1. Home
  2. History

History Archive

How One Escaped Slave Changed The American Civil War Forever

By Maggie Mae Fish

5 Epic Bouts of Drunkenness That Made The History Books

By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
361,696 views |

5 Historical Con Artists Who Wouldn't Hack It Today

By Daniel Dockery
191,412 views |

7 True Stories That Should've Already Been Made Into Movies

By CRACKED Staff

The 5 Pettiest Abuses Of Power In Presidential History

By Kelly Stone
613,148 views |

America Was Saved By A French Millennial

By Tom Reimann

6 Evil WW2 Plots That Were Actually Pursued By The Good Guys

By Sergei Korolev
467,084 views |

5 Awesome Ways Pacifists Told The Man To F#@% Off

By Kathy Benjamin
273,892 views |

John Quincy Adams Wanted To Meet Mole People

By Alex Schmidt

5 Ways Minorities Were Screwed Out Of The History Books

By J.C Breen, Nate Yungman
412,634 views |
Choosing to "Like" Cracked has no side effects, so what's the worst that could happen?
Cracked.com on Facebook

The Weekly Hit List

Sit back... Relax... We'll do all the work.
Get a weekly update on the best at Cracked. Subscribe now!