Vote up the most troubling tidbits about historical figures. Books often present people from history in a positive light, leaving out gritty details and shocking stories. That doesn't mean disturbing facts about historical figures aren't out there - it's just a matter of finding them. And we...
Birthplace:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1,810 votes What do you think? Disturbing fact? Photo: Charles Willson Peale Wikimedia Commons Public Domain 2 Gouverneur Morrissignedthe Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution before serving as an ambassador to France andin the US Senate. Morr...
Black Thought And Culture Black Thought and Culture is a landmark electronic collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures— covering 250 years...
an Augustinian university in Pennsylvania. He obtained a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago in 1982, also serving as a physics and math teacher at St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago during his studies. ...
Mr. Bob Gleason, a highly regarded historical interpreter associated with theAmerican Historical Theaterwill visit the HSR in the Bank on Main as he channels one of his most complex and fascinating historical figures on the very anniversary of the Great Emancipator’s birth. ...
Dissent over what merits preservation and constitutes progress undergirds Alexandria Archaeology’s establishment. This program is rooted in mid-20th-
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In that Signal chat – in case you were wondering, Signal is an open-source encrypted messaging app – the administration figures discussed timing of military strikes, the targets of said strikes, and how to frame them within a broader Trump policy. The strikes themselves were carried out ...
“Black Book,” features notable figures such as former Secretary of State John F. Kerry, FedEx founder Fred Smith, Vietnam War hero Richard Warren Pershing, and map collector David Rumsey. One of 15 albums in private hands and the sole copy housed in a research library (Russell Trust ...
And DeeperArtist Reimagines Famous Historical Figures As Tattooed Rebels 377 votes Is this weird? Photo: Leonardo da Vinci Wikimedia Commons Public domain 19 Leonardo da Vinci Was a Vegetarian Although his art and mechanical designs are his most well-known achievements, PETA is one of da Vinci...