
When Pope Gregory IX Declared a War on Cats
Learn about when Pope Gregory IX, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1227 to 1241, declared war on cats.
Learn about when Pope Gregory IX, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1227 to 1241, declared war on cats.
Lawyer Clement Vallandigham died defending a client in court when he accidentally shot himself. Find out how and why this situation happened.
Learn about the story of how one of the best surgeons in early 19th century Britain, Robert Liston, once killed three people in one day.