In 1854, London inaugurated a rather odd railway track aimed at carrying dead bodies to…
Category: History
In October 1962, the world was on the verge of nuclear collapse. Both the US…
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness,” Aristotle wrote. Mental decay…
The history of piracy conveys chaotic images: beardy buccaneers squandering the day’s loot in rhum…
Bat bombs, inflatable tanks, human torpedoes… Secret services or military headquarters happen to have some…
