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Guerrilla Art And The Provocative World And Politics Of Banksy

Banksy is the nom de guerre of a prolific English graffiti artist, political activist, director and painter whose true identity has remained unknown, despite his very public career. His stencil technique street art can be seen across the world, making social and political commentary in satirical and sardonic ways that many have labeled as guerrilla

How Eoin O'Duffy Tried To Transform Ireland Into A Fascist Dictatorship

Wikimedia Commons/Narodowe Archiwum CyfroweEoin ODuffy as the commissioner of the Garda Sochna, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. He held this position for most of the 1920s and early 1930s.

How Soviet Spy Oleg Penkovsky Saved The World

In October 1962, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. were on the brink of nuclear war after Soviet nuclear missiles were spotted in Cuba. While President Kennedy and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Kruschev dared each other to launch nuclear weapons on TV, one largely-forgotten Soviet spy changed the course of history from the shadows.

Inside Ejnar Mikkelsen's Epic Tale Of Survival In The Arctic

In 1909, Danish polar explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen set out on a mission to recover the lost maps and journals of a doomed Arctic expedition to the northeast coast of Greenland. But it would take him three years for him to make it back home.

Inside John Denver's Death In A Tragic Plane Crash

Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImagePictured here at Colorados Aspen Airport in 1977, John Denver died 20 years later while flying in California. Country music star John Denver died in a plane crash near Pacific Grove, California on October 12, 1997 at the age of just 53. After enjoying his music for nearly three decades beforehand, his fans