The Mob is one of the most heavily glamorized and popularized ideas of organized crime. When you picture a mob boss, you probably think of a well-dressed New Yorker with a cigar in one hand and a gun in the other, spitting biting one-liners before murdering someone in the dead of night, only to get […]
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Today, only 20% of Americans attend church regularly, a marked change from a century ago. Back in the early 1900s, church attendance was a part of the routine. Everything shut down on Sundays, creating a day where individuals spent time with their families and reflected on spiritual matters. So, when someone acted out of character,
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While the first confirmed mainland sighting of Antarctica wasn’t until 1820, there are suggestions that a Turkish cartographer by the name of Hagii Ahmed Muhiddin Piri, also known as Piri Reis, actually included Antarctica on a map in the early 1500s. But how accurate is this assumption? And how could Piri have included the undiscovered
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There is always something poetic about deathbeds. They signal the end of life, the brink of an inevitable loss, and a transition to the hereafter. But more often than not, the poetic appeal of deathbeds depends on their character and the quality of their life. We want to hear their last words and see through
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Humanity recognizes those who have exuded an extraordinary amount of excellence, influence, and wealth. Whether the person’s influence is debatable or not, we are certain of one thing —these people have significantly altered how we view the world and interact with it, their contributions remaining evergreen in the sands of time. What makes these people
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The toilet is one of the most useful innovations in history. Its history goes back to the 18th century when Alexander Cumming received the first patent for the flush toilet, an exciting innovation at the time. But the history of the toilet isn’t tied to only Cumming; Sir John Harrington and Ismail al-Jazari are also
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Robert Nesta Marley, also known as Bob Marley, was a legendary reggae musician, singer, and songwriter from Jamaica. He was born in 1945 in St.Ann Jamacia to Noval Sinclair Marley and Cedella Malcolm. He started his professional music career in 1963 with his band “The Wailers.” Considered one of the pioneers of the reggae culture,
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One thing you will expect from historical figures is that their identity will be known to all. I mean, how do you achieve historical and potentially legendary status and still not be known? Some would say it defeats the purpose of being more than a footnote in history, but the people on this list would
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In 2014, the Pamunkey Indian Museum and Culture Center, the Patawomeck Heritage Foundation, Historic Jamestowne, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and Preservation Virginia, among others, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Pocahontas-Rolfe marriage. This unusual marriage that took place in 1614 between the daughter of a Powhatan chieftain and an English colonist significantly impacted the United
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When a child is late, parents are understandably anxious. But when the hours stretched into days and then years, parents became fraught with grief. For the family of Nicholas Barclay, the loss of their son was more tragic. It began when Nicholas was just 13 years old. His initial disappearance from his neighborhood in San
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