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UK History: The General Election of 1900 – Electoral Effects Of The Boer War

Preface: On this site, the great writer Hakeem Fullerton has compiled pieces about various US general elections, and in his footsteps I will follow...

History: 5 Funerals of Historical Figures That No-One Showed Up To

In The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’, written by Paul McCartney, the eponymous character is said to have: “Died in the church and was buried along...

The Worst Of History: Part 5 – Genghis Khan 

The statistics alone express the horrors of the Mongol leader's brutality: 40 million killed. This may be hard to fathom the elimination of an...

The Worst Of History: Part 2 – Rat Torture

Over the many myriads of humankind, our species has managed to devise many treacherous and utterly barbaric forms of punishment. Through various civilisations, we...

US History: The Best 3rd Party Presidential Candidates Who Did Well!

The Democratic and Republican Parties have been the two most dominant political groups within the United States as both sides have done everything in...

The Worst Of History: Part 12 – The Invention Of The Cotton Gin  

We have mentioned before in this series the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, acknowledging the increased slavery within the United States from the new century...

The Worst Of History: Part 9 – The Rwandan Genocide 

The UK Conservative government courted controversy (let’s be honest, when haven’t they?) in April 2022 when a deal was revealed for the deportation of...

US History: Election Of 1928 – Hoover Sweeps America

The election of 1928; Republican and businessman, Herbert Hoover takes on the Governor of New York, Al Smith... Silent Cal Is Out! Following his victory in...

US History: Election Of 1924 – Coolidge is still #30

In the election of 1924 as the incumbent president, Calvin Coolidge is looking to stay in the oval office but he has got to...

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