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  • The Great Moon Hoax of 1835: How a New York Newspaper Fooled the Nation With a Fake Discovery From Space

    The Great Moon Hoax of 1835: How a New York Newspaper Fooled the Nation With a Fake Discovery From Space

    In August 1835, a New York newspaper called The Sun published a story so strange, so exciting, that it captured the imagination of readers all over the country. It wasn’t about politics or crime—it was about the Moon. According to the article, a famous British astronomer named Sir John Herschel had discovered life on the…

  • The Watcher of Westfield – The Unsolved Mystery of 657 Boulevard

    The Watcher of Westfield – The Unsolved Mystery of 657 Boulevard

    In 2014, Derek and Maria Broaddus bought what they thought would be their forever home: a beautiful six-bedroom Dutch Colonial-style house at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. The historic home, built in 1905 and just blocks from Maria’s childhood home, cost them about $1.4 million. It was the kind of house people dream about.…

  • Lucien Rivard: The Jailbreak That Shook Canadian Politics

    Lucien Rivard: The Jailbreak That Shook Canadian Politics

    Lucien Rivard wasn’t just a criminal—he was a character who would go on to shake up Canada’s political world and become one of the most talked-about fugitives in the country’s history. Born on June 16, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, Rivard’s early life was filled with small-time crime. ContentsFrom Petty Crime to International TraffickingThe Escape from Bordeaux…

  • A Boy at War – The Hans-Georg Henke Image That Defined a Generation’s Loss

    A Boy at War – The Hans-Georg Henke Image That Defined a Generation’s Loss

    Hans-Georg Henke was just 15 years old when he became a soldier during one of the darkest times in history—World War II. Born into a struggling family in Germany, life became even harder when his father died in 1938. Things worsened when his mother passed away in 1944 leaving him and his two brothers completely…

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The Photo That Froze a Moment in HistoryA Different Story from the PhotographerWhy the Stories Don’t MatchThe Lasting Image of a Child Soldier
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