American History
The Weirdest Facts We Could Find About the True History of Halloween
Halloween is one of the most popular modern holidays. It’s a time for pranks and parties, when grown-ups and children…
Con Man: The Fraud Who Claimed To Have a Cure For Cancer
Norman Baker was an entrepreneur, an inventor, and later a radio broadcaster. He was a flamboyant character who always dressed…
Debunking 10 Popular Historical Myths That People Think Are Fact
Popular history is a mélange of truth and fiction, myth and reality. Separating long-held beliefs from historical facts is often…
Mercy in War: The Story of a German Pilot and a Crippled B-17 During WWII
Cold hard logic doesn’t always translate to war, sometimes true evil reigns, such as the capture of Nanjing, but many…
Photos Documenting the Settling of the Wild West
In the 19th century, manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the United States that its settlers were destined…
Give ‘Em Hell, Harry: 9 Amazing Facts about President Harry Truman
Harry S Truman – the S does not correspond to any name – became the 33rd President of the United…
Conspiracy: 8 Far-Fetched Theories That Turned Out To Be True
Conspiracy theories are generally so outlandish that no rational person could believe them to be true. While one can dismiss…
Rest in Peculiarity: 12 Unusual Deaths in the 20th Century
Being mortal, death and the end of mortality have always held a fascination for humanity. Whether peaceful or violent, in…
Photographs of the Mayhem of 1% Motorcycle Gangs
The term ‘1% Motorcycle Club’ is commonly used to describe outlaw motorcycle clubs such as the Hells Angels or the…
America’s Commercial Airline Inventor Also Founded a Bizarre Cult
Alfred Lawson was an unassuming man whose life was filled with some success and a few failures, but few could…