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A True Story of WWII Enemies Who Came Together to Survive Turned Into a Movie
Into the White is a 2012 adventure drama set during World War II's Norwegian Campaign. It depicts the travails of…
20 Events and People in the Evolution of Televised News in the United States
Today news – much of it presented as opinion rather than the relating of facts – is available 24 hours…
20 Revolutionary Innovations in the History of Mankind
At some point in history, humankind established the elemental principle of harnessing and utilizing fire. This, many historians suggest, was…
From Killing Nazis to Klingons: James Montgomery Doohan
"Beam me up, Scotty" is probably Star Trek's most iconic phrase, instantly conjuring up the Enterprise's miracle worker chief engineer,…
18 Assassinations You Might Not Have Heard Of
Some assassinations have become seared on our collective consciousness: the killing of JFK in Dallas in 1963, or the murder…
The World War II Triple Agent Who Inspired James Bond
Few people have ever have led a life as extraordinary or as impactful as did the Serb Dusan "Dusko" Popov…
20 Craziest Rock Stars in History
It is said that the golden age of deranged rock stars is over. Gone are the TV-throwing, groupie-loving, drug-abusing stars…
16 Dramatic and Impactful Assassinations from History
By their very nature, assassinations are not only dramatic events, but ones also capable of shaping history or altering its…
The Children of History’s Monsters
Nobody gets to choose their parents. In many cases, everything turns out well. But some people have the misfortune to…
The Epic Journey of the Emden and Her Crew
The Imperial German Navy's SMS Emden was a light cruiser that was completed in 1909, then sent to join the…