# History
This Aristocratic Family Turned on its Abusive Patriarch
In the late 16th century, Renaissance Rome was rocked by a sensational murder whose victim was a dissolute and depraved…
Hitler’s Condor Legion Paved the Road to Guernica and Tested Terror Tactics on the City
In many ways, the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939), pitting fascist rebels against a democratically elected government, was a…
Anti-Hitler Youth Organization Bravely Defied Nazi Regime Without Tragic Consequences
Hitler’s power may lay us low, And keep us locked in chains, But we will smash the chains one day,…
The Soviet Union’s Great Famine was one of History’s Greatest Man-Made Disasters
The Soviet Union’s Great Famine of 1932–1933, also known as the Holodomor in Ukraine, was a man-made demographic catastrophe, caused…
A Series of Catastrophic Events and Decisions Led to the Tragic Fall of Montezuma
Montezuma II (circa 1467 – 1520, reigned 1502 - 1520) was the Aztec Empire’s Tlatoani – a position equivalent to…
The Soccer War: When the World’s Most Popular Sport Sparked an Ugly Conflict
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that”…
Peggy Shippen, Thought to Be Benedict Arnold’s Innocent Wife, Actually Initiated His Treasonous Plot
Peggy Shippen, the beautiful, vivacious, and charismatic wife of infamous American Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold, was long thought to…
The Gutsy Teenage Oversteegen Sisters Killed Nazis During WWII
On September 5th, 2018, Freddie Oversteegen, a Dutch Resistance heroine of World War II, died in her nineties of a…
Pope Stephen VI Dug Up His Predecessor’s Corpse and Put it on Trial
Generally speaking, the papacy is a prestigious institution today, and popes are highly respected figures. During long stretches of the…
Lovestruck Minister Fascinates Media After Committing this Grisly Crime
Crawfordsville is a small town in western Indiana, where seemingly little happens. Its main historic distinction is probably that Lew…