Send us a text "In fourteen years Leopold has deliberately destroyed more lives than have suffered death on all the battlefields of this planet for the past thousand years..." - Mark Twain In this episode of The Hungry Historian, we dive into one of the darkest and most disturbing chapters of colonial history: the reign of King Leopold II over the Congo Free State. What began as a supposed humanitarian mission quickly descended into a brutal system of forced labour, mutilation, and terr...
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Send us a text "In fourteen years Leopold has deliberately destroyed more lives than have suffered death on all the battlefields of this planet for the past thousand years..." - Mark Twain In this episode of The Hungry Historian, we dive into one of the darkest and most disturbing chapters of colonial history: the reign of King Leopold II over the Congo Free State. What began as a supposed humanitarian mission quickly descended into a brutal system of forced labour, mutilation, and terr...
Hits and Near Misses: Presidential Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. History - Garfield's Lasagna
The Hungry Historian
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2 months ago
Hits and Near Misses: Presidential Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. History - Garfield's Lasagna
Send us a text "Assassination has never changed the history of the world." - Benjamin Disraeli From Abraham Lincoln’s fateful night at Ford’s Theatre, to the near-misses that almost changed the course of American politics forever, presidential assassinations and assassination attempts have left lasting marks on the nation’s history. In this episode, join the Hungry Historian as he dives into the stories behind the tragedies, close calls, and how these moments of violence reshaped presid...
The Hungry Historian
Send us a text "In fourteen years Leopold has deliberately destroyed more lives than have suffered death on all the battlefields of this planet for the past thousand years..." - Mark Twain In this episode of The Hungry Historian, we dive into one of the darkest and most disturbing chapters of colonial history: the reign of King Leopold II over the Congo Free State. What began as a supposed humanitarian mission quickly descended into a brutal system of forced labour, mutilation, and terr...
