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The Teenager Who Saved Dozens Of Jews From Nazi Death Squads

At the height of the Holocaust, 23 Jews arrived at Julian Bilecki's home seeking shelter. He didn't have the room, so he made it.

By Savannah Cox • May 2, 2017

The Teenager Who Saved Dozens Of Jews From Nazi Death Squads

At the height of the Holocaust, 23 Jews arrived at Julian Bilecki's home seeking shelter. He didn't have the room, so he made it.

By Savannah Cox • May 2, 2017

The Language Late-19th Century Migrant Workers Created In Order To Survive

Survival doesn't entail physical strength alone — it also requires good communication.

By Krissy Howard • May 1, 2017

The Language Late-19th Century Migrant Workers Created In Order To Survive

Survival doesn't entail physical strength alone — it also requires good communication.

By Krissy Howard • May 1, 2017

50 David Bowie Photos Even Hardcore Fans Probably Haven’t Seen

David Bowie’s unexpected death shook the world in 2016. “At least the year can only get better from here,” the blissfully ignorant humans of January thought. After a singing, songwriting, and acting career that spanned five decades, the iconic performer had changed what it meant to be an innovator and...

By John Kuroski • Apr 26, 2017

50 David Bowie Photos Even Hardcore Fans Probably Haven’t Seen

David Bowie’s unexpected death shook the world in 2016. “At least the year can only get better from here,” the blissfully ignorant humans of January thought. After a singing, songwriting, and acting career that spanned five decades, the iconic performer had changed what it meant to be an innovator and...

By John Kuroski • April 26, 2017

The True Story Of The Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph

The "Migrant Mother" photo is iconic — but if the subject had her way, she wouldn't be the face of the Great Depression.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 26, 2017

The True Story Of The Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph

The "Migrant Mother" photo is iconic — but if the subject had her way, she wouldn't be the face of the Great Depression.

By Richard Stockton • April 26, 2017

48 Snapshots Of Life In The Real Wild West

These authentic vintage photographs of the American frontier reveal what life was actually like in the "Wild West."

By Mark Oliver • Apr 25, 2017

48 Snapshots Of Life In The Real Wild West

These authentic vintage photographs of the American frontier reveal what life was actually like in the "Wild West."

By Mark Oliver • April 25, 2017

47 Photos Of Queen Elizabeth II Way Before She Looked Like Your Grandmother

From her World War 2 service to her coronation, these photos of a young Queen Elizabeth II capture her transformation from princess to queen.

By John Kuroski • Apr 21, 2017

47 Photos Of Queen Elizabeth II Way Before She Looked Like Your Grandmother

From her World War 2 service to her coronation, these photos of a young Queen Elizabeth II capture her transformation from princess to queen.

By John Kuroski • April 21, 2017

Silicon Valley CEO Caught Beating Wife Nine Times On Video, Gets 30 Days In Jail

Not even a recorded video or police record seemed to have an impact on the sentence.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 18, 2017

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Silicon Valley CEO Caught Beating Wife Nine Times On Video, Gets 30 Days In Jail

Not even a recorded video or police record seemed to have an impact on the sentence.

By All That's Interesting • April 18, 2017

The Dark Side Of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch Of The Kennedy Family

Joseph Kennedy Sr., JFK's father and the patriarch of "America's Royal Family," left behind a complicated legacy, including anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathies.

By Kellen Perry • Apr 17, 2017

The Dark Side Of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., The Patriarch Of The Kennedy Family

Joseph Kennedy Sr., JFK's father and the patriarch of "America's Royal Family," left behind a complicated legacy, including anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathies.

By Kellen Perry • April 17, 2017

27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public

Famed for his rapier wit as much as his ill-temperament, Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken rose to national prominence as a journalist and correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. A student of Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain, Mencken was a detractor of representative democracy, religion, and social norms, and thus stood in...

By Alexander Baldwin • Apr 16, 2017

27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public

Famed for his rapier wit as much as his ill-temperament, Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken rose to national prominence as a journalist and correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. A student of Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain, Mencken was a detractor of representative democracy, religion, and social norms, and thus stood in...

By Alexander Baldwin • April 16, 2017

The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World’s First Female Private Eye

Kate Warne was so good at her job that barely anyone knows her name today.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 14, 2017

The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World’s First Female Private Eye

Kate Warne was so good at her job that barely anyone knows her name today.

By Savannah Cox • April 14, 2017