The Million Milestone: Historic Firsts to Reach Seven Figures
The number 1 million still stands as a measure of impressive achievement for many, though…
Author Larry Holzwarth
10 Old Technologies That Might Make a Comeback
The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us, “What has been will be again, what has been…
10 Wars That Nearly Didn’t Happen
There are some that believe all wars can be avoided, but the history of humanity…
The Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About the Military
Military actions and life have long been a subject for the film industry. Virtually every…
More Famous Things That Never Actually Existed
Legends and myths abound. Some have, through repetition, become accepted as fact by subsequent generations,…
You Might Not Know These Crazy Facts About the Tudors
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds its own…
Incredible Ancient Engineering Methods
The ruins of ancient civilizations prove the existence of cultures thousands of years gone which…
Incredible Metropolises of the Ancient World
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
Common Misconceptions About the Environment
Misconceptions about the environment and the changes wrought upon it by human activity are widespread.…
Baffling Schemes by the Soviets
During its existence from 1922 to 1991, the Soviet Union remained a land of contradictions.…
These Weapons Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
10 Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About the Military
Military actions and life have long been a subject for the film industry. Virtually every…
10 of History’s Strangest Ancient Rulers
The word strange is barely adequate for some of the ancient leaders described here, if…
10 Incredible Ancient Engineering Methods
The ruins of ancient civilizations prove the existence of cultures thousands of years gone which…
Ancient Foods That Should Make a Comeback
A surprising number of foods enjoyed by our ancient forebears remain a commonly consumed part…
Giant Metropolises of the Ancient World
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
Amazing Lies From North Korea
Few, if any, nations in all of history have been more isolated than North Korea.…
Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About the Tudors
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds…
Wars That Were Fought for Really Stupid Reasons
There are those who argue that all wars are stupid, and that there has never…
10 Fascinating Cases of US Presidential Pardons
All but two of America’s Presidents have exercised the power, granted them in Article 2…
Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About the Stuarts
All families, so it is said, have closeted skeletons, crazy uncles, less than savory in-laws,…
Fascinating Facts About the Apollo 13 Mission
When Apollo 13 lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 11,…
Weapons That Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
History’s Strangest Ancient Rulers
The word strange is barely adequate for some of the ancient leaders described here, if…