Tag: history
9 Murder Victims Whose Names Still Remain A Mystery
We've all heard of "cold cases," especially when it comes to homicide investigations. Here are 9 murders that remain unsolved and in which the...
1905 Photo Of A New York City Street Reveals Just How...
I stumbled upon this amazing image of downtown New York City, circa 1905. The caption at Shorpy is: "Broad Street exchange and curb brokers."
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10 Strange Facts About Our Presidents
They may well be some of the most recognizable men on the face of the Earth: Our Presidents. Think you know all there is...
The Skull Church: 5 Incredible Images From The Sedlec Ossuary
The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic is home to the skeletons of some 40,000 human beings, most of which were victims of the...
10 Of The Most Horrific Crimes Ever Committed By Children
We don't normally consider children to be capable of murder, but history shows that they have indeed been the perpetrators of some incredibly heinous...
9 Facts About Jesus That Are Probably Not So Factual
As a Christian, I have heard and read the story of Jesus many times in my life. No doubt all of us are familiar...
12 Medieval Torture Devices That Will Both Shock And Revolt You
Ah, Medieval times. Some may try to romanticize them, but let's be honest here: It was not a fun period to be alive. And...
86 Reasons You Could Have Been Committed To An Asylum In...
Earlier this week, Andrew wrote a great piece with photos of the nightmarish devices used to restrain and torment the mentally ill in ages...
These Photos From The Dark Past Of How Mental Illness Was...
Even though we still have a long way to go when it comes to treating and caring for those with mental illness, a look...
Chilling Childhood Photos Of Some Of History’s Most Evil People
Is a person born evil, or is it something that they become? This question has been asked for hundreds of years, and yet we...
Top 10 Heroes And Villains In World History–Dubya’s On The List
The Daily Mail newspaper recently did a survey in which they asked college students from 37 countries around the world to list historical figures...
Hidden American Horror: The Black Wall Street Massacre
In 1995, a movie called "White Man's Burden" hit the theaters. It was a story about an alternate reality where the middle and upper...
A Short History Of The Word ‘Thug’
Over the past few days, with the events transpiring in Baltimore, we've heard several people--mostly elected officials--toss around the word "thug" to describe people...
Beauty — How Wealth Creates The Standard
Author Naomi Wolf once famously stated that "beauty as an objective and universal entity does not exist." This?video from BuzzFeed?highlights changes in?ideal body types...
Savior Of The Free World, Father Of Modern Computer Science, And...
My husband and I bought a new couch. To celebrate our new bright red leather couch, we rented a movie. I, for once, got...
5 Facts About The True Faith Of Thomas Jefferson
Politicians on the right love to say that the United States was conceived as being a ?Christian nation,? and that the Founding Fathers were...
Black Man Drops A Truth Bomb On Chicken Hawk Conservative
Over the years I had heard many stories concerning atrocities visited upon blacks by whites in just the past hundred years. Black babies being...
A Brief History of Crucifixion
Most people know that the Christian deity Jesus was said to have been crucified by the Romans in 33 A.D. As the story goes,...
5 Near-Identical Jesus Christ Myths That Predate Jesus
This topic was originally covered by a former Liberal America writer. It's been completely rewritten as fresh content, with better sources and videos, for...
