In May 1498, John Cabot set sail from England with dreams of reaching Asia, and seemingly vanished. For five centuries, his fate was a mystery. But what if Cabot didn't die at sea after all?
Henry “Box” Brown found one of history's most unusual—and riskiest—paths to freedom from slavery.
Casanova is best remembered for his scandalous bedroom exploits, but these barely hold a candle to some of his darker activities in life.
These famous names became permanently associated with things that didn't happen quite the popular history remembers them.
Juana Azurduy De Padilla didn't just fight to free her people. This Bolivian warrior woman rode into battle while pregnant.
Bill Miner was know as The Gentleman Bandit, and one of the very last of the Wild West outlaws.
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