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This Day In History: The Battle Of The Bulge Begins (1944)
On this day, one of the last great battles of WWII began in Belgium in 1944. The Battle of the…
Ancient Fools: 5 Blundering Ancient World Commanders
It is possible for any commander to lose a battle; for example, they could be in charge of a force…
This Day In History: Adolf Eichmann Is Sentenced To Death (1961)
On this day in 1961 Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi responsible for the organization of the Holocaust was found guilty of…
This Day In History: Sitting Bull Is Killed (1890)
One of the greatest Native Americans of the nineteenth century was killed on this day in 1890. Sitting Bull was…
This Day In History: The Allies Order the Evacuation of Gallipoli (1915)
On this day in 1915, the Allies begin their evacuation from Gallipoli. This was to mark the effective end of…
This Day In History: The League Of Nations Expels The Soviet Union (1939)
On this day in history, the League of Nations the forerunner of the United Nations expelled the Soviet Union. The…
On This Day: Amundsen Reaches The South Pole (1911)
On this day in history, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen leads a small group to the South Pole. They were…
This Day In History: President Kennedy Pledges Military Support For South Vietnam (1961)
On this day in history n a letter, President Kennedy stated to the South Vietnamese President that he had agreed…
This Day In History: The Rape of Nanking Began (1937)
On this day in 1937, the series of massacres and atrocities known as the 'Rape of Nanking', began in China.…
This Day In History: The Battle Of Fredericksburg Began (1862)
On this day in 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg was fought. It began when the Union General Ambrose Burnside ordered…
This Day In History: An Avalanche Kills Hundreds of Austrian Soldiers (1916)
On this day in 1916, a powerful avalanche killed hundreds of Austrian troops. In WWI the Austrians and the Italians fought…
This Pilot Executed A Crazy Plan To Save His Family From a Crashing Army Helicopter
On April 29th, 1975 Ba Van Nguyen was a pilot for the South Vietnamese army. He had been trained on the…
Today I learned: Cornflakes Were Created to Stop People From Self Pleasure
In 1894 two brothers by the names of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg were running a sanitarium…
This Day In History: The US Takes Possession Of The Normandie Liner (1941)
On this day in 1941, during the Second World War the US Navy commanders the world’s largest liner. The liner…