May 4th
On this date in 1932 Al Capone started his eleven year prison sentence for tax evasion. Capone became famous in the 1920's for his crime organization. Located in Cicero, Illinois he eventually took over the [...]
May 3rd
On this date in 1469 Niccolò Machiavelli was born. Machiavelli was a historian, philosopher, politician and writer who lived in Florence. He is best remembered for his book The Prince which offers guidance on the realities of [...]
May 2nd
On this date in 1536 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London. She gave birth to a daughter, the Future Queen of England Elizabeth I but [...]
May 1st
On this date in 1776 the Illuminati was formed in Bavaria by Adam Weishaupt. It was formed to promote the ideals of the Enlightenment and to fight superstition, prejudice, religious influence over public life, and abuses of state [...]
April 30th
On this day in 1933 the great Willie Nelson was born. Besides being one of the greatest musicians of the last half century, Willie is famous for his activism in support of the environment, animal [...]
April 29th
On this day in 1863 William Randolph Hearst was born. Hearst was one of the most powerful media moguls of his day. He used his network of newspapers to push a populist agenda that included whipping the [...]