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Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest
No matter what war you are thinking about throughout history, they all end badly for someone because somebody's loved one…
20 Mind-blowing Facts About Alcatraz Island
Situated a little over a mile in picturesque fashion off the coast of San Francisco, California, Alcatraz Island stands as…
20 Islands That Hide Strange Secrets In Their Histories
Islands, by their very nature, stand apart from the world around them. Isolated sections of land, nature and life are…
20 Biblical Traditions Heavily Influenced by Other Ancient Cultures
The Bible is an excellent example of ancient literature, dating from the mid-1st millennium BCE through the first century of…
20 Pieces of Evidence That Support Events in the Bible
Although one cannot deny the cultural impact of the Bible, with estimated total sales surpassing five billion and is widely…
All Aboard The Orphan Train: How One Man’s Idea Saved Thousands Of Children
Adoption, as we think of it today, has changed drastically over time. So has the meaning behind the phrase "putting…
20 of History’s Most Devastating Plagues and Epidemics
Whilst security concerns typically revolve around armies and nations, the greatest threat to humanity throughout our brief existence comes instead…
Henry VIII’s “Ugly” Wife Ended Up Having The Last Laugh
As one of history’s most infamous kings, Henry VIII of England is most well known for one thing: his seemingly…
These Religious Prisons Turned Orphans, Young Girls, and Pregnant Women into Slaves Inside Convent Walls
Not that long ago, girls and women who defied societal norms were forced into convents and reform institutions. "Do-gooders" established…
16 Steps These Criminals Took To Escape The Notorious Alcatraz Prison
In X-Men: The Last Stand, a subject of national controversy is a little boy who, though a mutant, has the…