The Real Reason Charles I Was Executed
With the death of his father, King James I, in 1625, Charles I became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was later executed in 1649.
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What Really Happened To The Couple With President Lincoln After His Assassination
Here is what happened to Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée Clara Harris after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865.
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Embarrassing Things That Donald Trump Was The First President To Do
Here is a look at some of the cringetastic things that President Donald Trump has been the first president to do.
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Aristocrats Who Lost All Their Money
Some aristocrats spent their money until they didn't have any more, and then they died a pauper's death. These are aristocrats who lost all their money.
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The Controversial History Of The No Fly List
The No Fly List, a secret government index created post-9/11 by the Terrorist Screening Center, prohibits those on the list from boarding commercial flights.
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The Little Known Biblical Roots Of The Passport
Passports have a history that goes back much further than one might expect and have a little known link to the Bible.
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Why Richard Ramirez Went To San Francisco Right Before He Was Caught
A rapist and serial killer was skulking through the suburbs of Los Angeles, hiding in the shadows and watching residents at their most vulnerable moments.
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What The Scorpion King Movie Gets Wrong And Right About History
Few people who have watched The Scorpion King were probably expecting historical accuracy. Here are some of the things it gets right and wrong about history.
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Messed Up True Stories From The Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles has since its opening a long and sordid past that includes suicides, murders, and serial killers.
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What Did Grover Cleveland Get Up To Between Terms?
Grover Cleveland served as both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, but between terms he had some time to other things.
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The Medicinal History Of Cannibalism
One of the most enduring medical beliefs was the claim that consuming parts of the human body would cure any number of ills, from gout to epilepsy.
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The History Behind Joe Biden's Inauguration Bible Explained
Joe Biden's Inauguration Day Bible will be the same Bible he used in 1973 as a senator and the same that son Beau used in 2007; the family's Bible since 1893.
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The Real Reason Candy Land Was Invented
The reason the board game Candy Land was invented in 1948 was polio; it was a time when people stayed indoors to protect themselves from the contagious virus.
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What Does Chocolate Have To Do With Valentine's Day?
Americans purchase millions of pounds of chocolate in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, and you can blame the early chocolate makers for this.
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Politicians Who Lost All Their Money
Despite the perks of holding government office, some of America's esteemed elected officials have covered themselves in far more debt than they have glory.
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Why Do We Send Cards On Valentine's Day?
Roses, chocolate, and jewelry might top the list for Valentine's Day gifts, but back in the day, all someone needed to feel the love was a handwritten card.
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What It Was Really Like Being A Follower Of Pythagoras
There's a lot more to Pythagoras than his equation. He was also a leader of a group, who believed in reincarnation and the mystical properties of numbers.
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This Was T.S. Eliot's Odd Obsession
By 1922, he had published The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, and his burgeoning career was deemed "worth watching" by none other than the poet Ezra Pound
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What Will Brexit Mean For Northern Ireland?
The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union -- Brexit -- means huge challenges for the UK's future relationship with the Republic of Ireland.
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The Secret Dunkin' Donuts In The Library Of Congress
Maybe as compensation for forcing the library's employees to work in this stark concrete box, it has something that none of the other LOC buildings do: Dunkin'.
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What Is The 14th Amendment?
The 14th Amendment to the US constitution is known as one of the most important documents in the history of race and the struggle for equality in the country.
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The Real Reason Ronald Reagan Loved Jelly Beans
There may be no stronger link between a president and his food than Ronald Reagan and jelly beans. Here is the real reason he ate them.
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The Tragic Story That Inspired Mowgli From The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book chronicled the life of the feral child named Mowgli. The story of the real-life Mowgli, though, didn't have a happy ending.
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This Is The Only Cabinet Member To Ever Be Impeached
In 1876, Secretary of War William W. Belknap became the only U.S. Cabinet member (so far) to have ever been impeached by the House of Representatives.
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The Indiana Town That Had An "Anti-Hippie" Law
Indiana's LaGrange County in 1971 established an "anti-hippie" ordinance that regulated gatherings of more than 500 people and that lasted longer than 12 hours.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 was billed as an "ecological laboratory and planetary commune prototype." Did it work? Not really. Here's the crazy real-life story of Biosphere 2.
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The Real Reason We Associate Hearts With Love
Where did the iconic and instantly recognizable heart shape come from? How did human hearts become associated with love in the first place?
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