# crime
Top 10 Historic Scandals That Would Cause a Firestorm Today
Few things these days get the gossip going, the water cooler conversations flowing, and the internet blowing up, as well…
12 Historic Little Known Rebellions with Tragic and Bloody Ends
Rebellion is often a tough row to hoe. Even more so if it is a rebellion against powerful and well…
Ten Intense Events from the Real War on Coal- America’s Most Dangerous Industry
The 19th century was the century of steam power and from the 1850s onward it was the burning of coal…
8 Soviet Union Spies Stationed in the United States Who Did Serious Damage
When most Americans think of Soviet spying in the United States their thoughts turn to the Cold War. This ignores…
12 of History’s Most Baffling Mass Hysteria Outbreaks
Mass hysteria, or collective delusion outbreaks, are more common than people realize. Most are familiar with some of history's most…
These 12 Small Towns Were Devastated by Random Killing Sprees and Shocked the World
There is something special about small towns, an aesthetic and an innocence that makes them charming and homely, even for…
11 Sleepwalking Killers from History Will Make You Want to Bar Your Doors At Night
Sleepwalking, or somnambulism, is a sleeping disorder within the parasomnia family, whose sufferers act while in a halfway stage between…
12 Historically Important Perverts and How They Changed the World
To an extent - great or small - everybody has a bit of a deviant within, with perverse urges eager…
8 Evil People that Made 1977 the Worst Year Ever for Serial Killer Murders
1977 might go down as one of the most influential years of the 20th century. It could easily be charted…
Gangster Al Capone’s Real Fear of this Ghost Will Change the Way You See this Criminal Forever
In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, effectively making alcoholic beverages illegal across the country. But people…