In 1906, a famed explorer saw something on the horizon that would lead an expedition of men to search for a magnificent land they hoped would be full of new and undiscovered treasures for science.

One famous dolphin lived near the shores of New Zealand in the late 1800s, and swam alongside hundreds of ships, becoming a beloved figure to locals and foreigners alike, and described as ”the best known fish in the world.”

It was relatively common in the middle ages for Kings, royals, and various other titled men to die in combat, and they were at least usually expected to fight personally. Despite the dangers of medieval combat and the expectations of nobility, however, many at the highest levels of aristocracy died in less than noble mundane accidents, and even in embarrassing circumstances.

Once known far and wide as “the cleverest jewel thief in the country”, the “Cat-eyed girl” walked into obscurity.

On August first, 1798, the French warship L’Orient exploded, and, perhaps, changed to fate of Europe.

Among America’s conflicts, the war of 1812 is, possibly, one of the least remembered. And even less understood today was the way that war divided the nation.