15 Interesting People That History Somehow Forgot
This post was originally published on this siteHistory may have forgotten them, but we haven’t. Meet 15 interesting people who never got the credit they […]
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When Powerful White New Yorkers Demolished Seneca Village To Build Central Park
This post was originally published on this siteBefore Central Park was built, the area it occupied was home to a thriving African American community. Wikimedia […]
The Story Of Serial Killer Edmund Kemper, Whose Story Is Almost Too Gross To Be Real
This post was originally published on this siteAt a young age, Kemper decapitated his sisters’ dolls and even stalked his second-grade teacher with a bayonet. […]
From Sheep Intestines To Latex, The History Of Condoms
This post was originally published on this siteThe long history of condoms dates back to cave times, and while latex remains the standard for today’s […]
C.J. Walker: From The Cotton Fields To America’s First Female Millionaire
This post was originally published on this siteIn addition to her own business, she also taught classes to women in budgeting so they could become […]
Centralia, Pa — The Town That’s Been On Fire For More Than 50 Years
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the fire began, residents began complaining of foul odors entering their homes, and soon, wisps of smoke […]
This Man Claimed To Be 137-Years-Old — Here’s What The Evidence Says
This post was originally published on this siteJohn Smith claimed to be 137, but ever since his death people have been trying to prove him […]
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 […]
Project MKUltra And The Plot To Defeat The Soviets With Mind Control
This post was originally published on this siteFrom LSD to hypnosis to self-deprivation tanks, the real events of Project MKUltra were wilder than any movie […]
The Story Of Madame LaLaurie — The Cruelest Slave Owner In History
This post was originally published on this siteMadame LaLaurie was born into an affluent family, but soon became known as the Savage Woman of New […]
The Battle Of Blair Mountain And The Bloody History Of American Coal Mining
This post was originally published on this siteThe bloody story of the Battle of Blair Mountain, America’s largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. Lewis […]
The Cat Telephone: How To Scientists Turned A Live Cat Into A Working Phone
This post was originally published on this siteErnest Glen Wever and Charles William Bray set out to learn more about how sound is perceived by […]
The True Story Of The Conjuring: The Perron Family And Enfield Hauntings
This post was originally published on this siteThe actual true story of The Conjuring, featuring the Perron family and Enfield haunting, is scarier than the […]
For Two Years, Americans Could — And Did — Mail Their Children Through The Post Office
This post was originally published on this siteA four-year-old child was once mailed from her parents’ home to her grandparents’ house which was 73 miles […]
How The Thomas Edison Electric Pen Modernized The Tattoo Industry
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally designed to create multiple copies of a single document, the Thomas Edison electric pen would end up […]
How Bonnie And Clyde Met Their Gory End [PHOTOS]
This post was originally published on this siteResearchers later found that each had been shot more than 50 times. Wikimedia Commons Bonnie Parker and Clyde […]
The WWII Dentist Who Killed 98 Japanese Soldiers Before Being Shot 76 Times
This post was originally published on this siteIn the process of saving wounded soldiers, Benjamin Salomon was shot 76 times but killed nearly 100 enemy […]
The Story of America’s Creepiest Unsolved TV Hack
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1987, Chicago TV stations were overtaken by a masked man who continues to baffle authorities to this […]
3 Notorious Cases Of Trusted Media Outlets Spreading Fake News
This post was originally published on this siteThere’s a reason that polls consistently show Americans’ surging distrust in the news media. YouTube The American news […]
Life Inside The Civil War’s Most Dangerous Submarine
This post was originally published on this siteHow history’s first combat sub changed warfare forever — then vanished. Getty images A sketch of the H.L. […]
The My Lai Massacre: 33 Disturbing Photos Of The War Crime The U.S. Got Away With
This post was originally published on this siteIs this Vietnam War massacre the greatest shame in the history of the U.S. military? 1 of 34 […]
The Hitler Family Is Alive And Well — But They’re Determined To End The Bloodline
This post was originally published on this siteThere are five remaining members of the Hitler bloodline. If they have their way, it will end with […]
WWII Nazi POW Returns To American Prison Camp To Say ‘Thank You’
This post was originally published on this site“No guard called us nasty names. I had a better life as a prisoner than my mother and […]
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 […]
Olive Oatman, The Mormon Girl Who Was Raised By The Mohave
This post was originally published on this siteBorn into a white Mormon family, and raised by Mohave Native Americans, Olive Oatman was destined for a […]