Congo Square in New Orleans was the only place where slaves were allowed to gather every Sunday, to trade, sing, dance and play music; This led to the birth of Jazz
The children of Edward IV, Princes Edward and Richard were murdered and buried beneath a stone staircase in the Tower of London
The Memory of Azov Egg: a jeweled Easter egg made in 1891 for Alexander III of Russia that commemorates the voyage undertaken by the Tsar’s sons
When Rudolph Valentino died in 1926, over 100,000 people swarmed the streets of New York City in riots during the funeral and several women committed suicide
Poe Toaster: For 75 years a mysterious man visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave, poured himself a glass of cognac, and toasted the great poet
One of the few female pirates to sail the high seas – Anne Bonny
The original song ‘The House of the Rising Sun’ is older than New Orleans
Roald Dahl, the writer of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” was given a Viking funeral, and was buried with wine, snooker cues, pencils and a power saw
Lady Jane Grey – the monarch with the shortest reign in British history
Several Deaths Could Have Been Prevented During the Battle of the Alamo
