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Inside Sikkim, The Lost Kingdom Of The Himalayas

On April 6, 1975, Palden Thondup Namgyal, the last ruler of the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, was practicing his morning ritual when short rapid bursts of machine gun fire broke through his palace windows. Running to the window, he saw 5,000 Indian soldiers pour out of army trucks and surround...

By John Kuroski • Feb 2, 2017

Inside Sikkim, The Lost Kingdom Of The Himalayas

On April 6, 1975, Palden Thondup Namgyal, the last ruler of the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, was practicing his morning ritual when short rapid bursts of machine gun fire broke through his palace windows. Running to the window, he saw 5,000 Indian soldiers pour out of army trucks and surround...

By John Kuroski • February 2, 2017

When Cigarettes Were For Kids

The narrator of Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches post-Civil War American classic, Ragged Dick (1868), offered perhaps the best, most sympathetic description of a contemporary epidemic almost unthinkable in the 21st century: childhood addiction to cigarettes. “Men are frequently injured by smoking, and boys always,” Alger wrote, specifically referring to the “newsboys...

By Kellen Perry • Feb 1, 2017

When Cigarettes Were For Kids

The narrator of Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches post-Civil War American classic, Ragged Dick (1868), offered perhaps the best, most sympathetic description of a contemporary epidemic almost unthinkable in the 21st century: childhood addiction to cigarettes. “Men are frequently injured by smoking, and boys always,” Alger wrote, specifically referring to the “newsboys...

By Kellen Perry • February 1, 2017

This Week In History, Jan. 22 – 28

A map of U.S. lynchings, Nellie Bly's famous journey, the largest diamond ever, the birth of Angela Davis, and Germany's holocaust before the Holocaust.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 27, 2017

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This Week In History, Jan. 22 – 28

A map of U.S. lynchings, Nellie Bly's famous journey, the largest diamond ever, the birth of Angela Davis, and Germany's holocaust before the Holocaust.

By All That's Interesting • January 27, 2017

A Republic Collapsed: Inside The Spanish Civil War

By January of 1939, the dream of a true Spanish Republic had shattered. Many of those who composed its short-lived reality — Republican men and women, and elected officials of the democratically-elected Republican government — headed for the Pyrenees mountains and the French border, blanketed in cold and perhaps the...

By All That's Interesting • Jan 24, 2017

A Republic Collapsed: Inside The Spanish Civil War

By January of 1939, the dream of a true Spanish Republic had shattered. Many of those who composed its short-lived reality — Republican men and women, and elected officials of the democratically-elected Republican government — headed for the Pyrenees mountains and the French border, blanketed in cold and perhaps the...

By All That's Interesting • January 24, 2017

Holocaust Photos That Reveal Heartbreaking Tragedy Only Hinted At In The History Books

These Holocaust photos reveal what perhaps history's greatest tragedy truly looked like for those who experienced it firsthand.

By John Kuroski • Jan 23, 2017

Holocaust Photos That Reveal Heartbreaking Tragedy Only Hinted At In The History Books

These Holocaust photos reveal what perhaps history's greatest tragedy truly looked like for those who experienced it firsthand.

By John Kuroski • January 23, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 15 – 21

Obama then and now, vintage celeb selfies, the Obama girls' first White House experience, gay life in the 1960s, the worst U.S. presidential inaugurations.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 20, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 15 – 21

Obama then and now, vintage celeb selfies, the Obama girls' first White House experience, gay life in the 1960s, the worst U.S. presidential inaugurations.

By All That's Interesting • January 20, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 8 – 14

The Titanic's wreckage, surreal landscape photography, crime in Caracas, WWII's female pilots, century-old Native American masks.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 13, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 8 – 14

The Titanic's wreckage, surreal landscape photography, crime in Caracas, WWII's female pilots, century-old Native American masks.

By All That's Interesting • January 13, 2017

The Iconic Jacqueline Kennedy In 25 Revealing Photos

If there was a role model for American women in the 1960s, it was first lady Jacqueline Kennedy — even if she didn't welcome the label.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 11, 2017

The Iconic Jacqueline Kennedy In 25 Revealing Photos

If there was a role model for American women in the 1960s, it was first lady Jacqueline Kennedy — even if she didn't welcome the label.

By Erin Kelly • January 11, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 1 – 7

Rare Polaroids Of Pre-Fame Madonna Surface The “Material Girl” has spent several decades before the public eye — which makes glimpses of Madonna Louise Ciccone before she became simply Madonna all the more incredible. Add to it the fact that these recently-surfaced Polaroids, taken by photographer Richard Corman, were thought...

By All That's Interesting • Jan 6, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Jan. 1 – 7

Rare Polaroids Of Pre-Fame Madonna Surface The “Material Girl” has spent several decades before the public eye — which makes glimpses of Madonna Louise Ciccone before she became simply Madonna all the more incredible. Add to it the fact that these recently-surfaced Polaroids, taken by photographer Richard Corman, were thought...

By All That's Interesting • January 6, 2017

How Martha Graham Transformed Dance

In a 1985 interview with The New York Times, Martha Graham said that “To me, the body says what words cannot.” And when the legendary dancer and choreographer got her start, many events seemed to defy articulation. Born in 1894, Martha Graham began working as a choreographer and dancer as...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 3, 2017

How Martha Graham Transformed Dance

In a 1985 interview with The New York Times, Martha Graham said that “To me, the body says what words cannot.” And when the legendary dancer and choreographer got her start, many events seemed to defy articulation. Born in 1894, Martha Graham began working as a choreographer and dancer as...

By Savannah Cox • January 3, 2017