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Great Balls of Fire! Is Spontaneous Human Combustion Real or a Myth?
Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) is a strange phenomenon that has only been witnessed a handful of times in history. As…
Eight of the Largest Protests in Modern History and What They Accomplished
When people are angry, feel like they are being treated unfairly, are afraid of what the future holds for them,…
This Day In History: China Ceded Hong Kong To Britain (1843)
On this day in 1843, the Chinese Empire grants the island of Hong Kong to the British. The British demand…
The Deadliest Plane Crash in Canada Killed 248 Soldiers in 1985
The 101st Airborne Division provides the United States of America an unparalleled Air Assault force for both self-protection and other…
10 Of The Greatest Pranks of the 20th Century
April Fool’s Day has become something of a modern challenge to pranksters of the world. For as long as the…
This Day In History: The Nazi Klaus Barbie Is Arrested (1983)
On this day in history Klaus Barbie, in 1983 the former Nazi Gestapo chief of Lyons, France, was arrested on…
This Day In History: ‘Tokyo Rose’ Is Pardoned (1977)
On this day in 1977, the US President pardons the woman alleged to have been the notorious Tokyo Rose. There…
This Day In History: Operation To Relieve Khe Sanh Intensifies (1968)
On this day in 1968, the U.S. joint-service Operation Niagara is launched to support the U.S. Marine base at Khe…
This Day In History: South African Forces Invade German Southwest Africa (1915)
On this day in history, South African forces occupy Swakopmund, a port in the German colony of Southwest Africa, now…
This Day In History: The Battle of Monte Cassino (1944)
On this day, Operation Panther, the Allied offensive that targeted Monte Cassino, in central Italy, is launched in 1944. The…