In 1918, Fanny Kaplan tried to kill Vladimir Lenin. He survived, and not long later 15,000 people died in the mass slaughter known as “the Red Terror.”
Blackbeard used intimidation and psychological warfare to dominate Atlantic trade routes in the early 1700s.
Ching Shih commanded the largest pirate fleet in history and bent empires to her will.
Artemisia I survived naval warfare through cunning, deception, and ruthless strategy.
A celebrated opera singer and lethal duelist, Julie d’Aubigny shattered every rule meant to contain her.
When Tim Allen went to jail, he needed to be sent to a different state because there was good reason to believe his life was in danger.
Eartha Kitt refused to stay silent in an industry built on compliance.
John D. Rockefeller was, by many metrics, the richest person in history—but there was a lot more to this fascinating man than dollars and cents.
Area 51's workers don't drive there. They fly in on a classified US Government airline known only as "Janet."
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