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On May 18, 1920, Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in the Polish town of Wadowice, 35 miles southwest of Krakow. Wojtyla went on to become Pope John Paul II, history…
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History’s Most Famous Literary Hoaxes
Thirty years after the Hitler Diaries were exposed as a fraud, here’s a look back at some of history’s other famous fictions.
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Explore nine surprising about fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on the 90th anniversary of his rise to power.
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