A Brief History On April 25, 1644, the last of the Ming Dynasty Emperors, Zhu Youjian, known as The Chongzhen Emperor, committed suicide when his armies were unable to contain a peasant rebellion. Over the centuries, many leaders of countries, kingdoms, etc. have for one reason or another committed suicide, an ignoble end to the glory of leading a country or kingdom. Today we list 10 such leaders and former leaders that killed themselves. Digging Deeper 1. Zhu Youjian, “The Chongzhen Emperor,” China, 1644. The Ming Dynasty reigned in China from 1368 to 1644, with 17 emperors in the line,…
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A Brief History On March 25, 1941, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia joined the Axis Powers when they signed the Tripartite Pact, siding with the Germans, Italians and Japanese against most of the rest of the world in World War II. Seldom do we hear mentioned in movies and television shows, or even in most popular books the part that other countries allied with the “Bad Guys” played in the biggest, deadliest war in human history. Today we discuss some of these usually forgotten enemies of the Western Allies of World War II. Some of these countries were actual treaty allies…
A Brief History On March 20, 1985, Libby Riddles became the first female sled dog musher to win the grueling 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, truly one of the toughest races in the world. Yes, Libby Riddles rates an A+ in the Badass column, as have many real and fictional women and girls over the years. Today we take a look at 5 Real and 5 Fictional women that we would be mighty careful about insulting in a bar. Who would you add to the list? (We know there are many deserving women not listed, so have at it! …
A Brief History Back on March 18, 2016, we ran an article, “10 People (You Do not Know) Behind the Characters,” and today we take a look at 5 more characters and the persons or critters behind the character. As always, feel free to illuminate us with more information about the character or person behind the character, or to nominate those characters you think should be on such a list. Digging Deeper 1. Lassie, television and movie star (dog). You may be surprised to find out that the dog that played “Lassie” in the movies was played by a male…
A Brief History On March 14, 2019, we celebrate another National Learn About Butterflies Day, but unfortunately, we cannot tell you the origin of this most colorful holiday. What we can do, is give you a bunch of facts about butterflies, perhaps the daintiest of all insects. Hopefully we will learn something about butterflies by doing the research, and you will learn something about butterflies by reading this article. If you are truly worthy of this holiday, you will then pass on your new knowledge or at least share this article to spread the word about our colorful little friends. …