Madam C.J. Walker was one of the 1st female American self-made millionaires. She was also an African American daughter of slaves. She made her fortune thanks to a homemade line of hair care products she invented and marketed for black women.
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10 Nazi Propaganda Tricks Hitler Used to Sway the German People
To Listen to an Audio Podcast [Click Here] Outside of Germany during World War II, people around the globe were aghast at the profound deceitfulness of Nazi Party propaganda, the self-righteous arrogance, the outright falsehoods, the sowing of fear and hatred, the astonishing acceptance of the German people. How on earth could intelligent, rational peopleContinue reading “10 Nazi Propaganda Tricks Hitler Used to Sway the German People”
Podcast: Galileo Faced Science Deniers in the Catholic Church
In 1633, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was the Stephen Hawking of his day – a famous & respected professor of astronomy. Nonetheless, he was ordered by the Pope in Rome to stand trial before the Italian Inquisition. Known for its brutal interrogations by torture, the Inquisition was the most feared and notorious court in allContinue reading “Podcast: Galileo Faced Science Deniers in the Catholic Church”
Podcast: Why Does the Middle East have Straight Line Borders?
Drawing the Middle East modern borders on map with a ruler certainly seemed simple. Perhaps that’s why the lines, set in 1916 by Englishman Sir Mark Sykes and Frenchman Francois Georges-Picot were straight ones. The infamous Sykes-Picot Agreement was a pact between Great Britain and France, made in the middle of World War I (withContinue reading “Podcast: Why Does the Middle East have Straight Line Borders?”
Razor Tojo – Japan’s Adolf Hitler
Contrary to popular myth, Japan’s version of Adolf Hitler was not the Emperor (Showa) Hirohito but rather its infamous War Minister Hideki Tojo.
The Forgotten Graf Zeppelin, Hindenberg’s Big Brother
While the Hindenburg is the most notorious airship that ever flew, primarily due to its Titanic-like end in the U.S., its predecessor, the Graf Zeppelin, was the most successful.
The Nazi’s Wilhelm Gustloff – the World’s Worst Maritime Disaster
The sinking of MS WILHELM GUSTLOFF was the worst maritime disaster in world history, with more dead than the Titanic AND Lusitania combined. It was a German refugee ship fleeing Poland and the advancing Russian army near the end of World War II. The Gustloff sank in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by theContinue reading “The Nazi’s Wilhelm Gustloff – the World’s Worst Maritime Disaster”
The Bubonic Plague Pandemic, AKA the Black Death
The Bubonic Plague, better known as the Black Death, was one of the worst catastrophes in recorded history. From 1347 to 1351, it ravaged kingdoms across Europe, eradicating one- third of Europe’s inhabitants.
IN FLANDERS FIELDS World War I Poem Written over 100 Years Ago
Over 100 Years ago during World War I, the famous & haunting poem IN FLANDERS FIELDS was written by 41 year old Canadian Physician & Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in May 1915.
The Audacious Career of Journalist Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was the penname of the daring 18th century journalist and entrepreneur Elizabeth Cochrane.