WORLD HISTORY
60 Abandoned Places That Are As Deadly As They Are Beau...
May 6, 2023
Many places of interest around the world have been abandoned or destroyed for various reasons. Some of these places are picturesque or entertaining such as a...
10 Things You Didn't Know About The Bermuda Triangle Cr...
May 3, 2023
The Bermuda Triangle, that plane- and ship-swallowing mystery zone in the Atlantic, fascinated us in the '60s and '70s. Magazine articles, books and TV shows...
Broch of Mousa And The Isle Of Mousa
December 26, 2019
An interesting place to visit is the Broch of Mousa.Located on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland is the tallest broch that is still standing at 44 feet high. This tall ro...
Zion National Park – Following The Trail
December 22, 2019
Zion National Park is breathtakingly beautiful but can be dangerous as well if you happen to be a hiker up on these mountains and you do not follow the trail very carefully....
The Story Of The Lost City Of Pompeii
December 21, 2019
In the south of Italy near the Bay of Naples there stood a city that went extinct but at that moment became immortal to history. The Roman city of Pompeii is a wonder of archaeo...
Discovery of Brazil
December 18, 2019
Brazil is quite an interesting country with qualities that have benefited the world and its tourists.A fleet of on its way to India landed in Porto Seguro in 1500, led by Pedro Alvares Cabral who ...
Old Abandoned Mines In History
December 8, 2019
Old abandoned mines from the past can be intriguing and interesting. They have an air of mystery to them with shadows of the people who once occupied them. Gold miners who would work ...
Oldest Buildings Around The World
December 3, 2019
Old buildings around the world can be intriguing because it reminds us of a timeframe that is unfamiliar to ours. These megalithic temples that were created back in 3500 to 2500 B.C...
El Dorado, The Lost City Of Gold
November 30, 2019
From the California Gold Rush to the search for Captain Kidd’s lost treasure, the pursuit of gold, whether mythical or real, has inspired countless expeditions throughout history. Th...
Josephine Bonaparte, A ‘Rags To Riches’ Story
November 24, 2019
Most widely known for her marriage to Napoleon, Josephine was more than just a trophy wife. Despite modest beginnings, she elevated herself from provincial life on a...
Dolphins, Superheroes Of The Sea
November 23, 2019
Dolphins have a long history of rescuing humans from various marine hazards. In fact, the earliest stories of dolphin rescues were recorded in ancient Greece. In the seventh century...
Sigmund Freud, The Father Of Psychoanalysis
November 22, 2019
Known for his development of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist. Due to his radical theories on child sexuality, libido, and the ego, he was one of ...
The History Of Blakeley Park
November 15, 2019
The last major battle of the Civil War in the United States was fought in what was once known as the town of Blakeley named after Josiah Blakeley. In the 1820s, there were over 4,000 peo...
The 1902 Eruption Of Mount Pelee
November 14, 2019
In May 1902, the town of St. Pierre was beset with a plague of biblical proportions. Hundreds of ants, giant centipedes, and snakes, including deadly pit vipers up to two meters in l...
Captain William Kidd And The Legend Of The Lost Treasur...
November 13, 2019
Captain William Kidd was hanged for his crimes and his body left to rot in a cage for three years as a warning to other pirates. He was one of history’s most...
What Made Alexander The Great So Great?
November 4, 2019
Alexander the Great often features on lists detailing the most impactful figures in world history. Most people understand Alexander as a Greek conqueror who subdued the Persia...
The Source Of The Nile
November 2, 2019
To Europeans of the 19th century, one of the great puzzles was over where the great Nile River, the longest river in the world at over 4,000 miles, began. This puzzle was solved in the mid-nin...
The History Of Cancer And Treatments
October 29, 2019
Everywhere you turn, there is talk about cancer. Cancer is the most dreaded disease in all of history.Like the common cold that no one can find a cure for, such as the case with ...
His Name Was Popov, Dusko Popov
October 26, 2019
James Bond, the protagonist and titular character of Ian Fleming’s popular spy series, is possibly the most well-known fictional spy in existence. However, a closer look at a former a...
Unraveling the Mystery Of The Lost Roanoke Colony
October 25, 2019
One of America’s oldest and most renowned unsolved mysteries centers around the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony in 1590. Throughout the years, the mystery has se...
The 1859 Carrington Event
October 24, 2019
There is no denying that the ability of the Earth to sustain life is dependent on the sun - without it, the Earth would be nothing but a frozen rock. However, the sun also has the ability t...
When Sharks Became Dangerous: The Jersey Shore Attacks ...
October 19, 2019
Shark. Source: (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) It is hard to imagine a time when sharks were not considered dangerous, but a little...
The Exploding Lakes Of Cameroon
October 15, 2019
Lakes are usually associated with serenity. The idea of a cabin by the lake is how some people dream of retiring. However, the dream would quickly become a nightmare if that once ser...
The Independent Republic Of Vermont
October 11, 2019
Before becoming the fourteenth state in the United States, Vermont was actually an independent country, declaring its independence on January 15, 1777, and remaining that way until...
Oldest And Scariest Bridges
October 10, 2019
Vehicles move along Eshima Ohashi rigid-frame bridge connecting Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, over Lake Nakaumi. Bridges come in all sizes, shapes, and l...
Rounding The Horn!
October 7, 2019
Source: (Photo by Yves Forestier/Sygma via Getty Images) At 55°58′ S, 67°16′ W sits a lonely promontory of stone seemingly at the very edge of the world. Cape Horn, the rocky southern headland at t...
Mumtaz Mahal: The Woman Who Inspired The Taj Mahal
September 27, 2019
The Taj Mahal in 2019. Source: (Photo by Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) If you were asked "What is the most popular tourist attraction in India?" you would m...
The Days Of The Locusts: The Great Swarm Of 1874
September 23, 2019
A modern-day locust swarm in Madagascar. Source: ( RIJASOLO/AFP/Getty Images) Plagues of locusts are something that most people associate with stories from the Bible or...
Cenotes Of The Yucatan Peninsula
September 21, 2019
Popular among tourists in Mexico are the Cenotes, whose name comes from the Mayan word “ts’onot” which was used to describe an underground water source. There are more than six thous...
Genghis Khan's Lost Tomb
September 20, 2019
Source: (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images) Genghis Khan was the most successful conqueror in history -- he was also one of the most brutal. One would expect that a person of ...
Ned Kelly – An Australian Legend
September 19, 2019
His legacy is controversial; some consider him to be a murderous villain, while others view him as a folk hero and Australia's equivalent of Robin Hood. Edward Kelly or “Ned” as he ...
The Storming Of The Bastille
September 15, 2019
Every year on July 14, the French celebrate Bastille Day, the anniversary of the day in 1789 when the citizens of Paris stormed the 14th-century gothic prison known as the Bastille. The ...
Vintage Photos Reveal A Different Side To History Than ...
September 12, 2019
When a photo captures something really brilliant it’s able to provide context for a specific moment in history, while giving insight into the modern world. Somet...
The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire
September 10, 2019
Ruins of Inca city on Machu Picchu. | Location: Urubamba Province, Peru. Source: (Photo by Jacques Haillot/Sygma via Getty Images) The Inca Empire was the largest empire in the wes...
The Palace of Versailles
September 6, 2019
Of all the royal residences in the world, none have such splendor as Le Château de Versailles in the Île-de-France region, south-west of Paris. While no king or queen resides in the palace t...
Sir William Curtis – Reading, Writing, And Arithmetic
September 5, 2019
Where did the three “R’s” come from anyway? It has always been said that we need to go to school to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic, but who decided on ...
Things Unseen But Have Tremendous Power
September 4, 2019
Ever stop to think about all the invisible things in the world that are invisible yet so powerful? It is not hard to imagine the power in the tangible things, which we are abl...
The Christmas Truce Of 1914
September 1, 2019
War is terrible at any time of the year, particularly when that war is World War I, the horror of which is overshadowed only by that of World War II. Being stuck in the trenches on Christ...
Mokele-Mbembe: The Living Dinosaur?
August 28, 2019
While there may be some debate over exactly how long ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the one thing that is unanimously agreed upon is that they are now extinct. After all, if dino...
Lake Peigneur And The Diamond Crystal Salt Mine Disaste...
August 25, 2019
About a two-and-a-half-hour drive west of New Orleans sits a placid lake that for all its unassuming looks was the scene of one of the most bizarre disasters...
The Dark History Of Poveglia
August 23, 2019
Located in the Venice Lagoon off the coast of Northern Italy is a small island with a big history. A history of disease, torture, and death. That island is Poveglia and, due to its dark...
Hetty Green: The Witch Of Wall Street
August 22, 2019
Nicknamed the “Witch of Wall Street,” Hetty Green was a real-life female Ebenezer Scrooge. She was a financier during the 19th and early 20th centuries and was the richest woman...
The Sea That Once Was
August 18, 2019
The remains of the Aral Sea. Source: (Photo by Taylor Weidman/LightRocket via Getty Images) Not too long ago, the Aral Sea was the fourth-largest body of water in the world. Today what remains i...
Henry Ford's Failed Utopia
August 17, 2019
In the early 20th century, British plantations in Sri Lanka had cornered the rubber market. This, curiously enough, propelled the automobile innovator and magnate Henry Ford to attempt to ...
John James Audubon: Ecology's Patron Saint
August 16, 2019
John James Audubon is a name associated with ecology and conservation. While most people are familiar with his renowned paintings of birds, Audubon’s story is a compelling ...
The Naga Fireballs: Supernatural Occurrence, Scientific...
August 15, 2019
Twice a year, a few days in May and a few days in October, glowing orbs can be seen rising from the Mekong River in northeast Thailand. No one knows exactly...
Mount St. Helens – Fire Mountain
August 12, 2019
Mount St. Helens was a beautiful snow-capped mountain but its beauty was quite deceiving. Behind that beauty was a destructive force capable of massive destruction of people, prope...
Encephalitis Lethargica: The Sleepy Sickness of the 192...
August 11, 2019
In the 1990 film Awakenings, Robin Williams starred as a 1960s doctor working with patients who had been left catatonic due to a 1920s epidemic of a mysterio...
Captain John Smith: Hero or Villain?
August 10, 2019
John Smith was a lot of things - an explorer, cartographer, and founder of the Jamestown colony as well as a writer. He was not, however, the romantic hero that Disney made him o...
Halley’s Comet Panic Of 1910
August 8, 2019
An innate part of human nature is the tendency to fear things we don’t understand. And while astronomers have been devising ways to study the heavens for centuries, the space beyond ou...
Capuchin Catacombs Of Palermo
August 7, 2019
Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world and it seems there is a tourist attraction for every interest. History buffs might visit one of the many ruins from the ancient wor...
The Flight of the Spruce Goose
August 6, 2019
During World War II, Allied shipping came under heavy attack by German U-boats. As a result, the Allies looked for ways to transport men and materials safely across the Atlantic. The ...
Discovering The Rock Of Gibraltar
August 4, 2019
An amazing piece of real estate such as this huge rock has had people fighting over it ever since the year 711. There are a lot of hidden wonders that draw visitors to tour it now.T...
Marco Polo Goes to China
August 2, 2019
For many people, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear “Marco Polo” is a swimming pool version of the children’s game "tag." However, those who paid attention in history class wi...
Antikythera Mechanism: A Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer...
August 1, 2019
Computers are largely thought of as a 20th-century invention. After all, computers require electricity and that wasn’t harnessed until the 19th century. Ho...
The Greatest Of The Buccaneers: Sir Henry Morgan
July 30, 2019
Of all of history’s pirates, none have gained more fame or infamy than Sir Henry Morgan. He is best known today for having a popular brand of spiced-rum named after ...
The Plains of Abraham: The Battle that Shaped Modern No...
July 27, 2019
From the time that Europeans first arrived in the Americas, colonization and conflict ruled the day. The growing overseas European empires of the Spanish, B...
A Race To Stop Death: The Dogsled Relay That Inspired T...
July 26, 2019
A musher racing the Iditarod. (Photo by Jean-Erick PASQUIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) When Dr. Curtis Welch informed the Mayor of Nome, Alaska that the to...
Superstition Mountains and the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Min...
July 23, 2019
With the exception of the Grand Canyon, the Superstition Mountains, located to the east of Phoenix, are the most painted and photographed landmark in Arizo...
China's Grand Canal: A World Heritage Site
July 21, 2019
The Grand Canal. Source: (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) The world’s oldest and longest man-made waterway is China’s Grand Canal. Not as well known as the Great Wall of C...
Who Were The Neanderthals?
July 17, 2019
Neanderthal man at the human evolution exhibit at the Natural History Museum in London, England, United Kingdom. Source: (photo by Mike Kemp/Getty Images) From 430 to thirty thous...
The Curious Adventures of Cabeza de Vaca
July 12, 2019
The circuitous travels of a shipwrecked conquistador have passed on to us the most detailed information of the peoples who lived in the southeast and southwest of North Americ...
The Story of Fabergé’s Fabulous Eggs
July 10, 2019
On Easter Day in 1885, the Russian Czar, Alexander III of House Romanov, gave to his wife, Czarina Marie Fedorovna an egg. It looked like a ducks egg, with a gold band about t...
The Ruins of Machu Picchu
July 9, 2019
Named in 2007 as one of the new seven wonders of the world, Machu Picchu is located in the mountains northwest of Cusco, Peru. While many have made the trek to visit the ruins since its dis...
SS Morro Castle Disaster
July 7, 2019
The SS Morro Castle was a cruise ship that sailed between New York and Havana during the early 1930s. Despite existing during the Prohibition and therefore offering only alcohol-free enterta...
The Life and Diary of Anne Frank
July 5, 2019
Diaries used to be what young girls would use to write their innermost thoughts and feelings in and were usually about the boys they had crushes on or the friends they had. But this ...
The Nazca Lines of Southern Peru
July 2, 2019
In the deserts of southern Peru, about 250 miles south of Lima, white lines interrupt the endless sand. From the ground level, they appear as random grooves dug into the otherwise rus...
The Legacy of Amelia Earhart
June 30, 2019
One of the most famous female aviators, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as well as the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. ...
A Case of Mistaken Identity – Annie Oakley
June 27, 2019
Annie Oakley Trick Shooting with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show - January 01, 1900. Source: (Bettmann/Getty Image #517294102 (Original Caption) Her name has become a byword....
The Truth About Aliens and Elongated Skulls Found in Pe...
June 26, 2019
Sarmatians. Two deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rd century BC. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine....
The Reign of Terror
June 23, 2019
The Reign of Terror, which lasted from September 1793 to July 1794, was a bloody time in France’s history. Characterized by violence and paranoia, it led to the deaths of thousands of alleged ene...
What Were the Phoenix Lights?
June 22, 2019
The 1997 event known as the Phoenix Lights has gone down in history as one of the largest UFO sightings ever. While many consider the rumors of extraterrestrial origin to have been debu...
The Dinosaur Bone Wars
June 21, 2019
The late 19th century saw an explosion in interest in dinosaurs. Two scientists, Edward Drinker Cope, and Othniel Charles Marsh were at the forefront of research and the discovery of new speci...
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo
June 19, 2019
Being eaten by lions is usually the subject of nightmares without any basis in reality. But in late nineteenth century Kenya, nightmares became reality. Regardless of your opinion about...
It's All About the Wilsons, Baby: Some Curious Historic...
June 17, 2019
A United States hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) bill, Washington DC, mid 1930s. It is a gold certificate with Woodrow Wilson on the bill. Source: (Photo by U...
How Organized Crime Got Organized
June 16, 2019
Three gangsters involved in a shoot-out at a gas station, in a scene from an unidentified film, circa 1935. Source: (Photo by Lass/Frederic lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images) From 193...
Was the Millennium Falcon Found at the Bottom of the Ba...
June 15, 2019
On June 19, 2011, Peter Lindberg and Dennis Asberg, members of the deep-sea exploration team called Ocean-X, discovered a strange circular object at the bott...
Mermaids: Aquatic Rescuers Or Malicious Predators?
June 14, 2019
Thanks to Disney and Hans Christian Andersen, mermaids are most often thought of as human-like creatures who live in the ocean. Despite having fishtails and the abi...
The Tragedy of the Tree of Ténéré
June 12, 2019
In the heart of the Sahara is the “desert within the desert” the brutal region of the Ténéré. This sand-duned region stretches across northeastern Niger and western Chad and is e...
The Mutiny That Created Washington, D.C.
June 11, 2019
At the end of the Revolutionary War, veterans from the Continental Army wanted to get paid and wouldn't take no for an answer. The result was one of the first major confronta...
