The Ancient Aztecs — although they called themselves the Mexica — were renowned for their…
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We all love history and here are a host of history lists to prove it. Get your history knowledge in the form of top 10 lists, it is easier on the stomach.
In the ongoing Netflix-worthy primetime series that is world politics, the CIA is the overarching…
0. You shouldn’t call them “gypsies” If you read the title of this list without…
It’s hard to believe that there are 7.8 billion people on the planet, and that…
Today, we like to think of ourselves as at the highest point ever in human…
Highwaymen lived fast and (usually) died young. But they weren’t just any old bandits. While…
Made popular today by the 2006 epic war film and the 1998 comic book series 300, Sparta…
Many of us have grown accustomed to buffoons in positions of power, but historically the…
Hitler and his National Socialist Party weren’t the first to use propaganda in pursuit of…
It’s not generally considered a pleasurable experience to be part of the armed services, even…
Starting from humble beginnings, Rome managed to make a name for itself – a name…
If you are old enough to drink, you have most likely seen the image of…
July 4 is the 185th day on the Georgian calendar, unless it’s a leap year,…
On July 20, 1944, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg placed a case filled with explosives as…
The War of 1812 was the first real major declared war in (independent) American history,…
Although the Conquistadors’ arrival in the New World has been celebrated by many, it was…
The Roman Empire was the greatest empire the ancient world had ever seen. At its…
The American Revolution and the founding fathers are practically deified in modern America and many…
The Romanovs were the last imperial family in Russia, lead by Tsar Nicholas II and…
World War I was a global battle that lasted from July 28, 1914, to November…
The average person has real fears they have to deal with every day, or at…
When you think of the word “revolution,” you may imagine an uprising or a war…
When Christopher Columbus arrived at Hispaniola (the island now split down the middle between Haiti…
If the #MeToo movement has taught us anything, it’s that perverts are everywhere. The pages…