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J’ai toujours dit qu’elle ne savait pas retomber. Elle est dramatique comme sa mère. Ma sœur avait lancé ça à l’anniversaire des dix ans de ma fille, devant vingt-cinq personnes, après avoir enfoncé le visage de Clare dans le gâteau et maintenu sa tête dedans. Clare s’était dégagée, était partie en arrière, son bras avait … Read more

At dawn on March 6, 1836, cannon fire and gunshots shattered the silence over San Antonio, Texas. Davy Crockett and the defenders on the southwestern corner of the Alamo fired volley after volley into Mexican soldiers scrambling up wooden ladders propped against the mission walls. Men fell to his left and right. Below, hordes of … Read more

General William Tecumseh Sherman wrote a letter to his wife, Ellen, describing the Battle of Shiloh in terms that strip away any pretense of glory. The letter, preserved for over 160 years, offers a raw and personal account of a battle that Sherman said shattered the romance of war. Sherman reported that he survived the … Read more

On January 19, 1981, Joe Iannuzzi walked into the Don Ritz Pizzeria on Singer Island, Florida, expecting a friendly meeting over pizza and a soda. Instead, he walked into a brutal ambush. The restaurant was empty of customers. Standing near the ovens was Tommy Agro, a feared capo in the Gambino crime family. Before Iannuzzi … Read more

At dawn on March 6, 1836, cannon fire and gunshots shattered the quiet of San Antonio as Mexican soldiers scrambled up ladders against the walls of the Alamo. Davy Crockett and the defenders on the southwestern corner unleashed volley after volley into the attacking ranks, reloading as fast as they could while men fell to … Read more

Vissa sår läker aldrig. De skorpar bara över. Man lär sig leva med värken, som ett gammalt brutet ben som känner på sig när det ska regna. Jag vaknar fortfarande vissa nätter i kallsvett, övertygad om att jag är tillbaka i det där huset med honom, innan jag inser att jag är trygg i min … Read more

Jag misstänkte min son, så jag låtsades åka på semester. I stället gömde jag mig nära mitt kontor med släckt belysning. Klockan sju på kvällen viskade Orleene, nattstädaren: ”Kai, var vid din dator klockan sju. Du måste se det här. ” När liveflödet från kameran på mitt kontor startade höll jag på att svimma. Min … Read more

Carolyn Bessette was not born into the Kennedy family. She was not born into power, politics, or the most scrutinized dynasty in American history. She was a woman from White Plains, New York, who built a career on her own terms before falling in love with John F. Kennedy Jr. She was 33 years old … Read more

Friends of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy are speaking out after a new article reignited scrutiny of her life and character. The piece, published by DailyMail.com and written by Maureen Callahan, portrays the late fashion publicist as a violent and deeply troubled woman. Callahan is the author of a best-selling book about the Kennedy family and hosts … Read more

In the late autumn of 1836, on the high plains hundreds of miles from any settlement, a seventeen-year-old woman gave birth in a Comanche camp. Her name was Rachel Plummer, and she was a slave. She had been captured six months earlier in a raid on her family’s fort in Texas. The father of her … Read more