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This 1841 Rebellion at Sea Freed More Than 100 Enslaved People

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This 1841 Rebellion at Sea Freed More Than 100 Enslaved People

Just two years after the famed Amistad revolt, a mutiny rerouted the slaving brig Creole into British territory, where human bondage was illegal.

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Did Alexander the Great Order His Father’s Murder?

Did Alexander the Great Arrange His Father’s Murder?

Philip II of Macedon’s bodyguard—and former lover—wielded the knife. But 21-year-old Alexander, heir to the powerful king, quickly fell under suspicion.

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Air Raid on Bari, Italy, World War II

How a WWII Disaster—and Cover-up—Led to a Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

The German attack at Bari, dubbed ‘little Pearl Harbor,’ unknowingly hit an Allied ship full of poisonous mustard gas bombs.

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Enslaved Couples Faced Wrenching Separations, or Even Choosing Family Over Freedom

Loved ones could be sold away at any time. Here’s how married couples coped.

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