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This Day In History: Bugsy Siegel, American Gangster Is Killed (1947)
Today in history the legendary gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, was killed in his LA home. He was one of the…
This Day In History; The Boxer Rebellion Began In China (1900)
During the nineteenth century, China was increasingly under foreign control. The C’hing Dynasty was growing weak and its rule was…
This Day in History, The RAF Launched Operation Bellicose (1943)
Today in History Britain launches Operation Bellicose, an aerial offensive against Nazi German cities and industrial targets, in particular. Britain…
Top 10 Generals of the First World War
The First World War had some of the bloodiest battles and the greatest victories in history. Each of these victories…
Modernizing the Trojan Horse: 7 Outlandish Disguises the Military Used to Fool The Enemy
Military forces have long used camouflage as a means of hiding from the enemy. In other cases, they’ve gone above…
Weapons of Mass Imperfection: 8 Historical Firearms That Proved Less Than Amazing
Innovations in firearms can be extremely important for surprising the enemy and succeeding in battle. However, some inventions can be…
8 Least Known Secrets About D-Day
Some facts are well known from the 1944 June 6 day that marked the successful invasion of Western Europe occupied…
7 Foreign Attacks on US Soil That Are Rarely Mentioned (But Definitely Happened)
The US has fallen victim to some major foreign attacks throughout history. However, despite hearing countless retellings about the Pearl…
7 Most Historic Battles of the First World War
Late June 1914, a time before civilization found the shape, a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The…
This Day In History: Riots In East Berlin Are Crushed By Soviet Tanks (1953)
Today in history, there were major riots in East Berlin. They are often seen as an anti-communist uprising. On the…
This Day in History: Sir Francis Drake Claims California for England (1579)
Francis Drake was an English seaman and some would say a pirate. He was ordered by Elizabeth 1 to circumnavigate the…
This Day In History: Operation Ariel Rescued Allied Forces From France (1940)
On this day, on June 17th, 1940, British troops left France, on a scale similar to the operation at Dunkirk.…
Sorting Through History: 7 Facts About the Vietnam War That Remind Us of the Chaos of Wartime
A period of war is always a time of confusion and anger. For those who were initially in favor of…
Breaking the Habit: 8 WWI Weapons That Marked a New Era of Warfare
As the major players converged at the front-lines during WWI, new technology threw everyone into a tailspin. Both sides had…