New York City, the largest city in the United States, originally began when the Dutch West India company sent about thirty families to live on “Nutten Island”, ...
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Death penalty laws go way back to the eighteenth century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon. During the tenth century A.D., h...
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Arguably one of the most important discoveries in Egyptology is still surprising and perplexing archaeologists to this day, accor...
There are so many ancient ruins around the world that you can still visit today. Here are 15 more of the most mind blowing historical ruins throughout the entir...
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Last time on History's Badasses, we covered the man who abolished the slave trade in the British Empire: William Wilberforce. This week, we...
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It was a mystery for the ages, one that drew in the entirety of Britain's police force and the likes of Dorothy Sayers and Sir...
Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3rd, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey. Many fans know how much of an inspiration Walt Whitman was Ginsberg, he began studying his work...
Known for creating one of the most iconic fictional figures of all time, Bram Stoker is considered a literary idol to many. Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, Irel...
Last week on History's Nutcases, we covered Mad King George III of England. This week, we're jumping back in time again to another Roman Emperor, one you've def...
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You've probably heard of the Seven Wonders of the World, well there are actually more than seven. Throughout the world there are ancient ruin...
