Disaster
Historic Ideas That Aged Like Complete Garbage
Throughout history, many an idea seemed brilliant when first introduced, but turned out to be not so bright in hindsight.…
The Times the End of the World was Foretold based on Real-Life Events
The sky is falling. The end of the world is nigh. The belief we are experiencing the end times, in…
40 Things About The Outlandish Math Cult Leader, and Other Unusual Facts From the Ancient World
Most of us know Pythagoras from grade school geometry, as that ancient guy who came up with that theory about…
How Hoover and America Handled the Onset of the Great Depression
In the first week of September, 1929, stock prices in the United States began a steady and steep decline. The…
Famous People Who Suffered during Historic Disease Outbreaks
Stories of the past include disease outbreaks which tormented humanity throughout history. How some reacted to them are inspirational, for…
Unusual Historic Crises and Calamities
Looking at history, one can’t help but wonder whether the world has it in for mankind. From devastating plagues and…
Historical Figures with Unforeseen Downfall and Misfortune
Nobody is perfect, and we have all been wrong a time or twenty. However, no matter how wrong we have…
Historic Disasters That Were Way Worse Than People Think
When most people think of historic natural disasters, the one that usually first comes to mind is the Vesuvius volcanic…
How the U.S. Dealt with the Spanish Flu of 1918
One of the pitfalls of the present is the belief that nothing like this has ever happened before. It has.…
The Old World’s Medieval Untouchables and Other Random Historical Facts
History has no shortage of the weird, the bizarre, and the little known. Did you know, for example, that medieval…