May 9, 2018 Barbara Stepko Barbara Jane Mackle led a charmed life. The 20-year-old was pretty and popular, the daughter of Robert F. Mackle, a Miami-based millionaire who, with his two brothers, owned the Deltona Corporation, one of the biggest home-building companies in the U.S., and was a good friend of President Richard Nixon. But a … Read more
Oct 10, 2018 Ian Harvey A man who had been lost at sea for 14 months was finally washed ashore, only to find himself faced with a whole new set of challenges. NBC News reported that the world’s longest surviving castaway, José Salvador Alvarenga, survived his ordeal at sea, but one year later was facing a … Read more
The Vintage News Feb 11, 2018 Ian Harvey Millions of people surf the internet every day. What most don’t know is that, lurking encrypted and hidden within the everyday web that we all use for news, games, and social media sharing is also the Dark Web, full of bitcoin, drugs, cybercrime, and other shady matters. But in … Read more
The Vintage News Feb 12, 2018 Nikola Budanovic Since December 2017 a large number of rare religious and occult books written before the 20th century have been submitted for a digitization process that will make them available for anyone to read. The institution in charge of this delicate venture is the Netherland’s Ritman Library founded by … Read more
Nov 9, 2018 Alexandra Dantzer It is known to us that Jesus used special anointment oils that had almost magical power, curing a range of illnesses from skin diseases to eye infections. However, what he might have been using in these oils is still under scientific scrutiny. While linguists and historians are dealing with the etymology … Read more
Sep 9, 2018 Taryn Smee On June 11, 1962, one of the most daring prison escapes in history was carried out by three men. Frank Morris, along with brothers John and Clarence Anglin, escaped from Alcatraz prison never to be seen again. The FBI closed its case in 1979 after reaching the conclusion that the men … Read more
Nov 6, 2018 Matthew Gaskill In 2001, the book John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth by Michael Munn came out on bookshelves. Within it was the explosive assertion that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had targeted John Wayne for assassination due to his anti-communist stance. Wayne’s fame and influence was such, Stalin believed, that his death would help … Read more
