Why The Allies Thought Hitler Might’ve Escaped To Argentina
This post was originally published on this siteThough the official story is that Hitler killed himself in his bunker in 1945, conspiracy theories have arisen […]
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The 19th Century’s Highest-Paid Piano Player Was A Blind Slave
This post was originally published on this siteWith Beethoven-like precision, even while blind, Tom Wiggins was able to master a piece of music after hearing […]
How Navajo Code Talkers Helped Win World War II
This post was originally published on this siteTo this day, the Navajo code talkers’ language remains the only unbreakable code ever used by the Marine […]
Inside Robert Preston’s Wild Helicopter Joy Ride To The White House
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Preston was just a 20-year-old helicopter maintenance worker for the Army when he commandeered a helicopter and […]
Meet “Stuckie” — The Mummified Dog Who Has Been Stuck In A Tree For Over 50 Years
This post was originally published on this siteThe mummified dog was a shocking find for the loggers, who were working on cutting the tree into […]
29 Historical Photos Of The Immigrant Laborers Who Helped Build America
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 30 Immigrant worker on New York State Barge Canal. 1912.New York Public Library 2 of […]
How Norman Borlaug Saved A Billion Lives And Led The World Into The Green Revolution
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “father of the green revolution,” Norman Borlaug pushed the boundaries of agriculture and saved over […]
Edgar Allan Poe’s Death Sounds Like An Edgar Allan Poe Story
This post was originally published on this siteEdgar Allan Poe died in 1849, but historians still disagree on exactly what caused his untimely and horrific […]
17 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Were Connected In Bizarre Ways
This post was originally published on this siteThough it may seem like these people have nothing in common, here are a few famous figures you […]
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 […]
Archaeologists Discover Thomas Jefferson’s Kitchen – Home Of Some Of America’s First Mac And Cheese
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Jefferson’s slave chef, James Hemings, was responsible for popularizing many French dishes in the U.S. including Mac […]
The Gross History Of Bloodletting And Medicine By Leeches
This post was originally published on this siteBloodletting was used to draw “tainted” blood from a patient, in the hopes that the disease or infection […]
How Elisha Kane’s Failed Rescue Mission Revolutionized Arctic Exploration
This post was originally published on this siteThe data that Elisha Kane recorded in his journal proved to be an invaluable resource for understanding the […]
Inside The Government’s Secret Plan To Nuke Alaska
This post was originally published on this siteHow Project Chariot came close to detonating thermonuclear weapons in Alaska, and still managed to poison the area’s […]
54 Battle Of The Bulge Photos That Capture The Nazis’ Brutal Last Ditch Counteroffensive
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the Nazis had intended on surrounding the Allies, crushing them, and chasing […]
15 Bizarre Santa Claus Legends Around The World – Including The Ghoulish Krampus
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Santa Claus to Krampus, and everything in between, there are dozens of different Santa legends found around […]
The Story Of Dolly Oesterreich – The Woman Who Kept Her Secret Lover In The Attic For Years
This post was originally published on this siteDespite having one husband and two boyfriends over the years, Dolly Oesterreich continued to keep her secret lover […]
Camp Century: The Secret Behind America’s Nuclear Ice City
This post was originally published on this siteConstructed by the United States during the Cold War, Camp Century was built so the Soviets never had […]
Turns Out The “Ice Cream Song” From Our Childhood Is Incredibly Racist
This post was originally published on this siteThe tune’s popularity in America and its association with ice cream trucks are the result of decades of […]
Operation Husky: How Mobster Lucky Luciano Aided The U.S. In WWII
This post was originally published on this siteAfter a mysterious attack and to prepare for the invasion of Sicily in Operation Husky, the U.S. turned […]
The Odyssey Of Charles Jenkins – The American Who Defected To North Korea And Couldn’t Leave
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Jenkins spent 40 years as a North Korean prisoner, after defecting from the U.S. Army in 1965. […]
The Twisted Life Of Cowboy Bob — The Robber Who Fooled The FBI
This post was originally published on this siteThe twists and turns of the Cowboy Bob case fooled even the most experienced FBI agents. Texas MonthlySecurity […]
5 Ridiculous Fidel Castro Assassination Attempts By The U.S.
This post was originally published on this siteFrom his love of cigars to his actual lover, no idea was a bad idea when it came […]
Revisiting The Kentucky Meat Shower Of 1876
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Kentucky Meat Shower Of 1876, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was real life when meat […]
The Story of Cudjo Lewis — The Last Living Slave Brought To America
This post was originally published on this siteAs a slave, he went by the name “Cudjo,” a day-name given to boys born on a Monday, […]