It’s no surprise that even those worth admiring have their faults. But certain highly-regarded Americans have done incredibly lowly things that warrant a legacy double-take. This topic brings several prominent, accomplished Americans throughout history immediately to mind. For the sake of saying something original, we’ll be exempting some highly blameworthy big-shots from this list. Nobody… Continue reading 10 Admired Americans Who Did Less-Than-Admirable Things
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Who Was Chairman Mao Zedong
Cover photo credit: Bangkokhappiness / Shutterstock.com 10 Facts You Should Know About Chairman Mao’s Genocidal Rule Soldier, activist and a crucial player in the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong had and has quite the reputation in China, as well as around the world. However, in the past 25 years, this reputation has… Continue reading Who Was Chairman Mao Zedong
Top 10 Facts about How the Nation of Israel was Created in 1948
Top 10 Facts about How the Nation of Israel was Created in 1948 Celebration rang out on May 14, 1948 in Tel Aviv as David Ben-Gurion, Jewish Agency Chairman at the time, established a Jewish state for the first time in 2,000 years. People from all over the world assembled around him to hear him… Continue reading Top 10 Facts about How the Nation of Israel was Created in 1948
10 Genghis Khan Facts That Define History’s Most Famous Barbarian
10 Genghis Khan Facts That Define History’s Most Famous Barbarian The Mongol Empire was responsible for destroying thousands of tribes across Asia and China and is still the largest Empire ever formed in human history. At the height of their reign, the Mongols had conquered over 22% of the Earth’s total land and held authority… Continue reading 10 Genghis Khan Facts That Define History’s Most Famous Barbarian
10 Things You Should Know About The Real History of Christmas
10 Things You Should Know About The Real History of Christmas Christmas is a key celebration in the Christian Calendar, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God and savior of humanity. These days, however, Christmas is a lot more than ‘just’ a religious holiday. In the United States at least, it is… Continue reading 10 Things You Should Know About The Real History of Christmas
10 Things You Should Understand About The Origin Of Thanksgiving
10 Things You Should Understand About The Origin Of Thanksgiving We learn about this most important of American holidays even before we are old enough to walk. Gathering the family together over a feast of turkey, pumpkin pie and other delicacies is one of the defining features of American life. As we grow older we… Continue reading 10 Things You Should Understand About The Origin Of Thanksgiving
10 Ancient Civilizations that Vanished Without a Trace
10 Ancient Civilizations that Vanished Without a Trace There are records dating back hundreds and thousands of years documenting explorers finding huge temples encrusted with vines, and pits and caves full of untold amounts of treasure and gold. In the past, you can only imagine what these areas must have been and how they must… Continue reading 10 Ancient Civilizations that Vanished Without a Trace
What Was the Cold War About? 10 Things Everyone Should Know.
What Was the Cold War About? The first thing that needs to be addressed in any discussion of the Cold War concerns the naming of the event itself. As neither side ever officially declared it, war is slightly a misleading term – though commentators skirt around the issue with the addendum that the Cold War… Continue reading What Was the Cold War About? 10 Things Everyone Should Know.
10 Misconceptions About the Fall of the Berlin Wall
10 Misconceptions About the Fall of the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 by the German Democratic Republic. Controlled by the Soviets, the party built the wall to cut off East Germany and East Berlin from the west, and ultimately, the free world. This wall became a symbol of the Iron… Continue reading 10 Misconceptions About the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Top 10 Cool Facts About the Manhattan Project
Top 10 Cool Facts About the Manhattan Project The birth of the use of nuclear weapons in the United States was during WW2. It started on May 12th 1942, with The Manhattan Project. It was a top secret project that was signed into action during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This project was… Continue reading Top 10 Cool Facts About the Manhattan Project