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Ingratitude Was All These People Got For Doing the Right Thing
American History

Ingratitude Was All These People Got For Doing the Right Thing

Ingratitude has been the reward of many who saved the day and changed the world. Take the woman who played…

Mysterious Slayings & Crimes Of The Victorian Era
Crime

Mysterious Slayings & Crimes Of The Victorian Era

The Victorian era’s best known unsolved slayings are those of Jack the Ripper, whose identity remains as much a mystery…

Movies The US Military Assisted On and Movies They Refused To Be Apart Of
American History

Movies The US Military Assisted On and Movies They Refused To Be Apart Of

Movie scripts for war films have to get approved by the Pentagon as a precondition for the US military’s assistance…

History’s Most Powerful Rulers
Ancient History

History’s Most Powerful Rulers

Powerful people have often changed the trajectory of history through innovation and by thinking outside the box. Take history’s first…

Backstories Of History’s Most Iconic Photographs
American History

Backstories Of History’s Most Iconic Photographs

A photo of Abraham Lincoln looking “normal” was desperately needed in the 1860 presidential campaign, to dispel a narrative that…

The Worst Avoidable Disasters In World History
American History

The Worst Avoidable Disasters In World History

Disaster is likely if somebody shouts “FIRE!” in a crowded theater – which is why that is frowned upon, to…

25 Reasons Why George Washington Was The Most Fascinating President in American History
American History

25 Reasons Why George Washington Was The Most Fascinating President in American History

George Washington made a name for himself long before the American Revolution, or before he became America’s first president. As…

The General Public Did Not Know All Of These Details During The Vietnam War
American History

The General Public Did Not Know All Of These Details During The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War divided America more than anything seen today. Bad as things are now, we can console ourselves with…

The Most Dramatic Aerial Attacks That Changed Military History
American History

The Most Dramatic Aerial Attacks That Changed Military History

A raid in 1945 that used air-dropped incendiaries was history’s deadliest aerial attack. It set a significant chunk of a…

Most People Completely Overlook These Fascinating Facts About The Ancient World
Ancient History

Most People Completely Overlook These Fascinating Facts About The Ancient World

The ancient world was quite different than how many of us believe it to have been. The ancients grew up…

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