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Inside The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln And The Great Emancipator’s Final Hours

Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, rendering him paralyzed and unconscious until he died hours later on April 15th.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 14, 2025

Inside The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln And The Great Emancipator’s Final Hours

Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, rendering him paralyzed and unconscious until he died hours later on April 15th.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 14, 2025

33 Powerful Photos By Stephen Shames That Bring The Black Panthers, Anti-Vietnam Protests, And 9/11 To Life Like Never Before

For more than 50 years, photojournalist Stephen Shames has used images to illustrate social issues across America and beyond — standing up for those whose voices often go unheard.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 11, 2025

33 Powerful Photos By Stephen Shames That Bring The Black Panthers, Anti-Vietnam Protests, And 9/11 To Life Like Never Before

For more than 50 years, photojournalist Stephen Shames has used images to illustrate social issues across America and beyond — standing up for those whose voices often go unheard.

By Austin Harvey • April 11, 2025

New 3D Replica Of The Titanic Reveals Tragic Details About The Ship’s Final Hours

A 3D "digital twin" of the RMS Titanic is revealing surprising new details about how the ship sank and the fate of its passengers and crew.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 11, 2025

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New 3D Replica Of The Titanic Reveals Tragic Details About The Ship’s Final Hours

A 3D "digital twin" of the RMS Titanic is revealing surprising new details about how the ship sank and the fate of its passengers and crew.

By Austin Harvey • April 11, 2025

Scientists In Nebraska Investigate Fossils From Massive Herd Of Prehistoric Rhinos That Was Buried Under Volcanic Ash 12 Million Years Ago

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 11, 2025

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Scientists In Nebraska Investigate Fossils From Massive Herd Of Prehistoric Rhinos That Was Buried Under Volcanic Ash 12 Million Years Ago

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

By Amber Morgan • April 11, 2025

How The Wright Brothers Created The First Airplane And Soared Into Aviation History

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered and controlled airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, forever changing transportation, warfare, and industry.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 9, 2025

How The Wright Brothers Created The First Airplane And Soared Into Aviation History

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered and controlled airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, forever changing transportation, warfare, and industry.

By Austin Harvey • April 9, 2025

Inside The History Of The Daguerreotype, The Pioneering Photographic Process That Captured 19th-Century Life

Named for French inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, the daguerreotype was the world's first successful form of photography — and it captured historic images of everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Emily Dickinson to real-life samurai.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 8, 2025

Inside The History Of The Daguerreotype, The Pioneering Photographic Process That Captured 19th-Century Life

Named for French inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, the daguerreotype was the world's first successful form of photography — and it captured historic images of everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Emily Dickinson to real-life samurai.

By Austin Harvey • April 8, 2025

Jade Janks, The California Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather After Allegedly Finding Her Nudes On His Computer

Jade Janks murdered her stepfather Tom Merriman in December 2020 after she allegedly stumbled upon a huge collection of her nude photos he'd kept since she was 16.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 8, 2025

Jade Janks, The California Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather After Allegedly Finding Her Nudes On His Computer

Jade Janks murdered her stepfather Tom Merriman in December 2020 after she allegedly stumbled upon a huge collection of her nude photos he'd kept since she was 16.

By Amber Morgan • April 8, 2025

The True Story Of Rosa Parks’ Mugshot And Its Powerful Legacy To This Day

Rosa Parks' mugshot was not taken after her initial arrest for refusing to change bus seats in 1955, but was instead taken months later as Montgomery city officials attempted to intimidate her and other leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 6, 2025

The True Story Of Rosa Parks’ Mugshot And Its Powerful Legacy To This Day

Rosa Parks' mugshot was not taken after her initial arrest for refusing to change bus seats in 1955, but was instead taken months later as Montgomery city officials attempted to intimidate her and other leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott.

By All That's Interesting • April 6, 2025

Iowa Teenager Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw While Walking Around Friend’s Farm

If the prehistoric mastodon fossil hadn't been found when it was, it might have dried out and crumbled.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 6, 2025

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Iowa Teenager Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw While Walking Around Friend’s Farm

If the prehistoric mastodon fossil hadn't been found when it was, it might have dried out and crumbled.

By Natasha Ishak • April 6, 2025

Who Is Frank Abagnale Jr. And How Much Of Catch Me If You Can Actually Happened?

From age 16 to 21, Frank Abagnale Jr. impersonated a pilot, posed as a lawyer, and cashed 17,000 fake checks — at least according to Catch Me If You Can.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 6, 2025

Who Is Frank Abagnale Jr. And How Much Of Catch Me If You Can Actually Happened?

From age 16 to 21, Frank Abagnale Jr. impersonated a pilot, posed as a lawyer, and cashed 17,000 fake checks — at least according to Catch Me If You Can.

By Austin Harvey • April 6, 2025