Reinhard Heydrich, the Aryan fencing virtuoso, ruthlessly crushed all rivals and eradicated any resistance to Nazism. At the peak of his career, he conceived his eternal legacy: "the Final ...

“We have the best food, the best weapons, and the best fighting spirit. By God, I almost feel sorry for the poor bastards who have to face us!” George S. Patton pauses briefly as the cheers subside.

The Vikings surged onto the shores of England, the Frankish Empire, and even the Mediterranean. Armed with a thirst for exploration, a fearless religion, and long ...

The Great Frost of 1709, also known as the Big Freeze, was a severe and prolonged cold wave that occurred in Europe during the winter of 1708-1709. It resulted in extreme cold temperatures and had ...

When Charlemagne died in 814, his son, Louis the Pious, succeeded him on the throne. After his death, the Treaty of Verdun confirmed the division of the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms.

The Battle on the Ice, also known as the Battle of Lake Peipus, was a decisive military confrontation that took place on April 5, 1242, on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus, the largest lake in Europe ...

There is always an element of naivete when attempting to extrapolate historical events from books that date back thousands of years. Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the ...

There was a showdown between Vercingetorix’s Gauls and Caesar’s Romans in the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC. Caesar’s influence peaked after the Romans’ triumph, when Gaul capitulated. The Battle of ...

During the Seven Years’ War, which was the first world war, England, Prussia, France, Austria, and Russia fought each other. The war took place from 1756 to 1763. In the mid-18th century, strong ...

It is clear that the species best suited to the unique habitat of islands are those who exhibit either dwarfism or gigantism. Homo floresiensis and some of the strangely sized animals that lived in ...

The public’s perception of black cats has always been negative due to their association with evil and superstition, witchcraft, and curses. In Ancient Egypt, people tended to avoid black cats.