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This Day in History, A Huge Tsunami Hit The East Coast Of Japan (1896)
On this day in 1896, an earthquake shook the seabed some one hundred miles off the coast of Japan. It…
This Day In History: The Battle of Piave in WW I (1918)
On June 16th, 1918, the Battle of the Piave River began on the Italian front. This was to be the…
This Day In History: Communist Forces Isolate Phom Penh In Cambodia (1970)
On this day in June 1970, the combined Communist forces of Vietnam and Cambodia succeeded in isolating the capital of…
Upgrade Your History Knowledge With These 12 Lesser Known Facts About The French Revolution
The French Revolution was a symbol of great change, a chance to toss aside any prejudices and class hierarchies to…
Today in History- George Washington Was Made Commander Of The Continental Army (1775)
On this day in 1775, George Washington, was appointed the commander of the Continental Army. This was the combined forces…
Top 10 Biggest Warships in the World
Since the beginning of the history of war, ships have been a vital asset. A warship is more than a…
Today in History the Battle of Petersburg began (1864)
The American Civil War was entering its last phase, in 1864. General Ulysses S Grant, of the Union Army and…
Top 10 Armored Vehicles of World War II
The beauty of creativity is that it can yield all things spectacular, which often goes for beauty. In the context…
Today in History the Americans began bombing North Vietnam (1965)
On this day in 1965, the United States air force began to bomb targets in North Vietnam, for the first…
The Horror Continues: 8 More Ways the Nazis Ruined the Lives of Inmates in Concentration Camps
Just when you thought you had learned the worst of the atrocities committed in the Nazi concentration camps during WWII,…
Today in History- the Falkland’s War Ended (1983)
On this day, June 14th, in 1983, the Falklands War ended. The war was fought between Argentina and Britain, for…
Today in History- Hitler’s Army entered Paris (1940)
France and Britain declared war on German after Hitler had ordered his army to invade Poland. For some months, there…
Today in History the Hijacking of TWA 847 (1985)
The 1980s saw a spate of hijackings across the Middle East and Europe. Perhaps the most infamous was the hijacking…
7 Leading Infantry Rifles of World War II
Rifles were a widely used type of weapon during the Second World War. A nation would field one or more…