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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Gilles de Rais (1404-1440). Breton baron, marshal of France. Fought in guards of Joan of Arc. Accused of being serial killer of children.

Gilles de Rais: History’s First Serial Killer?

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492. Columbus presents gifts to the first natives to greet him on his landing in America. Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia. (Native Americans, colonization of the Americas)

Columbus Day and Its Discontents

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

halloween, jack o lantern, pumpkin, gourd

Why Do We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween?

National Library of Australia: Media

library, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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The National Library of Australia, with a statue by Henry Moore in the foreground, Canberra, A.C.T., Austl.

The National Library of Australia, with a statue by Henry Moore in the foreground,...

Robin Smith Photography, New South Wales