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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis poses for a photo sitting in a white dress and pearl necklace, with wine glasses on a white-tablecloth table behind her (Credit: Getty Images)
In History

The US public's frenzy over Jackie O's possessions

By Greg McKevitt

Black-and-white photo of Albert Hofmann in a suit and tie examining a collection of rocks on a shelf in 1976 (Credit: Getty Images)
In History

The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip

By Greg McKevitt
Dr Jonas Salk stands in a lab holding up a beaker with a bright orange liquid filling a quarter of it, and lots more beakers full of the liquid underneath (Credit: Alamy)
In History

The scientist who developed the polio vaccine

By Greg McKevitt
Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffed, being led by federal agents (Credit: Getty Images)
In History

The serial killer unmasked by his own writing

By Greg McKevitt
Monty wearing beret and holding binoculars in tank (Credit: Getty Images)
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The WW2 general who outwitted his arch-rival

By Greg McKevitt
Patty Hearst arriving at court (Credit: Getty Images)
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The shocking kidnap of a teenage newspaper heiress

By Greg McKevitt
A black and white picture of the Krogers on a plane holding drinks (Credit: Alamy)
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The suburban spies who sold secrets to the USSR

By Greg McKevitt
Winston Churchill in a robe at a lectern, with Harry S Truman standing behind him (Credit: Alamy)
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The Churchill speech that launched the Cold War

By Greg McKevitt
L. S Lowry's painting 'Going to the Match' (1953). It's a painting of a large square with hundreds of people pouring into a Bunden Park stadium, with the skyline of Bolton in the background (Credit: The Estate of L.S. Lowry)
In History

The darkness behind LS Lowry's famous city scenes

By Greg McKevitt
A man stands next to Shergar, and holds ropes which are attached to him (Credit: Getty Images)
In History

The mystery of stolen champion racehorse Shergar

By Greg McKevitt
Howard Carter and his assistant crouching by sarcophagus (Credit: Alamy)
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The dazzling discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb

By Greg McKevitt
Al Pacino in Serpico (Credit: Alamy)
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The policeman who inspired Al Pacino's Serpico

By Greg McKevitt
Black-and-white archive image of the leader of the Liberal Party Jeremy Thorpe celebrating his win, waving from a car with the Houses of Parliament in the background (Credit: Getty Images)
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The '70s sex scandal that led to a dramatic trial

By Greg McKevitt
An American Black Brant XII sounding rocket launched from the Andøya Rocket Range in Norway in 1995 (Credit: Alamy)
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How a weather rocket almost sparked a nuclear war

By Greg McKevitt
Black and white image of Agatha Christie smiling at the camera (Credit: Getty Images)
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A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie

By Greg McKevitt
Aldrich Ames being arrested in handcuffs, with members of the press taking photos of him from behind (Credit: Getty Images)
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Aldrich Ames: The US's most damaging double agent

By Myles Burke