
That Time Dick Cheney Shot His Friend in the Face with a Shotgun

‘The Reign of the Superman,’ Science Fiction No. 3, 1933
‘The Reign of the Superman’ (1933), written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster. They’d later rework the concept in 1938, and turn what was a villain with telepathic powers into an indestructible extraterrestrial superhero

Why There Are Snakes in All Those Medical Symbols

The Pentagon Under Construction, July 1, 1942 United States Army, Department of Defense.
Construction of The Pentagon began on September 11, 1941, and was all finished by January 1943, just 16 months later. Right in the middle of World War II. It was the largest office building in the world by area from then until 2023, when it was based by New Dehli’s Surat Diamond Bourse

Georges Garen, Burning of the Eiffel Tower during the Universal Exhibition of 1889 Painted 1889
The Eiffel Tower was commissioned specifically for the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris, commemorating the centennial of the French Revolution

John Quincy Adams Really Liked to Go Skinny Dipping in the Potomac

Lady Gaga Got Her Stage Name from a Queen Song

That Time a Guy Poisoned Himself on Live TV During His Trial at The Hague

In the early days of its assembly, the Statue of Liberty’s head was exhibited by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi at the 1878 Paris World’s Fair to help raise the money needed to complete the project

First Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1861 Architect of the Capitol
At Abraham Lincoln’s first inauguration on March 4, 1861, the U.S. Capitol dome was still under construction. The project was led by future Confederate president Jefferson Davis, who was the secretary of war at the time

Napoleon’s Grand Nephew Created the FBI