In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole journey had been mythically described — without any real evidence — as an earthly paradise with palm trees, dragons, and 4-foot-tall pygmies. Forget about blizzards, … Read more
Stacks of books have been written about the kings and queens of England and Henry the Eighth. But few books have chronicled the lesser-known side-characters in history until now with Adrian Bliss’s humorous – albeit strange new book, “The Greatest Nobodies of History [Ballantine Books]. Bliss is no historian. Rather, he’s a well known British … Read more
Want to look evil straight in the eye? Scientists have put a face to a notorious name after digitally reconstructing the visage of one of history’s greatest monsters — Ivan The Terrible. “It was a very interesting experience as it involved not only facial approximation, but the study of his story,” graphics designer Cicero Moraes … Read more
When President James Garfield was gunned down at the Washington, DC, train station in 1882, his assassination came at the hand of a man who was arguably one of history’s first incels: Charles Guiteau. Guiteau wasn’t unable to find love only in the real world — he also failed to find it at the Oneida … Read more