# crime
10 of History’s Most Scandalous Popes
Papal controversies these days are just not what they used to be. Take the current Pope Francis, a widely popular…
10 Assassins and Their Victims in Europe and America
The dictionary definition of an assassin is “the murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or…
10 WTH Historical Details
Few would be surprised to learn that we live in an often bizarre and strange world. Historically speaking, however, there…
10 of History’s Worst Marriages
For most couples throughout history who made marriage work, it was less a fairy tale ending and more of a…
These 10 Historic Con Artists Prove There is a Sucker Born Every Minute
Probably the greatest con artists of all time remain unknown, for the simple reason that their crimes were never detected.…
10 Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped Justice Because They Were Useful to the US
During WWII, thousands of German scientists, engineers, technicians, and other experts, participated in atrocities that could have resulted in prison…
10 Fascinating Things About New York’s Black Mafia
In the 1970s, many criminologists predicated that a rising class of African American criminals, operating out of New York City…
In the Soviet Union, Priests and Nuns Were Crucified, Boiled in Tar, and Drowned
Karl Marx, who is usually described as the founder of modern communism, once called religion the "opiate of the people." In…
10 Lesser Known Foreign Attacks on US Soil
Pearl Harbor, 9/11, and the War of 1812 are what most people think of when they think of attacks on…
10 Crimes of the Nixon Administration
There was a reason he was called “Tricky Dick”. Since the multitude of crimes he committed in his political career…