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Nearly 100 years after the tragedy, survivors and descendants of victims have not received any compensation for their suffering. Tulsa Historical Society & MuseumBlack men being marched at gunpoint through the streets of Greenwood during the Tulsa massacre. In 1921, one of the wealthiest Black neighborhoods in the U.S. known as Black Wall Street went up in flames. Shops and houses were burned down by a white mob that attacked the neighborhood and an estimated 300 innocent residents were killed in what is now known as the Tulsa Race Massacre....

From chimps to sharks to hamsters, these cannibal animals kill and eat their own for a variety of disturbing reasons. Cannibalism remains one of the most enduring and universal taboos in all of Western culture. While the idea of eating one’s own kind is often met with disgust among humans, the practice is actually quite common among certain members of the animal kingdom. Share Flipboard Email The eating habits of these cannibal animals all tend to stem from an inherent survival instinct, and most instances occur either right around the birth of young or shortly after copulation....

Chilling images that reveal how and why the Nazis came to power. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Four Forgotten Men Who Aided Adolf Hitler’s Rise To Power Museum With Replica Of Hitler’s Bunker Unveils New Exhibit On Nazis’ Rise To Power How Drugs Like Pervitin And Cocaine Fueled The Nazis’ Rise And Fall...

Aron Ralston — the man behind the true story of 127 Hours — drank his own urine and carved his own epitaph before amputating his arm in a Utah canyon. After seeing the 2010 film 127 Hours, Aron Ralston called it “so factually accurate it is as close to a documentary as you can get and still be a drama,” and added that it was “the best film ever made.”...

In 1933, Nazis burned 2,000 books they found “subversive.” A conceptual artist has just built a Parthenon of banned books where the burning took place. Thomas Lohnes/Getty ImagesThe artwork ‘The Parthenon of Books’ with donated books by the artist Marta Minujin is illuminated at night on June 8, 2017 in Kassel, Germany. The Greeks made their Parthenon with marble. Artist Marta Minujín has made hers with banned books. Minujín, whose full-scale replica of the architectural ode to democratic ideals is now on display at the Documenta 14 art festival, didn’t just erect that 45-foot-tall structure anywhere....

England’s army of archers and men-at-arms killed somewhere between 4,000 and 10,000 French soldiers at the Battle of Agincourt, after rain and heavy armor forced the French to literally sink into the battlefield. If the timeless phrase “band of brothers” calls up romantic images of unity and camaraderie on the battlefield, you have the Battle of Agincourt to thank. Or popular representations of it, anyway. The Battle of Agincourt of 1415 is one of the most legendary military victories in English history, owing much of its fame to its centrality in Shakespeare’s 1599 play Henry V, which mythologized the battle and its victor, King Henry V of England....

The earliest sighting was in the fall of 2019 when two of the insects were uncovered in Washington State. Ruth Fremson/The New York TimesClose-up of a dead murder hornet with the sharp mandibles it uses to decapitate bees. Sightings of an invasive species of hornet known as “murder hornets” — a nickname derived from their vicious stings and slaughter of honey bees — have prompted fears that the insects could have a catastrophic effect on the environment in the U....

From the criminal foiled by his own pants to the man who tried to barbecue child molesters, these are some of the most outlandish Florida man stories that you’ll ever read. While there’s no shortage of Florida-based antics that populate the news week in and week out, there’s no denying that the storied “Florida man,” in particular, has absolutely redefined what it means to represent the Sunshine State at its worst....

Built by Hannes Tiedemann in 1881, Franklin Castle was supposed to be a dream home for an immigrant family — but quickly devolved into a house of horrors. With its elegant turrets and brick-red window frames, Franklin Castle exudes turn-of-the-century charm. But this Cleveland, Ohio, mansion has a dark past, and today, it’s considered one of the most haunted houses in the United States. Built in the 1880s by a German immigrant, the house swiftly became the site of multiple tragedies....

The offspring of the “cocaine hippos” once owned by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, dozens of these invasive beasts are rampaging through Colombia today. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty ImagesOne of Pablo Escobar’s hippos sits in the water at the Hacienda Napoles theme park, once the private zoo of the late drug kingpin. Today, thanks to Escobar, these “cocaine hippos” in Colombia are a major problem. It turns out that the legacy of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar isn’t tied exclusively to cocaine trafficking and murder....

In the 1990s, The Viper Room was one of LA’s wildest nightclubs. Opened by Johnny Depp, the venue attracted a flock of celebrities — and plenty of controversies. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesTributes to River Phoenix left at The Viper Room the day after his death in 1993. The very names of certain nightclubs conjure up vivid images of excess and debauchery. In 1990s Los Angeles, The Viper Room was one of those clubs....

Though the case against Jeff Pelley was ultimately thin with no forensic evidence, murder weapon, or witnesses to hold him responsible, Pelley was nonetheless found guilty in a trial 17 years later. 48hours/TwitterJeff Pelley at his prom following the prom night murders. Parishioners at the Olive Branch Church waited patiently for their service to begin on April 30, 1989, but their Reverend Robert Pelley never showed. Even his family was absent from their pews....

The couple was shocked to see their innocent prank quickly become a high-priced, international bidding war. FacebookLeeks and his girlfriend. What started out as an innocent practical joke quickly incited a high-priced virtual bidding war. Dale Leeks of London decided that the only sufficient way of getting back at his girlfriend for pranking him would be to list her for sale on eBay. Leeks put his girlfriend, Kelly Greaves, up for sale as a “miniature collectible” and compared her to a used car because of her “constant whining noise” and said that “the rear end leaks a bit but nothing that can’t be plugged....

Since 2008, more than 60,000 U.S. veterans have taken their own lives, with more than half of those deaths via firearms. U.S. Department of Defense/Senior Airman Donald HudsonVeterans pay their respects at a Veterans Day ceremony in Japan in 2017. 6,139 veterans killed themselves that year. When soldiers return home from war, they may feel that the worst is over. They made it back alive and are now free from the fear of dying in combat....

Each summer, people in Spain take part in this centuries-old festival that some say dates back to medieval times. Looking for a fun and definitely not creepy weekend activity? How about having your loved ones carry you around town in an open casket? Share Flipboard Email That’s what some of the lucky residents of Santa Marta de Ribarteme, Spain do each year during the town’s decidedly morbid ritual. The funereal festival is held every July 29 to pay homage to Saint Martha, the patron saint of resurrection....

The crime scene was too tampered with for prosecutors to put forth a complete case — even though plenty of evidence seemed to point at Aarushi Talwar’s parents. TwitterNupur Talwar (left) and her husband Rajesh (right) attend a memorial for their mysteriously slain daughter, Aarushi Talwar. When 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found dead with her throat slit in her bedroom in Noida, India on May 16, 2008, authorities immediately turned to her parents for answers....

The Pullman Strike of 1894 saw more than 250,000 railroad workers walk off the job and halt the U.S. economy for months — until federal troops were called in. Harper’s Weekly/Public DomainNational guardsmen open fire on striking railroad workers on July 7, 1894. In 1894, the Pullman strike saw hundreds of thousands of railroad workers walk out on the job. Angry with high rents in their company town owned by the Pullman Car Company and recent wage cuts, the striking workers boycotted any trains that used Pullman cars....

Preserved 40,000-year-old wolf head unearthed, Russian Chernobyl series in the works, gate from the time of King David discovered. Perfectly Preserved 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Found In Siberian Permafrost Albert ProtopopovScientists estimate that the wolf lived 40,000 years ago. You never know what you might encounter during a casual stroll in Siberia. Local resident, Pavel Efimov, was walking along the Tirekhtyakh River in the Russian Republic of Sakha when he came across something bizarre: a severed wolf head....

Only a fraction of people speak with the received pronunciation accent, and yet it is considered to be the authoritative British accent. What gives? If you are a non-Brit, chances are when you imagine a British accent you’re thinking of a crisp, clean, regal and very intelligent sounding lilt: think the Queen of England or BBC reporters. What you might not know is that what you’re imaging is a very specific — and, in fact, somewhat rare — accent called Received Pronunciation:...

Set aside what religious tradition says, and discover who wrote the Bible according to the scholars who have examined the actual evidence. Holy books have a reach that goes far beyond what virtually all works of literature can ever accomplish. Unlike, say, The Great Gatsby, the Bible is a text upon which millions and millions of people have based their entire lives. That fact can be good or bad, and it’s often been both over the many centuries throughout which Christians have been reading the Bible and Jews have been reading the Torah....