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Haunted castles, the real story behind "Moby Dick," and more riveting stories from history.

Explore The World's Most Haunted Castles And All Of Their Hair-Raising Glory

When The Police Abandoned Them, These Korean Business Owners Took Up Arms During The LA Riots "On the side of the LAPD, it says ‘to serve and protect...[The police] were neither serving us or protecting us."

'Intense Hatred And Intense Hunger': The Grisly Story Of Japanese Cannibalism During WWII

33 Colorized Photos That Capture The Barbarity Of Jim Crow America Named after a minstrel show character, the Jim Crow laws lasted for about 100 years.

Inside Lévitan, The Parisian Department Store Where Nazis 'Resold' Plundered Jewish Belongings

How This 600-Year-Old Castle Weathered Wars And Fires To Become A Symbol Of Okinawa Since it was built in the 14th century, Shuri Castle has weathered Japan's annexation of Okinawa, World War II bombings, and a 2019 fire.

Inside The Sinking Of The Whaleship 'Essex' And The Terrifying True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick'

9,000-Year-Old Remains Of Teenage Girl Who Hunted Big Game Found In Peru The burial contained the remains of six people, but only this girl and one of the men were entombed with hunting implements.

Experts Baffled By Medieval Scottish Burial With One Skeleton And Six Skulls

Native Americans Weren't Allowed To Vote In Every State Until 1962 In violation of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, Colorado denied voting rights to Native Americans in 1937 by claiming they weren't really citizens. In Utah, Native Americans who lived on reservations weren't even considered "state residents" until 1956. And in Minnesota, voters were required to be "civilized" before they could go to the polls.

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