The United States is no stranger to controversial history. Throughout the decades, America has been a hotbed of clashing social rights issues, from abolition to women’s rights. One might believe that the US is truly a marvelous place because of these social strides, but there are dark chapters underneath it. No stranger to these controversial […]
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April 26, 1986, is a date that will forever be etched in history. The world’s fourth largest nuclear reactor, Chernobyl Reactor 4, went into meltdown on that day. What followed was the worst nuclear disaster in history. Thirty-one years later, the effects of Chernobyl are still being felt. Decades later, something amazing happened – Chernobyl
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The period from the end of World War 2 through to (by some accounts) the early 1990s, commonly called the Cold War, is most often remembered as a time when the United States and the Soviet Union were sharply at odds, only moments away from nuclear warfare at any given time. But there was a
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Sealand is a tiny country located in the North Sea, about 12 miles off the coast of England. It is considered the smallest country in the world, which once had a population of 50 people. Sealand was created in 1967 by Paddy Roy Bates, who declared it an independent nation after he and his family
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Colorized historical photographs bring history to life in a way that has never been possible before. By adding color to black and white images, these photographs can provide a more realistic representation of what life looked like during different historical periods. Historically, we’ve relied on written accounts and paintings to understand what people and places
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For thousands of years before the invention of instant messaging and the Internet, people had to resort to more laborious methods of keeping in touch. The simplest and longest-standing method of communication was writing letters and having them hand-delivered, but some individuals sought to eliminate the human component. As a result, earlier civilizations relied on
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Chad has a long history of strife and battles that span hundreds of years, from its earliest days as a part of French Equatorial Africa down through its people’s fight for independence. In 1960, Chad achieved independence, only to suffer through three decades of instability, civil war, oppressive rule, and a Libyan invasion. Widespread poverty,
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The memory of the Third Reich in Nazi Germany will forever live on as one of the darkest, most terrifying regimes in history. It led to the brutal end of millions of innocent people throughout Europe. When we think of the Third Reich, most immediately think of the “Führer” himself, Adolf Hitler, who led this
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For more than 90 years, many tourists have been intrigued by the gripping mystery of a bridal mannequin dubbed La Pascualita: the Corpse Bride. After all, embalmed corpses have become a popular tourist attraction as macabre stories enthrall many. But, dressed in bridal wear and exhibited in a storefront window, La Pascualita is not your
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The Balkan Powder Keg is a term used to describe the situation in the Balkans region in the early 1900s. This area was a tinderbox of ethnic and religious tensions that could easily have led to conflict. The Balkans have always been a powder keg of tension and conflict. The region is home to many
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