With origins dating back to the 12th century, seppuku became widely practiced in Japan as a suicide ritual to achieve an honorable death to avoid enemy capture and atone for their wrongdoings. Primarily committed by male or female samurais, seppuku committed by commoners or generally lowly people are deemed insignificant. Mainly done by male or […]
The year 1918 saw the end of a 300-year rule of one dynasty over Russia. The end of the Romanov family was bloody and gruesome, but their children’s suffering was extended, thanks to their bulletproof clothing. The Romanov family was massacred in 1918. Their children survived the hail of bullets because their clothes were lined
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Pedro II, known as the last emperor that induced the end of the Brazilian Monarchy, ruled Brazil for over 45 years. During his rule and even the months before he was overthrown, he remained admired by the people for the economic prosperity and the social changes he fueled. The Monarchy of Brazil ended with the
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The Viking Age in Scandinavian history was noted around 793 to 1066 AD. During this time, Norsemen were known to go on large-scale raiding and colonizing. While they had an image of being violent, their women had it differently. Women during the Viking Age in Scandinavia enjoyed an unusual degree of freedom. At the time,
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Heavily determined to reach the Antarctic and erect a base in the Weddell Sea, explorer Ernest Henry Shackleton and his crew of 27 men ventured to Antarctica on December 5, 1914. After weeks of navigating in the ice pack, their ship got stuck in the ice, marking the beginning of their long-spanning hardships. Led by
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Animation and cinematography have gone a long way since their development in the twentieth century. But did you know that the very first animation could be found as early as 20,000 years ago? Researchers have theorized that prehistoric cave art were designed to “move.” The animation will only be seen if the paintings were viewed
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Hitler, the most prominent face of Anti-Semitism, had a soft spot in his heart for a specific Jew. Who was this Jew, and how did he earn Hitler’s protection? Dr. Eduard Bloch was the physician of the young Adolf Hitler and his mother. Dr. Bloch treated Hitler’s mother when she succumbed to cancer, charging reduced
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One of the greatest mysteries in history is the disappearance of 115 English settlers from their newly acquired Roanoke Island. What happened to them, and what have we learned with today’s modern technology? In 1597, governor John White led a group of 115 middle-class Englishmen to resettle and colonize Roanoke Island. White had to return
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The Middle Ages brought about many advancements in technology, economy, and even politics. The same era also brought about changes in the practice of pharmacy, thanks to Emperor Frederick II. The Edict of Salerno was Emperor Frederick II’s law forbidding physicians to double as pharmacists when he noticed the rapid rise of prices of medicines
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The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. No Kum-Sok, a North Korean pilot, was rewarded $100,000, almost a million dollars today. But what did he do to deserve the reward? In the Korean War, the US launched Operation Moolah. The goal was to provide rewards for communist pilots
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