In the summer of 1762, the Russian Empire changed hands without a single sword being drawn in battle. There were…

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If you ever look at a map of the United States, you will see a long stretch of mountains running…

On November 28, 1953, a fast-rising scientist fell off his 13th-floor New York City hotel window. Dr. Frank Olson’s death,…

The Senate doors creaked open, and sunlight spilled across the marble floor. Inside the room, the most powerful man in…

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…

Once upon a time, there was a king who never stepped foot in the land he ruled, but made it…

If you lived in Cambodia in 1975, you would have joined the rest of the nation in wild celebration. The…