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93-Year-Old Former Nazi Guard Convicted In One Of Germany’s Last Holocaust Trials

Bruno Dey was tried as a juvenile because he was only 17 when he began working as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 28, 2020

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93-Year-Old Former Nazi Guard Convicted In One Of Germany’s Last Holocaust Trials

Bruno Dey was tried as a juvenile because he was only 17 when he began working as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 28, 2020

How Soviet Spy Oleg Penkovsky Single-Handedly Prevented Nuclear War During The Cuban Missile Crisis

In 1962, Soviet Colonel Oleg Penkovsky defied his country to save the world from nuclear war — then paid for his heroism with his life.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 24, 2020

How Soviet Spy Oleg Penkovsky Single-Handedly Prevented Nuclear War During The Cuban Missile Crisis

In 1962, Soviet Colonel Oleg Penkovsky defied his country to save the world from nuclear war — then paid for his heroism with his life.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 24, 2020

An Inside Look At V-J Day And The End Of World War 2, From The Joyous To The Ugly

Whether it was celebrations in Shanghai or riots in San Francisco, Victory Over Japan Day sent people around the world into a frenzy.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 23, 2020

An Inside Look At V-J Day And The End Of World War 2, From The Joyous To The Ugly

Whether it was celebrations in Shanghai or riots in San Francisco, Victory Over Japan Day sent people around the world into a frenzy.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 23, 2020

Meet The Seven Black Billionaires In America — And Learn How They Got So Rich

From Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey, these Black billionaires all overcame incredible odds to get to where they are today.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 21, 2020

Meet The Seven Black Billionaires In America — And Learn How They Got So Rich

From Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey, these Black billionaires all overcame incredible odds to get to where they are today.

By Natasha Ishak • July 21, 2020

Inside The Molly Maguires, The Secret Society That Fought Bloody Battles For Workers’ Rights In The 1800s

When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back. But with a private military on their side, the mine owners ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jul 19, 2020

Inside The Molly Maguires, The Secret Society That Fought Bloody Battles For Workers’ Rights In The 1800s

When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back. But with a private military on their side, the mine owners ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history.

By Genevieve Carlton • July 19, 2020

How The Nazis Used The Crime Of A Jewish Teen Named Herschel Grynszpan As An Excuse For The Holocaust

Days after learning his family had been shipped off to a refugee camp beside 12,000 other Jews, 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan bought a gun and snuck into the German embassy in Paris.

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 17, 2020

How The Nazis Used The Crime Of A Jewish Teen Named Herschel Grynszpan As An Excuse For The Holocaust

Days after learning his family had been shipped off to a refugee camp beside 12,000 other Jews, 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan bought a gun and snuck into the German embassy in Paris.

By Morgan Dunn • July 17, 2020

How Cannibal Serial Killer Joachim Kroll Got Caught After Clogging His Toilet With Guts

Joachim Kroll, the "Ruhr Cannibal," terrorized West Germany for over 20 years, eating the flesh of his victims because "meat was expensive."

By John Kuroski • Jul 16, 2020

How Cannibal Serial Killer Joachim Kroll Got Caught After Clogging His Toilet With Guts

Joachim Kroll, the "Ruhr Cannibal," terrorized West Germany for over 20 years, eating the flesh of his victims because "meat was expensive."

By John Kuroski • July 16, 2020

Supreme Court Declares That Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land

More than 150 years ago, the U.S. government signed two treaties granting land to the Muscogee tribe. Now, the Supreme Court is holding America to its word.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 14, 2020

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Supreme Court Declares That Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land

More than 150 years ago, the U.S. government signed two treaties granting land to the Muscogee tribe. Now, the Supreme Court is holding America to its word.

By All That's Interesting • July 14, 2020

How The Voulet-Chanoine Mission Revealed The Horrors Of French Colonialism In Africa

In 1898, French soldiers Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine were sent to unify colonies in Africa. But they brutalized them instead.

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 13, 2020

How The Voulet-Chanoine Mission Revealed The Horrors Of French Colonialism In Africa

In 1898, French soldiers Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine were sent to unify colonies in Africa. But they brutalized them instead.

By Morgan Dunn • July 13, 2020

Inside Atlantropa, The 1920s Plan To Drain The Mediterranean And Merge Europe And Africa Into One Supercontinent

With Europe in turmoil after World War I, German architect Herman Sörgel became convinced his Atlantropa project was the only way to prevent another conflict.

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 13, 2020

Inside Atlantropa, The 1920s Plan To Drain The Mediterranean And Merge Europe And Africa Into One Supercontinent

With Europe in turmoil after World War I, German architect Herman Sörgel became convinced his Atlantropa project was the only way to prevent another conflict.

By Morgan Dunn • July 13, 2020