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So much has happened in the past decade alone, but what got us here? Humanity has evolved in so many ways in the modern era. From the Industrial Revolution to the invention of the iPhone, from the Space Race to SpaceX, from last century's influenza pandemic to Covid-19, there’s a lot to cover. These stories attempt to recount how we’ve gotten to where we are and the rapid change that took place within the last few centuries.
The new film, based on the book of the same name by Daniel Finkel, highlights the realities of soldiers returning home from war with PTSD.
On May 5, 1945, Allied and German troops fought side-by-side against the SS.
By Robert Walsh
Disney accused his former employees of communism.
The Eighth Wonder of the World disappeared without a trace.
By Orrin Grey
Author Mack Maloney interviews his father-in-law, Dick Kennedy, who enlisted in the Marines as a teenager in 1943.
By Mack Maloney
In 1960, U.S. operatives recruited Lorenz to kill the communist party leader—but she couldn’t do it.
History doesn't have to be so black and white.
By Sara Barry
The Fab Four's first single merely hinted at the musical revolution to come.
These momentous clashes toppled empires, ended conflicts, and changed history.
By Orrin Grey
He was one of France's most prolific executioners, having killed nearly 3,000 souls.
By Robert Walsh
When a child's life is on the line, who do you believe?
The crew and their belongings had disappeared for good.
Master documentarian Ken Burns takes on a story that is still struggling to be told.
Three brothers are accused of murder after an Illinois man vanishes in this sensationalized true crime story penned by Abraham Lincoln.
A thumbprint on a cashbox led police to the murderers—and changed the course of criminal history.
By Robert Walsh
The explorer's disappearance continues to fascinate.
By Orrin Grey
Go back in time with books about Hamilton and the people who knew him best.
By Olivia Mason
Buried deep beneath the streets of Liverpool is an underground world that defies explanation.
The infamous agency got its start protecting corpses from professional body snatchers.
By Corey Recko