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Lunch on the run with Jayne Mansfield
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Lunch on the run with Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Jayne Mansfield
Audrey Hepburn, 1954. Photo by Dennis Stock.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Audrey Hepburn, 1954. Photo by Dennis Stock.
Sharon Tate, photographed by Virgil Apger, 1966
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Sharon Tate, photographed by Virgil Apger, 1966
Rita Hayworth
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Rita Hayworth
How much money is a human life worth? For Maria Moore, the answer is $800,000.
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Do Not Collect $800,000: Maria Moore Murders for Life Insurance
How much money is a human life worth? For Maria Moore, the answer is $800,000. In 2018, Moore betrayed someone she cared about in order to cash in on his life insurance policy and make herself…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How much money is a human life worth? For Maria Moore, the answer is $800,000.
www.historydefined.net/maria-moore/
www.historydefined.net/maria-moore/
In a dark world, these uplifting moments shine bright. www.historydefined.net/photos-that-...
25 photos that will restore your faith in humanity
More articles If you enjoyed this, check out more historical photos: 35 of the most disturbing photos ever taken 25 incredible photos with insane backstories 34 of the scariest photos ever taken 26…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Helen Mirren (1969)
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Helen Mirren (1969)
Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles & Marlene Dietrich, 1945.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles & Marlene Dietrich, 1945.
These surprising truths reveal the human side of America’s founders. www.historydefined.net/facts-about-...
8 Strange Facts About the Founding Fathers That Never Made the History Books
The musical Hamilton instigated a revival of renewed interest in the founding fathers. It’s easy to reduce the founding fathers to dry facts, important dates, and a timeline of battles and laws that…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
These surprising truths reveal the human side of America’s founders. www.historydefined.net/facts-about-...
SoCal surfers in the 1960s
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
SoCal surfers in the 1960s
Discover the story of the deadliest sniper in history and how he earned his fearsome nickname. www.historydefined.net/simo-hayha/
Simo Häyhä, The Deadliest Sniper in History
The Winter War, also dubbed the Russo-Finnish War of 1939, was between the Soviet Union and Finland at the beginning of World War II. Finland believed the Soviet Union wanted to expand into its…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Discover the story of the deadliest sniper in history and how he earned his fearsome nickname. www.historydefined.net/simo-hayha/
JFK for President, 1960
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
JFK for President, 1960
Step inside one of history’s most infamous prisons and uncover the stories of those who were locked within its walls. www.historydefined.net/what-was-it-...
What Was it like to be a Prisoner in the Tower of London?
The Tower of London served as a royal residence, fortress, and prison over the last 1,000 years. What was life like for those who were imprisoned there?
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November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Step inside one of history’s most infamous prisons and uncover the stories of those who were locked within its walls. www.historydefined.net/what-was-it-...
Traffic on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano Bridge 1965
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Traffic on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano Bridge 1965
Bartender slicing fruit at the old 21 Club on 52nd St in 1933
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Bartender slicing fruit at the old 21 Club on 52nd St in 1933
The first modern walk/don't walk signs are installed at 44th and Broadway (1952).
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The first modern walk/don't walk signs are installed at 44th and Broadway (1952).
Gimbel’s Sky Bridge • Built 1925
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Gimbel’s Sky Bridge • Built 1925
Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell in 1973.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell in 1973.
Natalie Wood, 1958. Photo by Peter Basch, 1958.
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Natalie Wood, 1958. Photo by Peter Basch, 1958.
Brigitte Bardot
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Brigitte Bardot
Bill Mumy, Angela and Veronica Cartwright & Sally Field on the set of Lost in Space.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Bill Mumy, Angela and Veronica Cartwright & Sally Field on the set of Lost in Space.
Veronica Lake
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Veronica Lake