# American History
Overlooked Important WWII Figures from History
As history’s greatest ever conflict, the Second World War saw its fair share and more interesting characters. However, in an…
Lesser Known But Intriguing Historic Criminals
Most criminals and their crimes are pretty pedestrian and unremarkable, but some crimes and criminals cannot help but attract attention…
Mistakes That Helped Shape U.S. into What it Is Today
Countries, like people, are the sum total of the experiences encountered en route to the present, be such experiences good,…
Odd Facts and Myths from History
History has taken many strange twists and turns as it unfolded, and no doubt will continue to do so. Some…
Here is the Intense Training Soldiers Went Through During the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was not officially a war for the United States, in the sense that there was never a…
Russia’s Rambo and Other Fascinating WWII Figures and Facts
As history’s greatest conflict ever, the Second World War had no shortage of suffering and hardship and tragedy. At the…
History’s Deadliest Woman and Other Lesser Known Killers
Most people know about history’s greatest murderers - Hitler, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. However, history is full…
25 Executions of People Who Were Later Exonerated
Achieving justice through the execution of a miscreant is a longstanding action of civilized society. Unfortunately, achieving certainty of the…
25 of History’s Oddest Couples
Throughout history, many names became linked together to the point that one is seldom heard without the other. Lewis and…
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…