More stories
This Day In History: Hitler Introduces the Nuremberg Laws (1935)
Today in history the Nazis in Germany passed the notorious Nuremberg Law. Under the laws, all German Jews are stripped…
This Day In History: The US Marines Land At Inchon (1950)
On this day in 1950, one of the most daring amphibious landings in history took place. During the Korean War,…
This Day In History: The British Use The Tank For the First Time In Battle (1916)
Today in history, the tank is used in a theatre of war for the first time, during the Battle of…
7 of the most Audacious SAS Operations during World War 2
The Special Air Services (SAS) is the most famous British special forces unit. This elite group was formed by David…
This Day In History: The Battle of the Mountain Is Fought In The American Civil War
On this day the Battle of the Mountain was fought between the Yankees and the Rebels in 1862. The Confederate…
This Day In History: The US Begins A New Offensive In Vietnam (1966)
On this day in the Vietnam War, the U.S. army begins a new offensive, codenamed Operation Attleboro. This was an…
This Day In History: The US Marines Invade the Island of Peleliu (1944)
On this day in 1944, during WW II, the U.S. 1st Marine Division lands on the island of Peleliu, one…
This Day In History: The British Defeat The French In Canada (1759)
On this day in history, in 1759, the British achieve a great victory in Canada. As a result of this…
This Day In History: The Americans Seize the Fortress of Chapultepec in Mexico (1847)
On this day in history, the American army wins the last major battle of the Mexcian-American War. In 1847, General…
This Day In History: Tupac Shakur Dies After Being Shot (1996)
On this day in history, one of the greatest Rappers of all time died six days after being shot. Tupac…
10 Terror Hostage Situations That Changed The World
Rescuing a hostage is always taking a substantial risk. It is going into a hostile situation knowing that the enemy…
This Day In History: The Laconia is Sunk In WW II (1942)
On this day, during WW II, in 1942, a German U-boat, sank the British ship 'The Laconia'. The HMS Laconia…
This Day In History: Hurricane Gilbert Hits Jamaica (1998)
This day in history, hurricane Gilbert hits Jamaica in 1998. The storm hit the island and it caused hundreds of…
This Day In History: The US Army Launches An Offensive in WW I (1918)
On this day in 1918, General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) launches American’s first independent offensive…