Politics
10 Times The Past Was Crazier Than People Could Ever Imagine
We might be living through what many consider to be strange and weird times today, but we are not the…
10 Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
The American Civil Rights Movement was a movement of social reform in the United States that began soon after Reconstruction,…
10 Wicked Humans from History
We all love a juicy story, and there is nothing juicier than the revelation that some arch villain has done…
The Windrush Generation and the Rebuilding of Post War Britain
On June 22, 1948, a former Nazi cruise liner and British troop ship, the Empire Windrush landed at London’s Tilbury docks.…
10 Historical Female Duelists and their Duels
One-on-one fights as a point of honor or to settle a score have occurred throughout history. These fights, known as…
10 Historical Deaths Weirder Than the Movies
Sooner or later, the Grim Reaper comes for us all. However, he does not come for us all in the…
The Bloody History of the Haitian Revolution in 10 Events
From 1791 to 1804, the French colony of Saint Domingue, today's Haiti, saw a multisided and violent struggle for power…
10 Ingenious Methods of International Communication throughout History
As nations and cultures arose throughout the world they began to develop the means of communicating with each other. One…
10 Tales of the Muckrakers During the Progressive Era
In The Pilgrim’s Progress, a character concentrated on raking filth rather than his own salvation. He was called the man…
The Bloody History of the Plantagenet Dynasty in 10 Events
"From the Devil we sprang, and to the Devil we shall return" - king Richard the Lionheart, referring to his…