# Religion
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…
8 Historical Figures Who Used Religion To Con Their Way To The Top
The fictional Baptist and later Methodist minister Elmer Gantry, who appears in three novels by Sinclair Lewis, was initially considered…
America’s Commercial Airline Inventor Also Founded a Bizarre Cult
Alfred Lawson was an unassuming man whose life was filled with some success and a few failures, but few could…
Lincoln’s Avenger: The Sad Life of Boston Corbett, the Man who Killed John Wilkes Booth
It is a fair comment to suggest that Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassin, Jack Ruby, is far better than known than…
Back From the Dead: 8 Unbelievable Resurrections From History
Resurrections have often been little more than the stuff of legend. Throughout history, there have been numerous instances of people…
A Bloody Legacy: 12 Steps in the Evolution of Historic Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist groups that relied on violence to intimidate societies and governments in order to achieve political, ideological, or religious aims,…
24 Pictures of the Controversial First Heart Transplant in Poland
Dr. Zbigniew Religa was a prominent Polish cardiac surgeon and politician. In 1963, Religa finished his studies at the Medical…
Today in History: Computer Scientist Alan Turing Dies (1954)
Alan Turing is one of the most famous computer scientists ever. In fact, many historians place him as the father…
Today in History: Train Tragedy in India Kills More than 500 (1981)
There isn't a lot that is known about the train tragedy that struck India on June 6, 1981. Records of…
This Man was Martin Luther King Jr.’s Inspiration
It isn't a secret that Martin Luther King Jr did not invent the idea of nonviolent protests, just like Malcolm…