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How The Tirpitz Went From Nazi Flagship To Naval Calamity

The German battleship Tirpitz was the largest ever built by a European power but proved too costly to risk in an actual battle. The British blew it up anyway.

By Joseph Williams • Jan 3, 2020

How The Tirpitz Went From Nazi Flagship To Naval Calamity

The German battleship Tirpitz was the largest ever built by a European power but proved too costly to risk in an actual battle. The British blew it up anyway.

By Joseph Williams • January 3, 2020

The Tragic True Story Behind Bob Dylan’s ‘The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll’

After a black barmaid named Hattie Carroll was killed by a drunken white man, Bob Dylan turned her story into a protest song.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 1, 2020

The Tragic True Story Behind Bob Dylan’s ‘The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll’

After a black barmaid named Hattie Carroll was killed by a drunken white man, Bob Dylan turned her story into a protest song.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 1, 2020

Meet Francesco Lotoro, The Jewish Composer Preserving The Music Of Holocaust Victims

Ever since he discovered music created by concentration camp prisoners in 1988, Francesco Lotoro has been working tirelessly to revive every single musical note left behind.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 30, 2019

Meet Francesco Lotoro, The Jewish Composer Preserving The Music Of Holocaust Victims

Ever since he discovered music created by concentration camp prisoners in 1988, Francesco Lotoro has been working tirelessly to revive every single musical note left behind.

By Natasha Ishak • December 30, 2019

13 Archaeological Discoveries Of 2019 That Filled Us With Wonder

From Cleopatra's perfume to tunnel networks used by the Knights Templar, 2019 left us with some truly astonishing archaeological discoveries.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 25, 2019

13 Archaeological Discoveries Of 2019 That Filled Us With Wonder

From Cleopatra's perfume to tunnel networks used by the Knights Templar, 2019 left us with some truly astonishing archaeological discoveries.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 25, 2019

Franz Jägerstätter Chose The Guillotine Over Pledging Loyalty To Hitler

Ordered to join the German armed forces and become complicit in the evils of the Nazi regime, Franz Jägerstätter instead chose to refuse – and paid the ultimate price.

By Samuel Warde • Dec 24, 2019

Franz Jägerstätter Chose The Guillotine Over Pledging Loyalty To Hitler

Ordered to join the German armed forces and become complicit in the evils of the Nazi regime, Franz Jägerstätter instead chose to refuse – and paid the ultimate price.

By Samuel Warde • December 24, 2019

Urban Blight, The Son Of Sam, And The Birth Of Hip Hop: 28 Photos Of The Bronx In The 1970s

While white flight reduced the Bronx's population by 30 percent during the 1970s, much of the borough literally burned to the ground.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 23, 2019

Urban Blight, The Son Of Sam, And The Birth Of Hip Hop: 28 Photos Of The Bronx In The 1970s

While white flight reduced the Bronx's population by 30 percent during the 1970s, much of the borough literally burned to the ground.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 23, 2019

11 Florida Man Headlines From 2019 That We’re Still Trying To Understand

Florida Man was bolder than ever this year, from DIY castration to a bagel breakfast with an alligator. Don't say you weren't warned about these outrageous Florida man headlines.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 23, 2019

11 Florida Man Headlines From 2019 That We’re Still Trying To Understand

Florida Man was bolder than ever this year, from DIY castration to a bagel breakfast with an alligator. Don't say you weren't warned about these outrageous Florida man headlines.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 23, 2019

Read It And Weep: 2019’s Funniest News Stories That Put Us In Tears

From a drunken joyride in Amish country to Russia's first-ever slapping contest, take a look back at 2019's funniest news stories.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 21, 2019

Read It And Weep: 2019’s Funniest News Stories That Put Us In Tears

From a drunken joyride in Amish country to Russia's first-ever slapping contest, take a look back at 2019's funniest news stories.

By Natasha Ishak • December 21, 2019

‘The Last Good Time’: 55 Vintage Photos From Early ’90s Hollywood

Just before Leo, Brad, Charlize, and Keanu became untouchable, they partied their hearts out in an L.A. free of TMZ and camera phones in every pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 19, 2019

‘The Last Good Time’: 55 Vintage Photos From Early ’90s Hollywood

Just before Leo, Brad, Charlize, and Keanu became untouchable, they partied their hearts out in an L.A. free of TMZ and camera phones in every pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 19, 2019

11 Of The Happiest News Stories That Came Out In 2019

From an Auschwitz survivor celebrating her 104th birthday with 400 of her descendants to a circus swapping real animals for holographic ones, here are some uplifting stories from this year.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 19, 2019

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11 Of The Happiest News Stories That Came Out In 2019

From an Auschwitz survivor celebrating her 104th birthday with 400 of her descendants to a circus swapping real animals for holographic ones, here are some uplifting stories from this year.

By Natasha Ishak • December 19, 2019