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The Rise And Fall Of The Black Panther Party

In 1966, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton created the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary black socialist movement that would take America by storm.

By Savannah Cox • Nov 1, 2016

The Rise And Fall Of The Black Panther Party

In 1966, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton created the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary black socialist movement that would take America by storm.

By Savannah Cox • November 1, 2016

Some Pacific Islanders Have DNA Not Linked To Any Known Human Ancestor

Researchers have now uncovered the DNA of a previously unknown group of hominids.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 31, 2016

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Some Pacific Islanders Have DNA Not Linked To Any Known Human Ancestor

Researchers have now uncovered the DNA of a previously unknown group of hominids.

By All That's Interesting • October 31, 2016

35 Images That Capture The Beatniks’ Heyday In New York City

Explore photos of the movement in 1950s Greenwich Village that was home to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and the iconoclastic Beat Generation.

By Alexander Baldwin • Oct 24, 2016

35 Images That Capture The Beatniks’ Heyday In New York City

Explore photos of the movement in 1950s Greenwich Village that was home to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and the iconoclastic Beat Generation.

By Alexander Baldwin • October 24, 2016

21 Theodore Roosevelt Quotes That’ll Teach You How To Truly Live Your Life

Theodore Roosevelt quotes on everything from America's true purpose to racial equality to the characteristics that make a good person.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Oct 21, 2016

21 Theodore Roosevelt Quotes That’ll Teach You How To Truly Live Your Life

Theodore Roosevelt quotes on everything from America's true purpose to racial equality to the characteristics that make a good person.

By Elisabeth Sherman • October 21, 2016

Anders Behring Breivik And The Deadliest Mass Shooting In Norway’s History

"I would have done it again. I have carried out the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack committed in Europe since the Second World War."

By John Kuroski • Oct 20, 2016

Anders Behring Breivik And The Deadliest Mass Shooting In Norway’s History

"I would have done it again. I have carried out the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack committed in Europe since the Second World War."

By John Kuroski • October 20, 2016

5 Monsters Who Received Appallingly Light Sentences For Horrifying Crimes

Sometimes, the punishment really doesn't fit the crime.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 20, 2016

5 Monsters Who Received Appallingly Light Sentences For Horrifying Crimes

Sometimes, the punishment really doesn't fit the crime.

By Erin Kelly • October 20, 2016

37 Haunting Portraits Of 19th Century Mental Asylum Patients

The mental asylums of 19th century England housed the criminal, the insane, and the unwanted. These are their portraits.

By Alexander Baldwin • Oct 17, 2016

37 Haunting Portraits Of 19th Century Mental Asylum Patients

The mental asylums of 19th century England housed the criminal, the insane, and the unwanted. These are their portraits.

By Alexander Baldwin • October 17, 2016

5 People Who Got Screwed Out Of The History Books Because They Weren’t White Men

It’s often been said that much of the United States’ history has been “whitewashed”: That school history textbooks focus primarily — and unduly — on the achievements of Caucasians, and more specifically, Caucasian men. Critics say that this lack of diversity not only does a disservice to American students who...

By Abby Norman • Oct 16, 2016

5 People Who Got Screwed Out Of The History Books Because They Weren’t White Men

It’s often been said that much of the United States’ history has been “whitewashed”: That school history textbooks focus primarily — and unduly — on the achievements of Caucasians, and more specifically, Caucasian men. Critics say that this lack of diversity not only does a disservice to American students who...

By Abby Norman • October 16, 2016

Toussaint Louverture: The Slave Who Defeated Napoleon And Led The Haitian Revolution

The heroic story of Toussaint Louverture, who brought himself and his people from slavery to freedom.

By John Kuroski • Oct 15, 2016

Toussaint Louverture: The Slave Who Defeated Napoleon And Led The Haitian Revolution

The heroic story of Toussaint Louverture, who brought himself and his people from slavery to freedom.

By John Kuroski • October 15, 2016

What We Can Learn From The Speech Teddy Roosevelt Gave Just After Being Shot

Not even a near-assassination could keep the Bull Moose from the pulpit.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 13, 2016

What We Can Learn From The Speech Teddy Roosevelt Gave Just After Being Shot

Not even a near-assassination could keep the Bull Moose from the pulpit.

By Erin Kelly • October 13, 2016