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Today we take a look at some notable and some slightly odd female firsts that…
In 1797 an act of Congress created the United States Navy and authorized the construction…
Since the end of the Second World War the escape activities of Allied troops and…
Started by Allan Pinkerton in 1850, the Pinkerton Detective Agency grew so large that it…
In 1915 the French World War One pilot Roland Garros hit upon the novel but…
There’s a scene in the film The Princess Bride in which Vizzini tells Westley, “You fool!…
Conspiracy theories are very popular today, but they are not a new phenomenon. There have…
In 1975, the communist revolutionary group Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, had taken over…
Speculation as to what the government might be hiding from us is an easy way…
Although the word “Zulu” means “Heaven,” for generations Zulu warriors gave their enemies hell. From…
The Roman Empire has been represented in cultural contributions as diverse as the 1959 American…
Mao Zedong, who you may also know as Chairman Mao, is one of those rare…
Eccentricity is one of the great British pastimes. History is full of figures who displayed…
I apologize for the intrusion of posting on a top 10 list site without a…
Throughout history there have been a lot of amazing leaders. Some of them led from…
The Wild West of the United States sets the stage for famous gunslinger films, but…
Settlement in England The Anglo-Saxons were Germanic invaders who came from what is now the…
When learning about history you often assume you are learning about the most important people…
From about 1550 to 300 BC, the Phoenicians ruled the Mediterranean. They influenced the ancient…
On the April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the ruins of Berlin. Six…
Beginning in 1947, a high stakes geopolitical game of chess kicked off between the United…
American history is full of women who have been long forgotten. Some of these women…
Human nature is defined by both both heartwarming, friendly daily interactions and deeply disturbing incidents…
Even though history is, in theory, a fixed and unchangeable field of study, in practice…