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In 1924 a bankrupt businessman in Portugal launched an audacious international scheme to become one of the wealthiest men in the world. • By Alan Bellows • 03 May 2022
Robert Rogers, a man obsessed with trespassing, sets his sights on Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980.
The true story of a runaway Nazi, a determined sleuth, and a chase around the world.
In 1958, one heavily modified airplane flew out of Las Vegas with a single objective: Don’t land.
From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
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Written by Alan Bellows
Near Falkirk in Scotland, the Forth & Clyde Canal meets with the Union Canal, however at their meeting point the...
Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan
The true story of the 18th century's greatest femme fatale, and the most unfortunate of her victims.
Written by Alan Bellows
For thousands of years, the forceful removal of the human head has been used as a form of capital punishment. In fact...