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DeadState Staff
- January 23, 2016
1960s-era film warns that looking at adult magazines turns teenagers into killers
The Oregon Historical Society has found "Pages of Death," a 1962 anti-pornography short film that…
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- January 22, 2016
This was Afghanistan before the Taliban
When current images of a war-torn Afghanistan are burned into memory, its easy to forget…
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Isadora Teich
- January 15, 2016
When black protesters took over a wildlife refuge in 1979, they were removed in 3 days
Since an armed militia overtook an Oregon nature preserve in the start of January, the…
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- January 11, 2016
In 1983, David Bowie challenged an MTV host to explain why they neglect black artists
Following the legendary rock and roll icon David Bowie's death, a 1983 MTV interview in…
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- January 11, 2016
David Bowie’s 1976 arrest for pot possession gave us the greatest mugshot in history
Early Monday morning, the legendary David Bowie passed away at age 69 after a 18…
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- December 29, 2015
There actually was once a War on Christmas, but it was waged by Christians
“The War on Christmas” is an annual fluffpiece tradition over at Fox News, but the…
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- December 28, 2015
There was once a f*cking alligator petting zoo in Los Angeles
From 1907 to 1953, one of the strangest tourist attractions of all time operated in…
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- December 7, 2015
Medal of Honor recipient reveals he was high on marijuana when he fought off two waves of Vietcong single-handedly
Peter Charles Lemon was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 1,…
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Caitlin Cohen
- December 1, 2015
New documentary features audio of Reagan Admin and reporters laughing about AIDS
Still, it's chilling to hear what was said behind closed doors about the AIDS…
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- November 17, 2015
Pre-WWII poll shows that Americans did not want to accept Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany
The results of a pre-WWII poll that has recently gone viral illustrates how history tends to repeat…
