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In the early 1930s, Dorothea Lange began documenting the lives of struggling migrants who had fled to California during the Dust Bowl. Her photographs became the defining images of the Great Depression. The post How Dorothea Lange Revealed The True Horrors Of The Great Depression Through Her Photography appeared first
Marine archaeologists diving off the Turkish coast near Adrasan recently uncovered the remains of an ancient cargo ship bound for Rome and loaded with thousands of pieces of tableware in 122 different varieties. The post Archaeologists In Turkey Just Found A 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Filled With Luxury Tableware Once Hi
Recent digging at the ruins of ancient Mieza unearthed everything from a stadium to instruction rooms filled with frescoes and mosaics to multiple halls built specifically for drinking parties. The post Archaeologists In Greece Found An Ancient School Complete With Intact Benches Where Students Like Alexander The Great
While excavating near Notre Dame on the island of Île de la Cité in the River Seine, archaeologists uncovered an ancient wall made of stone and wood that spans 72 feet and is reinforced by masses of sand and gravel that are seven feet thick. The post Archaeologists Believe They’ve Just Identified Remains From The Origi
Wavy Gravy co-founded the Hog Farm Commune, provided security and food at Woodstock, and later established a foundation to help heal the blind in Nepal. The post The Wild Life Of Wavy Gravy, The Colorful Counterculture Icon appeared first on All That's Interesting .
She was in her early forties when she died, and it's clear that she'd survived her ordeal, doomed to live out the rest of her days with a face plagued by a "hollow appearance." The post Archaeologists In China Uncovered A Medieval Woman Who Had Her Nose Brutally Removed From Her Face As Punishment For Stealing Or Adult
In the years following James Dean's death, rumors emerged that his Porsche, "Little Bastard," was cursed — because tragedies and mysterious incidents seemed to follow the car even after its various components were sold off. The post The Eerie Story Of The Porsche 550 Spyder That James Dean Was Driving When He Died In A
Purchased by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in 1928, the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod has been home to generations of Kennedys and even served as JFK's "Summer White House" during his presidency. The post How A $25,000 Beach Cottage Became One Of The Most Iconic Homes In American History appeared first on All That's Interesting
While DNA analysis published in 1998 showed that Hemings' children were fathered by a Jefferson male, new research has used Thomas Jefferson's own genetic material for the first time ever to demonstrate that he was indeed that man. The post Thomas Jefferson’s DNA Has Officially Proven That He Fathered Children With Sal
The rusty-spotted cat is the world's smallest feline, but scientists know little about them, as only around 10,000 are thought to remain in remote areas of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The post The Little-Known Life Of The Rusty-Spotted Cat, The Elusive Predator That Weighs Just Three Pounds appeared first on All That'
Stuckie died inside this hollowed-out trunk sometime in the 1960s, but was only discovered by a group of shocked loggers when they went to cut down the tree in the 1980s. The post The Story Of Stuckie, The Dog That Got Trapped In A Chestnut Oak Tree In Georgia — And Turned Into A Mummy appeared first on All That's Inte
Operating decades after the international slave trade had been banned, the Clotilda brought 103 enslaved Africans to Alabama in July 1860. The post The Sad Story Of The <em>Clotilda</em>, The Last Known Slave Ship In American History appeared first on All That's Interesting .
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