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26 Incredible Photos Of New York City Before It Became New York City

When America's biggest city was mostly farmland.

By Gabe Paoletti • Sep 8, 2017

26 Incredible Photos Of New York City Before It Became New York City

When America's biggest city was mostly farmland.

By Gabe Paoletti • September 8, 2017

38 Rousing Photos Of The American Workers That Helped The Allies Win World War II

The story of the United States’ involvement in World War II is well known to even those with only a passing knowledge of history. In schools across America, kids learn much about their country’s great wartime victories overseas at places like Iwo Jima and Normandy. What we know less about...

By Gabe Paoletti • Sep 7, 2017

38 Rousing Photos Of The American Workers That Helped The Allies Win World War II

The story of the United States’ involvement in World War II is well known to even those with only a passing knowledge of history. In schools across America, kids learn much about their country’s great wartime victories overseas at places like Iwo Jima and Normandy. What we know less about...

By Gabe Paoletti • September 7, 2017

Meet The Woman Who Mowed Down Nazi Warplanes During World War II

Annie Ferguson recalls her time serving in the British Auxiliary during WWII and helping bring down the Nazi regime.

By Katie Serena • Sep 7, 2017

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Meet The Woman Who Mowed Down Nazi Warplanes During World War II

Annie Ferguson recalls her time serving in the British Auxiliary during WWII and helping bring down the Nazi regime.

By Katie Serena • September 7, 2017

“Superheroes With Microphones”: The Birth Of Hip-Hop In New York

These fascinating hip-hop origins photos show how the music and the culture that sprang up around it were first born.

By Kellen Perry • Sep 6, 2017

“Superheroes With Microphones”: The Birth Of Hip-Hop In New York

These fascinating hip-hop origins photos show how the music and the culture that sprang up around it were first born.

By Kellen Perry • September 6, 2017

The Boer War Genocide: Inside History’s First Concentration Camps

Forty years before the British fought the Nazis, they used history's first concentration camps to commit genocide during the Boer War.

By Mark Oliver • Sep 5, 2017

The Boer War Genocide: Inside History’s First Concentration Camps

Forty years before the British fought the Nazis, they used history's first concentration camps to commit genocide during the Boer War.

By Mark Oliver • September 5, 2017

25 Heartbreaking Wartime Goodbyes Of Decades Past

From World War I to World War II and beyond, this is what a kiss looks like when both people know it could be their last.

By Laura Martisiute • Sep 4, 2017

25 Heartbreaking Wartime Goodbyes Of Decades Past

From World War I to World War II and beyond, this is what a kiss looks like when both people know it could be their last.

By Laura Martisiute • September 4, 2017

Haunting Photos Of The Brutal Nazi Massacre That Remains A Mystery To This Day

To this day, no one knows why the Nazis killed hundreds at Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of one of World War II's most brutal massacres.

By Joel Stice • Sep 3, 2017

Haunting Photos Of The Brutal Nazi Massacre That Remains A Mystery To This Day

To this day, no one knows why the Nazis killed hundreds at Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of one of World War II's most brutal massacres.

By Joel Stice • September 3, 2017

39 Vintage Hippie Photos That Capture Flower Power In Full Bloom

From San Francisco to Woodstock, these vintage hippie pictures take you inside the revolution that defined a generation.

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 28, 2017

39 Vintage Hippie Photos That Capture Flower Power In Full Bloom

From San Francisco to Woodstock, these vintage hippie pictures take you inside the revolution that defined a generation.

By Gabe Paoletti • August 28, 2017

25 Photos Of “Freak Shows” That Are Thankfully A Thing Of The Past

From "The Elephant Man" to "Lobster Boy," these stories are far more tragic than anyone realized at the time.

By Joel Stice • Aug 28, 2017

25 Photos Of “Freak Shows” That Are Thankfully A Thing Of The Past

From "The Elephant Man" to "Lobster Boy," these stories are far more tragic than anyone realized at the time.

By Joel Stice • August 28, 2017

Heartbreaking Historical Photos From America’s Battle For Fair Working Conditions

These heartbreaking photos from the days before labor unions and labor laws reveal just how hard our forefathers had it.

By Mark Oliver • Aug 27, 2017

Heartbreaking Historical Photos From America’s Battle For Fair Working Conditions

These heartbreaking photos from the days before labor unions and labor laws reveal just how hard our forefathers had it.

By Mark Oliver • August 27, 2017