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J. Edgar Hoover’s 50-Year Career of Blackmail, Entrapment, and Taking Down Communist Spies
All esoteric and random information about the past can be found here.
All esoteric and random information about the past can be found here.
The Great Depression was an economic depression that affected countries worldwide before the start of World War II. In most countries it started in 1930 and its effects lasted for the next decade up until the middle 1940's for some (after the war). It has been the most widespread, most…
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most famous presidents of the United States, having led the country through its bloodiest war and through great political crisis. During his rule, Lincoln has modernized the economy, strengthened the government and abolished slavery. Locations of Birth and Early Childhood On February 12, 1809,…
In September 1845, all potato crops in Ireland mysteriously started to turn black and rot due to a potato disease that hit the country. People today believe that this was caused by phytophthora infestans, a airborne fungus that came in the holds of ships from North America. Today, with such…
It is hard to say for sure which battles were the most important in the history of humankind, but the world may certainly have looked a lot different if certain battles were not fought and won by the right people... Battle of Marathon, 490 BC The Battle of Marathon was…
The Battle of Stalingrad was arguably the bloodiest battle in history, claiming a total of 1,971,00 lives, of which 841 000 on the German side and 1 130 000 Soviet. Fought during WW2, between August 1942 and February 1943, this battle was all about gaining control of Stalingrad (now known…
How many presidents have been impeached? This article lists those presidents and describes the conditions of their impeachment. A total of three U.S. Presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives. The first was Andrew Johnson, in 1868, for dismissing Edwin M. Stanton as secretary of war. The second…
Throughout the ages politicians have used the power of a passionate speech to encourage and motivate people to their cause. Although we may remember quotes from some of the greatest speeches, the most famous ones are not only known for what was said, but what was accomplished. Socrates: "The Unexamined…
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