historical story

10 famous emperors from farmers: There are Liu Bang and Zhou Yuanzhang
In history, there are many characters who have come up from nothing to hold power that no one can expect. Sometimes, the tiniest farmers have the upper hand.
Unbelievable facts about the history of the oil and gas industry: Gasoline used to be cheaper than water, so abundant that it had to be dumped into the river...
Gasoline is expensive and crude oil sells for well over $100 a barrel, but 200 years ago they were an amazingly abundant resource.
Revenge of the Princess Regent of the Grand Duchy of Kievan Rus
The canonized princess of the grand duchy of Kievan Rus, in present-day Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, carried out terrible revenge against the tribe that killed her husband.