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10 Presidential Firsts and Their Unexpected Impact on the Presidency and the Country
The President of the United States has a fleet of transportation vehicles at his disposal. He lives in a residence…
10 Little Known Criminals Who Committed History’s Worst Crimes
The annals of recorded history have no shortage of criminal monsters in human form. Evil types who enjoy inflicting pain…
10 Black Athletes Who Changed the World
Sports and athletic activities have always been a large part of American life. The early colonists played at rounders, bowled,…
What You Don’t Know About the Origins of these 12 Martial Arts
Martial Arts are as old as humanity itself: as long as there have been humans there has been war and…
10 Things Most People Don’t Know About America’s Eugenics Program of the 20th Century
Sir Francis Galton was a Victorian polymath and a cousin of Charles Darwin. A prolific writer, he produced over 350…
These 10 Truly Bizarre Beliefs From History Will Keep You Laughing All Night
From the belief that joining the workforce and getting a job would dry out a woman's uterus, to the conviction…
Female Pirates Who Were Every Bit as Fearsome as Blackbeard
Thanks to their penchant for rum, sword fights, adventures and hidden treasure, pirates have long captured the popular imagination. These…
10 Horrifying Examples of People Subjected to Lobotomies and their Tragic Results
The operation known as a lobotomy was developed by a Portuguese neurologist, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize…
This Amazing Female War Photographer Will Change Your Perception of the Vietnam War
Although Catherine Leroy may not be a household name, her work covering the Vietnam War really deserves to be better…
10 American Heroes of the First World War You Should Know About
By the time American troops arrived on the Western Front during the First World War the Empires of Europe had…