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For three days in 1934 that Hitler called the “Night of the Long Knives,” the chancellor ordered the execution of some 400 Nazis whom he feared threatened his power. BundesarchivNazi supporters march in celebration after hearing that Hitler has been appointed chancellor of Germany, Berlin, Jan. 30, 1933. By June 1934, Adolf Hitler nearly had total control over Germany. Nonetheless, he was in constant fear that he might be ousted from his position....

Before he was Rael, Claude Vorilhon was just a race car and music enthusiast. However, after a visit from extraterrestrials, his worldview shifted and he founded Raelism — the religion that says humanity is an alien experiment. What’s the difference between a cult and a religion? Is it a matter of how strange a group’s beliefs are? If so, how strange do they need to be to draw a clear line between faith and delusion?...

Hitler once hoped that this skeleton would legitimize his claims to Czechoslovakia. Now the truth may be about to come out. Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Prague Castle ExcavationsThe Prague Castle skeleton was found buried with a sword, an ax, two knives, and a bucket. Some of these items weren’t regional, while others were, leading to speculation about where the man originated from. When human remains from the 10th century were discovered underneath Prague Castle in 1928, nobody had an inkling as to who the man was....

In 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history when she became the first African American woman elected to Congress. Just four years later, she set her sights on the White House. Library of CongressShirley Chisholm made history in U.S. politics — twice. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history when she became the first African American woman elected to U.S. Congress. A few years later, she made history again as the first black female presidential candidate to seek the nomination from a major political party....

They stole the jewels from a public display in broad daylight, fled on bicycles, then made a daring speedboat getaway. Swedish Police/EPA, via ShutterstockThe two crowns and orb that were stolen on July 31. It sounds like something out of a movie: Thieves steal priceless artifacts, thwart the authorities, and then make their escape by speeding off into the sunset. But for one small town in Sweden, this was recently all too real....

Berserkers were among the most feared Norse warriors of their age, ingesting hallucinogens to induce a trance-like fury that carried them through battle. CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty ImagesThe Lewis Chessmen, discovered in Scotland but believed to be Norwegian, date to the 12th century and include a number of pieces showing wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields. In the fierce warrior culture of the Vikings, there was one type of elite, almost possessed, norse warrior that stood out for their battle fury and violence: the Viking berserker....

These profound Sun Tzu quotes reveal his wisdom and explain why people are still reading “The Art of War” more than 2,500 years later. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Short Quotes That Could Change Your Life In Less Than 20 Words 50 Motivational Quotes From The World’s Most Successful People 13 Epic Super Bowl Commercials That We’re All Still Talking About Years Later...

From the first Moon landing to jaw-dropping spacewalks, these classic NASA images will take you back to the early Space Age. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: These 25 Vintage NASA Photos Place You At The Scene Of Space Exploration’s Most Important Moments 30 Vintage Photos From The Glory Days Of Times Square Vintage Photos From The 1980s Glory Days Of The Boombox...

“Don’t Be A Sucker,” a U.S. War Department propaganda film from 1943, has gone viral after the weekend’s violent white supremacy rally. The U.S. War Department made the short film “Don’t Be a Sucker” in 1943 to teach Americans about the dangers of fanaticism and hatred. 75 years later, the anti-Nazi film is scarily relevant once again. After a clip from the movie was tweeted in response to the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, it’s spread around the internet — being viewed by hundreds of thousands of people whom its creators likely never imagined would need its message....

Fahim, a 15-year-old boy, was found 2,300 miles away in Malaysia six days later. TwitterOnlookers watch and record Fahim’s rescue from the shipping container. During a game of hide-and-seek in Chittagong, Bangladesh, a 15-year-old boy named Fahim found what he thought was the perfect hiding spot: a shipping container. He climbed in, hoping that his friends would never find him. While he was waiting, he fell asleep — and when he woke up, he was locked inside....

Trans issues are becoming normalized thanks to TV and film — but there are other problems facing the community that TV shows and movies don’t always address. The cast of Transparent. Television and film have not historically been a welcoming environment for transgender people, but over the past couple years that’s begun to change. Films featuring trans narratives have been on the upswing and TV shows featuring trans characters and personalities are widely acclaimed....

Mick Ohman was stranded for two days in the Arizona desert with a broken-down car, half a water bottle, a rotten sandwich, two beers, and crackers. YouTubeMick Ohman Mick Ohman just wanted to have a nice lunch at Crown King, Arizona, a desert ghost town. Instead, less than two days after he had set out from Phoenix, he found himself hot, hungry, and thirsty, recording a video in which he wished his loved ones goodbye....

Mary Surratt hosted meetings for the men who plotted Abraham Lincoln’s murder at her boarding house in Washington, D.C. — and even stored weapons for John Wilkes Booth at her tavern. Public DomainDespite unwaveringly declaring her innocence along with the support of several priests, Mary Surratt was sentenced to death. On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt and three other condemned prisoners were marched through the courtyard of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary outside of Washington, D....

One of the only female pirates in recorded history, Anne Bonny became a legendary marauder in the Caribbean during the 18th century. Women weren’t supposed to be pirates. In fact, many pirate ships that roamed the Caribbean during the 18th century had a very clear and specific rule: “No Boy or Woman [was] to be allowed amongst them.” But Anne Bonny was never one to follow the rules. One of the few female pirates in history, Bonny was known for her striking red hair and green eyes, her quick, violent temper, and her friendship with Mary Read, another “lady pirate” who ended up on her ship by pure chance....

Experts have not only discovered the most northern settlement of the paleolithic era ever found, but direct evidence that ancient hunters managed to slaughter woolly mammoths there. I.S. Pavlov.Discovered in 2019, the find will soon be detailed in a scientific journal. In 2019, the Siberian Branch of Russia’s Academy of Sciences made a staggering discovery on the remote island of Kotelny. Over 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle and off the coast of Yakutia, the coldest inhabited region on Earth, Kotelny’s frozen grounds have revealed the northernmost Paleolithic settlement ever found....

Piggy Bank the Thai sea turtle has passed away from surgery-related complications. Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn UniversityPiggy Bank the green sea turtle moments before her surgery. Turns out turtles don’t make for great piggy banks. This Tuesday, a Thai sea turtle called “Piggy Bank” passed away from complications that arose after veterinarians surgically removed nearly 11 pounds of metal coins from her stomach. According to CNN, the 25-year-old sea turtle would often eat the coins tourists threw into her pond in Thailand....

The little-known story of Syndrome K, which stayed secret for 60 years after the war. Lizz Callahan/PixabayFatebenefratelli Hospital From September 1943 to June 1944, Nazi forces occupied the city of Rome. During this time, a mysterious illness broke out, which led many to be quarantined in an isolated wing of the city’s Fatebenefratelli Hospital. Called Syndrome K, the disease resulted in zero fatalities, and instead saved dozens of Jewish lives....

Source: Clothes On Film Women of a certain age will remember the wannabes; they might even have been one. The surf slang was popularized in the mainstream to describe the packs of peroxide blonde high school girls in thrift shop attire—vented t-shirts, denim jackets, rubber bracelets all accessorized with lace, especially the fingerless gloves—who roamed American malls in the mid-1980s. Costumed in crucifixes and layers of lace, Madonna bounced onto the world stage in 1983 inviting us to take a Holiday, and by the end of 1985 she had become a phenom due to her sophomore album, “Like a Virgin....

In November 2012, Shanna “Liz” Golyar murdered Cari Farver, then spent the next three years pretending to be her while sending tens of thousands of texts and emails to their shared love interest. The murder of Cari Farver is one of the most chilling — and bizarre — true crime cases in modern American history. The 37-year-old woman from Iowa started a whirlwind romance with Dave Kroupa of Omaha, Nebraska in October 2012 — and two weeks later, she vanished, never to be seen again....

After a black barmaid named Hattie Carroll was killed by a drunken white man, Bob Dylan turned her story into a protest song. The Baltimore Afro-AmericanIn 1963, 1,600 people attended Hattie Carroll’s funeral in Baltimore. Her killer, William Zantzinger, died the same month Barack Obama was inaugurated in 2009. When Bob Dylan’s mournful folk song “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” was released in 1964, it had only been a year since the black 51-year-old barmaid was killed....