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- In 1920, Ponzi tricked thousands of New England residents into investing in a postage stamp speculation scheme. He promised investors that he could provide a whopping 50 percent return in just 90 days.
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Feb 26, 2015 · In fact, in one of the most-successful and remarkable cases of deception throughout history, a Welsh tramp helped to dupe the Nazis and allow for the Allied assault on southern Italy during...
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Mar 18, 2022 · Unfortunately, in the annals of history, it seems there are 10 dishonest scoundrels for every honorable hero like Washington. Supposedly, the truth can set you free. But for many, deceit holds the key to money, fame, revenge or power, and these prove all too tempting.
Feb 22, 2022 · All warfare, according to Sun Tzu, is based on deception. And it has its unintended consequences: Historians explain that false stories like the corpse factory “encouraged later disbelief when early reports circulated about the Holocaust under Hitler.”
May 2, 2024 · You’ll be shocked by these well-known “facts” that made history, including these 18 lies from history. Universal History Archive/Shutterstock. P.T. Barnum’s circus of frauds. Phineas...
Spies, Lies and Deception is IWM London’s brand-new exhibition exploring some of the most successful, surprising and shocking stories of espionage and deception from the past 100 years. From First World War dummy heads in the trenches, to Cold War spies, gadgets and more.
Jun 9, 2021 · After The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers on Sunday, June 13, 1971, the nation was stunned. The response ranged from horror to anger to disbelief.
Jun 8, 2020 · 10 Biggest Lies That Went Down In History. Lies in politics have been used to near-catastrophic effect. Hitler assured Chamberlain that he would not start a war if the Sudeten lands were turned over to Germany. A year later he invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland. The Soviet Government hid the Chernobyl nuclear incident from the rest of the world ...
