They were ruthless, cold-hearted, merciless, and deadly. Established in 1929, Murder Inc. was a group organized by the National Crime Syndicate that threatened, injured, and killed anyone who didn’t comply with the Syndicate’s demands or crossed paths with the Mafia. Established by Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, Murder Inc. is believed to have been responsible for up […]
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Did you ever wonder where the word “crap” came from? It’s hard to determine the real etymology of the word, but some believe it came from a man named Thomas Crapper. Being named after crap isn’t very flattering but if the speculations are true, there are very good and interesting reasons why Thomas Crapper became
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When we talk about history’s greatest firsts, several landmark achievements come to mind. In 1969, Neil Armstrong did what many thought could never be done, becoming the first person to step foot on the moon. Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic in 1927. In terms of sailing around the world,
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The Ides of March is often related to the death of Julius Caesar. According to historians, Caesar was stabbed to death during the Ides of March in 44 Before the Common Era (BCE). Caesar had become a dictator, and Roman politicians were no longer happy with him. Around sixty conspirators took part in the plan
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People around the globe know Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry. Many who revered Kobe Bryant were saddened when he passed away in 2020. However, interestingly enough, basketball doesn’t even make it to the list of the world’s most popular sports in terms of its number of fans. According to the World Atlas, the
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When people are asked about famous paintings, chances are they will say Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, Edvard Munch’s The Scream, and Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night. The Starry Night, a beautiful yet gloomy oil-on-canvas painting, is usually in the top three or five of the most popular paintings list.
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Some parts of the world have constantly been embroiled in conflict, and wars have been going on for millennia. You would think that people would have learned from the casualties and economic losses of all these wars–but no. As long as there is power to grab, territories to conquer, and resources to control, the world
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Desperate times called for desperate measures for Japan at the end of 1944. The Americans were sweeping through the Pacific, winning battle after battle. They were destroying Japanese warships in the process. Japan’s air commanders proposed that the pilots turn their planes into bombs. The objective was to crash into American warships and aircraft carriers
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Every conquered nation will eventually grow tired and dissatisfied with its conqueror. In 1857, India reached its boiling point. It decided to wage a mutiny against the Crown, specifically the British East India Company (EIC). The rebellion ended in a little over a year. Let’s take a look at that important time in Indian and
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On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku Earthquake, measuring 9.1 in magnitude, struck off the northeast coast of Honshu along the Japan Trench. This event is also referred to as the Great Sendai Earthquake or the Great East Japan Earthquake and stands as the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The earthquake’s main shock triggered
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