Marlon Wright articles

So much happens in a lifetime, it’s wild to think how many moments never get talked about again. However, some stories don’t vanish; they just wait for the right eyes.

Out of all of Queen Victoria’s children, Princess Helena Augusta Victoria is usually the least remembered. An extremely private individual, most of what we know about Princess Helena comes from her mother’s diaries…and her mother wasn’t always the kindest to her third daughter. Thanks to her famous mom, this talented Princess’s life was filled to the brim with family drama, sibling rivalry, and personal strife.

Astronomers knew something was missing as galaxies didn’t add up. They continuously searched the sky for clues. Turns out, the universe had been hiding its ordinary matter in plain—well, almost invisible—sight.

Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in English history—but things weren’t exactly supposed to happen the way they did. The world was very different back when Elizabeth was born, and no one ever expected her to ascend to the throne. That is, until a strange twist of fate changed the course of history.

The earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025 caused tragic death and destruction, but it also revealed an surprising archaeological treasure: the remains of a grand structure belonging to Burma’s historic Konbaung Dynasty.

The discovery of the oldest known wooden structure at Kalambo Falls in Zambia has flung open the door into a new chapter of early hominid adaptation to the environment.

John Henry “Doc” Holliday was the dentist-turned-outlaw who gambled and gunned his way across the Wild West. But there was one enemy he couldn’t outrun.

In 2024 an international team announced the discovery of cave paintings in Sulawesi from at least 51,200 years ago, predating European cave art by over 10,000 years.

In another lifetime, “Little” Edie Beale might have been as glamorous as her cousin, Jackie Kennedy. But fate wasn’t so kind to her—it was downright cruel.