Ancient Roman Boxing Gloves Discovered At Hadrian’s Wall [PHOTO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe gloves, though not a matching set, are the first of their kind to ever be discovered. The […]
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Why Anton Drexler Was More Responsible For The Nazi Party Than Adolf Hitler
This post was originally published on this siteAngered by the burdensome terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Anton Drexler took matters into his own hands […]
16 Presidential Assassins Who Failed To Kill The President
This post was originally published on this siteNo matter how strange some of these would-be Presidential assassins might seem, every one of them came close […]
Stockholm Syndrome And The Strange Bank Robbery Behind It
This post was originally published on this siteThe first victims of Stockholm syndrome found the symptoms as unexplainable as the doctors who examined them. Wikimedia […]
This President Is Officially No Longer Considered The Worst
This post was originally published on this siteSince 1948, James Buchanan has been ranked in the top three worst presidents ever. Now, thanks to a […]
Ancient Mexican City May Have Had As Many Buildings As Manhattan
This post was originally published on this siteThe settlement was first discovered in 2007, but new advances in imaging technology have uncovered more of the […]
The Rise And Fall Of Boss Tweed’s Tammany Hall
This post was originally published on this siteFrom rigged elections to using the muscle of the city’s gangs, Tammany Hall’s Boss Tweed was the state’s […]
This Week In History News, Feb. 11 – 17
This post was originally published on this siteGruesome Stone Age burial site baffles researchers, the Louvre hopes to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners, unearthed […]
Lili Elbe’s Tragic Life As A Transgender Pioneer
This post was originally published on this siteLili Elbe was born Einar Wegener, and spent her entire life trying to choose between the man she […]
Maria Reynolds, Alexander Hamilton, And America’s First Political Sex Scandal
This post was originally published on this siteAn embarrassed Hamilton published the Reynolds Pamphlet, which was a 100-page long account of his affair with Maria […]
Meet Zenobia — The Warrior Queen Of The Middle East
This post was originally published on this siteIn 267 A.D., Zenobia took over the Palmyrene Empire as Queen Regent. By 271, she had Egypt, Asia […]
Bicycle Day — Albert Hofmann And The Accidental Origins Of LSD
This post was originally published on this siteBicycle Day is known as the day Albert Hofmann took a ride on a bike and made a […]
The Legend Of The Jersey Devil And Its Connection To Ben Franklin
This post was originally published on this siteThe Jersey Devil has many origins and versions, but it has been haunting the state of New Jersey […]
What Is A Rube Goldberg Machine? (Hint: You’ve Seen One Before) [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe illustrator said his cartoons of the Rube Goldberg Machine were a “symbol of man’s capacity for exerting […]
Unlocking The Mysteries Of Ulfberht Swords, The All-Powerful Viking Swords
This post was originally published on this siteSee the all-powerful Ulfberht swords and discover how their makers might have been able to build a blade […]
How Joe Masseria’s Murder Gave Rise To The Mafia’s Golden Age
This post was originally published on this siteA simple card game between Joe Masseria and Lucky Luciano turned into one of the most infamous hits […]
The Sad And Short Life Of Stuart Sutcliffe — The Fifth Beatle
This post was originally published on this siteThere was a time when Stuart Sutcliffe, before he quit and tragically died, made the Beatles an actual […]
Oda Nobunaga — The Ruthless Samurai Who Reunified Japan
This post was originally published on this siteOnce called “the fool of Owari,” Oda Nobunaga would eventually be known as the first “great unifier” of […]
The 30,000 Year History Of The Dildo
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the Stone Age to Ancient Greece to the present, there’s been one tool that nearly every civilization […]
23 Medieval Knights Facts That Separate Fact From Fiction
This post was originally published on this siteDiscover the most surprising medieval knights facts that go beyond the swords and the armor to reveal the […]
Getting To Know Aleister Crowley — The Wickedest Man In The World
This post was originally published on this siteAleister Crowley was branded the “Wickedest Man in the World,” but what was really going on inside the […]
How Francis Marion’s Revolutionary Use Of Guerrilla Warfare Changed Military Tactics Forever
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “Swamp Fox,” Francis Marion spent the war showing the British just how uncomfortable he could […]
The History Of Photography In 27 Groundbreaking Firsts
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 28 First Photograph Ever (1826 Or 1827) History’s first photograph was taken by Joseph Nicéphore […]
23 Famous Random Objects From History And Where They Are Now
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 24 The Rifle That Killed JFK A Dallas policeman holds up the rifle that Lee […]
This Week In History News, Feb. 4 – 10
This post was originally published on this siteLost Mayan city uncovered, first Britons’ dark skin brought to light, terrifying ancient spider ancestor found. Lost Mayan […]