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Prison life has long fascinated those of us who follow the law. We often hear the anecdotal (and probably terrible) advice given to newcomers to the clink: fight the biggest guy to assert dominance, watch yourself in the showers, and so on. Women’s prisons, though less familiar, have gradually entered the public eye through documentaries…

The Cheyenne people originated in the Great Lakes region but were forced to migrate westward in the 1700s due to pressure from European settlers. During this migration, the Cheyenne society underwent significant reorganization, dividing into ten bands, with the Dog Soldiers comprising one of these bands. The Dog Soldiers The Dog Soldiers were a military…

There’s a new surge in the sale of breast milk, predominantly to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), where it can be crucial for the survival of premature infants. However, some critics express concern about the potential unintended consequences of commodifying human milk. Historically, the practice of selling human milk has long been a contentious issue….

Auschwitz concentration camp is etched in history as a place of unimaginable death and suffering, where the Nazi regime mercilessly exterminated at least 1.1 million people during the Holocaust. However, amid this manmade hell on earth, an extraordinary story of life and resistance emerged, thanks to a brave Polish woman named Stanislawa Leszczyńska. During her…

The Kalaidzhi Community’s Bride Market There is a bride market in Bulgaria where young and teenage girls are sold to potential husbands for a negotiated price. This place is originally known as the Gypsy bride market. If anyone visits the town of Stara Zagora in Bulgaria on the first Saturday of Orthodox Christian Lent, they…

Origins and Purpose During the Hitler regime, there was a program called Lebensborn, through which an estimated 20,000 babies were born over 12 years. The Lebensborn program was an experiment in the creation of a strong army. It was the idea of Hitler who wanted to create a superior race in humans. So they started…

Near the end of World War II (1944), a husband, Shoichi Higa, and his wife, Kazuko, were living on the island called Anatahan. They were copra farmers. Japanese lived there. There were islanders who worked the farms, but they all left. Shoichi was worried about his sister in Saipan, so he traveled there, leaving his…

Throughout history, various methods of punishment have been employed to control, intimidate, and inflict suffering upon those accused of crimes or social offenses. Here are some of the most notorious forms of punishment used across different cultures and eras: The Burning at the Stake One of the most horrific forms of punishment across Europe, burning…

Saddam Hussein was the president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. His rule was marked by violence, fear, and oppression, leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Chemical Weapons Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons against his own people, most infamously in the attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988, which…