To some, Napoleon Bonaparte was a great leader who brought glory to France; to others, he was a ruler whose actions were oppressive. Nonetheless, everybody agrees that Napoleon will forever remain an iconic figure in French culture whose reach extended throughout Europe in the 19th century and to this very day. Napoleon’s reign and successes […]
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Innovation and advancements in medicine have significantly impacted human health and life expectancy. The world’s population is said to have tripled since 1945. This massive increase is entirely due to a decrease in mortality caused by life-enhancing treatments made possible by groundbreaking medical inventions. Medical inventions have been instrumental in eliminating diseases and reducing worldwide
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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most influential figures during the twilight of the Russian Empire. A sexual deviant, political saboteur, renegade monk, and mystic healer, Rasputin was renowned for having a mystical influence over the royal Romanov family, particularly the Tsarina, with whom he reportedly had an affair. Rasputin was hated and admired
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Since Egyptian explorers reconstructed the Sphinx in the 18th dynasty roughly 150 years ago; archaeological discoveries have been unraveling secrets and mysteries about human history. And still, these mysteries abound and continue to be unraveled even in 2022. From Egyptian mummies with golden tongues to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, the year 2022 saw archaeologists unearth
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The Empire State Building, located at West 34th Street, Manhattan, New York, is one of New Yorks’s and even the world’s most recognized landmarks. However, while it is known for its record-breaking height of 1,454 feet (443.2m) tall, including its antenna, the building is also famous for its dark and wild history. From accidental plane
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The mutiny of the HMS Bounty on April 28, 1789, is unrivaled in the annals of rebellions in Naval history. Brought to mainstream awareness, primarily by three highly-successful major motion pictures (in ’35, ’62, and ’84) based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Hall historical novel Mutiny on the Bounty, these films focus primarily on the events that
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While dinosaurs haven’t roamed the Earth for hundreds of millions of years, scientists still spend a great amount of time researching and understanding these mythical creatures and how they impact species today. Even today, scientists are still discovering fossils and learning more about prehistoric creatures. Their relation to modern-day species can help us understand the
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Though often taught in schools on a somewhat shallow, overarching level, Native American history and culture are incredibly varied across the continents it covers. One tribe known largely from a fictionalization of their history is the Mohicans – also called the Mahicans – of the Northeast. The Mohicans have a rich, long political and cultural
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The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, or VOC) was the most valuable corporation in history. It was founded in 1602 to trade mainly in spices and quickly became the most influential company in the world. The company had a 21-year monopoly granted by the Dutch government on many of the world’s markets and
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Piracy became an increasingly common way of life for several people in the 16th century. The period between 1650 and 1730 is considered the Golden Age of Piracy. During this time, there were said to have been over 5000 pirates operating at sea. Pirates may have been glamorized on screen in popular culture. Still, images
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