…in one of America’s most popular men’s magazines.
This risque model was Miss January 1955, pretty outrageous for the time period!
The Civil War Lead to a Sizeable Increase in the World’s Oldest Profession
Numerous factors probably influenced the rise in prostitution following the Civil War. Whether it was correlation or causation, the number of working women certainly increased following the war.
In Nashville for example, the documentation number of prostitutes rose from 207 to over 1500 following the war!
People Broke the Law in Order to Fight in the American Revolution
A few incredible women felt so passionately about the fight for independence that they disguised themselves as men and enlisted.
One woman, Deborah Sampson from Sharon, Massachusetts fought in the army for 17 months. At one point, Sampson had to remove a musket ball from her own thigh in order to keep her identity a secret.
The Adult Video Awards Were First Held in 1984
Known as the “Oscars of Porn” this large-scale event has 100 categories including Best Actress, Best Parody, and Most Outrageous Scene.
Surely it’s a night to remember.
This President Was Charged With Running Over a Woman…
With a horse! President Franklin Pierce had quite the accident while he was serving as president.
The charges were eventually dropped, but it’s not really the kind of thing people just forget about.