On his deathbed, Alexander the Great’s people asked who his empire should go to. With his last breath, he spoke three simple words: To the strongest.
La Malinche went from being a lowly slave to being the personal adviser for Cortés in his conquest of the Aztecs.
Jon-Erik Hexum was destined to become the “next big thing”—but tragically, he met one of the most chilling ends in television history.
The Battle of Midway pitted America against Japan once again. The stakes were incredibly high, as this was a kind of grudge match.
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most tragic women in Hollywood—but her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, had an even darker life.
The brave, iconoclastic Lee Miller was many things—model, muse, artist, and more. Yet the more she pushed herself, the higher the price she paid.
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