World War II was an expanse of awful. Millions killed, displaced and separated from their families and homes; the enslavement of millions more simply...
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Rosie the Riveter was a symbol for the feminist movement for decades, but behind the poster was a real...
Satellite and drone photography are vital in today’s espionage arena, but there was a time when pigeons...
In the Marvel cinematic universe, Captain America spends 67 years trapped in glacier ice after the end...
For decades a Scottish island was a classified death trap after WWII-era testing of biological agents...
Just because you've probably never heard of them, don't for one second think that there were not some...
Some former Major League Baseball players choose to retire quietly, become a sports commentator, or go...
During WWII, Nazis were on the hunt for gold and prizes won by Jewish scientists. Scientist Niels Bohr...
During the Cold War, people began noticing confusing broadcasts on their radios: was it ghosts, or...
For decades a small Scottish island was a classified death trap after WWII-era testing of biological...
“It’s all in how you say it.” It’s a phrase we all know, but it explains why euphemisms are vital to the...
The last “oops” moment you suffered didn’t result in history books having to be re-written, did it...
During WWII Japan took to the skies with explosives-packed balloons to get to its enemy’s home territory...
There was a time when taking photographs meant using film, and that applied to spy satellites as well...
If pyramids are your thing, don't put all your eggs in the Egypt basket. There's somewhere else you can...
Amongst the many nasty things the Nazis did during WWII was steal a lot of art. Billions of dollar's...
When it comes to humankind's quest for surgically enhanced physical improvements, there's a lot more to...
Standing as both symbols and statements, some historic statues also have a hefty amount of baggage going...
When one man decided he'd had enough living life as a slave, he hatched a daring escape so he and his...
A hero can come in many shapes and sizes, but as we like to point out sometimes they can also be covered...
You know their creations, but these inventors aren't proud of their handiwork.
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (or WASPs) of World War II were the Rosie the Riveters of the sky for...
No one likes a family feud, but when your relative happens to be Adolf Hitler you can be forgiven for...
Mustard gas destroyed thousands of lives during World War I, so why is it being mentioned alongside a...
In defense of removing four statues to Confederate leaders, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu shines a...
Not every act of piracy happens on the high seas. Recently, the greatest thefts are occurring under the...
The idea of witches taking on Nazis sounds like the kind of thing you would see in an impressive B-movie...
Fake news isn’t new. The battle for the most outrageous headlines of the late 1880s and 1890s between...
It was the final days of World War Two in Europe. Hitler had committed suicide, and the German generals...
The following event took place during a politically precarious time period and is centered around nosy...
