The tragic life of Judy Garland
Judy Garland was a gifted actress in Hollywood and is known for her breakthrough role in the movie, The Wizard...
John Smith – The man who claimed to be 137 years old
Background In 1922, a man named Chief John Smith died. He was a Chippewa Native American who lived in the...
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving
Squanto was a Native American belonging to the Patuxet tribe. He was fluent in English and had a unique relationship...
El Chapo – the most powerful drug lord in Mexico
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's life seems like it has been taken from the pages of a Hollywood film storyline. It...
The ‘Slave Room’ of Pompeii
In 79 AD, when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the city of Pompeii in the Roman Empire in modern-day Italy, the...
9 Unsung US civil rights leaders
When the topic of the Civil Rights Movement comes up for discussion, the most common names which come to mind...
Martin Laurello – the man who could revolve his head
At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States was the brightest beacon for immigrants looking for new opportunities....
The medieval England inn believed to be haunted
The Mermaid Inn in Southeastern England is said to have housed pirates, gangsters, and even Queen Elizabeth I. According to...
Vikings lived in North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus
Wooden artifacts which were found at the Norse settlement L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada have shown that the Vikings...
Inbreeding in the Habsburg Dynasty
The decline of the Habsburg dynasty is one of the most famous cases of royal inbreeding in history. The dynasty...
History Mystery was born out of a shared fascination for the untold stories that have slipped through the cracks of time. The pages of history books often overlook the intriguing anecdotes that make the past truly captivating. We believe that history is not just a collection of dates and events, but a rich tapestry of human experiences, emotions, and adventures. Our journey began with a simple question: "What stories have yet to be told?" This question led us down the rabbit hole of research, exploration, and discovery.