It’s probably obvious to anyone who’s spent more than five minutes on our site that we have been delving into some pretty dark historical moments. There’s a particular kind of chill that comes from real history that movies and urban legends can never replicate. These are actual documented moments that happened to real people. So […]
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On March 5, 1949, Robin Lee Graham was born in California. Though his childhood resembled most others, he took the world by surprise when, at age 16, he began a multi-year journey to circumnavigate the world in a 24-foot boat. His age was not the only element of note; Robin also committed to sailing alone,
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Civilizations throughout history have approached succession from numerous fronts, from religiously ordained kings to democracy and trials by physical prowess. These decisions arise from cultural, religious, and social beliefs, and what one civilization may view as just, another may not. In the case of the Ottomans, the means of succession occupied a middle ground: accepted
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Debbie Harry has always felt like more than a rock star to the people who grew up with her. For many Gen X fans, she was the quintessential older sister. The impossibly cool girl you wanted to know, whose beauty made her seem unreal. Even if you only knew Blondie through the radio, you likely
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Siege warfare has been an effective strategy for military success for thousands of years, and the introduction of modern weaponry did not change such tactics; it only refined them. However, while political and military leadership address concepts such as blockades and sieges on paper, it is the citizens who live through the reality of those
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The Bible has been a foundational text of Christianity, and highly relevant in other systems of belief, for thousands of years. However, this famous book has not always looked the way it does now. Translations have taken the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek and converted them into thousands of varieties, from the classic King James
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Who hasn’t dreamed of discovering buried treasure at least once? From tattered pirate maps to legends of lost cities filled with priceless artifacts, humanity has been fascinated with uncovering the riches of the ages. The search for hidden gold, silver, and precious gems has led to many fascinating treasure discoveries over the years. These hidden
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The Vietnam War was known as an unwinnable battle for the Americans given the landscape of the Vietnam jungles and the unconventional warfare that guerillas used. But were the Viet Cong soldiers and the environment the only things that US troops were fighting off? Many US soldiers say another enemy was out there attacking them
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On Nov. 5, 1983, four saturation divers from the Byford Dolphin suffered arguably the most catastrophic and gruesome ends in diving history. A dive tender also lost his life, while another diver survived despite sustaining massive injuries. The accident occurred in the Frigg Gas Field, situated between Norway and Scotland in the North Sea. The
Faye Dunaway is an American star known for starring in many 1970s classics. Over a long career on stage, film, and television, she won awards ranging from an Academy Award to a BAFTA. She started out on Broadway in the early 1960s after training in theatre, then broke through on screen in 1967 with early
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