# Chicago
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…
To Live and Die in Chicago: 7 Prohibition Era Gangsters Who Met a Violent End in the Windy City
The city of Chicago was home to some of America’s most notorious gangsters. The violence escalated with an all-out gang…
A Notorious Gangster Started One of the First Soup Kitchens in America During the Great Depression
The famed boss of the New England mafia, Raymond Patriarca, conducted his business from outside of a money changing shop…
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 Remains Shrouded in Mystery
There are some great myths in American history, but ask anyone in Chicago and they’ll tell you that they don’t…
Mob Justice: 5 of the Most Brutal Lynchings in America
Lynching is American. The term comes from Charles Lynch, who was a justice of the peace in Virginia during the…
Today in History: The Haymarket Square Riot Explodes in Chicago (1886)
Friction between laborers and their employers was a very common occurrence after the Industrial Revolution. Business owners wanted to keep costs…
This Man May be the Deadliest Serial Killer in American History: H.H. Holmes and His Castle of Death
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, is often called ‘America’s first serial killer.’ Whether or not that is…
By Strike, Picket, or Boycott: 6 Violent American Labor Protests
Industrialization and capitalism took hold of America after the Civil War. As Eastern Europeans fled the collapse of the Ottoman…
Blazing a Trail: 5 Fires That Changed America
Fire can be a devastating thing. Flames have no respect for class, wealth, or power and their ferocity is often the…
Monsters Among Us: 5 Creepy True Crime Stories to Keep You Up at Night
Crime truly does not discriminate when it comes to the weird, the strange, and the perverse. Sometimes criminals will have…