Category: History

There had been debates among historians on whether real female Viking warriors who fought, raided, and ransacked just as fiercely as men did really exist or not.

With the shortage of materials necessary for war, the US government asked for public help and was diligently answered in the patriotic act to help in the effort.

What could be more disastrous than giant ships exploding in the middle of the vast ocean, claiming the lives of the people on board, probably before sinking to the bottom of the sea?

Tall, light-complexioned, blonde, blue-eyed— these were the ideal characteristics of the so-called master race, things that the 19-year-old Hans Scholl possessed.

What would you do if you wanted to proclaim yourself as the emperor of your newly-named empire but your republic was among the poorest on the continent?

Sing “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Monty Python’s Life of Brian after your ship was hit by an enemy rocket? Why not? In fact, that’s exactly what the crew of HMS Sheffield did that time in 1982 during the Falklands War.

To Dr. Leonid Rogozov, it was a do-or-die situation when he found out that he was suffering from appendicitis.

Simone Segouin was described as “one of the purest fighters of heroic French Resistance who prepared the way for the Liberation,” and for good reasons.

Molly Williams was the first black female firefighter who, just like the others that time, started as a slave.

What would a teenager possibly do if he decided that he’s had enough of the political tension known as the Cold War during its era?

“False Flag” was a phrase that was originally coined to describe the practice of pirate ships that fly the colors of other nations to trick merchant ships into thinking that they were friendly vessels.

The Germans had a lesser-known version of “The Great Escape” when they attempted to escape their prison on Island Farm.