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Completely Misunderstood: 27 Historical Figures Who Get a Bad Wrap

They might not be great, but are they the historical supervillains we've made them out to be?

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34 Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1971

From the Vietnam war to the liberation of Bangladesh, 1971 was a year of turmoil around the world. Even so, people didn't shy away from having some fun.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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10 Pioneers Who's Inventions Would Claim Their Lives

If you want something done, sometimes you have to do it yourself.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Photos That Show What a Delivery Man's Life Looked Like in the Days of Old

Uber Eats who?

By Carly Tennes

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22 Smog Filled Photos That Show What Life Was Like During the Industrial Revolution

Your 9-5 could be a whole lot worse.

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22 Fascinating Facts and Stories From World War II

There are a million wild facts about the second world war, but not all of them are as commonly known as others.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Iconic Images from the Early Days of the Grand Ole Opry

The country music institution, as you've never seen it before.

By Carly Tennes

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23 Historical Photos That Show How The World Looked As It Was Being Built

We haven't always had things like bulldozers and AutoCad, but construction projects went ahead anyway.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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26 History Posts & Memes They Scrubbed From The Textbooks

Human have been around for a long time, and we've racked up quite a bit of history.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 1960's and 70's Street Racing Pics That Burn Rubber

Street racing might be annoying, illegal, and incredibly dangerous, but it is part of America's DNA.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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59 Old School Photos of How the World Looked In 1981

The past is so bright you gotta wear shades.

By Carly Tennes

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30 Historical Photos That Show the Aftermath of When a B-52 Bomber Crashed Into the Empire State Building

When you think of New York City and disasters involving planes and skyscrapers, only one day comes to mind. But shockingly, September 11th was not the first time a plane hit the city's tallest building.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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29 Vintage Pictures From the Iconic Route 66

Get your kicks on Route 66.

By Carly Tennes

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30 Vintage Photos of 70s and 80s House Parties

In the old days, parents left kids up to their own devices, and trusted them not to burn the house down while they were away.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 Vintage Illustrations of the Future That Were Way Off Base

Everyone has tried to predict the future, but artists get to bring their ideas to life.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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28 Historical Photos That What Life Looked Like During the Great Molasses Flood of 1919

Pics from odd, and lesser known American man-made disasters.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Historical Happenings and Events That Feel Made Up

They say that the only difference between fact and fiction, is that fiction has to be believable.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Real Historical Facts Scrubbed From the Textbooks

History isn't all treaties and tactics.

By Carly Tennes

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30 Weird Old-School Randoms With a Bit of Context

History is vast because it contains, well, everything that ever happened.

By Neill Lynskey

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31 Groovy Photos That Show Work Life in the '70s

Clocking in was a whole lot different 50 years ago.

By Carly Tennes

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The 20 Absolute Worst Cars of the 1980s

Many petrol heads will tell you that the 1980s was the worst decade ever for motoring.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Vintage Photographs That Show How Life Looked in the Past

"History" is in the news because of Ridley Scott's upcoming historical drama, Napoleon. But unlike that movie, these history pics get their facts right.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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