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Millionaire Turned Murderer George Remus Was Inspiration for The Great Gatsby
The Prohibition Era is a time like no other in American history. Prohibition officially went into effect in 1920, and…
The Mackenzie Poltergeist Terrorizes Visitors in Greyfriars Cemetery – Here is the Dark History
Since the sixteenth century, Greyfriars cemetery has been the last resting place for the great and good in Edinburgh’s old…
16 Historical Figures Who Suffered from STDs
Sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, have been around for a long time. In fact, there are probably quite a few…
16 Historical Dating Tips That Might Help Your Love Life
Dating hasn’t changed a great deal in the course of the last 100 years, but courtship and romance have varied…
CIA Director, William Colby, Got His Start Blowing Up Stuff in Nazi-Occupied Europe
William Colby, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is best remembered for his stint as America's top spy from…
16 Similarities of Marie Antoinette in Today’s Women
In the murky world of modern politics and the rising role of women in high offices, Marie Antoinette’s position might…
Here’s the list of Queen Victoria’s Burial Request in her Final Moments
In an era of unbridled patriarchy, when women were advocating passionately for the right to vote, Queen Victoria was such…
These Famous Works of Art Were Lost or Stolen and Are Still Missing Today
Almost everybody loves a good heist movie. And even before the age of the movies, novels featuring ‘gentlemen thieves’ were…
One of America’s First Self-Made Millionaires Was a Black Woman Who Started a Company Amidst the Jim Crow Era
Given the United States’ history of racism and sexism, it may surprise many to learn that the first self-made millionaire…
16 Dramatic and Bizarre Ways People Died in Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World
The Ancient and Hellenistic Greeks played an outsized role in shaping the world, giving us things such as philosophy, democracy,…