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The idea that white slaves would have existed is kind of dismissed these days. The focus is placed hugely on the transatlantic slave trade, where African slaves were transported to the Americas to perform labor for their “rulers.” Of course, that should never have happened. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that white […]
You might have heard of the plague and how many deaths it caused during the dark ages. If you do, you also might have heard of this spooky haunted island called Poveglia, where people who had the plague were put to death. At first glance, Poveglia looks like a private island owned by a wealthy […]
Switzerland, a neutral country in the middle of the mountains with beautiful views and fantastic history. It is a special country with 4 different languages spoken there and a special political system that is praised all over the world. Yet, Switzerland was not always as it is today. The country has endured many wars and […]
Being one of the most infamous world leaders to have ever walked the planet makes you famous at the same time. Hitler didn’t only cause the death of around six million Jewish people in the Holocaust, he also killed tens of millions of non Jews in the Second World War and other atrocities. Although he […]
Mary Wheeler was an English lady who was found guilty of killing her lover’s wife, Mrs. Phoebe Hogg, and their child, Tiggy, on October 24, 1890, and executed on December 23, 1890. The incident has been linked to Jack the Ripper, and Wheeler has been suggested as a possible Ripper suspect. After the murder of […]
As an Anglican monarch, Charles I of the House of Stuart governed Scotland, England, and Ireland. He is the first British monarch ever to be deposed and executed. Charles was born at a castle near Dunfermline, Scotland. His father was King of Scotland at the moment, but not of England. His elder brother, Henry Frederick […]
In August 1937, in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army faced strong resistance and suffered heavy casualties at the Battle of Shanghai. The battle was very bloody, as both sides turned to hand-to-hand fighting due to exhaustion. On August 5, 1937, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito ratified an army proposal to […]
Elizabeth Báthory, born on the 7th of August in 1560, was a rich and highly educated Hungarian countess with over 600 victims who is known as the greatest serial killer of all time. According to the stories, she bathed in the blood of her young victims. Elizabeth’s Youth and Education Elizabeth was born on the […]
Josef Mengele was born in 1911 in the German Empire and was known as the ‘Angel of Death’ or the ‘Nazi Doctor’. He was mostly known for his experiments on people in the deadly Nazi concentration camps. Mengele was also partially responsible for the victims of the gas chambers. Mengele’s Early Life As stated above, he […]
In 1941 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was attacked by the Germans and its alliances in World War Two. These were called “The Axis Powers”. After Adolf Hitler announced his plans to annex Yugoslavia, the government that was pro-axis was overthrown in a coup. Yugoslavia was attacked from all sides of the country and didn’t have […]