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Getting Medieval on 6 of Biggest Lies of the Middle Ages
The Medieval Period is said to have lasted from approximately the 5th to the 15th centuries. It is generally said…
This Day In History: Congress Votes Prohibition Into Law (1919)
On this day in history, the Houses of Congress pass an Act that effectively outlaws the sale and distribution of…
This Day In History: The Statue of Libery Was Dedicated (1886)
On this day in history, the Statue of Liberty is dedicated by the American President, Grover Cleveland in 1886. The…
How Do You Compare to a Student from 1912?
The Bullitt County History Museum in Bullitt County, Kentucky is in possession of the exam given to eighth graders in…
This Day In History: The Mafia Boss John Gotti Was Born (1940).
On this day John Joseph Gotti, Jr., the future head of the Mafia Gambino crime family was born in 1940.…
This Day In History: The Erie Canal Opens (1825)
On this date in history, The Erie Canal opened in 1825. The canal connected the Great Lakes and the Atlantic…
When Parisian Prisoners Were Offered Freedom if they Agreed to Marry Prostitutes and Move to Mississippi
This might sound like some sort of weird passive-aggressive attempt by the French to pull one over on the Americans,…
This Day In History: Indians Attack Transcontinental Railroad Surveyors (1853)
On this date in the Old West in 1853, a band of Paiute Indians attacked a U.S. Army unit and…
How a Hollywood Starlet Helped Invent GPS, Bluetooth & Other Technologies
Hedy Lamarr was one of the most popular Hollywood starlets of her time. Yet while she gained her fame largely…
The Seven Deadliest Plagues in History
Throughout human history, illness has ravaged populations. Both viral and bacterial illnesses can spread rapidly from person-to-person or from animal…