Terence McKenna: Psychonaut, Father Of The Stoned Ape Theory Of Evolution
People | September 16, 2020
Did prehistoric man used psychedelic drugs? (Paul Zinken/Picture Alliance via Getty Images) Back in our pre-history, several species of humans ...
The First Draft: FDR Signs Selective Training And Service Act
Military History | September 15, 2020
Conscription, or the draft, is something that every young man in America thinks about when they turn 17. In order to do anything—get a driver's license, v...
Birmingham Church Bombing: The 16th Street Baptist Church Killings Of Four Black Children
1960s | September 14, 2020
On Sunday, September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was destroyed by members of the local cha...
Black And Mexican Cowboys Made Up At Least 25% Of The American West
Historical Facts | September 13, 2020
When you think of the Wild West, you probably think of a lonesome cowboy who maybe looks a bit like John Wayne, out on his own, fighting the element...
Super Mario Bros.: Stories, Facts, And Trivia You Didn't Know About The Video Game
1980s | September 12, 2020
Released in 1985, Super Mario Bros. began as the last gasp of the cartridge era for Nintendo and became the game by which everything ...
Jackie Kennedy Onassis: Biography, Facts, And Things You Didn't Know
People | September 11, 2020
It would be impossible for any parent to know that their daughter would grow up to be not only a scholar and journalist but also a century-defining...
9/11 Heroes: Amazing Stories Of The Ones We Don't Hear About That Often
Recent History | September 10, 2020
On September 11, 2011, the world came to a standstill when the Twin Towers were destroyed in one of the most heartbreaking acts of terrorism sin...
Arnold Palmer: Things You Didn't Know About The Golf Legend
People | September 9, 2020
(U.S. Coast Guard/Wikimedia Commons) Everyone knows the name Arnold Palmer, be it as a cool drink or one of the greatest golfers who ever lived, but the man ...
Controlled Burning: How Native Americans Solved California's Wildfires Centuries Ago
American Indians | September 8, 2020
(U.S. Department of Agriculture/Wikimedia Commons) Wildfires are an unfortunate part of life in California. Each summer brings a new...
Porvenir Massacre Of 1918: A Harrowing Night Of Racial Murder By Local Texans, US Military
1910s | September 7, 2020
On January 28, 1918, a group of Texas Rangers, U.S. Cavalry soldiers, and local ranchers descended on the village of Porvenir...
Piggly Wiggly: The First Supermarket That Let You Pick Out Your Own Food
1910s | September 6, 2020
The original Piggly Wiggly Store, Memphis, Tennessee. (Clarence Saunders/Wikimedia Commons) Going to the grocery store in the early 1900s was no...
The First Olympics Ever: A Veritable Free-For-All Of Mayhem
Ancient History | September 5, 2020
Ah, the Olympics, when the world sets aside its differences and sends its best athletes for a few weeks of friendly competition in the name of sportsmanship...
Los Pobladores: The 44 Mexican-Indigenous People Who Founded Los Angeles In 1781
historical landmarks | September 4, 2020
Los Angeles is a city of constant reinvention. There's the past that the city remembers and the past that the city rewrites until the ...
The Great Fire Of London: 80% Of London Burned Down In 1666
Medieval History | September 3, 2020
Fifteenth-century London was a crowded, dirty, polluted place with wooden buildings topped by tar-covered roofs, built close together along narrow streets. ...
Sleeping Beauty Syndrome And How It Takes Over Your Life
Medical History | September 2, 2020
The Sleeping Beauty - Fairy tale by French author, Charles Perrault: 12 January 1628 16 May 1703. The scene where the Prince appears to the Sleeping beauty ,and...
What Happened To Aaron Burr After He Shot Alexander Hamilton?
1800s | September 1, 2020
Even if you haven't seen the smash Broadway musical Hamilton, you probably know that Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers and the first s...
Princess Diana's Death: How It Happened, Conspiracy Theories, And The Aftermath
1990s | August 31, 2020
Diana's coffin, draped in the royal standard with an ermine border, borne through the streets of London on its way to Westminster Abbey. (P...
Robert Johnson: The Most Important Bluesman Of All Time Who 'Sold His Soul To The Devil'
1900s | August 30, 2020
(Delta Haze Corporation/Wikimedia Commons) Robert Johnson is easily the most important blues artist of all time. The influence o...
The Anunnaki: Myth Of Ancient Deities That Predate History And Supposedly Created Humanity
Ancient History | August 29, 2020
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the British Museum's collection. (CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images) If you've ever watc...
Things You Didn't Know About The March On Washington (1963)
1960s | August 28, 2020
(Center for Jewish History, NYC/Wikimedia Commons) If there's one thing that everyone knows about the March on Washington, it's that it was the site of Dr. M...
Doc Holiday: Stories, Trivia, And Facts You Didn't Know About The Gunslinger
Wild West | August 27, 2020
Shootout show with gunslingers "Wyatt Earp" (left) and "Doc Holliday" at "Tombstone Village," Arizona. (Photo by Peter Bischoff/Getty Images) ...
The History Of Kissing: Why Do We Kiss Each Other And Where Did It Come From?
Ancient History | August 26, 2020
Frescoes of the Baronial Hall (15th century), detail, Della Manta Castle, Manta (Cuneo), Piedmont. Italy, 13th–16th century. (DeAgostini/Gett...
1894: Two Scientists Discovered The Bacteria That Causes The Plague At The Same Time
Medical History | August 25, 2020
Man being injected by doctor during an outbreak of bubonic plague in Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897. (Wellcome Collection/Wkimedia C...
The Invention Of Potato Chips In 1853 By A Half-Black, Half-Native Man Named George Crum
1800s | August 24, 2020
Potato chips. (Urbano Delvalle/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images) If there's anything people love more th...
Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffe Planes Bomb Civilians In WWII's Deadliest Battle
World War II | August 23, 2020
There are a myriad important battles littered throughout World War II, but Stalingrad stands above them as one of the most bloody and strateg...
Rudolph Hass, The US Postal Worker Who Invented Hass Avocados
1920s | August 22, 2020
You've probably never thought about the origins of your favorite avocado, simply enjoying your taco or toast without a care for the interesting and inspir...
Cleopatra and Julius Caesar's Relationship: What Happened And Why Were They Together
Ancient History | August 21, 2020
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in a publicity still issued for the film Cleopatra in 1963. The historical drama starred Burton as...
The Menendez Brothers: What Did They Do And Who Killed Their Parents In 1989?
1980s | August 20, 2020
On August 20th, 1989, Lyle Menendez placed a frantic call to 911. He cried that “someone” had killed his parents as his brother Erik screamed i...
Genghis Khan: Facts, Trivia, and Stories You Didn't Know About His Life And Legacy
Ancient History | August 19, 2020
A reenactment of the unification of the Mongolian tribes under Genghis Khan using 500 cavalry men in the uniforms of the 13th century. (...
19th Amendment: Aftermath And Stories About When Women Got The Right To Vote
1920s | August 18, 2020
Three unidentified women make history by becoming the first of their sex to vote in an election after the 19th Amendment was passed, San Franc...
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