Politics
Facts and Myths From the Life of Queen Elizabeth I
When she was born in 1533, Elizabeth was a great disappointment to her father. King Henry VIII of England had…
The Terror of the London Blitz Revealed as Much More Complicated Than Previously Believed
The 1940 Blitz, when Hitler tried to bomb Britain in submission, is often viewed as a time of common heroism.…
20 Fascinating Cold War Events and Vignettes
Mankind is lucky to have survived the Cold War, during which the Soviet and American blocs armed themselves with tens…
20 Historical Figures Who Changed The World, and Also Committed Monstrous Deeds
People are usually complex, and throughout history, other than at the extremes of the moral spectrum, few significant figures have…
16 Terrible Facts about the American Founding Fathers that Didn’t Make it to the History Books
The Founding Fathers, an ambiguous term encompassing those individuals most associated with the formative documents and efforts behind the creation…
16 Events During the Iranian Hostage Crisis That Still Affect US-Iran Relations Today
One of the most dramatic developments of the Iranian Revolution, the one that still shapes Iranian-American relations today, is the…
Forget Disney, these 18 Princesses Loved Behaving Badly
Thanks to centuries of fairy tales, not to mention Disney movies, society has a pretty rigid idea of what a…
17 Facts About Gladiators
Through various mediums throughout history, we've glorified gladiators. These men are the idols of man, the quintessential ideal of bad-ass.…
40 Fascinating But Lesser Known Facts About WWII
Many or most people are familiar with the basics and broad strokes of World War II. It began in 1939,…
This Man was the United States’ First and Only Native American Vice President
Charles Curtis was a remarkable figure in US politics. A member of the Kaw nation through his mother, Curtis was…