Inside The Brutal Crime That Inspired Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," 33 Photos Of The Wild Life Of Jim Morrison, And More

Explore this week's most popular stories from History Uncovered. [History Uncovered]( [What Happened On This Day In History?]( [Today in history, Billie Holiday is born in Philadelphia, "Crazy Joe" Gallo is murdered in New York City's Little Italy, and more.]( [Archaeologists In Russia Unearthed A Prehistoric Bison From The Siberian Permafrost — And They Want To Clone It]( [The bison's head, chest, and forelimbs are in almost perfect condition after 8,000 years, and scientists were able to extract material from its muscles, skin, fat, and even its brain.]( [The Disturbing Story Of Perry Smith, The Murderer Made Infamous By Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood']( [On November 15, 1959, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock brutally murdered the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, which inspired Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood."]( [This Copper Fishhook Found In Israel May Be One Of The First Ever Made — And It Was Used To Catch Sharks]( [Researchers unearthed a copper hook in Ashkelon, Israel that they believe was used to catch sharks in at least 4000 B.C.E.]( [Ira Einhorn Was A Counterculture Icon Of 1960s Philadelphia — Then He Brutally Killed His Girlfriend]( [Once a popular environmental activist of 1960s and 1970s Philadelphia, Ira Einhorn became infamous as the "Unicorn Killer" after he murdered his girlfriend Holly Maddux.]( [The Heroic Story Of Willem Arondeus, The Gay Man Who Gave His Life Fighting The Nazis]( [Willem Arondeus was an openly gay Dutch artist and writer who sacrificed his life to defy the Nazis and protect Jewish people in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Just before he was executed by the Nazis in 1943 for his role in the resistance movement, he said, "Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards."]( [Archaeologists Just Uncovered An Ancient Roman Cult Chamber Complete With A Stone Altar Underneath An English Cathedral]( [Alongside this Roman cult room, archaeologists also unearthed a medieval burial ground laden with more than 1,100 skeletons dating as far back as the 11th century.]( [Inside The Life And Death Of Eva Braun, The Woman Who Married Hitler]( [Eva Braun was just 17 years old when she met Adolf Hitler in 1929. An assistant for his personal photographer, she ran out to buy beer and Bavarian meatloaf for the future Führer — who became her lover. Sixteen years later, with encroaching Soviet forces about to end the Nazis' reign, the couple would hide in a Berlin bunker where they got married — and then commit suicide the day after.]( [Take A Look Inside The Crumbling Grandeur Of Saddam Hussein’s Former Presidential Palaces]( [Hussein spent billions building between 80 and 100 palaces and outfitting them with multiple swimming pools, gold and marble finishings, and elaborate murals painting the dictator as a benevolent leader.]( [The Forgotten Story Of The Black Tom Explosion, The Devastating World War I Attack That Unfolded On American Soil]( [In 1916, German spies destroyed a munitions depot on Black Tom Island, New Jersey, causing an enormous blast that broke windows from Jersey City to Manhattan.]( [33 Jim Morrison Pictures That Reveal The Man Behind The 'Lizard King']( ["Nobody would stay interested in me if I was normal."]( [Listen To The Latest History Uncovered Podcast]( [On December 7, 1941, Navy sailor Doris Miller was below deck on the USS West Virginia, sorting laundry, when he heard the ship’s general alarm suddenly go off. Though Miller was a Black man, and thus relegated to being a mess attendant and cook, he leaped into action as Japanese planes roared above the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. That day, the ship’s mess attendant would become one of its heroes.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy All That's Interesting without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](