“Gould, with his 70 millions, was one of the colossal failures of our time. He…
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On a chilly day in 1955, an unremarkable scene unfolded in Alabama that would change…
In the dying days of the 20th Century, a strange and terrifying plague began to…
Here’s a question: What would you call a man who spends all day as eagerly…
“Fight smart, harm few, and score big.” That was the credo which guided English pirate…
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…
