Politics
Evil Doctors and Scientists From World War II
Doctors and scientists are usually highly respected. The former for literally saving our lives, and the latter for working to…
Riots and Civil Unrest that Shook History
Today, most people live in societies where the power of the state is omnipresent, and the rule of law is…
Deadly Family Spats Through the Centuries
Throughout history, being a member of a royal family usually came with a giant serving of privileges. Sometimes, however, it…
Meet the Founding Mothers and Backbone of America
America honors its Founding Fathers, though often in a manner unworthy of them. Too often they are depicted as bewigged…
Really Inappropriate Deaths in History
You know that feeling after intimacy when we lay there wondering if our breathing and heart rate will ever return…
Historic Figures Who Set Out to Save Jews From the Holocaust
Roughly six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Some did what they could, risking their lives, to save Jews…
The Dark Side of Great Historic Figures
People are complicated. Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people sometimes make mistakes and create major issues. Great…
History’s Most Catastrophic Man-made Errors
A natural disaster such as a tsunami earthquake, volcano, or flood could kill hundreds of thousands or even millions. Those…
Odd Solutions to Historic Problems
Problems call for solutions like a parched throat calls for water. But just like not all water is good water,…
The Top Benevolent and Malevolent Dictators From History
“Dictator” and “tyrant” are dirty words today, and rightly so. Millennia ago, however, tyrants were wildly popular in Ancient Greece,…