Stories By Matthew Black
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/ 2 years agoWWII Vet Reunites with Long-lost Love
We never forget our first love. WWII veteran K.T. Robbins certainly never forgot the woman he left behind while stationed in...
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/ 2 years agoDeclassified documents reveal the truth about the FBI’s contribution to Ernest Hemingway’s demise
What happens when paranoia becomes reality? Hemingway's friends and loved ones believed he was insane when he told them the FBI...
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/ 2 years agoThis lost city was the Vegas of Ancient Rome
What happens in an ancient underwater Roman city, stays in an ancient underwater Roman city...for a couple thousand years anyway. We...
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/ 2 years agoLast Known Photographs of Highly Influential People
They all left their mark on the world in one form or another. But even though they seemed larger than life,...
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/ 2 years agoChristmas trees were banned from the White House until these two boys decided to do something drastic
There are some Christmas traditions you can't break. It's like breaking a blood covenant against Kris Kringle or smacking your beloved...
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/ 2 years agoHow Dr. Seuss helped America defeat Hitler
Fifteen years before he wrote "The Cat in the Hat," at a time when the United States was facing world war,...
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/ 2 years agoDeclassified information reveals US Navy’s alliance with the Italian mob decades later
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into WWII, Americans were desperate to defend the homeland. While...
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/ 2 years agoFlappers: Today’s heroes, yesterday’s villains
If there is one thing a woman values above all else aside from her family or faith, it's her independence—a will...
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/ 2 years ago‘Would you be my neighbor?’ How Mr. Rogers Neighborhood helped a generation of children
He asked us to be his neighbor and invited us into his home where King Friday XIII, X the Owl, and...
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/ 2 years agoThe king of Queen: Freddie Mercury’s inspiring, tragic life
"Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me!" Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was a force of nature. His lyrics were as powerful...
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/ 2 years agoRidiculous Cold War combat vehicles
The Cold War has been over for nearly 30 years, and now the United States and Russia are shedding light on...
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/ 2 years agoRare Civil War photos capture America’s greatest war
In 1943 the Library of Congress purchased a collection of over 7,000 of rare Civil War photographs for archival purposes, many...
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/ 2 years agoGems that kill: Scandalous stories behind cursed and looted jewelry
People will do just about anything to get their hands on something shiny, even if they're rumored to be cursed. Diamonds,...
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/ 2 years agoSecret room discovered under house turns out to be part of American history
What’s buried beneath your home? Alexandra Poulos, a resident of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, has an entire era of history buried beneath her...
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/ 2 years agoLucille Ball influenced more than you think
Behind the laugh track and gags, there was something wonderful and innocent in the world of "I Love Lucy." But not...
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/ 2 years agoDiscovery of 150-year-old iron coffin sheds light on forgotten part of history
Construction workers were working hard into the night when they heard their equipment hit something hard and loud. When inspecting the...
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/ 2 years agoPhotographs of famous landmarks under construction
The greatest landmarks in the world required some brave people to risk everything to build mighty structures. Workers were suspended over...
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/ 2 years agoHidden Room Of Thomas Jefferson’s Mansion Solves 200 Year Old Mystery
Thomas Jefferson is often heralded as a wise and moral man who helped lay the foundations for American democracy. He was...
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/ 2 years agoHistorical finds we still don’t know the purpose of
Archaeologists and historians work very hard to give us a clear picture of what life in the past may have looked...
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/ 2 years agoWhat happened to the ancient Mayans?
An incredible new technology is being used to take the lid off the mysteries of the Mayan civilization. Using advanced light...
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/ 2 years agoThe cutthroat saga behind the Cabbage Patch Kids craze
Name one person who can't remember their favorite toy. Can't name one? That's because toys have shaped our childhood since man...
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/ 2 years agoStep inside the unbelievable underground city of Derinkuyu, which has sat hundreds of feet below the Earth’s surface for centuries
This housing construction project may have uncovered the biggest hiding place ever found in Turkey, an incredible underground city hidden for...
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/ 2 years agoInside the wild party life of Studio 54
You are the dancing queen! The kids from the 70s will surely remember what the whirlwind decade had to offer. Nowhere...
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/ 2 years agoThe not-so-noble tale of the Nobel Prize
Alfred Nobel is known today for creating the Nobel Peace Prize, but did you know he was an arms dealer and...
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/ 2 years agoHow did Bruce Lee die? New book suggests alternate theory on Bruce Lee’s death
The world mourned for the one of the greatest martial arts icons in the world. Bruce Lee was more than a...
