Few accomplishments have reached greater heights than when Apollo 11 dared to land on the Moon, immortalizing the man who took the first lunar walk in history. However, despite the grandeur and spectacle of the landing, Neil Armstrong always maintained a more mild-mannered persona. This wasn’t surprising, as he had never been one to toot his own horn or stand out from his fellow pilots—even after becoming Earth’s greatest hero.
The English language constantly evolves, and the meaning of many familiar words has changed dramatically over the centuries.
Black Kettle tried to use diplomacy to save his people from the white man, with tragic results.
Born into a line of deposed kings, Charles Stuart spent his entire life trying to get back on a throne he had never even touched. He was unshakeably sure he had a divine right to power, and his conviction drove him to blood, betrayal, and finally begging. In the end, his ambitions destroyed him.
John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, was unbeaten in battle, but politics proved to be his undoing.
Ambrose Bierce was one of the most prominent journalists of the Gilded Age and has since garnered a reputation among the finest American literary minds. A true polymath and prolific wordsmith, Bierce’s life would end with a mysterious disappearance that echoed the surprise endings of his own works of fiction.
After the outlaw Jesse James was killed, his brother Frank made a life-changing decision to go give up his life of crime.
The British Royal Family orbits around Princess Alice of Battenberg. Queen Victoria was her great-grandmother and Queen Elizabeth II is her daughter-in-law. But for a woman with such blue blood, Princess Alice's life was no fairy tale. From her heroism during WWII to her abandonment in a mental institution, this forgotten royal is worth a closer look.
Queen Anne makes the most emotional rulers look level-headed by comparison. Equal parts stubborn and sensitive, her reign was a roller coaster for everyone around her. She completely reshaped Great Britain as we know it, but her years on the throne were marked by wild scandals, tragic losses, and a dramatic love-triangle between her and two other women. The Favourite was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to this queen.
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