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One Of The Last Links To The Nazis’ Inner Circle Dies At 106

Brunhilde Pomsel, among the last surviving witnesses to Adolf Hitler's final moments, died this past Friday.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 31, 2017

One Of The Last Links To The Nazis’ Inner Circle Dies At 106

Brunhilde Pomsel, among the last surviving witnesses to Adolf Hitler's final moments, died this past Friday.

By All That's Interesting • January 31, 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

The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • Jan 19, 2017

The Black And Muslim Volunteers Who Fought For The Nazis During World War II

How thousands of people that the Nazis categorized as subhuman ended up volunteering in the Free Arab Legion to fight for the Third Reich.

By John Kuroski • January 19, 2017

Archaeologists Unearth Pendant With Possible Connection To Anne Frank

While digging at a concentration camp site, researchers uncovered a charm with a haunting past.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 17, 2017

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Archaeologists Unearth Pendant With Possible Connection To Anne Frank

While digging at a concentration camp site, researchers uncovered a charm with a haunting past.

By All That's Interesting • January 17, 2017

True Stories Of The Japanese-American Internment Program

The Japanese-American internment camps serve as a stark reminder of what angry, frightened Americans are capable of.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 17, 2017

True Stories Of The Japanese-American Internment Program

The Japanese-American internment camps serve as a stark reminder of what angry, frightened Americans are capable of.

By Richard Stockton • January 17, 2017

The Dark Secret of America’s WWII German Death Camps

At the end of World War II, the U.S. opened camps of its own, where perhaps a million German prisoners died in secret.

By Richard Stockton • Jan 13, 2017

The Dark Secret of America’s WWII German Death Camps

At the end of World War II, the U.S. opened camps of its own, where perhaps a million German prisoners died in secret.

By Richard Stockton • January 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 • 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

Why Einstein Turned Down The Presidency Of Israel

Had he so desired, the "Father of Relativity" could have been Israel's second president.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 12, 2017

Why Einstein Turned Down The Presidency Of Israel

Had he so desired, the "Father of Relativity" could have been Israel's second president.

By All That's Interesting • January 12, 2017

How Wojtek The Bear Became A World War II Hero

How an orphaned Syrian bear named Wojtek became a Polish army hero.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 7, 2017

How Wojtek The Bear Became A World War II Hero

How an orphaned Syrian bear named Wojtek became a Polish army hero.

By Savannah Cox • January 7, 2017

How Vodka Shaped The Course Of Russian History

The surprising ways in which the "water of life" has helped determine Russia's religious, political, and economic fate for hundreds of years.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 20, 2016

How Vodka Shaped The Course Of Russian History

The surprising ways in which the "water of life" has helped determine Russia's religious, political, and economic fate for hundreds of years.

By All That's Interesting • December 20, 2016