John Harvey Kellogg: Corn cereals and crazy medicine
Stroll down the cereal aisle at any grocery store and you’ll find a myriad of…
Saladin: the Conqueror of Jerusalem
The King of Jerusalem stood captive in front of the Sultan. Next to him, the…
Jack the Ripper: The Killer from Hell
“Dear Boss, Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to…
Johannes Kepler: God’s Mathematician
In the early 17th Century, a religious man decided he was going to uncover the…
Charles Ponzi: Natural Born Swindler
Charles Ponzi allegedly once said “I went looking for trouble, and I found it.” Truer…
Timothy Leary: Psychedelic Psychologist
He was the person Richard Nixon once called the “most dangerous man in America,” a…
Catherine the Great: Russia’s Greatest Empress
In the whole of Russian history, there have been a mere handful of men to…
Emiliano Zapata: Mexico’s Greatest Revolutionary
When you hear the words “Mexican Revolution” which historical figure do you immediately picture? We’re…
Claudius: Rome’s Accidental Emperor
Picture the scene: it’s January 24, 41 AD and Rome is in chaos. The tyrant…
Bram Stoker: Resurrecting the Vampire
The myth of the Vampire is as old as time itself, and many incarnations of…
Harry Houdini – Escape Artist and Marketing Genius
This is a story of success. Amongst the hundreds of thousands of Central Europeans who…
Wyatt Earp: Legend of the Wild West
There are many words that could be used to describe Wyatt Earp: fearless gunfighter, uncompromising…