History

Remarkable facts from ancient civilizations, wars, empires, and world-changing events.

Jacklyn H. Lucas Joined the Marines at 14. He Snuck Aboard a Ship Bound to Iwo Jima, Stormed the Beach without a Rifle, and Threw Himself on Top of Two Grenades to Protect His Team. He Survived and Earned the Medal of Honor at 17. September 3, 2022
Trent Park was the British Prisoners of War Camp During World War II. They Would Take Axis Prisoners and Let Them Live in Luxury. The House was Bugged, and the Program Gave Allies Lots of Vital Intel August 26, 2022
The Slouch Hat is the Iconic Australian Hat Bent Up on One Side to Allow the Armed Forces to Maneuver Rifles On and Off Their Shoulders without Hitting the Hat’s Brim. August 26, 2022
John Garand Designed the M-1 Rifle but Never Received Any Royalties for His Work. An Attempt to Award Him with $100,000 was Made but Failed, Although Six Million Rifles Have Already Been Produced. August 25, 2022
Psusennes I’s Tomb is the Only Egyptian Pharaonic Tomb That Has Been Discovered Completely Intact. Despite its Fame and the Quality of its Artifacts, the Tomb of Tutankhamun was Robbed Twice August 25, 2022
Richard Stephen Richie was the Last American Pilot to Become an Ace. Since Him, No American Pilot Has Had More than 3 Kills. He Scored his 5th Kill in August 1972. August 24, 2022
The County of San Diego is Home to 18 Native American Tribal Reservations. It is the Most of Any County within the United States August 23, 2022
Ninety-Four US World War II Servicemen were Executed by the US Military and Buried in Plot E of the Oise Aisne American Cemetery in France. They were Known as the Dishonored Dead, and No US Flag was Permitted to Fly Over the Space August 23, 2022
The Varangians or Men of Oath were Vikings who Served as Personal Bodyguards of the Emperors of the Byzantine Empire August 20, 2022
Edward John Smith, the Captain of the Titanic, was also the Captain of the Olympic when She Collided with a Warship in 1911. The Collision Delayed Titanic's Maiden Voyage August 19, 2022
Martha Gellhorn, a Journalist, was the Only Woman to Land on the Normandy Beaches. Her Request to Join was Actually Denied, so She Stowed Away in a Toilet and Disguised Herself August 19, 2022
Ahmed Fuad II is the Last Known King of Egypt. He Ascended to the Throne as an Infant, and He is Still Alive Today at the Age of 70. August 19, 2022
German Dive Bomber Airplanes Did Not Make a Screeching Sound Because of Their Engine. They Had Small Fans Attached to the Front of Their Landing Gear That Acted Like a Siren August 18, 2022
D-Day was Originally Supposed to Happen on the 5th of June, but a Meteorologist Persuaded Dwight Eisenhower to Postpone the Event at the Last Minute. It Was Vital that the Weather Conditions were Just Right. August 17, 2022
Australian Warships were Often Confused with British Vessels that the Royal Australian Navy Started Marking Them with a Large Red Kangaroo August 9, 2022
Zeno of Citium is the Founder of Stoicism, He Wrote His Own Version of The Republic in Response to Plato's Work August 9, 2022
The US Army Awarded 20 Medals of Honor to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre, Many of Those Killed by the US Troops were Unarmed Women and Children August 6, 2022
In 1967, Hundreds of Singaporean Men Panicked That Their Penises were Disappearing into Their Abdomen August 5, 2022
The Villa Rose Looks Like a Two-Story Family Home in the Swiss Countryside, but it is Actually a Military Installation with Massive Guns August 4, 2022
The Romans Dug Tunnels Under the Spring That Supplied Water to the Gallic Fort During Julius Caesar's Seige July 31, 2022