# Communism
Agent 50: The Heroic Spy Who Saved Hundreds From Japanese Clutches in WWII
William "Bill" Gun Chong, BEM, (1911 - 2006) had himself quite an adventure during World War II. A Chinese-Canadian born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was visiting relatives in Hong Kong in…
10 Undisclosed Facts of Joseph Kennedy
For most men, being the father of a United States president, and one of the most famous at that would…
10 Things We Owe to the French Revolution of 1789
The French Revolution of 1789 had a greater political, intellectual, and cultural impact, than any other revolution in history. It…
These Irrational Fears From History Take The Cake
Panic has been all too common throughout history. Whether over change, new developments, or other cause for irrational fear, panic…
These Historic Figures Uttered These Shocking Words With Their Final Breath
Last words are tricky. Sometimes they can be sublime, like those of a religious martyr sentenced to burn at the…
Attempts to Save the World That Went Disastrously Wrong
Misguided attempts to do good that backfire instead are all too common throughout history. Take that time when Philadelphia decided…
Historic Catastrophes: Tales of Tragedy and Unforgettable Disaster
Disaster struck Dublin in 1875, when a fire erupted in a liquor warehouse full of hundreds of thousands of gallons…
Wildly Bizarre Decisions that Shaped Early America
America could have had herds of wild elephants roaming its wilderness today. To the dismay of pachyderm lovers, however, it…
Backstories Of History’s Most Iconic Photographs
A photo of Abraham Lincoln looking “normal” was desperately needed in the 1860 presidential campaign, to dispel a narrative that…
The General Public Did Not Know All Of These Details During The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War divided America more than anything seen today. Bad as things are now, we can console ourselves with…