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Public DomainMembers of the Gunpowder Plot who were hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1606. In 1484, an Englishman named William Collingbourne was found guilty of high treason. His crime? Writing …

The hanged, drawn, and quartered execution method was first devised in 13th-century England to punish men found guilty of high treason — and it was only abolished in 1870. Read More

On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic’s lookout Frederick Fleet famously yelled, “Iceberg, right ahead!” Despite this warning, the ship wasn’t able to get out of the way in …

These haunting photos of the RMS Titanic’s sinking were taken immediately before and after the historic disaster on April 15, 1912. Read More

On December 16, 1985, Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano and his underboss Thomas Bilotti were brazenly gunned down outside Sparks Steak House in Midtown Manhattan. Bettmann/Getty ImagesGambino boss Paul …

On December 16, 1985, John Gotti oversaw the assassination of Gambino family boss Paul Castellano outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan — a hit that would change the Mafia forever. Read More

Schwab Family/KSHBCaleb Schwab was 10 years old when he died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas. In August 2016, 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab eagerly lined up to ride the world’s tallest …

A day of fun at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas turned into a day of horror on August 7, 2016, when 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was decapitated while riding the Verrückt waterslide. Read More

In the spring of 1989, thousands of Chinese troops entered Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and opened fire on unarmed protesters. As many as 1 million demonstrators — mostly university-age liberals — …

Declassified reports and modern reexaminations reveal the widely covered-up horrors of the Tiananmen Square massacre that left as many as thousands dead in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Read More

Getty ImagesFor the first 13 years of her life, Genie Wiley suffered unimaginable abuse and neglect at the hands of her parents. The story of Genie Wiley the Feral Child …

“Feral Child” Genie Wiley was strapped to a chair by her parents and neglected for 13 years before she was finally rescued — then she was experimented upon by researchers studying human development. Read More

Bea Arthur, comedian. Bea Arthur, singer. Bea Arthur… Marine? National ArchivesBea Arthur’s Marine service photo. When she enlisted, she went by Bernice Frankel. The statuesque actress is best known for …

Bea Arthur joined the Marine Corps when she was 20 years old and served for more than two years as a driver and dispatcher at a base in North Carolina. Read More

Holocaust Photos That Reveal Heartbreaking Tragedy Only Hinted At In The History Books View Gallery On January 19, 1942, Szlama Ber Winer made his escape. During transport from the Nazis’ …

These Holocaust photos reveal what perhaps history’s greatest tragedy truly looked like for those who experienced it firsthand. Read More

Viral PressThe 16-foot python responsible for eating the mother of four. Amother of four recently went missing while walking in the woodlands of Indonesia’s Kalempang village. Her husband grew suspicious …

A 45-year-old woman identified as Farida went missing in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province — then a search party found her body inside a 16-foot reticulated python. Read More

The narrative of Samantha Fox is one often framed by the flashbulbs of the 1980s, defined by her meteoric rise from a teenage model to a global pop sensation. However, …

THE SAD STORY OF SAMANTHA FOX! Read More