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27 Photos from the Monica Lewinsky Scandal
The Lewinsky scandal was an affair, made public, involving then President Bill Clinton and a 22-year-old White House intern Monica…
Thousands of Americans Were Sterilized for Being “Feeble Minded” in the 20th Century
Eugenics is a thought process that has been behind some of the greatest evil the world has ever known. The…
12 Notorious Wild West Outlaws
The United States relentlessly pushed its frontier westward during the 19th century in pursuit of Manifest Destiny, steadily populating vast…
Ancient Drunks: The 8 Biggest Drinkers of the Greco-Roman World
Overindulgence is nothing new. Since the practice of wine making first made its appearance in Greece in around 2,000 BC,…
Knight Tales: The 9 Greatest Knights of the Middle Ages
The knight in shining armor and the damsel in distress are two of the Middle Age’s most enduring clichés. Through…
34 Photos of the Oka Mohawk Crisis of 1990
The Oka Crisis was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada,…
The British Abolitionist Who Devoted His Life to Ending Slavery
Thomas Clarkson was a British abolitionist who was responsible for gathering information and support that led to the abolition of…
Back From the Dead: 8 Unbelievable Resurrections From History
Resurrections have often been little more than the stuff of legend. Throughout history, there have been numerous instances of people…
A Bloody Legacy: 12 Steps in the Evolution of Historic Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist groups that relied on violence to intimidate societies and governments in order to achieve political, ideological, or religious aims,…
35 Pictures of the Revolutionary Che Guevara
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, military theorist and a major figure in…