Category: History

Here are some of those weapons that you wouldn’t want to use unless you wanted to die, as some of them proved to be dangerous not only to the enemies but also to their users.

Slugs are proof that not all heroes wear capes… or have legs.

When the Soviets built an embassy in Washington, the US quickly got up to its feet and devised a plan of literally undermining the embassy that was positioned high above.

Perhaps no one was expecting a gigantic snake ready to bite off a military aircraft like what Colonel Remy Van Lierde, a World War II flying ace, claimed to have seen.

When Japanese pilot Saburō Sakai lost his vision in one eye and half of his body became paralyzed in an encounter, he did not use these to excuse himself from the chaos of war. Instead, he chose to keep fighting as a naval lieutenant.

The CIA once believed that they could weaponize lightning and make it strike as they wished, as suggested by one scientist.

In between his military and political career, John McCain had been known for his defiant-and-rebel attitude.

Everyone knows the story of George Armstrong Custer, but few know the story of his brother Tom, who George said should have been a general instead of him.

Lauri Törni, Larry Lane, or Larry Thorne, who all happened to be the same person, fought multiple wars under three different flags: Finnish, Nazis, and the American.

No official photograph, no vivid details on identity, no legacy but her thrilling tales straight out of spy novels— that was the best way to describe Kate Warne.

These women were vital during the time that they were needed, and their roles allowed the armies to function during difficult times.

On August 15, 1943, the Allied forces arrived on Kiska, more than prepared to take the island back. The only problem was that the enemies had already left weeks before.