Nixon Had a Speech Prepared In Case the Apollo 11 Astronauts Were Stranded in Space
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, they made history. But one thing that ...
Kodak Invented the Technology That Later Forced Them Into Bankruptcy
US Patent number 4,131,919. Though it may not go down in history, it's sure to be one of the most important inventions ...
After Mein Kampf, Hitler Wrote a Second Unpublished Book
When Adolf Hitler died at his own hand in 1945 he left behind Mein Kampf, his ideology encapsulated in a two-volume, ...
I get (hate)mail
For the first time in a long time, I got two emails from readers. One was a very encouraging email from a reader who ...
President Roosevelt Used to Ride Around in Al Capone’s Limousine
Hours after Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Secret Service found themselves in a bind. President Franklin D ...
Lysol Used to be Advertised as a Feminine Hygiene Product and Birth Control
Yes, the disinfectant more commonly known today as a toilet bowl cleaner was once suggested for vaginal use. Talk about ...