Disaster
Universal Outbreaks That Changed History
An epidemic is the spread of an infectious disease within a given population. It becomes a pandemic when it spreads…
The Mutinous Voyage of William Bligh and the Bounty’s Launch
On April 4, 1789, HMAV Bounty left Tahiti after a sojourn there of five months. The ship carried 1,015 breadfruit…
The Witch Doctor President and Other Horrific Rulers
Hitler, Stalin, and Mao are the unholy trinity of names that first comes to the minds of most when thinking…
30 Tragic Facts About Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln lived a life of privilege and tragedy. Growing up on a plantation, she becomes comfortable with slavery.…
The Town That Got Away With Murder and Other Largely Forgotten Historic Events
In 1981, the people of tiny Skidmore, Missouri (pop. 441 then, about 280 now) got together to figure out what…
The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’
‘Into the Wild’ is a non-fiction book-turned-movie written by Jon Krakauer about Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness. If…
Charles Lightoller, Second Officer of RMS Titanic was Also a Hero on the Beaches of Dunkirk
Charles Lightoller, the most senior member of the crew of RMS Titanic to survive the vessel’s sinking in 1912 had…
Terrible Schemes that Governments and People Have Tried
Most brainstorms come nowhere near to producing useful and practical ideas. Indeed, if we are honest with ourselves, most brainstorms…
How the US Navy Helped Find Titanic and Other Sunken Ships
When Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute announced to the world that the lost Royal Mail Ship…
Little-Known Ancient History Facts
Weird as we might think the world is getting today, it probably doesn’t come anywhere close to the odd, fascinating,…