- In August 1976, a routine tree-trimming operation near the Korean DMZ escalated into a deadly confrontation. - North Korean soldiers attacked U.S. military personnel, killing two American officers in what became known as the Panmunjom Axe Murder Inciden... See more
- In the 1930s, wealthy Wall Street businessmen allegedly plotted to install a fascist government in America by recruiting decorated Marine General Smedley Butler to lead a coup against President Franklin D. Roosevelt. - General Smedley Butler rejected th... See more
- A Cold War-era law called the Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 allows U.S. government agencies to suppress patents deemed threats to national security, fueling decades of conspiracy theories about hidden world-changing inventions like the legendary “water ... See more
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: - The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that sank a Union warship, was lost at sea for over 100 years. - When the sunken vessel was discovered, the Hunley’s crew members were eerily seated at their sta... See more
- A rare documents dealer in 1980s Salt Lake City forged a controversial letter suggesting Joseph Smith discovered golden plates through mystical means rather than divine revelation, fooling even FBI experts. - The forger, Mark Hofmann, constructed an ela... See more
