“Fight smart, harm few, and score big.” That was the credo which guided English pirate…
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In November, 1977, a 47-year old former Wall Street analyst made California history. Harvey Milk…
On 12 April, 1961, Baikonur Cosmodrome in what is now Kazakhstan picked up a transmission…
During the American Civil War, the country was embroiled in so much fighting that it’s…
Today we’ll be discussing the military achievements of an outstanding cast of characters: a Finnish…
In 1922, Harry Truman sat in his mother-in-law’s house in small town Missouri, contemplating the…
Imagine the scenario: you have an adorable grandmother, beloved by friends and family. She tends…
Cornelius Vanderbilt wasn’t exactly what you would expect out of one of the richest men…
In November 1910, Mexico exploded. Triggered by a rigged election, the Mexican Revolution shook the…
The year is 30 BC. In the grand Egyptian capital of Alexandria, panic is sweeping…
Human history is littered with people who changed the world, only to have their achievements…
He was a king whose reign outshone even the sun. Louis XIV of France was…