modern history

44 Photos Of African Kingdoms Just Before European Colonialists Stormed In — And Just After

Rarely-seen photos of African kingdoms taken just before and after European colonialists launched a wave of terror that would change the continent forever.

By Mark Oliver • Feb 13, 2018

44 Photos Of African Kingdoms Just Before European Colonialists Stormed In — And Just After

Rarely-seen photos of African kingdoms taken just before and after European colonialists launched a wave of terror that would change the continent forever.

By Mark Oliver • February 13, 2018

Valerie Solanas — The Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol

Shortly after publishing her manifesto, titled "Society for Cutting Up Men," Valerie Solanas' feminism spiraled out of control, and she attempted to assassinate famed artist Andy Warhol.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 8, 2018

Valerie Solanas — The Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol

Shortly after publishing her manifesto, titled "Society for Cutting Up Men," Valerie Solanas' feminism spiraled out of control, and she attempted to assassinate famed artist Andy Warhol.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 8, 2018

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

Before the concentration camps, the Nazis' victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish ghettos.

By Mark Oliver • Feb 7, 2018

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

Before the concentration camps, the Nazis' victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish ghettos.

By Mark Oliver • February 7, 2018

30 Last Meals Of Infamous Criminals Before They Were Executed

The last meals requested by death-row inmates like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and others are as revealing as they are strange.

By John Kuroski • Feb 5, 2018

30 Last Meals Of Infamous Criminals Before They Were Executed

The last meals requested by death-row inmates like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and others are as revealing as they are strange.

By John Kuroski • February 5, 2018

The Bizarre Tale Of The World War II Ghost Blimp And Its Missing Crew

Unofficial answers for the ghost blimp's missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 5, 2018

The Bizarre Tale Of The World War II Ghost Blimp And Its Missing Crew

Unofficial answers for the ghost blimp's missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions.

By Gina Dimuro • February 5, 2018

In 1994, The U.S. Military Actually Considered Building A “Gay Bomb”

The idea of a gay bomb came from a desire to debilitate and distract their opponents but not necessarily kill them.

By Katie Serena • Feb 2, 2018

In 1994, The U.S. Military Actually Considered Building A “Gay Bomb”

The idea of a gay bomb came from a desire to debilitate and distract their opponents but not necessarily kill them.

By Katie Serena • February 2, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong • Feb 1, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong • February 1, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie • Jan 31, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie • January 31, 2018

Meet Big Nose George, The Wild West Outlaw Who Was Killed And Turned Into Shoes

First, Big Nose George was hanged. Then things got much worse.

By Andrew Milne • Jan 30, 2018

Meet Big Nose George, The Wild West Outlaw Who Was Killed And Turned Into Shoes

First, Big Nose George was hanged. Then things got much worse.

By Andrew Milne • January 30, 2018

17 Real-Life Monsters And The Truth Behind Each

From the Roch Ness Monster to the Tasmanian Globster, the ocean has put out some downright terrifying creatures.

By Katie Serena • Jan 22, 2018

17 Real-Life Monsters And The Truth Behind Each

From the Roch Ness Monster to the Tasmanian Globster, the ocean has put out some downright terrifying creatures.

By Katie Serena • January 22, 2018