# politics
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…
The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved Five Times As Many Jews As Oskar Schindler
"Do what is right because it is right, and leave it alone" - Chiune Sugihara. Relatively few know about the…
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Brother, Joseph, Was King of Naples and Spain but Somehow Ended up Moving to New Jersey
Being an Average Joe (or Average Jane) and living in the shadow of a highly accomplished relative can be tough.…
CIA Director, William Colby, Got His Start Blowing Up Stuff in Nazi-Occupied Europe
William Colby, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is best remembered for his stint as America's top spy from…
America’s World War II Black Aviators Had to Fight Tooth and Nail to Serve Their Country… and Then Fought For It
African Americans played a significant role in America's military history, despite the limited opportunities, adversity, and open hostility that they…
The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos Shook the Phillippines
In 1976, Filipino journalist Primitivo Mijares wrote The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos, a tell-all that spilled…
16 Terrible People Who Knew How to Lay on the Charm or Inspire Others
In the movies and on TV, bad guys are usually depicted as clear cut baddies, personally repellent and often cartoonishly…
16 Dramatic and Impactful Assassinations from History
By their very nature, assassinations are not only dramatic events, but ones also capable of shaping history or altering its…