A Look At Italy's Island Of The Plague
This is the haunted island of the damned off the Venetian coast where mental patients and plague victims were once sent.
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Read MoreIf ever there was a wild mountain man in the wilderness of the 1800's, it was James Pierson Beckwourth. Here is his wild untold truth.
Read MoreIn an effort to draw the world's attention to Puerto Rico's colonial subjugation by the United States, Lolita Lebrón opened fire in the House of Representatives
Read MoreThe Pulitzers were once the leading media family in the US, but they weren't without their troubles. This is the tragic real-life story of the Pulitzer family.
Read MoreCooper boarded a plane, had a cocktail, announced he had a bomb, and later jumped out of the plane with a parachute and $200,000 strapped to his back.
Read More"My clothes are blue, the Dodger color," Lasorda said. "... Cut my veins, and I bleed Dodger blue. If trouble comes, I pray to that big Dodger in the sky."
Read MoreWe worry today about the phenomenon of online bullying, but even the analog social media of the Victorian era saw its fair share of mean communication.
Read MoreFor more than 150 years, the Supreme Court has had nine justices. But it wasn't always that way. The number of justices was left for Congress to decide.
Read MoreArguably the most powerful empire of all time was the first Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire. This is its messed up history.
Read MoreThat morning was not celebratory. It was the culmination of months of unraveling and a strategy to avoid impeachment over the Watergate scandal.
Read MoreThe true story behind the Pentagon Papers and how they ultimately led to the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Nixon.
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr. Day became a holiday 33 years after his assassination in 1968, and the bill, proposed immediately, did not even get a vote until 1979.
Read MoreU.S. presidential inaugurations have often been bizarre affairs, so let's take a look at the most awkward Inauguration Day moments in history.
Read MoreThe disturbing connection between Charlie Chaplin and Abraham Lincoln is something rather unexpected, grisly, and ghoulish.
Read MoreHas there ever before been a breach in security so bad that people were able to mob the United States Capitol? The answer is yes -- several times.
Read MoreThis explains what insurrection is and how the insurrection act has been used and changed throughout American history.
Read MoreOne Pennsylvania blue law that prohibited Sunday games of football was noteworthy in terms of how it affected the state's relationship with the game.
Read MoreAn abusive police tactic has long terrorized Indigenous people in Saskatchewan, Canada and beyond. This is the messed up truth of Canada's starlight tours.
Read MoreModern opinions of squirrels range quite a bit; some might describe them as cute little creatures, while others may consider them annoying pests.
Read MoreThe Kennedys couldn't stand Fulgencio Batista because he helped turn Cuba into a communist base in the region.
Read MoreFrom abortion to guns to religion to free speech, the ACLU has been at the center of America's most contentious issues.
Read MoreAs you hunker at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, dreaming of future vacation plans, there might be a few destinations you'll want to reconsider.
Read MoreSome people work in dangerous environments so we can live in comfort. It makes you rethink how dangerous sitting on your couch, working from home, really isn't.
Read MorePresident Jimmy Carter was the target of one known assassination plot in the course of his single term, but it put conspiracy theorists on high alert.
Read MoreIt doesn't matter which beverage you prefer. Beer, whiskey, rum, cider, and more all had a major impact on the future of America, and therefore, the world.
Read MoreRock stars live large, so it's not surprising when they're involved in crazy mysteries. Here are the biggest mysteries in classic rock still unsolved today.
Read MoreWinners and losers have squabbled right until the swearing-in ceremony, but only three presidents have skipped their successor's inauguration.
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