Concerned that Abraham Lincoln was, at age 28, still a bachelor, one of his friends stepped in to play Cupid. She offered to introduce Lincoln to her sister, but with one condition […]
Great Emancipator, But No Great Romeo
The Ugliest Man Ever
John Heidegger rose to fame in Switzerland and later in England as a promoter of masquerade balls. It should be no surprise that Heidegger was drawn to a profession that depended on […]
Just How Ugly Was She?
“The old woman was not only ugly with the ugliness age brings us all, but showed signs of formidable ugliness by birth – pickle-jar chin, mainsail ears and a nose like a […]
Too Ugly to Live
Abraham Lincoln used to tell the story about a time he was splitting rails when a man carrying a rifle walked up to him and demanded that Lincoln look him directly in […]
Sober Observation
Sir Winston Churchill was a master of the English language, so it should be no surprise that he was also a master at using it to devastate his critics. One of the […]
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