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African American Loyalists During the Revolutionary War: 10 Significant People, Events, and Things
The American Revolution brought hope to America's slaves, as the Patriots' talk of "Liberty" and "Equality" ignited their dreams. However,…
10 Little Known Witch Trials From History
Witch trials. Mention the word, and several scenarios come to mind. The Salem Witch trials of seventeenth-century Massachusetts may be…
10 Details About the Fatal Plane Crash that Was the Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd As We Knew It
Lynyrd Skynyrd is no doubt an American staple in music and southern rock culture. From the commercial hits of "Free…
10 Things About the Agricultural Revolution, History’s Greatest Revolution
About 12,000 years ago, some humans took up agriculture - animal husbandry, followed soon thereafter by farming - instead of…
The Disturbing Unsolved Mystery of the Max Headroom TV Hack
November 22, 1987, thousands of people living in Illinois turned on the evening news on WGN Chicago. It was 9:14…
10 Fabulous and Fantastic Facts About Freddie Mercury and Queen
He was born in Zanzibar, named Farrokh Bulsara, and schooled there and in India before relocating to England when he…
10 Historical Figures Who Gave Back and the Universities they Founded in the United States
The United States is liberally dotted with colleges and universities founded by men and women who made their fortunes there,…
10 Details About Gilles de Rais: Pedophile, Satanist, Murderer… Or the Most Misjudged Man in History
Over its bloody history, France has seen its fair share of awful people. The Marquis de Sade, a perverted sex…
10 of the Deadliest and Strangest Terror Groups of the 1970s
The 1970s was the ‘golden age’ of terrorism. Countless, fringe left or right leaning militant organizations were active in European,…
10 Significant Things About The Culper Ring, George Washington’s Most Important Spy Network
The Culper Ring, which operated from 1778 to 1783, was a spy network set up during the American Revolutionary War…