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Illustration entitled 'Solomon Northup In His Plantation Suit', from the book Twelve Years A Slave © Getty Images
19th Century

Solomon Northup’s real 12 years a slave

Harriet Tubman
19th Century

Harriet Tubman: Moses of her people

Where does the word 'shampoo' come from? © Getty Images
19th Century

Where does the word ‘shampoo’ come from?

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Ada Lovelace, the computing pioneer © Getty Images
19th Century

Ada Lovelace, the computing pioneer

Billy the Kid - The Wild West's Most Wanted Gunslinger
19th Century

Billy the Kid – The Wild West’s Most Wanted Gunslinger

The 18th-Century Origins of Psychiatry: A Grand Conspiracy?
Georgians

The 18th-Century Origins of Psychiatry: A Grand Conspiracy?

Ireland’s last witch burning © Wikimedia Commons
19th Century

Ireland’s last witch burning

Charles Marion Russel – Smoke of a .45 @ Google Art Project
19th Century

8 greatest gunfights of the Wild West

James Gordon Bennett Jr
19th Century

Who was Gordon Bennett?

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The incredible life of Annie Oakley © Bakers Art Gallery
19th Century

The incredible life of Annie Oakley

A Royal Affair © Getty Images
19th Century

A Royal Affair

Seven forgotten and unsolved crimes
19th Century

Seven forgotten and unsolved crimes

The history of Christmas traditions © Boston Public Library
Tudors

The history of Christmas traditions

Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history © Getty Images
General history

Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history

Top 10: history’s oddest taxes © Getty Images
General history

Top 10: history’s oddest taxes