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America's Black Holocaust Museum Reopens After 14-Year Closure

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The newly reopened America's Black Holocaust Museum traces more than 400 years of Black American history, from the era before enslavement to the present.

5 of History's Most Cunning Con Artists

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You think you'd never fall for a conman's (or conwoman's) shtick. But so did many of the victims of these five con artists. What scams did they pull off?

The Dodleston Messages: Hoax or Ghost From 1546?

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Ken Webster moved into an 18th-century cottage in the tiny town of Dodleston, England, and found himself cyber-communicating with someone from the year 1546.

Medusa Was a Victim Before Becoming a Snake-haired Gorgon

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The most famous story about her says she was so hideous that people who gazed at her would turn to stone. But Medusa was a victim of the Greek gods as well as a victimizer.

Abigail Adams, the Founding Mother Who 'Remembered the Ladies'

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Abigail Adams was the first second lady and second first lady of the United States. But her legacy goes much beyond being wife to President John Adams. See why what made her known as one of the "founding mothers."

Why Is Ukraine's Capital Pronounced 'Kyiv' and Not 'Kiev'?

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The pronunciation of "Kyiv" goes far beyond personal preference. It actually has geopolitical significance.

An Historian Explains Ukraine and Russia's Complex Relationship

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University of Michigan historian Ronald Suny answers some questions and corrects some falsehoods about the Ukrainian and Russian history that helped lead up to the current events.

Johnny Ringo Was the Worst Wild West Outlaw You've Never Heard Of

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How this forgotten cowboy king of the Wild West lived isn't so much a secret. It's how Johnny Ringo died that's still shrouded in mystery.

Anne Bonny: A Real Female Pirate of the Caribbean

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Anne Bonny was an Irish marauder whose brief period of piracy in enshrined her as legend as one of the few documented female pirates in history.

The Hoax of Edward Mordake, the Man Afflicted With Two Faces

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Tormented by an evil face at the back of his head, he took his own life at 23. It's a sad tale that has captivated people for generations, except it isn't true.

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