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The Original "No Kings" Protest
The French Revolution in 1789 is often regarded as a watershed moment in world history with the violent removal of King Louis XVI and his family from…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Kennedy Who Should’ve Been President
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. — aka Joe Jr. aka JFK’s older brother — was the original prince of Camelot. Ordained from birth by his father, Joe Kennedy…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The High Priestess of Anarchy
Emma Goldman, one of the most prolific anarchist activists of the Gilded Age, hated injustice and was willing to kill innocent people in order to com…
9 months ago
The Sword Wielding Lunatic Of WWII
Jack Churchill was an eccentric British Army officer who brought a Scottish broadsword, long bow, and set of bagpipes onto the front lines of World W…
9 months ago
Boys Have Always Been Boys
“Boys will be boys” is, it turns out, a tale as old as time. We run through several historical examples of little boys f*cking sh*t up just for the f…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Black Lawman Who Arrested The Entire Wild West
Bass Reeves was a slave turned deputy U.S. Marshal who became one of the most prolific manhunters in the Wild West. He arrested over 3,000 outlaws, c…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Russia's Coolest Tyrant
Czar Alexander III was Russia's second-to-last Czar. He was also, arguably, its coolest, and definitely one of its most oppressive. One day, he'd be …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Are The Wright Brothers Underrated?
Everyone is familiar with the names Wilbur and Orville Wright, but is it possible they are actually overlooked and don't get enough props for their i…
10 months ago
The Worst National Security Self-Own Ever
America didn’t want to join World War 1. America wasn’t going to join World War 1. But one German foreign minister who thought he was way smarter tha…
10 months, 1 week ago
China's Worst Trade War Loss
The First Opium War was a series of military conflicts between the British Royal Navy and the Qing dynasty between 1839 to 1842. After tightening up …
10 months, 2 weeks ago