The Messed Up Truth Of Life On A Plantation
plantation life with slavery included was a mainstay since the start of the United States, up until the Civil War. However, plantation life was terrible.
Read Moreplantation life with slavery included was a mainstay since the start of the United States, up until the Civil War. However, plantation life was terrible.
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Read MoreOn January 29, 2023, the teams who will play Super Bowl LVII were set. However, there is one aspect of the upcoming game for the record book.
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Read MoreThe murder spree of the Bay Area's self-dubbed Zodiac Killer is one of the most notorious in American history - but what was the killer's true death toll?
Read MoreThings could get pretty dodgy when it came to dying in the Wild West. The ultimate fates of the bodies of Wild West legends aren't always what you'd expect.
Read MoreEvidence suggests that the legend of St. Brendan's voyage should not be discarded. Here is the legend of the Irishman who may have "discovered" America.
Read MoreThe Boston Strangler is one of the most famous serial killer cases, and two Boston Globe reporters helped bring him to light.
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Read MoreThe George W. Bush years have become synonymous with a string of major emergencies from September 11th to Hurricane Katrina to the 2008 financial crisis.
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Read MoreThe Freemasons are a fraternal secular organization said to have evolved out of the guilds of stonemasons during the Middle Ages.
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Read MoreThere was more to her than Anne Frank than her diary revealed. Here are the things your history class didn't teach you about her.
Read MoreThe Northern Pacific Railway connected the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean and promised adventure, opportunity and excitement along the way.
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Read MoreIt's hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the Black Panthers. The real history depends on who you ask, but there's room for praise and blame.
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