It was originally inhabited by the Lenape tribe. When the Dutch emigrated to the area they named it Breukelen after a municipality in their homeland. In the case of payment for this land, they went Dutch Treat. This means they stole it from the Indians. The name of the town went from Breuckelen, to Brockland,…
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The Lost Man From The 80s
You are looking at Soviet soldier Bakhredtin Khakimov. He’s been missing since September 1980 after he received a head wound while fighting a battle in the Shanind district, which marked the end of the Cold War confrontations. Up until two weeks ago, the lost man from the 80s was living under a new name —…
The Weirdness That Is Philadelphia’s City Hall
Built in a thirty year period following the Civil War, Philadelphia’s City Hall was designed in the architectural style known as Second Empire due to its Second French Empire era elements, which was also known as Napolean lll style. But you can call it Creepy Building style for short: City Hall was designed to be…