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King Ludwig II of Bavaria, a Beautiful Madness
Wonderful Atlantic Monthly Photo Essay on Ludwig II
Ludwig II as a young manLudwig II was born on August 25, 1845. His father, Maximillian, was then t…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago
Billie Holiday, Lady Day
Billie Holiday, Lady Day
Billie Holiday, 1917Sometimes the most remarkable artistic genius can emerge from the humblest of beginnings. Sarah Julia Harris was born on August 16, 1895 in Baltimore, M…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago
Edgar Allan Poe, Utterly Mysterious
Edgar Allan Poe: Life Sucks and Then You Die
Edgar Allan Poe, only days after his suicide attempt, 1848Poe was born Edgar Poe on January 19, 1809, in the city of Boston. His parents, David and Eliz…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Myth of the “Guerrillero Heroico”
Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Revolutionary Poster Boy
Che Guevara, El Guerrillero Heroico, by KordaErnesto Guevara de la Serna was born in Rosario, Argentina on May 14, 1928. His upper class parents for…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Friedrich Nietzsche, Both Man and Dynamite
Friedrich Nietzsche: I am not a Man! I am Dynamite!
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche was born in Rocken, Germany on October 15, 1844. In July of 1849, Nietzsche’s father, a thirty-five year o…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra
Mildred Fish Harnack, the Only American Female Ever Executed For Espionage by Nazi Germany
Mildred Harnack, courtesy, Eric D. CarlsonMildred Fish Harnack was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Septembe…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
George Smith Anthony and the Voyage of the Catalpa
Captain George Smith Anthony and The Voyage of the SS Catalpa
In 1874, rebel leader John Devoy received another letter from Fenian prisoner James Wilson that he chose to read aloud at a national meet…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago
John Paul Jones-American Admiral, (Volume 1, Podcast 1)
John Paul Jones, Admiral and Patriot
John Paul JonesConsidered a hero of the American Revolution, John Paul Jones was born in Scotland, carried out most of his naval exploits in the British Isles an…
Published on 10 years, 6 months ago