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21 Amazing Photos Of Earth From Space

These gorgeous pictures of Earth from space present our planet's colorful, bizarre geography from a stunning new perspective.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Sep 5, 2021

21 Amazing Photos Of Earth From Space

These gorgeous pictures of Earth from space present our planet's colorful, bizarre geography from a stunning new perspective.

By Elisabeth Sherman • September 5, 2021

Enormous Mass Grave Unearthed In Ukraine Dates Back To Stalin’s Great Purge

Roughly 750,000 died during Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s and many ended up in mass graves across the Soviet Union.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 3, 2021

Enormous Mass Grave Unearthed In Ukraine Dates Back To Stalin’s Great Purge

Roughly 750,000 died during Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s and many ended up in mass graves across the Soviet Union.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 3, 2021

New York City’s ‘Vessel’ Might Close For Good After A Series Of Suicides

The Vessel opened with great fanfare in 2019 but has been plagued by tragic suicides ever since.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 2, 2021

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New York City’s ‘Vessel’ Might Close For Good After A Series Of Suicides

The Vessel opened with great fanfare in 2019 but has been plagued by tragic suicides ever since.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 2, 2021

Go Inside The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s Massive Command Center On The Eastern Front

Located deep in the Masurian woods of what was once East Prussia, the Wolf’s Lair housed Adolf Hitler and 2,000 fellow Nazis from 1941 until its destruction in 1945.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 25, 2021

Go Inside The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s Massive Command Center On The Eastern Front

Located deep in the Masurian woods of what was once East Prussia, the Wolf’s Lair housed Adolf Hitler and 2,000 fellow Nazis from 1941 until its destruction in 1945.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 25, 2021

Massachusetts Eighth-Graders Fight To Exonerate Salem’s Last Convicted ‘Witch’

Though Massachusetts pardoned most accused witches in 1957 and 2001, Elizabeth Johnson Jr.'s name was left off the list.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 24, 2021

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Massachusetts Eighth-Graders Fight To Exonerate Salem’s Last Convicted ‘Witch’

Though Massachusetts pardoned most accused witches in 1957 and 2001, Elizabeth Johnson Jr.'s name was left off the list.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 24, 2021

Inside Devil’s Island, The Most Feared Prison In Modern History

From 1852 to 1953, the inmates of France’s infamous Devil’s Island penal colony in the Caribbean died en masse from malnutrition, disease, and futile escape attempts.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 23, 2021

Inside Devil’s Island, The Most Feared Prison In Modern History

From 1852 to 1953, the inmates of France’s infamous Devil’s Island penal colony in the Caribbean died en masse from malnutrition, disease, and futile escape attempts.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 23, 2021

Inside King Alfred’s Tower, A Stunning Folly That’s Stood In Southern England Since The 18th Century

Built in 1769, King Alfred’s Tower was meant to commemorate the end of the Seven Years’ War and honor King George III.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 17, 2021

Inside King Alfred’s Tower, A Stunning Folly That’s Stood In Southern England Since The 18th Century

Built in 1769, King Alfred’s Tower was meant to commemorate the end of the Seven Years’ War and honor King George III.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 17, 2021

Inside Pig Beach, The Uninhabited Island In The Bahamas Ruled By Swimming Swine

On the Big Major Cay island in the Bahamas, Pig Beach is a tropical heaven for 20 hogs who call this place home.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 15, 2021

Inside Pig Beach, The Uninhabited Island In The Bahamas Ruled By Swimming Swine

On the Big Major Cay island in the Bahamas, Pig Beach is a tropical heaven for 20 hogs who call this place home.

By Erin Kelly • August 15, 2021

The Zoot Suit Riots: When White Servicemen Attacked Young Men Of Color Across Los Angeles During World War II

In June 1943, white mobs attacked young men of color, especially Mexican-Americans, who were wearing the trendy, loose-fitting style known as a "zoot suit."

By Mark Oliver • Aug 14, 2021

The Zoot Suit Riots: When White Servicemen Attacked Young Men Of Color Across Los Angeles During World War II

In June 1943, white mobs attacked young men of color, especially Mexican-Americans, who were wearing the trendy, loose-fitting style known as a "zoot suit."

By Mark Oliver • August 14, 2021

33 Photos Of Saddam Hussein’s Palaces That Show The Excess Of His Fallen Regime

Saddam Hussein spent billions on lavish palaces throughout Iraq outfitted with expensive ornamentation, swimming pools, ballrooms, and murals of the dictator.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 9, 2021

33 Photos Of Saddam Hussein’s Palaces That Show The Excess Of His Fallen Regime

Saddam Hussein spent billions on lavish palaces throughout Iraq outfitted with expensive ornamentation, swimming pools, ballrooms, and murals of the dictator.

By Erin Kelly • August 9, 2021