# History
10 Historic Government Systems That Shaped Russia
"Russia is a whole separate world, submissive to the will, caprice, fantasy of a single man, whether his name be…
10 Archival Newspaper Headlines that Transport You Back to Major Historical Moments
For Americans who grew up reading them, the demise of newspapers is saddening. They were once the primary source of…
The Mayaguez Incident: Final Battle of the Vietnam War
1975 was a turbulent year for South East Asia. The Vietnam War was drawing to a close, bringing an end…
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 of History’s Greatest Kingmakers
The term "kingmaker" was first applied during the Wars of the Roses to Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, who…
10 of History’s Most Fascinating Archaeological Finds
Archaeology, or the study of historic activity by recovering and analyzing the physical aspects of the past, is vital to…
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…
How A Man Who Thought He Was Christ’s Younger Brother Led The Bloodiest Civil War in History
Hong Xiuquan always wanted to be a scholar. From a young age, his rural family had sacrificed to give him the…
10 Reasons Why It Has Sucked to Be a Woman Throughout History
In Stand by Your Man, released in 1969, Tammy Wynette sang the following: “Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman.”…
10 of History’s Most Fascinating Female Pirates
When many or most people think of pirates, the image that most often comes to mind is probably somebody like…