# History
Ancient and Medieval Bards – Surprising Facts About Some of History’s Greatest Poets
Poetry and the recitation of memorized verse down the generations used to be the most common method of cultural dissemination…
Unsung Hero: Surprising Facts About a Medal of Honor Recipient Who Fought Franco, Hirohito, and Hitler
During World War II Edward Allen Carter Jr, an African American who rose to the rank of Sergeant First Class…
A Small Strike With Huge Consequences: The Doolittle Raid That Changed WWII in the Pacific
The Japanese strike against Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, suddenly thrust the United States into World War II. It…
King Bonaparte and the Jersey Devil: Surprising Facts About a Bonaparte’s Life in America
In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte faced enemy armies advancing upon France from all quarters, a country exhausted from decades of war,…
The Golden Age of Piracy’s Most Terrifying Pirates
Pirates ran riot in the North Atlantic and Indian Ocean in The Golden Age of Piracy, circa 1650s to 1720s.…
The Hitler Youth, and the Children Who Defied Hitler
The Hitler Youth was created to mold German boys into ideal Aryan men, educated, trained, and imbued with Nazi principles.…
The Real Story Behind Pablo Picasso’s Most Famous Masterpiece
The town of Guernica is one of the most ancient Basque towns, and their most important cultural center. Today it…
The Rise of Rasputin: The Mad Monk Who Ran Russia
In the Romanov Dynasty’s final years, Russia fell under the sway of a deranged mystic. Despite his utter unfitness, the…
Christopher Columbus’ Lunar Eclipse, and Other Brazen Bluffs From History
The trope of outsiders from advanced societies using greater access to knowledge to overawe locals has a long pedigree. Take…
Terrifying Terrorists of the Ancient World and Medieval Era
Terrorism does not have a single, universal, definition. In its broadest sense, terrorism is the unlawful use of violence or…