Category: History

A man named Rajneesh founded brought his cult from India to Oregon, to which his disciples called him “the blessed one.”

CEO and SOFREP founder Brandon Webb shares with us a bit of Hungary’s history as seen through his visit to the House of Terror Memorial Museum.

Saving Private Ryan made us ask the question: Could you really throw mortar rounds like they’re some grenade?

US Navy set a record on January 23, 1960, where Jacques Piccard and Lt. Don Walsh become the first humans to reach Challenger Deep aboard the Trieste.

The Det was formed during The Troubles, a period of violence in Northern Ireland when bombings, riots, and revenge killings were prominent.

Military memes have become popular in the community using social media platforms as art galleries to display them.  Lot of things get memed, so it only makes sense that military-themed memes were going to be a major part of the art form at some point. All of these memes however owe their existence to the […]

If you found yourself weaponless amidst a war, then it’s time to get your creative juices flowing and make something lethal from common household materials. Here are five improvised weapons made throughout history.

Camouflage patterns are used by the armed forces to hide themselves from view. But did you know the exact opposite was done in WWI?

A lot of us are familiar with the story of The Three Musketeers, but did you know that D’Artagnan was based on a real person?

Marines Corps use “Oorah” as their signature catchphrase. Does it owe its origins to the Navy’s submarine service in WWII?

“Geronimo!” is a general exclamation of bravery, fun, or plain adrenalin rush, but who started it?

Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman helped a lot of people from escaping slavery through the Underground Railroad.