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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
From The Woods To Politics — Who Was The Real Davy Crockett?
This post was originally published on this siteMost people know Davy Crockett as a daring frontiersman, but he actually had quite the interesting life outside […]
LIFE Magazine Pearl Harbor Issue: How To Tell Japs From The Chinese
This post was originally published on this siteBelow are excerpt of several pages from a LIFE magazine’s article (December, 1941): How To Tell Japs From […]
The Story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Exchange a Bag of Their Hair for Muhammad Ali’s Boxing Shorts in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteAny world-famous rock star can write a check in support of a pet charity project. On Feb. 4, […]
The Last Jew of Vinnitsa, 1942
This post was originally published on this site“The Last Jew of Vinnitsa” is an iconic photograph picturing the imminent execution of a Jewish man in […]
Beautiful Portraits and the Incredible Stories of Jewish ‘Bond Girl’ Christine Granville, Who Was Churchill’s Favorite Spy
This post was originally published on this siteKrystyna Skarbek, also known by the alias Christine Granville, was a Polish woman-turned-British spy who had a remarkable […]
30 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteRole of women in organized opposition to the German occupiers of France and the Vichy Regime during World […]
Was James Buchanan The First Gay President? Why Some Historians Think So
This post was originally published on this siteJames Buchanan, the only president to remain a bachelor his entire life, may have also been the first […]
Albert Einstein Riding Bicycle, 1933
This post was originally published on this site “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein […]
The Messy, Mysterious Death Of Former VP Nelson Rockefeller
This post was originally published on this siteThe circumstances surrounding Nelson Rockefeller’s final hours were highly contested for days following his death. Wikimedia CommonsNelson Rockefeller […]
Spy Photographs of Militant Suffragettes, 1913
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1912, Scotland Yard detectives bought their first camera, to covertly photograph suffragettes. The pictures were compiled into […]
Cool Portrait Photos of 29 U.S Presidents When They Were Young and Hunky
This post was originally published on this siteMost of us probably have a very vivid picture of how a US president looks. However, before men […]
A Girl and Her Maid on a ‘Europeans Only’ Bench – The Story Behind Peter Magubane’s Iconic Photograph
This post was originally published on this site “The police once broke my nose when I refused to destroy my images. I was sent to […]
The Time Preston Brooks Beat Senator Charles Sumner With His Cane Over Slavery
This post was originally published on this siteThough civil unrest had been brewing for years, many historians claim Preston Brooks’ caning of Charles Sumner set […]
The Nazi’s Lebensborn Program And The Quest To Breed A Master Race
This post was originally published on this siteThrough breeding, kidnapping, and even murder, the Nazis’ Lebensborn program aimed at creating a super-race of Germanized children. […]
The Secret History Of The Skull And Bones Society — And The Powerful Men Behind It
This post was originally published on this siteFrom powerful members to mysterious rituals, Yale’s Skull and Bones Society has long been associated with secrets and […]
The Wild Story Behind This Photo Of Elvis And Nixon
This post was originally published on this site“Here is the leader of the Western world and the king of rock ‘n’ roll in the same […]
The Story Behind America’s Infamous “Operation Wetback”
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, INS commissioner Argyle Mackey said that “the human tide of ‘wetbacks’” was the “most serious enforcement […]
Newspaper Received Anonymous Tip 25 Minutes Before JFK Assassination
This post was originally published on this siteThe memo also claims that other phone calls “of a strangely coincidental nature” had been received by UK […]
During WWII Chinese Americans Wore Signs Distinguishing Themselves From Japanese Americans to Avoid Discrimination
This post was originally published on this siteAt the onset of the 20th century, the United States was not the most welcoming country to Chinese […]
21 Candid Photos Of U.S. Presidents Caught With Their Guard Down
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 22 Ronald Reagan wags his hands and makes faces at reporters attending a dinner for […]