What Happened To The Little Rock 9?
This is the story of the Little Rock Nine and their courageous fight to integrate a public school was doing everything to combat the tide of change.
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The Real Reason Styx Never Performed Mr. Roboto Live Until 2018
Styx is the river between the lands of the living and the dead in Greek mythology. Another, extremely different Styx makes music, and is quite good at it. But they wouldn't play Mr. Roboto for the longest time. Here's why.
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Myths About Wyatt Earp You Can Stop Believing
Wyatt Earp spent far more years gambling and running saloons than he did in law enforcement, but that's how he's remembered today. Here are some other myths.
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The Dark Truth About The Civil War's Ironclads
The very first Civil War ironclads and the first in the world to fight warships were armored gunboats built by Union Captain James Buchanan Eads, the cousin of future President James Buchanan. This led to some of the earliest Union victories of the entire conflict. But they were kind of cartoonish.
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Why Simon And Garfunkel Couldn't Use Their Real Names In The '50s
What's in a name? People are still asking it, all these centuries later. And for good reason. Pink Floyd wasn't always Pink Floyd. Nor was The Grateful Dead born that way. But what about Simon and Garfunkel?
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The Tragic Death Of Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist whose roots in graffiti made his work stand out among others, left a legacy of stunning paintings. But his sudden popularity in his 20s caused him to spiral into a drug habit that eventually cost him his life. His death cemented his status as an art world rockstar.
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The Truth About The Ming Dynasty's Secret Police
These various secret police forces would become some of the most dangerous and hated figures of their era.
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The Untold Truth Of Black Cowboys
Research shows that the population of cowboys in the Old West was at least 25 percent black. Yet you'd never know based on traditional history.
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The Real Reason Marilyn Manson Hated My Chemical Romance
In case you've forgotten, Marilyn Manson and My Chemical Romance have also been sparring for over a decade in a feud that will most likely never be resolved.
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The Real Reason Nicolas Cage Lost Most Of His Money
Where did all of Nicolas Cage's money go?
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Myths You Believe About Mick Jagger
Some of the outlandish rumors about Mick Jagger are probably true, but plenty aren't. Here are the myths you believe about Mick Jagger.
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The Untold Truth Of The Chicago Strangler
While the "Chicago Strangler" might sound like a historical villain who stalked the Windy City sometime during the Great Depression, this possible serial killer — or killers — has claimed victims as recently as 2018.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. found some success, working more or less as a tribute act and playing plenty of his old man's standards. Critical reception was lukewarm -- The New Yorker pointed out that he "was raised to be an echo, not an influence," changing his name to better pull a nostalgic crowd.
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The Real Reason The BBC Banned Jimi Hendrix
That brilliant, unapologetic individuality made for musical voodoo that only he could do so well. But it could also cause discord.
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The Creepiest Native American Legendary Creatures
The Native Americans had some super creepy fables to get children to behave and warn people away from cultural taboos.
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Forgotten African Americans You Never Learned About In School
You probably didn't learn about many African Americans in school and that's just wrong. Here are forgotten African Americans you never learned about in school.
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The Tragic Deaths Of The Ramones
Unfortunately, The Ramones only seemed like a tight unit from the outside. They may have made rock history, but the band's internal affairs were full of arguments, feuds and disappointment ... and ultimately, several untimely deaths.
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The Truth About Jack The Ripper And Queen Victoria's Relationship
Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Victor was known to those who loved him as "Eddy," (also great uncle to the present Queen, Elizabeth II), and a proposed candidate for true identity of Jack the Ripper.
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The Untold Truth Of The Freedom Riders
When protests erupted in response to footage of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd — a helplessly handcuffed man who cried out for his mother as a uniformed government official kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes — a few familiar scenes played out in the media.
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How A Shootout Resulted In Daryl Hall And John Oates' First Meeting
Daryl Hall (the tall, blond one) and John Oates (the one with the mustache) are one of the greatest duo acts pop-rock has ever seen. And it all started with... a shootout.
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The Who's Hit Song That Pete Townshend Hates
Ask anyone to name one song from the legendary rockers, and you're bound to end up with "Pinball Wizard" -- just don't tell The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend.
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The Hit Song That Huey Lewis Almost Didn't Record
Huey Lewis and his band contributed a track to Back to the Future that helped make history, both for the movie and for their careers. But it was almost never recorded.
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How Much Money Sylvester Stallone Made Off The Rambo Franchise
Rocky. Rambo. Sylvester Stallone has starred in countless flicks. But how much of his money comes from the Rambo franchise?
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The Crazy True Story Of The Weather Underground
.The Weather Underground carried out bombings and became one of the most notorious student-created activist groups of the 1970s. This is their crazy true story.
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The Real Reason Ronnie James Dio Left Black Sabbath
Dio joined Black Sabbath when the band fired the increasingly unreliable Ozzy Osbourne in 1979, and his powerful voice was a perfect match for the band's signature sound. So why'd he end up leaving?
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The Untold Truth Of The Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer, or simply "Zodiac," as he called himself, was one of America's most notorious criminals.
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The Real Reason Buffalo Almost Went Extinct
The buffalo population of North America was as high as 30-75 million around the time Europeans started discovering the continent. Yet they almost went extinct.
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