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Tomb of Nadira Banu Begum, photograph by Meemjee, 2014. Nadira Banu Begum (1618-1659) was the daughter of Sultan Parviz Mirza and wife to Prince Dara Shikoh, heir apparent to the Mughal throne. She died in travel during the turbulent war...

Bell Witch Cave, 430 Keysburg Rd. Adams, Tennessee. The site is allegedly where the Bell Witch lived and, according to some, still lives. Photograph by Www78, 2010.

Illustration from page 222 of An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch by M. V. Ingram, 1894. The legend of the Bell Witch, detailing the supernatural events that allegedly happened between 1817 and 1821, has been a popular tale...

Tennessee Historical Commission marker along U.S. Route 41 in Adams, Tennessee, commemorating the Bell Witch legend. Photograph by Brian Stansberry, 2016.

Front cover of The Authenticated History of the Bell Witch by M.V. Ingram (1832-1909), first printed 1894. Facsimile reproduction published by Rare Book Reprints, Nashville, TN, 1961.

The Palace of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia at Livadia, Yalta, Crimea, May 1918. The palace famously hosted the Yalta Conference of February 1945 where Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin discussed how to best end the...

A photograph of the leaders of the USSR and USA, Joseph Stalin and Franklin D. Roosevelt, in discussion during the Yalta Conference of February 1945 which discussed how to best end the Second World War (1939-45) and what the post-war world...

A photograph of the leaders of Britain and USA, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, in discussion during the Yalta Conference of February 1945 which discussed how to best end the Second World War (1939-45) and what the post-war world...

A photograph of the leaders of Britian, USA, and USSR - Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Jospeph Stalin - at the Yalta Conference of February 1945 which discussed how to best end the Second World War (1939-45) and what the post-war...

A gouache on paper painting titled "Freedom is not Free" by Nicha Sursock. This is the first of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. This work depicts the 19 Stainless Steel statues of soldiers of the Korean War Memorial...