Joyce Vincent’s name made headlines in 2006. She was discovered dead in circumstances that sparked numerous investigations. When her body was discovered, it had been transformed into a skull. But did you know how long it took before people realized she was dead? A British woman was discovered dead in her flat, with her television […]
President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. But did you know that Vice President Roosevelt was in the wilderness then? No one knew where Vice President Teddy Roosevelt
Soup kitchens first appeared in America around 1929, as the effects of a growing depression became apparent. When the economy fell into a tailspin in 1932, 12 million Americans, roughly 25% of the average labor force, were out of work, and the need for soup kitchens became even more acute. But did you know who
From 1998 to 2001, a computer system administrator turned terrorist caused havoc in Wisconsin. One of his terrorist acts included an attack on the city’s power grid. He ignited buildings, disrupted transmission towers, disabled air traffic control software, and caused headaches for an Internet Service Provider with the help of people he recruited from the
The brick tax was a property tax imposed in the United Kingdom in 1784 during King George III’s reign. This truly affected construction during those times. But why did the UK impose a tax on bricks? The United Kingdom imposed a tax on bricks to fund the war in America in 1784. As a result,
Performing surgery or medical procedures on a living creature for experimentation is known as vivisection. It is one of the most heinous Japanese torture methods used during the Second World War. But did you know what happened to the eight airmen who crashed in Japan in 1945? Eight American Airmen were taken to Kyushu University
The Constitution is the fundamental principles and rules of a nation, state, or social group that establish the powers and obligations of the government and guarantee certain rights to its citizens. It is a written document that encapsulates the norms of a political or social organization. But how many times was the Constitution supposed to
Thomas Jefferson Wanted the Constitution Re-Written Every 19 Years. Read More »
Seat belts were uncomfortable and restrictive for drivers and passengers, but the uproar over mandatory seat belt laws was mostly ideological. Do you know who the Anti-Seatbelt Law Advocate Who Died in a car crash was? Derek Kieper, an anti-seat-belt advocate, once stated, “Uncle Sam is not here to regulate every facet of life regardless
The Oklahoma City bombing occurred on April 19, 1995, when a truck loaded with explosives was detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more. Timothy McVeigh, an anti-government militant, executed for his crimes in 2001, set off the bomb. Terry Nichols, a co-conspirator, was
Hot Money is a British television crime drama film directed by Terry Winsor and written by Neil McKay. It premiered on ITV on December 12, 2001. The film, based on the Loughton incinerator thefts, stars Caroline Quentin as Bridget Watmore, a cleaner at the Bank of England who devises a scheme for impoverished workers to
