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20 Important Historical Figures Who Survived Assassination Attempts
A concise and seemingly simple means to remove an individual stymieing one's own objectives, the orchestrated murder of a prominent individual is a recurrent feature throughout history. Motivated by many potential reasons,…
16 Terrible People Who Knew How to Lay on the Charm or Inspire Others
In the movies and on TV, bad guys are usually depicted as clear cut baddies, personally repellent and often cartoonishly…
These 10 Truly Bizarre Beliefs From History Will Keep You Laughing All Night
From the belief that joining the workforce and getting a job would dry out a woman's uterus, to the conviction…
The Speech That May Have Saved Teddy Roosevelt’s Life
While running for an unprecedented third term as U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt was shot at close range by a would-be…
Lincoln’s Avenger: The Sad Life of Boston Corbett, the Man who Killed John Wilkes Booth
It is a fair comment to suggest that Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassin, Jack Ruby, is far better than known than…
How Queen Victoria Survived 8 Assassination Attempts
Queen Victoria gave her name to the entire era of British history and presided over a period in which Britain…
Lone Wolves: 7 Assassins Behind Failed Presidential Murder Attempts You May Not Heard Of
Over the last few decades, presidential assassination attempts have become such regular occurrences, it sometimes feels as if this was…
How One of Hitler’s Most Prized Commanders Became an Israeli Assassin
Otto Skorzeny was no ordinary SS Commando. He was commander of the unit “Fiedenthal” and was one of Hitler’s favorites…