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Feud: Capote vs the Swans: How a scandalous Truman Capote story exposed the secrets of US high society

Feud: Capote vs the Swans: How a scandalous Truman Capote...

A star-studded new miniseries from Ryan Murphy looks at how the author betrayed...

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Orce, Spain: The site of Europe's earliest settlers

Orce, Spain: The site of Europe's earliest settlers

A series of discoveries is revealing that Europe's first inhabitants settled in...

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The New Orleans landmark that almost became Napoleon's retirement home

The New Orleans landmark that almost became Napoleon's...

It doesn't appear in textbooks and isn't included in the much-anticipated movie...

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The Northampton shoemaker who caught the Auschwitz commander

The Northampton shoemaker who caught the Auschwitz commander

"Father never spoke to us children about the war, so it wasn't until after he died...

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100 years on, Germany looks back at Hitler's coup attempt

100 years on, Germany looks back at Hitler's coup attempt

Adolf Hitler (4th from the right) and Erich Ludendorff (5th from the right) led...

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1923: How Weimar combatted hyperinflation

1923: How Weimar combatted hyperinflation

100 years ago, prices in Germany were soaring by 50% each month, a loaf of bread...

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