In April 1815, a mountain in the Dutch East Indies exploded with such devastating force that it altered the global climate and triggered a bizarre year without a summer.
The 1815 Mount Tambora Eruption: The Volcano That Froze the Earth Read More »
In May 1946, trucks rolled through San Antonio, Texas, blanketing neighborhoods in a thick chemical fog.
The 1946 San Antonio DDT Spraying: Polio Fears and Toxic Chemicals Read More »
In 1788, a wooden keg filled with thousands of copper coins was sealed away in the basement of the Bank of New York.
The Fugio Cent: Uncovering the First Official Coin of the United States Read More »
In 2004, the Paddington Basin area of London saw the completion of an unusual structure across the Grand Union Canal.
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When the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar global automaker needed a successor, he did not hand the company over to his biological son.
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Most people know the face of Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson, but far fewer know the dark history of his father.
The Encyclopedia Salesman Who Became a Deadly Contract Killer Read More »
A British soldier captured during World War II accomplished something highly unusual.
The World War II POW Who Escaped 200 Times for Love Read More »
An American agronomist credited with saving over a billion people from starvation almost missed college.
How One Agronomist Fed a Billion People Read More »
In the fall of 2022, social media was flooded with discussions, fan art, and deeply analytical essays about a classic 1973 Martin Scorsese mafia film called Goncharov.
The Greatest Mafia Movie Never Made: The Story of Goncharov Read More »
In 1933, a covert group of powerful Wall Street financiers decided they had seen enough of the newly elected US President.
The 1933 Business Plot: The Secret Wall Street Coup to Overthrow the US President Read More »
