The 150 year anniversary of the American Civil War is almost finished. Surprisingly, as interested…
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We all love history and here are a host of history lists to prove it. Get your history knowledge in the form of top 10 lists, it is easier on the stomach.
“Behind every great man there’s an even greater woman.” No one knows the exact origins…
As long as there have been countries there have been tensions with the neighbors. Sometimes…
You’d see a lot of changes when looking at a map of present day Europe…
Hybrid cars, computers, those terrible smartphone games everyone’s hooked on: humanity has come a long…
By now we’re going to guess that approximately all of you have seen this video…
We might be surprised to learn that there were lots of holidays in medieval times…
Has the geography of the world changed enough that entire lands and continents have disappeared?…
History is awash with decisions that if they happened differently could have changed the world.…
“Go West, young man, and grow up with the country,” goes the famous 1851 quote,…
Napoleon wasn’t just some power crazy dictator who wanted to rule all of Europe, although…
In 1892, when Christopher Columbus was still considered a hero, the United States wanted to…
When we think of the ancient Egyptians we think of pyramids, sphinxes and King Tut.…
A city becomes “lost” when it is abandoned by its inhabitants and left to decay.…
Aviation is a relative newcomer to the field of battle. Though balloons would begin seeing…
Given the recent unrest in Ferguson and New York, TopTenz felt it fitting to publish…
War profiteers are such a loathsome notion. The idea that while people are struggling for…
By the time Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, World War II had claimed 60…
Since the world began, we have been surrounded by mysteries. Some are solved by science,…
Militaries names their operations some pretty weird names — would you have guessed that Operation…
Visit even the smallest of towns in the U.S. and you’re likely to hear some…
While the final outcome of most wars is generally decided on land, occasionally a sea…
It’s been over 25 years since the Chernobyl disaster, but the effects of it will…
Fighter pilots are perhaps the deadliest yet most detached warriors to ever engage in battle.…