This one startling photo captures the horrifying extent of the buffalo slaughter carried out by early settlers of the American West.This mountain of skulls piled up in the Midwest in the mid-1870s captures the extent of the buffalo slaughter carried out by American settlers. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons
The American bison was once the symbol of a vast, limitless country filled with seemingly endless land and equally endless opportunity. But American settlers soon ensured that the bison would ultimately symbolize the dark, ugly side of “manifest destiny. Read More...
The Worst Hurricanes: Hurricane Andrew Credit: Wikimedia
At the time Hurricane Andrew struck, it was named the most destructive hurricane in United States history. Forming in 1992, Andrew quickly gained strength and crossed the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane, destroying nearly 800 homes and causing an excess damage of $200 million alone before making landfall in Florida.
In the U.S., Andrew caused incredible damage with flooding and winds exceeding 177 MPH. Read More...
Vivian Liberto was Johnny Cash's first wife and had four children with him. But after their divorce in 1967, she was cast as the bitter shrew who had been holding his talents back.Though his story has become a central part of American cultural lore, the tale of Johnny Cash’s first wife Vivian Cash has been all but written out of his story. In 1954, Johnny Cash married Vivian Liberto of Texas and they stayed together for 13 years. Read More...
