The Dred Scott decision was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court held that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not citizens of the United States and could not sue in federal court. The decision was widely unpopular in the North and contributed to the growing tensions between the North and the South that eventually led to the Civil War.
Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Jean Harlow. It was she, not MM, who brutally threw brunettes off the Hollywood pedestal. Before she died at the age of only 26, she had married three times, starred in over twenty productions and caused countless scandals. Her platinum blonde killed her. Jean Ha
In its own way, the Polish-Bolshevik war was the last romantic conflict in Polish history. Never again have cavalrymen had the opportunity to cross the Ukrainian steppes with a saber in their hand, or ... sing about the theft of hens, drunkenness or raping widows. Needless to say, the Polish ca
The Three Kings are characters that are inseparably connected with Christmas. We all know that they have come to worship and give gifts to the Baby Jesus. It would seem that we know everything about them! But are you sure? 5. They were most likely Persians It is extremely difficult to establis
The thesis that a handful of conquistadors could conquer the Inca and Aztec empires on their own is rarely subjected to critical scrutiny. What was it really like? The history of the world is full of distortions and understatements. Sometimes things considered facts have little to do with reality.