History

The deaths of famous people get subjected to a lot of scrutinies and, well, conspiracies. One of these notable 'deaths' was that of former US president Zachary Taylor. It is a tale that will keep you interested up until the end. So read on. Background Zachary Taylor was born on the 24th of November, 1784, in Orange County, Virginia. He belonged to a family of plantation...

No matter where you come from, you must have heard about Marilyn Monroe. Breathtakingly beautiful, she was found dead at her residence in 1962, when she was just 36 years old. Lying naked on her bed with a telephone receiver in one hand and a bottle of Nembutal lying empty nearby, her death was soon ruled as a suicide. But if it were a suicide,...

The 2008 Noida double murder case is filled with several theories and allegations which are too bizarre to believe in. The case revolved around the murder of Aarushi Talwar and another murder investigated to happen on the same night of her in-house living servant, Hemraj Banjade. The Aarushi Talwar case received a lot of criticism in terms of the investigation conducted, as most of...

In 1917, during World War I in a rural town, 70,000 people gathered to witness the appearance of the Virgin Mary. What exactly happened that nearly 70,000 people gathered to witness that particular event? The Backstory This event took place in the small town of Fatima in Ourem.  On the 13th of May 1917, 10-year-old Lucia dos Santos played with her two younger cousins in...

Back in the 20th century, a plane was flying over Peru, near the town of Nazca. In the dull and dry landscape of the desert, shapes and lines came into view. They did not seem to be natural and could only be visualized from a certain height. This was the first time the Nazca Lines were seen in recent history. What is Nazca Lines? The Nazca...