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Evan Andrews

Why is Chicago called the “Windy City”?
Why is Chicago called the “Windy City”?

9 Things You May Not Know About Bugsy Siegel
9 Things You May Not Know About Bugsy Siegel

On the anniversary of "Bugsy” Siegel’s birth, check out nine fascinating facts about one of American history’s most iconic gangsters.

British Royal Navy’s Most Decorated Pilot Dies at 97
British Royal Navy’s Most Decorated Pilot Dies at 97

During a more than 30-year career, Royal Navy test pilot Eric Brown survived 11 crashes, became the first man to land a jet on an aircraft carrier and flew more types of airplanes than anyone in history.
10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of Verdun
10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of Verdun

Explore 10 surprising facts about one of the longest and most brutal campaigns of World War I.

What was the sword of Damocles?
What was the sword of Damocles?

8 Battlefield Poets of World War I
8 Battlefield Poets of World War I

Explore eight of the most famous chroniclers of the “War to End All Wars.”
7 Historical Figures Posthumously Diagnosed with Illnesses
7 Historical Figures Posthumously Diagnosed with Illnesses

From Michelangelo’s arthritis to Abraham Lincoln’s depression, learn the stories behind seven historical figures who may have suffered from undiagnosed physical ailments.

1,500-Year-Old “Little Ice Age” May Have Altered the Course of History
1,500-Year-Old “Little Ice Age” May Have Altered the Course of History

A new study has proposed a link between a 1,500-year-old global cooling event and a period of prolonged social strife that included plagues, famine and the collapse of empires.

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