The bubble top wasn’t bulletproof. It wasn’t even meant for protection. This post unpacks the myth, the grief, and the mechanical facts behind Kennedy’s assassination car — and why the real failure wasn’t the canopy, but the perimeter.
Would the Bubble Top Have Saved JFK? Debunking the Assassination Car Myth Read More
Seven presidents elected in zero years. All died in office. The pattern held — until it fractured.
The Curse of Tippecanoe: Why Presidents Elected in Zero Years Died in Office Read More
George Washington’s survival in battle often defied logic. From the chaos of Monongahela to the daring charge at Princeton, he emerged unscathed while death claimed those around him. His men saw it. His enemies noted it. And Washington himself, though reserved, acknowledged it. Was it providence, luck — or something else?
Bulletproof George Washington: Was He Protected by Providence or Luck? Read More
On July 4th, 1826 — exactly fifty years after the Declaration of Independence — John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other. Once allies, then bitter political enemies, they reconciled through years of candid correspondence. Their deaths on the nation’s golden jubilee fed the myth of divine providence and helped shape America’s sense of manifest destiny.
Died on the Same Day: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Read More
“I don’t think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime,” Margaret Thatcher told a boy named Roger on BBC1 in 1973. She wasn’t hedging. She wasn’t speculating. She dismissed the idea outright. Six years later, she became Britain’s first — and longest-serving — female Prime Minister.
On February 19th, 2002, President George W. Bush addressed the Japanese Diet and quietly rewrote history. His reference to “a century and a half” of peaceful U.S.– Japan relations erased World War II from the timeline. This post threads that moment into a broader sweep of Bushisms — those surreal fragments of presidential speech that live on in public memory.
Don’t Mention the War: Bushisms from Tokyo to Texas Read More
History doesn’t always unfold one life at a time. From literary giants to political architects, this post tells of moments when legacies collided — unrelated, unplanned, and oddly aligned. Some deaths were eclipsed. Others arrived in pairs. On Independance Day 1826, two Founding Fathers died within hours of each other. Five years later, a third died on the same date. What began as coincidence became a pattern.
Historical Figures and Celebrities Who Died on the Same Day Read More
He let the man shoot first, took a bullet to the chest, then calmly fired back. Andrew Jackson’s duel wasn’t just deadly. It was calculated, cold, and unforgettable.
Andrew Jackson Duels: Honour, Scandal, and Survival Read More
