Politics
What All History Lovers Should Know About Benjamin Franklin
While Benjamin Franklin might be best known for flying a kite in a thunderstorm, he never actually flew a kite.…
20 Mind-Blowing Facts from African History that Made Us Rethink Our World History Lessons
Here’s a bold statement to begin: much of what you think you know about African History is plain wrong. Until…
40 Facts About the Man on the Penny
Today, Abraham Lincoln takes most of the credit for ending slavery through the Civil War; however, this is not an…
These Abysmal Christmases in History Make us Grateful for the Cringey Family Gatherings
It’s late on Christmas Day. You’ve eaten way too much turkey and chocolate. Drinking booze and eggnog throughout the whole…
20 Wars in History that Left Behind Devastating Death Tolls
As Plato poignantly noted, "only the dead have seen the end of war.” Stretching across the vast history of the…
These ‘Cougars’ from History Shocked Society
While for millennia, men of power and great wealth have been taking female lovers many years their junior without a…
18 Reasons Why Commodus Was Rome’s Known Depraved Emperor
Any historian asked to name the most crazed of the Emperors of Rome has no shortage of candidates to choose…
The Most Corrupt and Scandalous Papacies in History
Papal corruption throughout history is a fact of the existence of the Church of Rome, and which is, figuratively speaking,…
The Sodder Children Vanished Christmas Eve 1945, and the Police Still Have No Idea what Happened
George Sodder, born Giorgio Soddu in Sardinia, emigrated to the United States in 1908 with his older brother. He settled…
Countdown: Worst Years to Be Alive in History
Human history has had plenty of ups and downs. For every great triumph, there has been a great disaster. What’s…