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These Ancient Libraries Would Make Any Book Lover Drool
Few people in the ancient world could read or write. Even many kings and emperors needed to employ special scribes…
16 Rulers Who Reigned for Less Than 50 Days
History, whether rightly or wrongly, is often defined by the rulers of the day. Periods are divided into dynasties or…
20 Times in History that Financial Markets Collapsed
Economics, trade, and commerce have been staples of human existence ever since we first emerged from caves and formed communal…
Facts and Myths From the Life of Queen Elizabeth I
When she was born in 1533, Elizabeth was a great disappointment to her father. King Henry VIII of England had…
These Fabulous Facts About Flappers Prove they Made the 20s Roar
The 1920s was a decade of rapid change, and societal values – particularly among urban elites – quickly shifted from…
The Terror of the London Blitz Revealed as Much More Complicated Than Previously Believed
The 1940 Blitz, when Hitler tried to bomb Britain in submission, is often viewed as a time of common heroism.…
20 Fascinating Cold War Events and Vignettes
Mankind is lucky to have survived the Cold War, during which the Soviet and American blocs armed themselves with tens…
20 Historical Figures Who Changed The World, and Also Committed Monstrous Deeds
People are usually complex, and throughout history, other than at the extremes of the moral spectrum, few significant figures have…
16 Terrible Facts about the American Founding Fathers that Didn’t Make it to the History Books
The Founding Fathers, an ambiguous term encompassing those individuals most associated with the formative documents and efforts behind the creation…
16 Deadly Bladed Weapons in History
Men have been stabbing, cutting and slashing each other for thousands of years. In fact, it’s believed that the first…