It’s taken nearly a century of research to convince the majority of the earth’s population that we humans are polluting the atmosphere and changing the climate of our own planet. Decades of data now shows that not only is climate change real, but that our disregard has now left us near the point of no return, with dire consequences ahead of us. As the earth heats up, climate change has now become the Climate Crisis. But how did we get to this point so fast? Let’s take a quick look back.
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Podcast: The Lusitania Sank in just 18 Minutes, Beating Titanic
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was struck by a German U-boat torpedo in May of 1915, and sunk within sight of the Irish coast in just 18 Minutes!
Bela Kiss, the Hungarian ‘Vampire’ Serial Killer
Romania’s Transylvania may be the birthplace of the fictional vampire, Count Dracula, but Hungary holds the distinction of harboring Bela Kiss. He was a real-life serial killer who murdered and drained the blood from at least 24 young women just before World War I.
Operation Pastorius: the Forgotten Nazi Terror Plot on U.S. Soil
Few know that during Word War II, Nazis saboteurs actually landed on the east coast of the United States to carry out industrial sabotage and acts of terror.
7 Key Revolutions in Modern History
Revolutions typically take place when an angry rebellion of the popular masses rises up against the hated ruling class. If successful, they can result in drastic changes in a nation’s culture, economy, politics, justice, and even religion.
12 Famous Banned Books Throughout History
Throughout our long history, there have been various books that have been banned by the masses, or those in power, and even burned by angry mobs over the centuries. Some were banned for religious reasons, some for political motivations, and some for cultural agendas. As decades have passed and generations changed, these bans have mostlyContinue reading “12 Famous Banned Books Throughout History”
Podcast: Josef Stalin and the Soviet Great Purge
After the death of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, the infamous Josef Stalin came to powerful Premier of the Soviet Union. In the late 1930s, Stalin began a ruthless campaign known as The Great Purge, referred to by the people of Russia as The Great Terror. Any person or group perceived in Stalin’s twisted mind as a threat to his power was arrested, given a sham trial, and either executed on the spot, or sent to the notorious Siberian Gulags.
Who REALLY Discovered the North Pole First?
Most of us were taught in history class that Commander Robert Peary was the first to reach the North Pole in 1909. But in fact, another American, Dr. Frederick Cook, claimed to have reached the pole an entire year earlier. Ever heard of Cook? Probably not.
Electric Vehicles have Existed for OVER 150 YEARS
Electric vehicles have been around a lot longer than most people think. Certainly longer than Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors. In fact, electric cars appeared in the mid-1800’s, long before the internal-combustion engine was invented.
The 1945 Yalta BIG THREE Conference – Russia, US and UK
The Yalta (Crimea) Conference was the second World War II meeting by the “Big Three,“ President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin, heads of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union.