dreamtime

dreamtime In Australian mythology, the primeval past when spirits, gods, and ancestors walked on earth. A person’s ā€œdreamingā€ is his or her share of the…

Djanggawul

The Djanggawul are in Australian mythology, primeval beings, two sisters and a brother and their companion Bralbral, who traveled across the earth. The Djanggawul brother…

Djanbun

Djanbun In Australian mythology, a human being who turned into a platypus. One day a man named Djanbun came out of Washington Creek and was…

Dimbulans

In Australian mythology, large, strong creatures who approach women in a friendly way but later rape them. They then allow their victims to return home.…

Cigouaves

Cigouaves In Haitian voodoo, a demon who comes at night and castrates men. To avoid this, genital organs of animals are offered to the demon.…

White Slavery

On July 6, 1885, Britain’s Pall Mall Gazette ran the first installment of a series titled ā€œThe Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon,ā€ detailing the alleged…

Cobain, Kurt

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) On April 8, 1994, electricians installing a new security system at the Seattle, Washington, home of ā€œgrungeā€ rock star Kurt Cobain found…

CISPES case

The FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION’s (FBI) four-year pursuit of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of EL SALVADOR (CISPES) began in June 1981 when…

Chile

HILE Chile’s aboriginal Inca and Arucano rulers were brutally deposed by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. Rebel leaders Bernardo O’Higgins and JosĆ© de San…