American History
8 Attempts of Sabotage that Tried to Change the World As We Know It
The word sabotage has been apocryphally linked to the act of throwing wooden shoes – known as sabots – into…
12 Military Deceptions that Changed the Course of History Forever
Military deception is the art of misleading an enemy during wartime, via information warfare and disinformation, psychological operations, manipulating and…
This White Reporter Posed as a Black Man in the Deep South for a Story
Ray Sprigle won the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting in 1938 for a series of articles he wrote which proved that…
8 Of The Most Widely Believed Conspiracy Theories in American History
Where there is uncertainty or doubt, secrecy or silence, lays the potential for conspiracy theories to develop and spread which…
12 Generals You Won’t Believe Switched Sides and Defected to the Enemy
Loyalty, duty, honor, and keeping faith with one's side through thick and thin are prized military values, counted among the…
8 History Movies that Hollywood Secretly Tampered With
People who rely on Hollywood portrayals of historical figures often find themselves possessed of inaccurate opinions of the person in…
12 Historically Important Perverts and How They Changed the World
To an extent - great or small - everybody has a bit of a deviant within, with perverse urges eager…
8 Historical Figures Who Used Religion To Con Their Way To The Top
The fictional Baptist and later Methodist minister Elmer Gantry, who appears in three novels by Sinclair Lewis, was initially considered…
8 Evil People that Made 1977 the Worst Year Ever for Serial Killer Murders
1977 might go down as one of the most influential years of the 20th century. It could easily be charted…
These Horrifying Photos Taken in the Jim Crow South Will Turn Your Stomach
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. These laws mandated…