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Bill The Butcher From Gangs Of New York
Bill The Butcher From Gangs Of New York

The Real Bill The Butcher From ‘Gangs Of New York’ Was A Xenophobic Pugilist With A Short Temper

Virulently anti-Catholic and anti-Irish, William "Bill the Butcher" Poole led Manhattan's Bowery Boys street gang in the 1850s.

By Joseph Williams Oct 3, 2019

The Real Bill The Butcher From ‘Gangs Of New York’ Was A Xenophobic Pugilist With A Short Temper

Virulently anti-Catholic and anti-Irish, William "Bill the Butcher" Poole led Manhattan's Bowery Boys street gang in the 1850s.

By Joseph Williams October 3, 2019
Scroll Being Scanned
Scroll Being Scanned

2,000-Year-Old Scrolls From Vesuvius Eruption To Be ‘Virtually Unraveled’ With A.I.

The fragile scrolls from the ancient city of Herculaneum have been destroyed by physical unwrapping, and so scientists plan to use A.I. and machine learning to virtually read their text.

By Marco Margaritoff Oct 3, 2019
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2,000-Year-Old Scrolls From Vesuvius Eruption To Be ‘Virtually Unraveled’ With A.I.

The fragile scrolls from the ancient city of Herculaneum have been destroyed by physical unwrapping, and so scientists plan to use A.I. and machine learning to virtually read their text.

By Marco Margaritoff October 3, 2019
Children Before Nun In Reform School Featured
Children Before Nun In Reform School Featured

Canada Identifies 2,800 Indigenous Children Who Died Anonymously In State-Run Institutions

Canada forcibly enrolled an estimated 150,000 children in these institutions. Many experienced abuse or died without their families ever being notified.

By Marco Margaritoff Oct 2, 2019
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Canada Identifies 2,800 Indigenous Children Who Died Anonymously In State-Run Institutions

Canada forcibly enrolled an estimated 150,000 children in these institutions. Many experienced abuse or died without their families ever being notified.

By Marco Margaritoff October 2, 2019
Dominique Closeup Featured
Dominique Closeup Featured

Ronald Dominique Murdered 23 People. Because They Were Homeless, He Almost Got Away With It.

Mild-mannered Ronald Dominique was overweight with a heart condition and a cane. He moonlit as a bad Patti LaBelle impersonator at the local gay club — and murdered dozens of homeless men.

By Katie Serena Sep 30, 2019

Ronald Dominique Murdered 23 People. Because They Were Homeless, He Almost Got Away With It.

Mild-mannered Ronald Dominique was overweight with a heart condition and a cane. He moonlit as a bad Patti LaBelle impersonator at the local gay club — and murdered dozens of homeless men.

By Katie Serena September 30, 2019
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Ernst Kaltenbrunner: The Highest-Ranking Nazi To Face Justice At Nuremberg

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was instrumental in executing the Holocaust and so fanatical that he was even feared by other Nazis. So why haven't most people heard of him?

By Natasha Ishak Sep 28, 2019

Ernst Kaltenbrunner: The Highest-Ranking Nazi To Face Justice At Nuremberg

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was instrumental in executing the Holocaust and so fanatical that he was even feared by other Nazis. So why haven't most people heard of him?

By Natasha Ishak September 28, 2019
Outer Coffin Of King Tut
Outer Coffin Of King Tut

This Week In History News, Sept. 22 – 28

King Tut's outer coffin removed from his tomb for the first time ever, face of humankind's Denisovan ancestors reconstructed, Bronze Age sword unearthed.

By All That's Interesting Sep 27, 2019
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This Week In History News, Sept. 22 – 28

King Tut's outer coffin removed from his tomb for the first time ever, face of humankind's Denisovan ancestors reconstructed, Bronze Age sword unearthed.

By All That's Interesting September 27, 2019
Lonnie Franklin Embedded Over Victims Featured
Lonnie Franklin Embedded Over Victims Featured

25 Women Over 22 Years: Inside The Stranglings, Shootings, And Slayings Of The Grim Sleeper

Neighbors described the Grim Sleeper as "friendly and quiet," but inside Lonnie Franklin's home were hundreds of photos of the women he had brutalized and murdered.

By Marco Margaritoff Sep 26, 2019

25 Women Over 22 Years: Inside The Stranglings, Shootings, And Slayings Of The Grim Sleeper

Neighbors described the Grim Sleeper as "friendly and quiet," but inside Lonnie Franklin's home were hundreds of photos of the women he had brutalized and murdered.

By Marco Margaritoff September 26, 2019
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