History Around the World

Biography claims James Dean paid ex-lover to hide his sexuality before 'East of Eden' premiere

'The Secret Life of James Dean' details a hidden episode and a disastrous affair that left him feeling sexually exploited.

Her Grace: Remembering “Her Serene Highness” Grace Kelly

Tuesday marked 95 years since the birth of Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly known as Hollywood star Grace Kelly.

Frank Auerbach, renowned figurative painter and Holocaust survivor, dies at 93

Auerbach fled Nazi Germany as a child on a Kindertransport train in 1939 and never saw his parents again.

Over 500,000 ceramic 'ghost coins' from World War II discovered in Kyoto warehouse

Produced during wartime metal shortages, these coins were thought destroyed after Japan's surrender.

ISIS Prisons Museum: Documenting the horrors of Islamic State detention centers

Inside the football stadium in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the team found prisoner names and Qur'anic verses etched into the walls.

Bust used to hold open a shed door to be auctioned for £2.5 million

In 1998 that the bust was rediscovered in a warehouse at the Balintore industrial estate.

Engineer discovers 132-year-old message in a bottle at Scottish lighthouse

During an inspection at the most northerly point of the Rhins of Galloway, Ross Russell spotted a bottle lodged deep within the lighthouse's walls.

First car produced in soviet-era Poland goes on display after decades of search

The 1951 Warszawa M-20, carrying the serial number 000001, was tracked down in Finland and acquired after years of negotiations.

Kiki Hakansson, the First Miss World and Swedish Beauty Queen, passes away at 95

Her victory laid the foundation for the tradition of competitions like Miss World, which has grown into a globally renowned institution.

Rare slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sold at auction for £2,200

The cake was found under a bed with a letter from the queen 77 years after her wedding day.

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