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20 Explosive Supreme Court Judgements that Changed History
Since the establishment of the United States Supreme Court on March 4, 1789, as the highest court in the federal judiciary of the fledgling nation, the institution has periodically served as the…

Conspiracy Theories About Our Founding Fathers
Conspiracy theories are inherently enticing, offering the fantastical stories of fiction combined with the real-world stakes and personalities of history.…

20 Times Nativism in American Politics Stepped on Immigrants and Native Americans
Nativism - the promotion of the rights of native inhabitants over those of immigrants - has been a longstanding component…

It’s Time to Revisit these 20 Political Scandals that Rocked the United States
Engulfing nearly every single presidency in United States history, political scandals are a ubiquitous part of life for American politicians.…

20 Times Americans Rebelled Against Their Government
The open resistance of orders by an established authority, rebellions are an integral part of the American national story. Fashioned…

16 US Powerful Men Whose Darker Sides Were Kept from the Public
The American presidency, although lessened in recent years, has historically enjoyed fervent respect and admiration. The residents of the Oval…

The Hairy History of Bigfoot in 20 Intriguing Events
Across North America, giant, hairy man-beasts stalk the land. Screaming, throwing rocks, kidnapping people, leaving enormous footprints, or just hiding,…

Here are 10 Unsettling Things You Don’t Know About the Electric Chair and its Victims through History
At the time of writing, 31 American states have the death penalty, and the United States is the only ‘Western’…

This Insider’s Guide to General MacArthur Reveals Whether He Was Really an American Hero or Overrated Narcissist
On the surface, Douglas MacArthur appears to have had an extraordinarily successful military career. He attained the rank of five-star…
