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The Backstory: Robert Downey Jr. reinvents himself
Robert Downey Jr. has had an amazing career—huge movies as a young actor and even bigger ones in his 40s and 50s. But in between, he spent serious ti…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Tiny kidnap victims survive the Titanic disaster
The 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is just weeks away, but the disaster still resonates. Two of the 710 survivors were tiny little b…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: How come there were no women’s running shoes until 1978?
The Boston Marathon is next month, but women weren’t officially allowed to run in it until 1972. Officials said it would shock a woman’s body to run …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Charles, Camilla, and Diana: Proving your virginity
What’s the real story behind the love affair and long delayed marriage between King Charles and Queen Camilla? Their love affair predated his marriag…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Yasuke: The only black samurai
There is so much fascination and mystery in the history of feudal Japan. The true story of the only black samurai in Japanese history will be brought…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Losing your head over royalty
The Boleyn sisters were red-hot English socialites in the early 1500s. Their rise and fall, one as the mistress of King Henry the Eighth and one as h…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Graffiti was Pompeii’s Instagram
The destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was complete. But the people who lived there left behind personal storie…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: The guy that connected us all
Imagine a world with no internet. Head back 30 years or so and you’ll see how the world wide web changed everything about how we communicate, learn, …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Kate Chase: From the belle of Washington to egg lady
Kate Chase was the 20-year-old queen bee of Washington society at the onset of the Civil War. She had the ear of Abe Lincoln and the hatred of his je…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Stealing Frank Sinatra Jr.
It’s hard to imagine how a couple of 21-year-old kids could think up a scheme to snatch the son of one of the most famous entertainers in the world, …
1 year, 4 months ago