# Germany
20 Noble Relationships in History that Had Internal Conflict
In the real-life Game of Thrones, hunger for power, the fear of losing it, or just plain perversions, have often…
The Sad Story of Hitler’s Favorite Children
As a general proposition, loyalty is a morally commendable trait. Unless, of course, it is loyalty to an evil person…
Fritz Haber, the Monster Who Made the Modern World Possible
Fritz Haber’s life started brilliantly, then took a dark turn, before plunging into the horrific. On the plus side, his…
Many Don’t Know Mel Brooks was a WWII Warrior
Mel Brooks, the Brooklyn-born funnyman best known for directing side-splitting comedies such as Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Robin…
40 Fascinating Facts About the Fabulous Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was the first black person to become a world famous entertainer, or to star in…
20 Historical Events Seldom Taught in School
From the twelve year old American child soldier who became a war hero, to the crazy pilot who flew around…
This Housewife Became World War II’s Highly Decorated Spy
In 1942, Odette Sansom, a housewife and mother of three from Somerset, heard a broadcast from the Admiralty appealing for…
The Tragic Ordeal of the Berlin Zoo in World War II
In 1841, Prussia's King Frederick William IV gifted his private menagerie to his subujects, and founded the Berlin Zoo. The…
20 Fascinating Historic Scandals From Around the World
The drumbeat of scandals has been steady and unceasing over the past few years, and you can hardly turn on…
20 Facts that Brutally Highlight the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
Western histories of the Second World War paid scant attention to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 until late in the…