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Politics Archive

A Gang of Ghouls Go After Lincoln’s Body

Misc., Politics
Gabriel Green the UFO candidate

Promises of Utopia: A Look Back at Kennedy vs Nixon vs the UFO Spacemen’s Candidate

Misc., Politics
Barber And Shoemaker Duel

A Few Cases of Duels That Didn’t Happen in the Old West

Misc., Politics
The Talking Dead: A Collection of Messages from Beyond the Veil, 1850s-1920s. (Curious Publications)

Excerpt from The Talking Dead: An Interview with Abe Lincoln

Books, Paranormal, Politics
X-ray of Cromwell's head showing the iron spike from Westminster Hall.

The 360th Anniversary of Oliver Cromwell’s Afterlife

Books, Politics
17th century illustration depicting hanged men, via Wikimedia Commons

The Hanged Man Who Lived to Murder Again (and Other Bungled Executions)

Misc., Politics
Dan Rice, American's most famous clown.

Dan Rice, The Clown Who Ran For President

Politics
Illustrated manuscript depicting the female pope, Pope Joan, with the papal crown. Bibliothéque national de France, circa 1560. Artist unknown. Public domain.

The First Female Pope, Maybe

Human Oddities, Politics

The Unfortunate Career of Charles-Henri Sanson: Executioner of France

Politics
Oliver Cromwell refusing the crown.

The Curious Adventures of Oliver Cromwell’s Head

Politics
A 10-hour clock from the French Revolution

The Time When Time Started Over

Politics
President Benjamin Harrison and his pet goat

Forty-Four Presidents, a Hippo, Two Lions, a Wallaby, Two Alligators and One Bad-Tempered Badger.

Curious Creatures, Politics
First Official Missile Mail letter

Before Email, The Fastest Way To Send Mail Was By Missile

Politics, Science
The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell: A Memoir

The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell: A Memoir

Books, Politics
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