Politics
Last Minute Decisions That Changed History
The world is more fragile than we think, and the course of events is seldom set in stone: introduce a…
These Facts Will Alter the Perception of Historical Timelines
There are history’s broad outlines, known to many, and there are history’s minor details, known mostly just to history buffs.…
Little Mistakes from History With Huge Consequences
Everybody makes little mistakes, but most of the time our mistakes have few, if any, serious consequences. And if they…
This is the Truth Behind All of the Famous Myths We Hear About
Some famous people and events from mythology are pure fiction. They are inventions of fertile imaginations and the creative products…
Amazing Women Who Should Be Way More Famous
History has an unfortunate tendency to gloss over the accomplishments and deeds of women. Which is a shame on many…
Myths and Mysteries from J. Edgar Hoover’s Personal Files
They have long been the subject of myth and mystery. Why he collected them and what his purpose had both…
Unfavorable Maternal Parents From History
Most assume that they have the world’s best mother of all time, but of course, they can’t all be right.…
Quirks and Oddities of Influential People in History
American presidential weirdness, scandal, and battiness is not a new phenomenon, but one that has been around since the country’s…
20 History-Shattering Times Subjects Overthrew their Monarchies
The most common form of government worldwide until the twentieth century, with forty-five sovereign nations still possessing such heads of…
The Seedy Plots That Overthrew Mary Queen of Scots
Few monarchs have had a life as tragic as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587). Her father, James…