A Brief History On June 2, 1692, the trial of Bridget Bishop began, starting a reign of terror in Salem, Massachusetts known as The Salem Witch Trials. The hysterical idiots responsible (unless you believe in witches) executed (by hanging) 20 people from 1692 to 1693 before the madness ended. Scores of others had been accused, many of whom confessed to avoid execution, and scores were imprisoned. At least five of those imprisoned died while in jail. Cracked fact: No “witch” was burned at the stake in these trials. Execution was by hanging. Digging Deeper Despite the common name of this…
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A Brief History On June 1, 2001, Crown Prince Dipendra, heir to the throne of Nepal, went on an alcohol and hashish fueled murder tantrum for being sent to his room! Once again, international news proves the United States is not the only country that experiences the horror of mass shootings. Digging Deeper At a party hosted by the royal family, Dipendra got drunk, high, and a little too rowdy with one of the guests causing his father to order him away from the party and to his room. Escorted to his room by his brother and his cousin, Dipendra…
A Brief History On May 31, 1962, the nation of Israel hanged Nazi Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann, one of history’s most evil people, for war crimes. Eichmann had been living in Buenos Aires, Argentina and living the good life as a Mercedes-Benz supervisor until he was kidnapped by Israeli secret agents. Digging Deeper During World War II Eichmann had joined the SD (Security Service) and worked as the head of “Jewish Affairs” coercing Jews into leaving Germany or facing relocation to Jewish “ghettos.” In 1941, the German “solution” to the “Jewish problem” was to move Jews to extermination camps and…
A Brief History On May 31, 455, Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus was stoned to death by an angry mob, an ignoble end to a world leader. Back on April 27 of this year History and Headlines featured “10 World Leaders That Met Gruesome Deaths.” We teased about a sequel and here it is, 10 more leaders that did not end well. Are there even more? Tell us who else belongs on this list. Digging Deeper 10. Petronius Maximus, 455. Not a particularly good guy himself, Maximus was probably involved in the murders of other Roman leaders including the previous…
A Brief History On May 31, 2005, the magazine, Vanity Fair, named Mark Felt as the infamous Deep Throat of the Watergate Scandal fame, ending decades of speculation as to the identity of that particular snitch. Here we list 10 Infamous Snitches. Wise old saying: “As ye snitch, so shall ye be snitched.” (I made that up.) Digging Deeper 10. Judas, erstwhile apostle. According to the Bible, Judas sold out Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver, later regretting his treachery and hanging himself. His name is the synonym of traitor or “snitch” today. 9. Bradley Manning, Soldier, Spy, Girl. …