Cupid, the god of love has wings because lovers are free to change their minds and “fly away” from each other
History of the Barbary slave trade between the 16th and middle of the 18th century
A self-appointed bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln took his job so seriously he slept outside Lincoln’s bedroom with a trench knife and a pistol, but was absent the night Lincoln was assassinated
Stede Bonnet- From wealthy landowner to villain on the sea
Sarah Siddons – The most famous tragedienne of the 18th century who made the character of Lady Macbeth her own
Strange Lost & Found items – like how does one lose a nuclear weapon
Spanish conquistadors and the stolen treasure of Montezuma
The U.S. Army had an experimental camel corps being trained in the southwest United States
Golden Greed: Spanish conquistadors and the fate of the last free Inca Emperor Atahualpa
The final battle of Blackbeard – he was shot five times & had 20 stab wounds
