American History
The Day Nazis Invaded the Hamptons in New York
On June 13, 1942, all the attention of the United States was focused on the war overseas. As the war…
The Lost Colony of Roanoke: 8 Theories About the Mysterious Island and Its Inhabitants
One of American history’s enduring mysteries is The Lost Colony of Roanoke. Established in 1585 as an English attempt to…
11 Mysterious Secret Societies That People Know Very Little About
We all love a secret. There can be few better feelings than knowing something that everyone else doesn’t, so it…
24 Images of the Heartbreaking Jonesboro Middle School Massacre
Mitchell Scott Johnson and Andrew Douglas Golden are the former middle school students who perpetrated March 24, 1998, Jonesboro Massacre…
Historical Debacles: 12 Humiliating Military Defeats from Ancient Times to the Modern Era
de·ba·cle /dāˈbäk(ə)l,dəˈbäk(ə)l/ noun a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. In most battles and wars, there are winners and losers.…
This is What Al Capone Did to the Hospital that Treated his Debilitating Syphilis
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, more famously known as Al Capone, was one of the most ruthless and vicious gangsters of the…
32 Chilling Images of the Ku Klux Klan and Their Children
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the name of three different right-wing extremist movements in the United States that have…
Last Words: 10 Memorable Dying Statements From Famous Figures
From Julius Caesar's "et tu, Brute?" to Humphrey Bogart's "I should never have switched from scotch to martinis", last words…
24 Photographs of the of the September 11, 2012 Benghazi Attack and Aftermath
September 11, 2012, Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya by members…
America’s Original Special Forces: Black Seminole Scouts in the American West
American special operations forces, such as the U.S. Army Rangers, were formally commissioned during the last century. Established in 1952,…