Biographies
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy Ellington was born on 29 April 1899 in Washington, D.C., into a family that valued refinement, confidence, and…
Disasters
The Kaprun Funicular Fire
On the morning of 11 November 2000, Kaprun looked like a place built for confidence. The Austrian resort sat beneath…
Murder
The Hammersmith Ghost Murder
In the winter of 1803, Hammersmith was not yet the busy part of west London it would later become. It…
Mysteries
The Mystery of Area 51
Area 51 is one of the most famous places on Earth that, for many years, officially did not exist. It…
