The office of the president of the USA was never a safe position: four presidents were murdered and four others have died while still in office. This “pattern” is usually called a 20-Year Curse.
Hitler's armed forces included many thousands of men of Jewish origin. How did this come about, and what were their military experiences like?
Erwin Rommel is often considered to be the best German commander of World War II, also known as the Desert Fox. But how much of our image of him is based on reality?
Migration is a pressing subject recently, but thousands of foreigners poured into England in the Middle Ages – what kind of reception did they get from the natives?
The bodies of the victims of Pompeii were recreated using plaster, which made the final minutes of the Romans living near Mount Vesuvius much more relatable.
The Spartans were the most feared warriors throughout Greece. Yet despite being outnumbered, the Thebans were not afraid of the Spartans, setting the stage for the Boiotian War.
Lawrence of Arabia, hero of the Arab movement and WWI, died in a motorcycle accident. His accident also led to the now-ubiquitous crash helmet becoming mandatory for motorcyclists.
World War II saw hundreds of thousands of women take part in the Soviet war effort by fighting on the frontlines. And Maria Ivanovna’s experiences were shared by many of them.
Dogs have been man’s best friend for over ten thousand years. In this collection there are seven extraordinary stories of this close relationship.
Well before being a president Ronald Reagan saved the lives of several dozen people.
Although handcuffed, closed in a box, and thrown in the water, the "magician" survived.
Tattoos have been part of the human culture for thousands of years; this is proven by the fact that Ötzi, the glacier mummy, who lived 5300 years ago, had no fewer than 57 of them on his body.
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