On the afternoon of July 13, 2012, two cousins rode away from a yard in Evansdale,…
Kategoria: Mysteries and Legends
How Larissa Schuster Became the „Acid Lady
A biochemistry PhD from Fresno ran her own laboratory and looked down on the nurse she…
The Story of Willie Myrick
Willie Myrick was playing with his dog in front of his own home in Atlanta when…
The Disappearance of Timmy Wiltsey
Timmy Wiltsey was standing in line for the merry-go-round while his mother went to get a…
Freydís Eiríksdóttir: Viking Heroine or Villain?
History knows many women who defied the stereotypes of their era, but few evoke such intense…
Darya Saltykova: The Blood Countess of Moscow
When, in 1762, two serfs decided to write directly to the new ruler of Russia, they…
Wilhelm Brasse: Auschwitz Photographer
The form lay on the table, with a whole world of possibilities beside it. Wilhelm Brasse…
Geneviève Lantelme: Paris’s Lost Belle Époque Icon
During the Belle Époque, it was possible to walk out of a brothel and end up…
Hannah Duston: History’s Most Violent Mother
When Hannah Duston escaped captivity, taking ten scalps as proof of her deed, she could not…
Farnese Atlas: The Oldest Preserved Star Map
In 16th-century Rome, amid the ruins of the ancient Baths of Caracalla, a monumental sculpture was…