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20th Century Photos That Changed the World
The sixteen photos which feature in this list may vary in their content and the emotional response that they elicit,…
From Hero to Zero: 20 of the Biggest Falls from Grace in History
Life has its ups and downs. And that’s just as true for the great and the good as it is…
New Jersey’s “Palace of Depression” Was Even Stranger than It Sounds
When the nobility built castles and chateaus in Europe, they were always given grand names that suited their intimidating size.…
16 Forgotten or Lesser Known WWI Facts
November of 2018 will see the centennial of the end of World War I, optimistically labeled by some contemporaries as…
Fear Unknown: H.P. Lovecraft’s Macabre Origins
The market is inundated with movies, books, and television shows meant to scare even the most stoic among us, but…
Pablo Escobar’s Private Life in Photos
Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord, who, at his peak, supplied an estimated 80% of all the cocaine smuggled…
These 16 Facts Will Open Your Eyes to Bess of Hardwick, the Other Elizabeth of Elizabethan England
When we think of the Elizabethan age, the name that first springs to mind is Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), a…
Epic Parties you Wish You Went To: The Roaring 20s in Photos
The Roaring Twenties was a period of economic prosperity and social, artistic, and cultural opulence which occurred in the wake…
20 Tremendous “Human Curiosities” of P.T. Barnum’s Shows
“The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of…
The Stories Behind 16 of History’s Most Influential and Remarkable Photos
The invention of photography, widely considered to date to 1826, changed history and the preservation of moments thereof. As the…