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The Osage Murders: Unraveling the True Story Behind "Killers of the Flower Moon"
In the early 1920s, the Osage Nation in Oklahoma found themselves at the center of one of the most sinister crimes in American history. This dark tale, which involved exploitation, conspiracy, and murder over valuable oil rights, was brought to light by David Grann in his captivating book, "Killers of the Flower Moon." This book, now being adapted into a film by Martin Scorsese, has rekindled interest in the chilling events that took place nearly a century ago.
The Dark Day
The sky was a deep, foreboding grey, with clouds that seemed to swallow the sun. The air was heavy with an eerie silence, as if the world was holding its breath in anticipation of something sinister. It was a day that felt like a shroud, suffocating and oppressive.
Isra SaleemPublished about 21 hours ago in HistoryLegalized Murder: The Grim Tale of America's Red Summer of 1919
Welcome, friends, to a journey back to a pivotal and turbulent time in American history—a period that tested the nation's soul and its foundational values of equality and justice. Today, we dive into the heart-wrenching events of the Red Summer of 1919, an era marked by widespread racial violence that many textbooks omit. Sit back, relax, and join me as we explore the dark, often overlooked chapters of our past.
AMERICA OLDEST UNSOLVED MYSTERY: The Vanishing Act of the Roanoke Colony
The inexplicable disappearance of the Roanoke Colony stands as one of history's most perplexing enigmas, a riddle that has confounded scholars and captivated the popular imagination for centuries. As we gaze back through the annals of time, this tale demands our critical reflection and scrutiny, for it speaks to the fragility of human existence and the enduring power of the unknown.
Sumit sharafPublished a day ago in HistoryATHENS vs SPARTA
The Peloponnesian War, which played a great role in the ancient history as it is a big conflict between two city-states that were very powerful rich and interesting, Athens and Sparta. This protracted tussle, completed over more than twenty years of the 5th century BCE, has significantly set the direction of the ancient Greece history, and thus rearranged the political structure of ancient world leaving the unmistakable trace of the Western civilization.
Amine OubihPublished a day ago in HistoryWhat Life Was Like Trapped Inside an Iron Lung
Autosuggest me to be a ‘coke’ doctor, I bet not everyone would associate the term ‘iron lung’ with a medical appliance but, to the contrary, a likelier scenario is that it may simply trigger a quest to unravel the mysteries in a dystopian video game. On the one hand, it must be admitted that the iron lung was the backdrop for outstanding achievements in the field of medical science, but on the other, it is hard to ignore the polarity it had in the life span of the human spirit.
Amine OubihPublished a day ago in HistoryMost Famous Royals Who Practiced Inbreeding
When Howard Carter and his team unveiled the Tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922, they were astonished to come across a wealth of treasures, of over one hundred walking sticks believed to be of the use to the boy king. He had an abundance of these sticks among the many other objects he was buried with, evidence of the Egyptian belief that rulers needed their earthly possessions in the next world. But what scientists discovered about Tutankhamun's health shed light on a darker aspect of history: the aftermath of royal inbreeding.
Amine OubihPublished a day ago in HistoryInsane True Story of Slave Sold to Japanese Warlord Becomes Samurai Legend
Along the length of history, there are stories about people whose feats are read like epic novels with all the strands of adventure, mystery, and clash of civilizations made real. For example, there is Yasuke, the mysterious African guy who emerged from bygone days yet became the sole black samurai Japan ever encountered. His adventure is a one of a kind – involving mystery, bravery, and friendships artfully crafted in the midst of 1500’s Japan.
Amine OubihPublished a day ago in HistoryChina's Most Notorious Serial Killer You Never Heard Of
There are dark deeds of malevolence in the books of crime history, those committed by people who have gone beyond rational thinking. Among them stands a figure as ominous as any, a specter of terror whose name strikes fear into the hearts of those who dare to remember him: Mythical Yang Xinhai, also known as the Monster Killer. However, his notoriety is mostly unknown beyond the borders of his country, where it is kept away from the collective consciousness of the world. The story of Yang Xinhai leaves one facing an unmatched case of savagery and absolute incomprehensible brutality that one has never imagined. It shows how far humans can go to the extent of their depraved mind.
Amine OubihPublished a day ago in HistoryThe Enigma of the Midnight Heist
In the heart of New York City, where the neon lights cast eerie shadows on the streets below, Detective Jameson paced the dimly lit room of the precinct. His mind buzzed with the latest case—the Midnight Heist. It had all the elements of a classic mystery: a locked room, missing jewels, and an elusive culprit.
RAVI KUMARPublished 2 days ago in HistoryWhy Royal Inbreeding Doomed Europe
Inbreeding: the word could conjure up pictures of the ones from the Hollywood movies of villains with the scandalous family history or quite different ones like from high school biology classes when we talked about the human behavior. However, what is really inbreeding and why it has such a reputation of being biologically harmful and even terrifying?Casting oneself back, the history, science and contemporary aspects of inbreeding inhere their deep effect on human genetics and the line of royal bloodlines.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in HistoryMost Insane Things Ever Found on Google Maps
In today's digital era, exploration has a totally different dimension. In a matter of few clicks, we can travel the world, discovering the hidden treasures and accidentally bumping into the unexpected. Google Maps have become our up-to-date atlases, function literally as our virtual tour of the world from the convenience of our screens. Nevertheless, hidden within this colossal inventory of imagery may be some of the most amazing creatures ever – involved from the ridiculous to the downright disturbing.
Amine OubihPublished 3 days ago in History