Throughout history empires have been formed through war and great tactics. However, many forget the…
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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.
From Shakespearean tales of royal shenanigans to Stephen King’s modern-day masterpieces, the fertile minds of…
For seven centuries, samurai represented the fearsome military branch of the Japanese aristocracy. Trained and…
Although the exact etymology is a bit murky, the word vandalism is indelibly associated with…
Humans are rational creatures… for the most part. There have been plenty of times when…
From the early days of silent nickelodeons, Hollywood loves stories ripped from the headlines. Tinseltown…
As long as there have been civilizations, there have been unending wars for power and…
Saying that any one year in history was more significant in its contributions to the…
Headlines have been full of political sex scandals in recent years, but this is not…
Despite being one of the most important military leaders in World War II — he…
Often, what constitutes deplorable behavior is determined by the sociocultural and sociopolitical norms of a…
The year 1816 was the first since the onset of the French Revolutionary Wars in…
For years, we have all heard of the glories of Ancient Egypt and their technological…
The Ancient Greeks are famous worldwide for their philosophy, inventions, understanding of math, science and…
The history of the American Civil War is fraught with myth. Some developed over time,…
For most of us, the idea of pretending to be someone else day in and…
These royals were known for their whimsical, odd ways. Actually, one of the royals on…
The full array of nefarious and weird Nazi plots to take over the world which…
The Middle Ages lasted from the fall of Rome in 486 AD through to the…
The American diet has been diverse from the beginning, as would be expected since diverse…
Americans have never accepted defeat easily. Not in sports, not in politics, not in warfare.…
The job of being President of the United States is often called ‘the most powerful…
19th century English playwright Douglas Jerrold cheekily said, “The best thing I know between France…
By August 1944 the sheer weight of men and machines made an Allied victory over…