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Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas: A History of Organized Crime

In truth, the Vegas of today resembles little the Vegas of yesteryear, on the surface, anyway. But one needs only stroll through the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas to remind them of “Sin City’s” not-too-distant past. There the names Meyer Lansky, “Bugsy” Siegel, Gus Greenbaum, and Moe Sedway aren’t torn from newspaper headlines or the pages of True Crime magazine, they represent […]

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Bjorn Ironside: The Son of Viking King, Ragnar Lothbrok

With a legacy of fierce battles, legendary expeditions, and a powerful lineage, Bjorn Ironside is easily one of the most captivating figures of the Viking Age. As the son of the great Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok, Bjorn was destined for greatness from birth. But it was his skill, courage, and cunning that made him a

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Percy Fawcett and the Famed Lost City of Z

In the heart of the vast, uncharted wilderness of the Amazon rainforest, there exists a mysterious place that has captured the imaginations of adventurers and scholars alike: the Lost City of Z. A place of fabled riches and mysterious ruins, the supposed city has been the subject of countless legends and rumors. Yet, no solid

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A Brief History of Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering

For centuries, England was notorious for its brutal and inhumane form of execution known as “hanging, drawing, and quartering”. This gruesome punishment was reserved for the most heinous crimes and involved a series of torturous steps to leave its victims mutilated and dismembered. Intending to be horrific, to be hanged, drawn, and quartered is considered

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Kim Ung-Yong: The 8-year-old child prodigy who worked for NASA

What would you do if you were the smartest man on the planet? It may sound ridiculous, but it’s exactly the sort of question that Kim Ung-Yong grappled with. Born with an innate and unparalleled aptitude for learning, his intellectual capabilities were evident from an early age. His genius was clear before he could even

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Belle Gunness: The disturbing life of the lady Bluebeard

American history is chock-full of dark figures and cold-blooded killers. Possibly none more unnerving and perplexing than the infamous “Black Widow,” Belle Gunness. The story of Belle Gunness is both fascinating and terrifying. From her modest beginnings in her early life to her gruesome crimes, then unexplained disappearance, Gunness holds a particularly unique place among

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The Donner Party’s Harrowing Journey and Struggle for Survival

The Donner Party is a name synonymous with tragedy, desperation, and survival. Their story is one of adventure and the pursuit of a better life. The bonds of family and community held together this group of pioneers as they set out to cross a continent. It is also a story of tragedy, the human cost

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From Slave to Lawman: The Incredible Life of Bass Reeves

Bass Reeves was a true legend of the American Old West. In that expanse of the great frontier, where lawlessness reigned and danger lurked around every corner, Reeves made his mark as a beacon of justice and hope. Born a slave, he defied the odds and rose to become one of the most respected and

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Johanna Bormann: The life of “The Weasel of Auschwitz”

Upon the liberation of concentration camps following World War II, the Allied forces discovered the nightmarish aftermath of the Holocaust. The camps in Nazi-occupied territories were rife with scenes of mass murder, suffering, and depravity. One of the most disturbing discoveries was at Bergen-Belsen, which the British Army liberated on April 15th, 1945. Again, the

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Josef Mengele: Who was Auschwitz’s Angel of Death?

The Holocaust was one of the darkest periods in human history, characterized by unspeakable atrocities committed by the Nazi regime against Jews and other marginalized groups. The core of this brutal campaign was the Nazis’ infamous concentration and extermination camps, where prisoners were subjected to unimaginable horrors in the name of racial purity and ideological

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