27 Rare Historical Photos Of Hong Kong In The 1950s

When award-winning photographer  Fan Ho  moved to Hong Kong in 1949, he was just a teenager. What he saw in Hong Kong streets completely fa...

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The Polio Epidemic: A Brief History Of The 20th Century's Most Feared Disease

(Wellcome Images/Wikimedia Commons) In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most debilitating diseases to rock the planet. The il...

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The Brothers Grimm: History Of More Than Just Fairytales

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Source: (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images) We all know the Brothers Grimm from their collec...

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The Tale Of The Black Tom Explosion

Image of North America from space. Source: (gettyimages.com) When we think of espionage, most Americans think of the  Cold War —dead dro...

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Ancient Chinese Village of Long-Haired Rapunzels

There's an ancient settlement in Huangluo, China called the "Long Hair Village" and for the Yao minority women of the village...

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Big Ben's First Ring: 1859's Debut Of The Global Landmark

(Isaac Bordas) Visitors from around the world travel to London to see Big Ben, one of the greatest and most well-known artifacts in the W...

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How George Washington Died: Bloodletting, Enemas, and the Dangers of 18th Century Medicine

Washington on his Deathbed, Junius Brutus Stearns (1810–1885). (Wikimedia Commons) In his early twenties, he fumbled his way through the ...

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