The Republic of Pirates
Between 1706 and 1718, a group of pirates established a haven in the Bahamas. Using a code and system of rules that they developed themselves, the pirates created their own forms of self-governance ...
30 Elo 202513min
The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
In 1972, the Olympics returned to Germany for the first time since being hosted in Berlin in 1936. The Games were intended to present a new image of West Germany, one that would reject the image port...
29 Elo 202515min
Starlite: The Miracle That Never Was
In the 1980s, an Englishman by the name of Maurice Ward developed a material which he claimed could withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius. Not only could the material withstand high ...
28 Elo 202514min
The Unabomber
Starting in the late 1970s and lasting for seventeen years, a series of bombings terrorized the American public. Primarily targeting technology companies and universities, these attacks befuddled la...
27 Elo 202516min
Francisco Macías Nguema
In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In its first open election, which turned out to be its last, it elected as president Fran...
26 Elo 202515min
Emperor Nero (Encore)
In the year 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, and his adopted son Nero became the Emperor of Rome at the age of 16. His reign was one of the most infamous in history, and over 2000 years after he...
25 Elo 202514min
European Exclaves
We have all looked at a map and seen all of the different countries represented by different colors. A country has some sort of border, and everything inside that border is what makes up the country. ...
24 Elo 202515min
The Spanish Inquisition
At the end of the 15th century, Spain had almost completed the Reconquista and the removal of the Caliphate in the Iberian Peninsula, ending centuries of Islamic rule. One of the first things they di...
23 Elo 202515min
