History

History The Varangians or Men of Oath were Vikings who Served as Personal Bodyguards of the Emperors of the Byzantine Empire August 20, 2022

History Edward John Smith, the Captain of the Titanic, was also the Captain of the Olympic when She Collided with a Warship in 1911. The Collision Delayed Titanic's Maiden Voyage August 19, 2022

History Martha Gellhorn, a Journalist, was the Only Woman to Land on the Normandy Beaches. Her Request to Join was Actually Denied, so She Stowed Away in a Toilet and Disguised Herself August 19, 2022

History German Dive Bomber Airplanes Did Not Make a Screeching Sound Because of Their Engine. They Had Small Fans Attached to the Front of Their Landing Gear That Acted Like a Siren August 18, 2022

History D-Day was Originally Supposed to Happen on the 5th of June, but a Meteorologist Persuaded Dwight Eisenhower to Postpone the Event at the Last Minute. It Was Vital that the Weather Conditions were Just Right. August 17, 2022

History A Small Group of 30 Women from Southeast Asia Founded Madagascar August 14, 2022

History To Prevent French Women from Doing Certain Jobs, They were Banned from Wearing Pants for 213 Years August 12, 2022

History In the 1790s, the Guillotine was Quite Popular that Toy Replicas were Made for Children to Behead Dolls or Rodents August 8, 2022

History Parisians Used to Grind Human Bones in Order to Make Flour for Bone Bread August 6, 2022

History Sigurd Eysteinsson Would Hang His Enemies’ Heads on Saddles Just Like Trophies, One of the Heads' Buck Tooth Scratched His Leg and Caused and Infection, Which Resulted in Death August 6, 2022

History The Romans Dug Tunnels Under the Spring That Supplied Water to the Gallic Fort During Julius Caesar's Seige July 31, 2022

History Wilhelm Canaris was Sent to Coerce Fascist Spain to Join the Axis Power in World War II. He was Secretly Against the Nazis. Spain Did Not Join the War, and Their Government Gave Caranis' Widow a Pension in Gratitude July 31, 2022

History The Secessio Plebis was a Form of Revolt That was First Introduced in Ancient Rome, This was When the Commoners Banded Together to Go Against Corrupt Ruling Class July 26, 2022

History Confederate General Braxton Bragg Served as Both a Commander and Quastermaster During the Civil War, He Would Request Supplies to Himself and Then Deny Them July 26, 2022

History Spitfire Planes were Crowdfunded During the World War II, Large Scale Contributors Were Allowed to Give the Planes Nicknames July 26, 2022

History An Earthquake Happened While the Golden Gate Bridge was being Constructed, and a Dozen Workers were Trapped on One of the Towers July 22, 2022

History The Famous Saigon Evacuation Helicopter Photo That was Taken at the End of the Vietnam War was Not Shot from the US Embassy but the Roof of an Apartment Building that Housed CIA Officials July 22, 2022

History The Halifax Explosion was the Largest Man-Made Explosion in History July 21, 2022

History During the Medieval Times Surgeries were Considered a Menial Task for Physicians That It was Delegated to Barbers July 19, 2022

History The Titanic’s Sister Ship, the RMS Olympic, was Used by the Navy as a Troop Carrier in World War I July 15, 2022