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 […]
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Was The Moon Landing Faked? Why Conspiracy Nuts Think So
This post was originally published on this siteOne theory proposes that the moon landing actually took place on a Hollywood set. Another suggests that Area […]
Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt Went For A Swim And Never Came Back
This post was originally published on this siteHarold Holt was prime minister of Australia for less than two years before he went for a swim […]
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 […]
Griselda Blanco: The Full Story Of The “Cocaine Godmother”
This post was originally published on this siteWhy “Cocaine Godmother” Griselda Blanco may have been the most larger-than-life drug lord to ever rule the underworld. […]
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 […]
Which Of These 9 Presidents Would You Want To Party With?
This post was originally published on this siteThough some of our presidents were notorious teetotalers, quite a few of them sure knew how to party. […]
The Horror Story Of Elisabeth Fritzl — Who Spent 24 Years In Her Father’s Prison
This post was originally published on this siteElisabeth Fritzl spent 24 years in captivity, confined to a makeshift cellar and repeatedly tortured at the hands […]
How Guy Fawkes Broke His Neck And Still Escaped The Worst Execution Imaginable
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Guy Fawkes plan to kill King James I was foiled, he was sentenced to the worst kind […]
Valerie Solanas — The Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol
This post was originally published on this siteShortly after publishing her manifesto, titled “Society for Cutting Up Men,” Valerie Solanas’ feminism spiraled out of control, […]
The Cold-Blooded Revenge Of Buford Pusser
This post was originally published on this siteWhen his wife was killed, Buford Pusser went from a cop hell-bent on fighting crime, to a man […]
Geli Raubal Was Hitler’s Only True Love – And His Niece
This post was originally published on this siteThe death of Geli Raubal, some said, was when the first seeds of inhumanity began to grow inside […]
The “Orphan Train” That Brought Kids Around The Country For No-Background-Check Adoptions
This post was originally published on this siteBefore there was modern-day adoption and a fully-vetted foster care system, there was the Orphan Train, which transported […]
Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the concentration camps, the Nazis’ victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish […]
Brenda Ann Spencer Shot Up A School. Her Reason? “I Don’t Like Mondays”
This post was originally published on this siteWhen asked by a reporter why she fired 30 rounds into a schoolyard, Brenda Ann Spencer’s answer was […]
Chris McCandless Went Into The Wild In 1992 And Never Came Out
This post was originally published on this siteChris McCandless was an ambitious young man who insisted on trekking into the wilds of Alaska on his […]
Meet Nancy Wake — The White Mouse Of The French Resistance
This post was originally published on this siteNancy Wake was far from a damsel in distress, and by the end of the war was number […]
DNA Reveals Early Brits Had Dark Skin
This post was originally published on this siteThe DNA pulled from the fossil suggest that the earliest Europeans look nothing like scientists thought. The GuardianThe […]
When Exotic Animals Were Turned Into Furniture
This post was originally published on this siteThe craze for animal furniture came from the work of Rowland Ward, who was a talented taxidermist whose […]
The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys, And The Great July 4th Riot
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dead Rabbits feuded with the Bowery Boys for decades, ultimately coming to blows in one of New […]
How The New York Blackout Of 1977 Tore A Crumbling City Apart
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the New York blackout of 1977, an entire city went dark, only to be lit up by […]
People Before Columbus Didn’t Believe The Earth Was Flat, But Here’s Why Some Think So
This post was originally published on this siteColumbus and his contemporaries all knew the Earth was round long before he ever set sail. Wikimedia CommonsChristopher […]
Inside The Unification Church’s Strange Mass Wedding Ceremonies [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteOver the years, due to the practices and the treatment of the members, the church has been referred […]