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Victims of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre

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The 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: 5 Unsolved Mysteries

It’s the most spectacular unsolved crime in gangland history. Mobster Al Capone had an airtight alibi.

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Did Women Fight as Gladiators in Ancient Rome?

Did Women Fight as Gladiators in Ancient Rome?

Roman audiences craved novelty. Females battling each other with weapons fit the bill.

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Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials

Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials

A few of the accused may have been actual pedophiles or serial killers, but many were beggars, hermits or recent émigrés who were tortured into confessions.

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The Forgotten Women Doctors of WWI

Why Suffragists Helped Send Women Doctors to WWI’s Front Lines

Doctors of the Women’s Oversea Hospitals Unit operated under bomb and gas attacks. And their all-female support teams built new hospitals—even the coffins.

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