On June 13th, 2000, Italy pardoned Mehmet Ali Ağca, who had spent nearly 20 years in prison for his attempted…
On April 24th, 1908, Jacob Murdock packed his car full with 7 people plus tons of…
On April 30th, 1900, as engine 382 rushed towards a stalled freight train on the tracks, engineer Casey Jones died at his station while slamming the brakes in an attempt to slow down enough to save the passengers on board.
On June 20, 1631, Dutch pirate Jan Janszoon attacked the Irish village of Baltimore, capturing and enslaving up to 200 villagers.
If a man named Hackett lives in your neighboring village, do not trust this man.
On April 27th, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan was killed in battle while attempting to force…
On June 17th, 1778, a French ship, the Belle Poule, fought off a larger British frigate in the English channel…
On April 29th, 1770, one of the greatest naval explorers of all time, Captain James Cook, discovered and named…
On June 15th, 1184, Norwegian King Magnus Erlingsson was killed in battle because he tied all of his ships…
On June 14th, 1996, 8 members of the Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI after an 81-day armed standoff and were…
On April 26th, 1865, Boston Corbett was arrested after disobeying Secretary of War Edwin Stanton’s…