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The Incredible Story Of Lachhiman Gurung, The One-Handed Hero Of World War II

A Nepalese Gurkha soldier who fought for Britain, Lachhiman Gurung fended off 200 Japanese soldiers in May 1945 — after losing his right hand to a grenade blast.

By Mark Shiffer • Sep 16, 2021

The Incredible Story Of Lachhiman Gurung, The One-Handed Hero Of World War II

A Nepalese Gurkha soldier who fought for Britain, Lachhiman Gurung fended off 200 Japanese soldiers in May 1945 — after losing his right hand to a grenade blast.

By Mark Shiffer • September 16, 2021

The Famous Last Words Of 41 Historical Greats

From Edgar Allen Poe to Tupac, enjoy the biting and sometimes hilarious last words of some of history's greatest figures.

By Savannah Cox • Sep 16, 2021

The Famous Last Words Of 41 Historical Greats

From Edgar Allen Poe to Tupac, enjoy the biting and sometimes hilarious last words of some of history's greatest figures.

By Savannah Cox • September 16, 2021

The Complicated Life Of Erwin Rommel, Anti-Semite, Nazi General, And Attempted Hitler Assassin

Adolf Hitler literally trusted Erwin Rommel with his life. He never could have expected that in 1944, the "Desert Fox" would join a conspiracy to assassinate him.

By Mark Oliver • Sep 15, 2021

The Complicated Life Of Erwin Rommel, Anti-Semite, Nazi General, And Attempted Hitler Assassin

Adolf Hitler literally trusted Erwin Rommel with his life. He never could have expected that in 1944, the "Desert Fox" would join a conspiracy to assassinate him.

By Mark Oliver • September 15, 2021

Anna Politkovskaya Spoke Out Against Putin’s Atrocities In Chechnya – Then She Was Assassinated

On October 7, 2006, Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building after having spent years criticizing Vladimir Putin and the Second Chechen War.

By Morgan Dunn • Sep 15, 2021

Anna Politkovskaya Spoke Out Against Putin’s Atrocities In Chechnya – Then She Was Assassinated

On October 7, 2006, Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building after having spent years criticizing Vladimir Putin and the Second Chechen War.

By Morgan Dunn • September 15, 2021

The Bloody Story Of Giuseppe Greco, The Most Vicious Mafia Hitman Of All Time

Giuseppe "Pino" Greco killed up to 300 victims on behalf of the powerful Corleonesi clan during the Sicilian Mafia war of the late 1970s.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 14, 2021

The Bloody Story Of Giuseppe Greco, The Most Vicious Mafia Hitman Of All Time

Giuseppe "Pino" Greco killed up to 300 victims on behalf of the powerful Corleonesi clan during the Sicilian Mafia war of the late 1970s.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 14, 2021

Meet Viola Desmond, The ‘Canadian Rosa Parks’ Who Made A Brave Stand Against Racism

After a Nova Scotia movie theater refused to let Viola Desmond sit in the whites-only section, she took the case to court and ignited the country’s civil rights movement in the process.

By Genevieve Carlton • Sep 14, 2021

Meet Viola Desmond, The ‘Canadian Rosa Parks’ Who Made A Brave Stand Against Racism

After a Nova Scotia movie theater refused to let Viola Desmond sit in the whites-only section, she took the case to court and ignited the country’s civil rights movement in the process.

By Genevieve Carlton • September 14, 2021

How Jimmy Savile Used Power And Fame To Abuse Hundreds Of Children For Decades

After Jimmy Savile's death in 2011, an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the TV personality revealed at least 500 victims — some of whom were just two years old.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Sep 14, 2021

How Jimmy Savile Used Power And Fame To Abuse Hundreds Of Children For Decades

After Jimmy Savile's death in 2011, an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the TV personality revealed at least 500 victims — some of whom were just two years old.

By Jaclyn Anglis • September 14, 2021

The True Story Of Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, The Nazi Diplomat Who Saved Almost All Of Denmark’s Jews From The Holocaust

Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz was a German attaché serving in Copenhagen who sprang into action in 1943 to warn the country's 7,800 Jews of the Nazis' imminent plans to send them to concentration camps.

By Mark Shiffer • Sep 13, 2021

The True Story Of Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, The Nazi Diplomat Who Saved Almost All Of Denmark’s Jews From The Holocaust

Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz was a German attaché serving in Copenhagen who sprang into action in 1943 to warn the country's 7,800 Jews of the Nazis' imminent plans to send them to concentration camps.

By Mark Shiffer • September 13, 2021

101-Year-Old Woman Who Began Trapping Lobster Before The Great Depression Has No Plans To Retire

Virginia "Ginny" Oliver learned how to trap lobster from from her dad in 1927, and today she still fishes with her 79-year-old son.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 13, 2021

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101-Year-Old Woman Who Began Trapping Lobster Before The Great Depression Has No Plans To Retire

Virginia "Ginny" Oliver learned how to trap lobster from from her dad in 1927, and today she still fishes with her 79-year-old son.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 13, 2021

Inside The Brutal 1955 Murder Of 14-Year-Old Emmett Till That Galvanized The Civil Rights Movement

Emmett Till was just 14 years old when he was kidnapped, beaten beyond recognition, shot, and thrown into a Mississippi river. But his brutal death was not in vain.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 13, 2021

Inside The Brutal 1955 Murder Of 14-Year-Old Emmett Till That Galvanized The Civil Rights Movement

Emmett Till was just 14 years old when he was kidnapped, beaten beyond recognition, shot, and thrown into a Mississippi river. But his brutal death was not in vain.

By Caroline Redmond • September 13, 2021