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Mae West: Gorgeous photos of the original Hollywood sex symbol

Mary Jane “Mae” West was a multi-talented American artist whose career covered over seventy years as an actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright. West was particularly known for her sexual independence and witty sexual innuendos. She had a deep, resonant, contralto voice that added to her charm. Initially, she found success in vaudeville and New […]

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The Manson Family’s Most Violent Member: Susan Atkins

The counterculture movement dominated the 1960s in America. Young people sought new forms of expression that highlighted their individualism and spirituality while emphasizing anti-establishment attitudes and advocating for equality. This led to many young people experimenting with drugs and new ideologies, and sometimes this led them to dark places. Susan Atkins, a follower of the

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Doug Hegdahl: How One Man Tricked the Enemy and Freed Over 500 POW’s

When we hear tales of POWs from the Vietnam War era, they are often marked by gruesome torture, back-breaking labor, and unimaginable hardship.  However, for one POW named Doug Hegdahl, his time in a North Vietnamese prison camp was much easier.  His ability to fake ignorance about military information, coupled with a remarkable memory, not

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Sarah Breedlove Walker: The First Self-made Female Millionaire in America

In 1905, 37-year-old Sarah Breedlove, the first free-born child from a family of Civil War era slaves, moved to Denver, Colorado. She had just $1.05 in her pocket and was intent on starting a business selling hair-care products that she created, primarily for Black women.   Breedlove sold her products door-to-door. She would teach other Black

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