Cold War
16 of the Worst Experiments the Government Performed On Humans
Conspiracy theorists are often criticized for being a bit too far “out there” in the claims that they make on…
Here Are 18 Facts about the United States Nuclear Weapons Program History That Run So Much Deeper Than You Knew
It began with the Manhattan Project, a joint military, industrial, scientific, and academic effort to determine the feasibility of an…
19 Things We Should All Remember About the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
The autumn of 1962 saw a year winding down in the United States, which had been for the most part…
The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos Shook the Phillippines
In 1976, Filipino journalist Primitivo Mijares wrote The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos, a tell-all that spilled…
16 Terrible People Who Knew How to Lay on the Charm or Inspire Others
In the movies and on TV, bad guys are usually depicted as clear cut baddies, personally repellent and often cartoonishly…
16 Dramatic and Impactful Assassinations from History
By their very nature, assassinations are not only dramatic events, but ones also capable of shaping history or altering its…
The Children of History’s Monsters
Nobody gets to choose their parents. In many cases, everything turns out well. But some people have the misfortune to…
Chilling Photographs of the Cambodian War
The Cambodian genocide was perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime, the Communist Party of Kampuchea, led by Pol Pot from…
10 of the Deadliest and Strangest Terror Groups of the 1970s
The 1970s was the ‘golden age’ of terrorism. Countless, fringe left or right leaning militant organizations were active in European,…
The FBI Kept Files on These 11 Famous Figures
Over the decades, the FBI has worked tirelessly to keep America safe from subversive influences. To achieve this, it keeps…