Most American students learn that World War I featured Brits and Germans shooting at each…
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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.
There are a lot of jobs from history that would make even the most cynical…
Almost all of us would cringe at thought of sacrificing a person’s life for the…
Most people tend to be obsessed with historical firsts. Firsts are usually obvious, but we…
The study of etymology can lead to some surprising results. Between English’s mixed Latin, Germanic…
If one were able to stop Hitler and his rise to power, millions of lives could…
The brave agents of the US Secret Service protect the President with their lives, boldly…
Hercules, Beowulf, King Arthur, and Thor are all pretty badass ancient warriors, except they never…
While many representations of deities throughout history have taken the form of humans or ethereal…
Each year automobile manufacturers produce tens of millions of automobiles, most of which will be…
Even the most preliminary studies of the Mayans will tell you they were a very…
Adolf Hitler, Chairman Mao, Joseph Stalin … we tend to remember the names of the…
The French Revolution is regarded as being instrumental in the foundation of modern democracies and…
War, what is it good for? Gaffes and blunders, apparently. Whether it’s overconfidence, miscalculations, a…
When someone simply vanishes, the mystery surrounding the disappearance makes you doubt a series of…
A famine is defined as a severe shortage of food that results in starvation and…
Before the outbreak of World War I, Adolf Hitler was a practicing artist. On two separate occasions,…
After the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the British RAF assembled several…
We laugh at the idea of Orson Welles convincing otherwise intelligent adults that Martians were…
When people think of Ancient Greek contributions to the world, they usually think of Democracy,…
Most Americans like to think their military is a tool for preserving the freedom and…
When Billy Joel sang “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” people enthusiastically sung along and tried…
Some battles and sieges were bloody, others were outright massacres – massacres which saw more…
The goal of any state is to survive the test of time. Some states have…