10. The Massacre at Sharpeville Sharpeville is a tiny hamlet south of Johannesburg, South Africa, where some 20,000 Black demonstrators congregated near a police station on March 21, 1960. They were taking a stand against the repressive pass laws that had been enforced in South Africa since the early 18th century. These laws severely limited […]
10. Cicero In 63 BC, Lucius Sergius Catilina, better known as Catiline, attempted to remove Cicero and Gaius Antonius Hybrida, the two ruling consuls of the Roman Republic, by leading a group of enraged politicians, soldiers, and farmers. It was a failure on their part. It was Antonius who ultimately prevailed over Catiline at the […]
1 Adolf Hitler German politician Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was of Austrian heritage. He led the Nazi Party from 1921 to 1934, when he also held the positions of Chancellor of Germany and Führer of Nazi Germany. He overturned the Treaty of Versailles as the dictator of Nazi Germany, started […]
10. Cicero In 63 BC, Lucius Sergius Catilina, better known as Catiline, attempted to remove Cicero and Gaius Antonius Hybrida, the two ruling consuls of the Roman Republic, by leading a group of enraged politicians, soldiers, and farmers. It was a failure on their part. It was Antonius who ultimately prevailed over Catiline at the […]
1. 1930 people This site is full with people who are overly attached to the past. All they have to say about the 2010s is how terrible the pop and rap music was. Oh no! Even though I generally dislike popular music, this is becoming ridiculous. If pop music is so much worse than war, […]
10. In both 1941 and 480 BC, the Battle of Thermopylae took place. The Battle of Thermopylae was brought to the attention of millions of people who had never heard of it until the 2006 release of the film 300. Despite the comic book’s unbelievable fictionalization of the story, the film’s central premise is based […]
10 Elizabeth II Queen Anne of Great Britain: A Tragic and Incredible Life | Part 1 of the Elizabethan Era From 1702 until 1714, Queen Anne (1665–1714) ruled as queen regnant and was the first monarch of a united Great Britain. The benefits of being queen weren’t without their drawbacks, though; Anne was ill during […]
10 The Most Terrible Official in Football History Boxing contest between Magomed Abdulhamidov of Azerbaijan and Satoshi Shimizu of Japan, which was fixed for the 2012 London Olympics One referee at the 2012 London Olympics may have shown the gravest, most egregious corruption ever seen. An uncontested bantamweight bout between Magomed Abdulhamidov of Azerbaijan and […]
Since our piece about gangster nicknames yesterday was a little dark, we’re going to lighten it up with something fun today. Ronald Reagan was one of the funnier presidents, never taking himself too seriously, and not many people may know it. Whether you identify as a Democrat or Republican, you will undoubtedly enjoy these wisecracks […]
While demons, the Grim Reaper, and Hades are universally known, there are countless other culturally specific conceptions of death. In case you have never heard of them, here are ten of death’s most intriguing manifestations. 10. The Mictlantecuhtli—Aztecs Among the many Aztec deities associated with death, Mictlantecuhtli oversaw the lowest level, Mictlan, the domain of […]