s and '30s, Alice Frank Stock lived on the same block in Munich as Adolf Hitler while he was rising to power.

By Natasha Ishak Jan 11, 2021
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102-Year-Old Jewish Woman Reveals What It Was Like To Live Next To Hitler In The Decade Leading Up To The Holocaust

In the 1920s and '30s, Alice Frank Stock lived on the same block in Munich as Adolf Hitler while he was rising to power.

By Natasha Ishak January 11, 2021
Victims Of North Korea Abduction
Victims Of North Korea Abduction

Inside North Korea’s Disturbing Kidnapping Industry That Saw Hundreds Of Japanese People Abducted

Between 1977 and 1983, at least 17 Japanese nationals were abducted by North Korean spies, though Japan claims it is likely that hundreds more were taken.

By Morgan Dunn Jan 10, 2021

Inside North Korea’s Disturbing Kidnapping Industry That Saw Hundreds Of Japanese People Abducted

Between 1977 and 1983, at least 17 Japanese nationals were abducted by North Korean spies, though Japan claims it is likely that hundreds more were taken.

By Morgan Dunn January 10, 2021
Christa Pike Featured
Christa Pike Featured

How Christa Pike Became The Youngest Woman Sentenced To Death In U.S. History

On January 12, 1995, Christa Pike brutally murdered Colleen Slemmer with Tadaryl Shipp in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee. And instead of hiding her crime, she decided to show it off.

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 8, 2021

How Christa Pike Became The Youngest Woman Sentenced To Death In U.S. History

On January 12, 1995, Christa Pike brutally murdered Colleen Slemmer with Tadaryl Shipp in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee. And instead of hiding her crime, she decided to show it off.

By Marco Margaritoff January 8, 2021
Raymond Loewy In A Suit
Raymond Loewy In A Suit

Meet Raymond Loewy, The Man Whose Iconic Designs Defined Mid-Century America

"There is a frantic race to merchandise tinsel and trash under the guise of 'modernism,'" Loewy once said. "I can claim to have made the daily life of the 20th Century more beautiful."

By Erin Kelly Jan 7, 2021

Meet Raymond Loewy, The Man Whose Iconic Designs Defined Mid-Century America

"There is a frantic race to merchandise tinsel and trash under the guise of 'modernism,'" Loewy once said. "I can claim to have made the daily life of the 20th Century more beautiful."

By Erin Kelly January 7, 2021
Typhoid Mary In Bed
Typhoid Mary In Bed

Was Typhoid Mary A Reckless Superspreader Or A Tragic Victim?

Go inside the sad story of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon, an Irish American cook who was found to be "patient zero" during a typhoid epidemic in early 1900s New York.

By Natasha Ishak Jan 5, 2021

Was Typhoid Mary A Reckless Superspreader Or A Tragic Victim?

Go inside the sad story of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon, an Irish American cook who was found to be "patient zero" during a typhoid epidemic in early 1900s New York.

By Natasha Ishak January 5, 2021
Donald Pee Wee Gaskins In Custody
Donald Pee Wee Gaskins In Custody

Meet Donald ‘Pee Wee’ Gaskins, The Cannibal Serial Killer Who Allegedly Murdered 90 People

Pee Wee Gaskins took to violence as early as age 11, when he and a group of friends burglarized, assaulted, and raped their neighbors.

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 4, 2021

Meet Donald ‘Pee Wee’ Gaskins, The Cannibal Serial Killer Who Allegedly Murdered 90 People

Pee Wee Gaskins took to violence as early as age 11, when he and a group of friends burglarized, assaulted, and raped their neighbors.

By Marco Margaritoff January 4, 2021
Malcolm X And Mlk
Malcolm X And Mlk

Inside The Historic Moment When Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Met For The First And Only Time

On March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met on Capitol Hill and discussed working together in the future — but within a year, one of them was dead.

By Kaleena Fraga Dec 30, 2020

Inside The Historic Moment When Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Met For The First And Only Time

On March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met on Capitol Hill and discussed working together in the future — but within a year, one of them was dead.

By Kaleena Fraga December 30, 2020
Gruninger In His Police Hat
Gruninger In His Police Hat

Meet Paul Grüninger, The Forgotten WW2 Hero Who Defied Orders To Save Thousands Of Jews

From 1938 to 1939, Swiss border commander Paul Grüninger falsified 3,600 Jewish refugees' passports, helping them escape the Holocaust.

By Kaleena Fraga Dec 29, 2020

Meet Paul Grüninger, The Forgotten WW2 Hero Who Defied Orders To Save Thousands Of Jews

From 1938 to 1939, Swiss border commander Paul Grüninger falsified 3,600 Jewish refugees' passports, helping them escape the Holocaust.

By Kaleena Fraga December 29, 2020
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