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In 1780, America suffered one of its biggest betrayals. Benedict Arnold, one of its leading commanders in the Revolutionary War,…
In the 1840s, thousands of mothers watched their children die in their arms. The whole nation was helpless. These were…
In Adolf Hitler’s Germany, loyalty was stronger than brotherhood. The Führer demonstrated this on June 30, 1934. That day, he…
Amelia Earhart is still missing! Close to a century later, there’s still no trace of the legendary pilot and her…
Two high-profile murders altered the course of history in ancient China. It all began with a succession battle among the…
On November 28, 1953, a fast-rising scientist fell off his 13th-floor New York City hotel window. Dr. Frank Olson’s death,…
In 1971, a group of college students was locked up in the basement of Stanford University’s psychology building. But not…
In December 1022, the French city of Orléans witnessed a horrific event. 13 persons, mostly Catholic priests, were tied to…
If you lived in Cambodia in 1975, you would have joined the rest of the nation in wild celebration. The…
The word “bedlam” originated from a British hospital. Surprising right? But it’s true. It was the corrupted name for the…