Queen Victoria: The Lady Hastings Scandal
Queen Victoria reigned for more than six decades, but her early years as ruler were peppered with...
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In early modern London, there was a tradition of sorts where apprentices would amass on holidays...
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While Michelangelo's sculpture of Mary holding the deceased body of Christ is the most famous...
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It's now a childhood classic, but the modern Crayola crayon has roots in the same company where...
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Oliver Haugh, Serial Killer Pt. 1
In his early career Dr. Haugh claimed to be working on the next step in human evolution. But he...
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Caroline Herschel: Astronomy's Cinderella
Herschel managed to break the barrier of women in scientific fields far earlier than you might...
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This document -- a treaty between the British the Maori -- established New Zealand as a nation....
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The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, which killed somewhere between 20 million and 50 million people,...
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The story of the Batavia is a perfect storm of nautical carnage: There's a shipwreck, a mutiny...
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13 Reasons for the American Revolution
“No taxation without representation” is often thought of as the cause of main beef that led to...
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She was not a shy spinster who wrote some little books mostly to amuse her own family. She also...
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The Battle of Hastings is often boiled it down to a sentence: The Normans invaded Britain in...
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The Axman of New Orleans, Part 2
The second half of the Axman story involves his famous letter to the New Orleans Times-Picayune...
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The Axman of New Orleans, Part 1
In 1918 and 1919, a rash of attacks had all of New Orleans on edge. While the Axman has turned up...
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Despite all the publicity surrounding the shooting of John F. Kennedy, the identity of one...
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He was an art patron. He loved science. He spoke many languages. He was also known for a dark...
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Mendez v. Westminster fought the segregation of Mexican-American students in the state of...
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In 1848, Phineas Gage experienced a catastrophic brain injury and survived -- though altered --...
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She’s often referred to as a cursed ghost ship. The history of the Mary Celeste features one...
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The Phoenicians were great ship-builders, sailors and textile experts. But they're most known for...
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