Known as Micajah (Big Harpe) and Wiley (Little Harpe), the pair of thieves, rapists, kidnappers,…
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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.
The rich tradition of the sea includes the beliefs and practices of mariners who traversed…
The American Mafia: it might not be the first, it might not be the biggest,…
Those who have watched anime have seen a lot of weapons inspired by those used…
Most history classes on America cover the discovery of the continent, the founding of early…
Initially known as the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), the FBI came into being in 1908.…
In July 1969 – five decades ago, and just eight years after President Kennedy challenged…
Imagine you’ve been through Hell. You’ve put your life on the line, and you’ve potentially…
For anyone who’s ever traipsed through a renaissance festival while chomping on a turkey leg…
Their stories of courage and sacrifice fill library shelves and sometimes are even immortalized on…
War destroys lives and property, it destroys trust between nations, it creates an air of…
The United States remains a young country in relation to the rest of the world,…
There is a saying that for anybody who saves a single life, it is as…
As they say, history is written by the victors, and the United States of America…
Despite the current debate over sources exerting undue influence on elections in America, and regardless…
America has plenty of skeletons in its closet. Some of them like MKULTRA or the…
The Founding Fathers too often appear to us across the sea of time as rigid,…
World War II was a tragedy filled mass conflict with numerous strategic mistakes, violations of…
War can be cruel, it can be brutal, and every once in a while it…
The Roman Empire has been represented in cultural contributions as diverse as the 1959 American…
It’s often been said, “Heavy is the head who wears the crown.” Although paraphrasing Shakespeare…
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…